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An early morning ride up Smitswinkel let me use the red cutaway as a canvas as I tried a "Moving Selfie". I think it worked quite well, actually. |
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Cape Town and Table Mountain do provide an amazing backdrop to any city-based ride. This morning was no different. |
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South Africa mourned on 5 December 2013 when we lost Nelson Mandela. This rock (Madibas Rock) is my 50km turning point from home...and he's always there to smile at us cyclists. |
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A shot from Epic John who drove across the country up to KwaZulu Natal. |
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The CrackMans fender. Probably the most battered elbow in cycling. Its a matter of as the scab dries, it gets ripped off again through another crash. Enough now. |
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Shaun and his broken thumb after crashing into a tree in Tokai |
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I think this is CrackMans sore knee....shame hey? |
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Epic John delivering the Fat Bob DC team kit in style with the Valiant Charger. Very unique, this one. |
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This could be anyone in the group. I have no idea.... |
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Holiday pic as Billy and JZ chill in the Garden Route. Yoh, wassup, Billy? |
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Epic John toured KZN and sent us great pics of the local surrounds as you would see it behind bars. |
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Mandy out doing some Epic training - Mazeppa Bay on the Wild Coast (I think) |
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I was off to ride Wines2Whales with CrackMan. Charlie thought it would be a good idea to come along and tried this sneaky move. Nice try, my boy.... |
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Nats and LeeAnne on a cool evening in Tokai. |
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A beautiful sunrise over False Bay |
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One morning I decided to ride around Noordhoek Peak 3 times. That wasn't the problem - it poured with rain! So much for Winter rainfall in Cape Town. |
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On 31 December 2013, a group of us decided to end the year on a high by scaling the Constantiaberg Mast. Here Ratio and Lee pose for a post-mast climb pic. |
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West Coast getaway meant a ride with a twist! It ended with a few km's on the beach - but it makes for a nice change (as long as you rinse the bike afterwards!) |
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Rocky summits Noordhoek Peak in December. |
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Riding with Dylan Victor and Shaun means that the pace is going to be high. We did many Tokai - Red Hill - Cape Point runs over December to get some decent base miles in. |
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Ethan in Tokai one Summer's evening. (Look closely...) |
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Squirrel and Woody look down onto FMD and the City as the sun fights through morning clouds. That is pretty amazing...I mean - LOOK AT IT! |
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Twakkie on the new 29er! Enough said... |
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Ant celebrates getting to the Mast for the first time. |
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Another reminder why morning rides give you such a sense of freedom and gratitude. |
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But its back to work now.....commuter style. |