On the cycling front been out of action over the weekend after feeling a slight muscle pull on Friday. I can still feel it a little today and I've decided to ease up on the cycling till its 100% again. That could mean no cycling till the weekend. Which despite the lack of training is unfortunate because tomorrow I'm getting a new bike! Yey! It's a Merida XC 900D. Full suspension, great components, roughly 13kgs. It's a great step up from th old beast (which has been good and faithful to me). Still, it's going to be great to ride! I can't wait!
Here's a shot from the merida website. Very pretty. Hop over to www.merida-bikes.com for full specs.
We're going up to Tulbagh this weekend and it got me to thinking. It would be great to build a bike park in this part of the world (Western Cape, South Africa). I'm thinking of a place that combines lengthy trails (for the cross country guys), with mountain bike lifts (for the downhill guys), technical trails etc. Combine that with a ski village atmosphere, saffa style, and I think you have a winning combination. Imagine being on the mountain all day. You come off the mountain and get showered up in your log cabin, complete with gorgeous mountain side views. You head into the village center round supper time. You pick from a variety of bars and restaurants that all open onto a common square. You can pick from a variety of great food (of course there will be at least one restaurant offering braai vleis) and wash it down with cocktails, bubbly and great wines from the region. So if you have a few million lying around that you would like to invest in my vision get in touch. Lets make something awesome out here in the Cape!
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