Stories — Rondo

16 cannons. 160km. 2750m ascent. Tag all of the historical cannons on this incredibly beautiful multi-terrain route around Cape Town. 

A mini Karoo Gravel bike packing weekend.  This past weekend (5-6 September 2020) we set out on a tiny bike packing adventure. On paper, designed by co-graveluer Jarryd, it was a very beautiful, scenic two-day adventure from Maitjiesfontein to Sutherland and back. Some 350kms on the cards. The weather however had other ideas. On Friday evening we got acquainted with our bikes and bike-packing bags. There was more laughter than anything else; and productivity was at an all-time low with a few guys puzzling together clothes, food and other necessities for the trip into their frame, seatpost and handlebar bags...

You’ll never ride them we were told … you’ll be gagging for suspension on the dirt and will have your legs ripped to pieces on the road. Three years on, since these ill-fated words were uttered, Gravel Bikes have risen second only to brown bottle beer in the incredibly competitive hierarchy of any Bogan’s life... Read full story