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12 Jul 2020
Riding the rural roads will sometimes take you back in time to when that one place was created for a specific purpose.
I have learnt to take nothing for granted and despite how sound something may seem now, there… instagram.com/p/CCjTGCSnAeQ/…
24 Jun 2020
The road less traveled is most times best done with a like minded adventurer.
@chrisstrydom1 and I encountering our first gravel road on last years #cyclesotho if you discount descending Sani Pass a few hours… instagram.com/p/CB0_3fOnu26/…
12 Jun 2020
The perfect 5am start to a 12 day bikepacking trip. 1st 📸 by chris.strydom_outdoor lugging his talent and hardware around on #cyclesotho.
Additional photos are of the previous day bike/equipment check. Sani Pass is… instagram.com/p/CBU7S3pntMu/…
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25 May 2020
In a far far away land that will see me again, I lust to be back on this pass with nothing more than the grit squelching between the tyres, my lungs gasping for more space, my legs crying from the overload of lactic… instagram.com/p/CAntkMvno6g/…
18 May 2020
Peek-a-boo.
Taking shelter from the unpleasant riding conditions whilst being vigilant to the locals and their curiosity.
silverbackbikesza taking me around #cyclesotho.
chris.strydom_outdoor having the patience… instagram.com/p/CAVl0BPHaI3/…
12 May 2020
Some cycling inspiration. Throwback to December’s #cyclesotho with @chrisstrydom1.
It was during this time that today’s storm was being unleashed over foreign waters. Taking the open road because tomorrow you may be… instagram.com/p/CAFXDTUHIIe/…
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13 Jan 2020
Magalies Meander
This past Sunday, was the 4th leg concluding a little West to East walk/jog/run/death march which started at Olifantsnek Dam in November and ended literally in the private property quarry bordering… instagram.com/p/B7QhC0fnqkK/…
26 Dec 2019
“My wife is expecting you for coffee. Turn in where you see the small red car on the road.”
Those words are of South African rural hospitality three days into our riding adventure.
I have posted a way longer… instagram.com/p/B6ilWFpHmpG/…
26 Dec 2019
Thanks Daz RT @DazMSmith: #LoveTrail ~ "Cyclesotho 2019 – A Short Account." @Inxusa & Chris Strydom take the scenic route: chrisstrydomoutdoor.com/2019…
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8 Dec 2019
A good day 2 of #Cyclesotho riding, weather was gloomy with the occasional sun blast.
Trundled Westwrads from Banchory Cottages via Matatiele to Malekhalonyane Chalet. An old part of the previous Ciskei and home to… instagram.com/p/B50DjvCHJuA/…
7 Dec 2019
Sani Pass top going down takes on a new veil when riding down on a suspensionless bike. The rockiness and steepness is quickly felt. It’s a sure fire way to have to shop and sort out gear issues.
The ride today to… instagram.com/p/B5xV-GEnAMI/…
6 Dec 2019
#Cyclesotho
Tomorrow, Saturday, @chrisstrydom1 and I set off on a 12 day non-stop circumnavigation of Lesotho, hugging both sides of the Lesotho/South African international border legally and illegally. Some say… instagram.com/p/B5vB6Gqnu6A/…
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21 Oct 2019
Great work. We hear how drivers are arrested and vehicles impounded, fines issued. Tell me, what happens to the rubble that was (being) dumped? Remains there? Remains on bakkie? Sent back to site from where it was collected?
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20 Oct 2019
A liquorice allsorts type of morning, a new mix of emotions layered with a slither of sore muscles and experiencing different kind of pain caves.
So much more to learn about this gravel riding… instagram.com/p/B318DAgnV6D/…
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27 Aug 2019
The final leg of #LesothoLoop was from Telle Bridge Border Post to Makhaleng Border Post. The route was changed the night before due to an absence of Dutch courage, a fair amount of soul searching and just using… instagram.com/p/B1q4q19n-lc/…
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26 Aug 2019
The penultimate leg of #LesothoLoop was nearly the ultimate leg without any penning of my happenings.
The delayed 6am start allowed me to have enough light to slither my way down a treacherous waterfall and it’s… instagram.com/p/B1oVXzHnyzL/…
21 Aug 2019
This weekend concludes my #LesothoLoop circumnavigation of in and around Lesotho and South African shared border. Looking back at these photos to the first weekend of January, fraboto has been a stalwart in putting… instagram.com/p/B1b_Y8_H_Y5/…
19 Aug 2019
I never tire of this view, sunrise, sunset, or midday ale time, there is a mountain magnet that calls me to the top every time I’m in the Champagne Valley.
The Central Drakensberg is a whisker over an easy 4 hour… instagram.com/p/B1WuJ_hHtMN/…
15 Aug 2019
Day3 of Leg12/13 of #lesotholoop, starting out at Hlathimba Cave North and finishing up at sanimountain
A great walk/hike/run not spoiled by the wind, cold nor hail thunderstorm.
It started off sketchy and… instagram.com/p/B1LU0jMnaq7/…