Whether it was the freakishly mild winter morning or the knowledge that Critical Mass Cape Town was celebrating its second birthday, there was a solid turnout on Friday. In spite of the early start, I arrived to see a swarm of LED lights floating in the shadows of the Baxter’s forecourt.

The usual suspects were all in attendance, and although I say it every time, it was great to see a bunch of people I’d never seen before. Same time next month, yeah?
In the past six months, the route has experienced a couple of minor variations. This month we decided to take the path of least resistance and stick to the cycle tracks where possible. This was particularly useful when negotiating the multiple lane madness that is Liebeek Parkway. Seriously, I’ve never seen motorists so eager to get to work.

For me, the part of the ride with the most local flavour is the stretch between Salt River and Woodstock. It’s not everywhere that you can zip between cars and pedestrians, and get a salutation as you pass. Love you Woodstock.

By the time we arrived at the CTICC, the original group of 12 had more than doubled in size. We took advantage of the footbridge (thanks, Sepp Blatter) and then headed on to Green Point, doing the customary laps of the traffic circles as we passed through the V&A.


At the stadium, we took a breather furiously raced around subterranean walkway before heading towards Deluxe Coffeeworks – our final stop. Unfortunately, this always involves negotiating the CBD’s traffic light hell (aka the first circle of suffering).


It was worth the wait. Deluxe Coffeeworks make the best (and cheapest) cup of coffee in town. And they’re repping FGCT. What more could you ask for?

And that’s it. Thanks to @caferacer and @highartlowlife for the photos
