Monthly Archives: November 2012
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:
Categories: Photo's, Stages
Tags: BMX, charity, CHOC, long distance cycling, One Gear, single speed, south africa
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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
Categories: GPS Tracks, Stages
Tags: BMX, charity, CHOC, long distance cycling, One Gear, The Cows
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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
Categories: Photo's, Stages
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Stage 08 – Pick of pics
Tweet A selection of pictures from stage 8 by Trigger Monkey Photography: This stage has been sponsored by iScrip:
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Loxton to Victoria Wes – heard of these towns?
Tweet Neither had we, but that is what has stood out for me on this adventure so far; going to places you would not normally and having the chance to meet amazing people you would never have given yourself the opportunity to. We rode from Loxton to stay with Wilma at her guest house “Victoria … Continue reading
Categories: GPS Tracks, Stages, The Exercise Laboratory
Tags: BMX, charity, CHOC, long distance riding, One Gear, single speed, south africa
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Denomination Danger Donation
Tweet We are staying at this farm midway between Victoria West and Britstown tonight. It is in the middle of nowhere. The people who are hosting us are salt of the earth and run what seems to be a religious camp here. They have taken us in and been unbelievably generous to us, giving us … Continue reading
Stage 07 – Pick of pics
Tweet A selection of pictures taken by Trigger Monkey Photography during stage 7:
Categories: Photo's, Trigger Monkey
Tags: BMX, charity, CHOC, One Gear, single speed
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Stage 06 – Pick of pics
Tweet A selection of pictures from Stage 6 taken by Trigger Monkey Photography:
Categories: Photo's, Stage Sponsors, Stages
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Entertaining kids and killing monotony
Tweet So I got suited up and we headed out to a couple of schools in Fraserburg to do a little entertaining and educating. By the way the kids were laughing at me (not with) I suspect that more enetertaining got done. It really is not difficult to get kids excited when you are dressed … Continue reading
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