Author Archives: Ryan
The Old Man’s Overhaul
Tweet I have a limited vocabulary (medically speaking) so I will give you an update on my old man’s status, post open heart surgery, using car terms (He is a complete motor head so it makes sense for me to do it this way)… He has had his engine rebuilt (more commonly called an overhaul). Yesterday … Continue reading
5FM interview with Fresh
Tweet Just in case you missed the 5FM interview with Fresh before we left for Cape Town have a listen – it’s all kinds of classic! 5FM interview with Fresh
Stage 12 – Pick of pics
Tweet A selection of pictures from our final stage taken by Trigger Monkey Photography: This stage was very kindly sponsored by Storsure:
Making hay
Tweet As mentioned in my previous post; we are trying to make up time so that I can see my old man before he goes in for his op and also finish the One Gear Challenge within the allocated time. In an effort to give ourselves a buffer I rode right through two of our … Continue reading
Stage 10 – Pick of pics
Tweet A selection of pictures from stage 10 taken by Trigger Monkey Photography:
Why I have been a bit quiet
Tweet So you may have noticed that the One Gear Blog has been a little quiet over the last few days; that it hasn’t continued with the same verbose ferocity that it started with? There were a few unknowns until very recently and so as not create alarm by feeding you guys the wrong information … Continue reading
Stage 09 – Pick of pics
Tweet A selection of pictures from stage 09 taken by Trigger Monkey Photography:
Flat and Fast
Tweet We have had a couple of stand out rides on this adventure of ours; Baines Kloof Pass and riding the dirt roads through the succulent Karoo really stand out but this last ride to Strydenburg was incredible because of the average speed we achieved. The conditions were perfect – we had a wind behind … Continue reading
Pensioners day in Strydenburg
Tweet We are currently in Strydenburg, between Britstown and Hopetown. Not much happens here. It has one street. I took pictures of the only things of interest that I could find in the street. oh oh…almost forgot…it was pensioners day here so there were a lot of old people collecting their money. I didn’t get … Continue reading
Stage 08 – Pick of pics
Tweet A selection of pictures from stage 8 by Trigger Monkey Photography: This stage has been sponsored by iScrip: