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So Christmas and New years flew past as fast as they arrived and I am back in the office thinking about riding my bike when I should be working. (Some things don’t change) The 2012 KZN down hill season is set to be a cracker with 10 races planned and 6 different venues. It should be a full year of racing and lots of fun fun fun….. The local DH scene is also poised for a big year with new teams being formed and everybody getting really syked for some serious racing action. In my age category there have already been...

Ride 2 Rhodes : Day 2   Another early morning start with the plan being to do 50km before lunch. We were staying at Allendale Lodge and from there it was a small drop down the mountain on dirt road. This seemed simple, but the fog and mist and made visibility pretty difficult, and it wasn’t even 5km before we made our first wrong turn. Landmarks were very difficult to find as we weren’t able to see the dams and fences as stated on the route maps. It was a case of head in a certain direction and hope for the...

Day 1 We had a later start than planned, due to some of our fellow riders only arriving at 11:30pm last night. Taking this into consideration, we deceided to skip the first 15km of tar riding and started on the road to Bainsfield. This was perfect, as the road was mostly forest track/jeep track with ups and downs for an easy 20km.  After a short stop and opportunity to have a snack, we set off again. From this point it was slightly downhill. We left the forest road and headed onto a grass cut section...and then a 1.5km portage/hike a bike...

If you want to read my blog - it is about my journey to do the TransRockies in 2012. I moved to Canada in August 2010 - and settling in to the way of life in Canada.  http://roadtorockies.blogspot.com/   Feel free to follow me to get regular updates - I update it once a week or whenever I have something to say!   ...

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 Written three weeks ago...So 2011 is well on the way and it is noted that some guys have been riding hard and long. For the first time I can remember I had a forced month rest for various reasons, one being that I  tried to jump off a meter high wall, chickening out half way and flying over my handlebars bruising my back in the process. It was a spur of the moment decision based on the fact that my brother in law had just done it, and even though I was leaving to go skiing 10 days later, it looked...

The start has finished, the end is near.  Burning, sweating, breathing, trapping like a mfr.  you see the end, no riders in sight, 3 burms, 2 jumps, 1 drop, you there, you win!!...

Your mind races, your heart beats, thump, thump, thump.  you ready, you steady, you hear a voice, GO!!  you pedal, you swerve, you jump, you pedal, BAKLANG!!!  Something snaps, you know no more.  the crowd oooooohhh's, you stand your ground, don't turn around, you know whats coming, instinct, twist, WHAAAMMM, you idiot, you knew, its coming.  Kiss the ground once more, its over, your bike is winning and running.........

And so to, are these the days of our lives as the sands of time run out for the bold and the beautiful.  the trail begins, the path ends, endurance strives for better perfection, torturing the body, the mind, the soul.  and even though this is a total construct of your psyche, you are mentally divergent as you find your self on planet P, hostile terrain envelopes you, your ride, your being.  you don't look back, don't speak thrice, the Candyman is coming for you, for your soul, for your ride.  tales from the crypt cross your mind, your body shivers,...

So..... The other day I took out my trusty road bike, and road my normal route on it. Having not ridden it for a few months, except sessions on the trainer, the ride was nothing short of a revelation! I was quick, acceleration was instantaneous, I powered up hills.  Despite the harsh ride (my butt is used to the pillowy softness of Specialized FSR technology), the ride was immensely enjoyable. I found myself wondering if I really, really needed rear suspension. A period of deep thought later(around 3 seconds), my answer was a resounding YES!!! My problem is that I have...