You thought that I would have got a big boy bike by now! Well I just can’t seem to let go of the single speed dream that is a simple bike with no hangups. The BMX from BMX direct that I was sponsored gave me just one puncture in the entire journey from Cape Town to Joburg last year. One puncture! that was it! Not a single other problem. I could have chucked that bike in the pool for a week, pulled it out and carried on riding to Cairo. There is too much complication in riding these days. Too much to think about. People have to have all the latest tech in their bike and most advanced gear before going out on a leisurely ride. They spend obscene amounts of money to gain a weight advantage they could have derived from eating one less pie leading up to their race. There is no substitute for good old training; just get on a bike, any bike…and ride! With all the gears, shifters, Shimano this, Shram that, Carbon Shmarbonness that goes on these days I am not overly excited about upgrading. In fact, in act of defiance I am resurrecting One Gear!
I am going to ride a 55 km Mountain bike race and follow that up with a 95 km road race one week later…all on the same BMX that I completed the 1500 km journey on last year. If you are riding in either of the 94.7 cycle challenge events in November you better not let me beat you or I may just prove that the only thing you can blame on poor performance is your own lack of commitment and a little crutch called consumerism.
This is me challenging you
I will once again be doing things in conjunction with the Cows and as much as I might be challenging the cycling status quo, these 2 rides are going to be done to try raise funds and create awareness for CHOC. So please donate!
We are also going to offer up the 2 stages (mountain bike ride and road ride) as sponsorship opportunities to 2 companies at R5000 per stage. With the interest and following that we managed to generate from the Ride last year the returns in exposure and marketing will well exceed your contribution. So grab the opportunity quickly before someone else does!