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Non-Thorn Related / Re: +++Rides of 2024+++Add yours here+++
« Last post by John Saxby on Today at 01:32:18 am »Thank you, Andre, for your kind words - esp about my photos. ("Aw, shucks," he said, scuffling his feet & looking away )
As we were in the last throes of the Valley of a Thousand Hills, a couple of hotshoes on 750 or 900 Dukes came screaming around a corner towards us, fairings scraping the ground and front wheels wobbling as the tires fought for grip, and I thought, "Ah, jeez, why does it have to end like this?" Luckily for all of us (incl the hotshoes), the Dukes kept the rubber side down.
Glad you liked my riff on Keats
Cheers, John
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the best cycling was that long, long descent from Pietermaritzburg to DurbanFor sure: In Dec 2005, I rode from Pretoria to Durban with a friend to celebrate his 70th birthday, along with 10-12 members of his family and friends. That was my first long ride/tour, and I was hooked. The trend line from the highveldt to the coast was down, obviously, but there were plenty of tough climbs as well. The final run-in from PM'burg was a delight, and I understood why the uphill variant of the Comrades' Marathon is so difficult.
As we were in the last throes of the Valley of a Thousand Hills, a couple of hotshoes on 750 or 900 Dukes came screaming around a corner towards us, fairings scraping the ground and front wheels wobbling as the tires fought for grip, and I thought, "Ah, jeez, why does it have to end like this?" Luckily for all of us (incl the hotshoes), the Dukes kept the rubber side down.
Glad you liked my riff on Keats
Cheers, John