Frodo’s Fables 20 Sept 2010
Weeks Rides
- FRIDAY 06H00 MUG AND BEAN
The scheduled Cheese farm ride has been postponed due to it clashing with the Cradle Quest, it is hard enough getting served on a normal day, never mind when there is a full 3 day race on the go.
The replacement ride I have planned will still be as challenging and will be good training for “Man killer 3 Towers” next month, the ride will be approximately 5 hours and will start and finish at the Mug.
SATURDAY 0630 MUG AND BEAN
The A and B group will be riding to Broadacres shopping center, when we get there we will take part in 1 hour of spinning and then ride back. I need to confirm numbers tomorrow to book bikes so please ENSURE
you contact me tomorrow, after that I cannot guarantee you a bike.
Would suggest the C riders meet there and do the class.
This is for a good cause and was well represented by MCC last year so please make an effort, if you cannot be there you can donate money (See attached)
All MCC members to please be in club colors.
1. Weekend Spills and Thrills
The C group is seemingly the popular group lately; it must be the warm weather bringing them all out of hibernation.
The A group comprised of 5 riders and they once again maintained a hard pace over 80km’s with some big climbing averaging over 20km’s per hour.
In the social “Frodo Fallalot” group we had 10 in the group, well 10 for most of the ride, we lost the Zeeeee’s due to Mark battling with serious back pains, the boys have cynically named him “Broke Back”
This is what is great about this club, when you are down you get kicked, but the humor is accepted by all, as the saying goes, the wheel always turns.
In Marks case on Saturday the wheels were not turning at all!
Not all the laughs were at Zeeeeman’s expense, 10 minutes into the ride I had my customary fall, I hit a washed out rut and went down like a Nigerian Prostitute in a Hillbrow parking lot. As KFC rode past laughing and shouting for me to try stay on my bike, he hit the same wash out and went straight over his handle bars!
I heard some members pass comment about KFC having the mentality of a happy meal, very entertaining for kids but not that healthy!!
He who laughs last laughs the loudest…….!
The Vasbyter award this week goes to “Phil-lip the tank’ who decided to take the plunge and moved from the C group to the B. All went well until the tank ran empty at about the 50km mark, Oom was there once again to get the poor man home, well done Phillip you did very well.
Well done to “Can you Phileeep Kleinhans” the race snake super model that raced on Sunday and finished 7th overall, I think we have created a prehistoric Dinosaur MTB race monster!!
Watch this space as the man is looking for a race team position!!
I also heard through the MCC grape vine that the KFC was the fastest club member at the road time trial on Sunday, was it all downhill?
I think you roadies need to get some riding time in??
2. Ride equipment Requirements
- Helmet.
- Mountain bike that is in good working condition (yes you need to oil it). In addition, if you have left it standing for a long time, something will fail.
- Water, at least 1L per 20Km.
- Two spare tubes.
- Puncture repair kit.
- Working pump.
- Tire liners and bike tools.
- ID document and emergency contact details (carry with you in you backpack on the ride)
- Some basic first aid materials
4. Round the corner:
- 15th-17th October “Man-Killer” 3 Towers
5. Frodo’s Quote of the week!
This was from our ride on Saturday,
“Mark is really taking strain at the back of the group!”
“Ok, I will pick up the pace?”
Regards,
Wayne Burnett