an uncommon path (mini)

An early ride - looking out towards #TableMountain #mtb heaven! (at 96 Winery Road Restaurant)

An early morning #mtb ride! Such beauty! @igersmtb #cycling (at 96 Winery Road Restaurant)

Take a look! My @30daysofbiking is done! At least one ride every day for 30 days. During this time I had two major press events, some travel, was sick for a week, went on retreat… And loved every moment in the saddle!!!

It rained on a few days. On a few days the wind was howling. Mostly it was perfect weather! I rode some mornings before sunrise, and some evenings after getting back from the airport or an evening meeting. I took my Brompton folding bike in the trunk of my car for Multimodal transport in Stellenbosch and Cape Town. I rode my Moulton, a vintage Raleigh single speed, a borrowed Scott road bike and my trusty Mongoose Canaan Team MTB.

I did road rides, and lots of mountain biking. I commuted to meetings and to teach classes on campus. I rode for fun and for fitness. I rode alone, with friends, with my family and even with strangers. I rode 400 kilometers (about as much as some of my friends do in a week!)

Next year I’ll do it again!

It was wonderful to be one of the joyful community of cyclists riding daily all over the world!

#30daysofbiking day 28 - a late afternoon #mtb ride near the waterworks. The weather is changing. We’ll have rain again this week. (at Meerlust Estate)

My friend @gregbeliever and I rode Schapenberg Red. Amazing riding! @30daysofbiking day 27 - single track! @igersmtb #30daysofbiking #mtb (at Schapenberg Estate)

#30daysofbiking day 21 - going through to Cape Town to ride along the waterfront with my family. All small wheels! From front to back we have a #moulton TSR27 APB, a Raleigh 16” kids #MTB, in the trunk of the car are my Yellow #brompton M3L and my black #brompton M6L. A joyful community of cyclists! @30daysofbiking (at Shell select Landandzeezicht)

A quick ride around the block on my #mtb for @30daysofbiking - #brompton tshirt! Still got the flu…. Day 12 of #30daysofbiking (at Beaumont Primary School)

bromptontales:

#Brompton - I’ve not got it together enough to do #30DaysOfBiking again this year, but then this blog is making me think that maybe I should get my bum into gear. Might go for a ride around the park when the kids are in bed later.

I didn’t get to ride my Brompton today - but I did start 30daysofbiking by doing a GREAT Moutnainbike ride on my Mongoose out in some of the most remarkable mountains and singletrack in the world - Lebanon trails in Grabouw.  Here is a picture, and here’s the Endomondo trail.

Where paradise begins! Just past Houtech, a sharp right up the mountain, and then into 10km of #mtb #singletrack (at Libanon MTB Trails)

An #mtb paradise! Hills + forest = singletrack!!! #cycling @igersmtb #capetown #southafrica (at Blossom / Thandi MTB)