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Woodstock Cycleworks Launch

Mike — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 09:06:35 +0000

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Critical Mass x Cape Town October 2010 Video

Mike — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 08:30:25 +0000

A quick edit from last month’s record Critical Mass ride. Spread the word and lets make next week’s ride even bigger!

Critical Mass Cape Town October 2010 from highartlowlife on Vimeo.

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Chew

Mettie — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 19:43:20 +0000

If you’ve ever hung out with Savage, you know that his name describes his riding style too. Case in point: at last month’s Critical Mass, he was sporting this set of bike-inflicted bike marks. Gnar.

Photo by Dave Mackay

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Critical Mass / This Friday / Do it!

Mike — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 11:26:48 +0000

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Table Mountain, 8am

Mettie — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 18:31:58 +0000

Spring at last. Taking advantage of the good light and mild weather, Dave, Emil and myself decided to go for a pre-breakfast roll along Table Mountain road.

At 8am, the road was almost deserted. But the moment we stopped for a water break, we were set upon by swarms of miggies. Dave inhaled hundreds of the buggers to get this shot.

Emil’s new 70s-inspired frames acted as an insect repellent.

While we were chilling out, this little fella stopped to say hello. *CUTE ATTACK*

Due to rock falls, a significant portion of the Table Mountain road is closed to cars. This empty, winding road is loads of fun to ride.

Now that the ‘dale is running 48×18, wheelies are a cinch.

And so is bombing hills! I was seriously living out my MASH fantasies going down towards Kloof Nek.

**We’re planning a post-work evening ride in the near future. Check out the FGCT Twitter @fixedgear_ct for more details**

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FGCT rider portraits: Ian

Mettie — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 09:53:43 +0000

This is the first in a series of FGCT rider portraits that Mike and I shot on the unused freeway overlooking the Foreshore a couple of months back. More to follow ASAP!

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Hello Again Opening x Knice Clothing Specials!

Mike — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 09:21:44 +0000

So, fellow Cape Town rider, owner of Fittees and all round nice guy, Tobie, has opened up a new Hello Again shop on 223 Long Street. The new store is looking really great and has a good selection of clothes and bikes. The Colnago road bike with the full Dura Ace is a steal and is not going to be there for very long at the price it is selling for. Well worth dropping by! To celebrate, the full range of Knice, as featured on FGCT before, t-shirts are on sale for the rest of the month with a 20% discount! The Knice Cape Town tee

Hard Times

Tall Bike

The offer runs until the end of the month so don’t waste time. That Colnago is also not going to be there forever either…

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Revolution Store Opening Recap

Mettie — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:00:33 +0000

The Revolution store opening in Long Street last Friday can be summed up in three words: Bikes, Booze and Bros.

I was hoping to see more riders out, but people mostly came for the free beer.

I’d had a murderous day at the office, so I wasn’t feeling particularly social. Winning a pair of DVS/Cadence shoes in the lucky draw (all totally above board, I swear) cheered me up though!

Most of the night was spent deciding on a route for the alleycat. After much deliberation we decided on do a route on and around Long Street. It was pretty sketchy, with obstacles including schizophrenic Long Street drivers, traffic lights, drug dealers, cobblestones and oncoming traffic. Gavin and Cammo Dave took first and second place respectively. I took DFL, but it was all good.

And that’s it. Check out more pics here.

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Stadium Showdown recap

Mettie — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 10:28:51 +0000

By Cape Town standards, we had a decent turn out for the first Stadium Showdown of the season. The evening started with the usual pre-race banter and bike checks, and by 8pm we got down to business.

Predictably, Gav led the 5-minute sprint from start to finish to claim the winner’s prize (an off-white “vintage” Rolls saddle).

The team pursuit was a half-hearted affair, with most riders having popped their corks in the previous race. Tobie still found the energy to get his upps though. Nice one!

There was talk of a slalom, but by 9pm the Jack Blacks were calling. So we headed over to Doppio Zero, agreeing we should allow Gavin to thrash us again soon.

And that’s it. Thanks to @CafeRacer for the photos.

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Critical Mass recap

Mettie — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 13:35:01 +0000

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

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