August riding recap in the Cape of Storms

Stormy weather hit Cape Town in full force this month with cold fronts bringing wind, rain and snow. The result - a few less rides to talk about. Still there were a couple of glorious sunny days as well when we took to the hills, forests and farms to ride our bikes.

Tokai and Silvermine

View from Silvermine

Start of the Mamba trail which is currently being rebuilt by Deon and his team and Reto helping when he can

Practicing some jumps on Vasbyt with Tim playing photographer

Cotic BFe skywalker ;)

Last Friday lots of water was already flowing in Tokai...

We were having a blast on the mountain on a fantastic sunny day

View from Silvermine

Tim trying out the steep new line on DH0

Seeing things from a different angle on a trip out of town

Grabouw ride with the Table Mountain Bikers

Last week Saturday we got up at the crack of dawn to drive out to the Grabouw Country Club for 40kms of trail riding.

Stunning view from the Country Club

About 50 riders joined the ride, everyone looked happy to be out on their bikes

Admiring the scenery during a brief wait on the singletrack at the start

Multiple stops and snacking on oranges, apples, sweeties and cooldrinks at the waterpoint -
great organising from the TMB team! 

Enjoying the singetrack

Many scenic views...

...plenty of photo opportunities...

...and a couple of rest stops

Beautiful proteas in bloom and interesting rock formations formed part of the trail

Woolies lunch packs and delicious apple and pear ciders awaited us back at the Country Club as we
reached the end of another great ride

The next day we had a bit of cleaning work to do...

The weekend ahead promises to be an exciting one as Reto will get to ride his new bike for the first time and the World Champs happening in Pietermaritzburg should make for quality viewing on Sunday afternoon. I am also happy to report that after the tree felling at the Fishhoek jumps have been completed everything is still mostly in tact and ridable :)