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Splendid ride in the most beautiful conditions. I was joined by JohnC, Terrick, Tristan, Matt, DaveM, Angus, William and Dathyn. The whole ride was west of the railway line. We rode quite a bit off-piste re-establishing unused tracks and opening new ones. Big up to Tristan who coped admirably on...

Once again it looks like the weather gods have smiled on us and Sunday should be perfect. See you all there for a 09h00 push off.

William, Willie, Caron, Dathyn, DavidM, Paulie, Paul, Anton, Angus, Raymond, Gerard and JohnC joined me today. We opened a nasty, new little tracklet which took a second try to conquer. Then some faster, flowing tracks before we turned back to the start. When we arrived at the Barrel we were at...

Sunday is a sad day as it's the last trading day of the Barrel - scene of so many happy debriefs. So, whether you ride or not, come have a drink and/or some food, Andrew Peel (Dogmatix) will be in attendance all the way from New Zealand. Festivities start at 11. Those who are riding will start...

Brendan foolishly accompanied me on this election day, as I tried to find a track that Google Earth had hinted at. It turns out that the track is not there and I'm too much of a hopeless optimist. We manhandled our bikes through very thick bush in search of my mythical track. To no avail, beyond...

We're going back there tomorrow after voting. I hope to get going at 11h00. I'll confirm later. Edit: Indeed - cast off at 11.

Well, it was a different sort of day. Keiran, Anthony and their friend Brian (on a Quad!) joined Matt, Angus, Caron and I on an energetic exploration of the far reaches of our area. Having the quad along made for quite different choices in tracks to take, but it worked out quite well. After...

We'll most likely go exploring the top triangle, across the road from Morningstar, tomorrow. 9am start. As always, bring water, a sense of humour and a spirit of exploration.:)

Complicated day for me today. Started off scouting for a linking track up at the N7/Blouberg Rd area. I think I've found it. Then down to the Start location where I met Matt, DavidM and Angus. We headed off down a bit of the Anguish turning off to check out the Mall Sector, where we haven't been...

Sunday morning is looking to be a bit unusual. We'll have two starts - 9 and 11. The earlier start might just be a bit of track clearing and conserving my energy. The regular ride will happen at 11. I'll confirm this arrangement on Saturday. Yes. 9am start swinging back to Cipla before 11 to...

Fine ride today. Wayne, Tyrone, JohnC, JohnR, Marius, DavidM, William and I had a great time riding almost every silly little track we've made in the last year or so. This came about because someone said they'd been riding elsewhere because they wanted more technical challenges. And for that...

Winter start time begins tomorrow. 09h00

So it won't be Richwood. We wish the staff of the Barrel all the best going forward. Joostenbergvlakte might be a bit far for some of us, but perfect for others. Oh, well!

I completely agree about DGs. It doesn't look like a place you can take your 12 year old for a milkshake. We'll definitely give it a miss. I see there's a "Parklands Sports Complex" on Dorchester Rd. Anyone know anything about this place? I despair of finding a new "Barrel". Perhaps this is an...

I believe there is a place up Vissershok Rd. It might be a bit precious, being aimed at the pedalists. It would have the big advantage of being accessible for the non-street-legal bikes. Then there's Bossa next to the golf course in Burgundy Estate. It's a bit too neat and tidy. And Zone 7, of...