Having received favourable reviews from the fixed gear heavyweights, the extravagantly-named DVS Milan CTC Cadence shoes are finally launching THIS FRIDAY in Cape Town.
In addition to the launch, there will be a photography exhibition by Michael Tymbios, an exhibition of customised fixed gear bikes by Tobie Groenewald, a screening of the Fast Friday documentary, a bike race (with prizes) AND food and drinks.
See you there!
This looks amazing. I am proper jealous now.
Seriously. Bikes and beach-breaks…
To get bummed, check out this amazing documentation of what life should be about here
Yep, that’s right. The Cape Town chapter of Critical Mass celebrates its 2nd birthday tomorrow and I’ve decided to use this opportunity to post a bunch of random tandems.
You know the drill: We meet at the Baxter Theatre at 06h40, hit the cycle paths through to the River Club, then negotiate Albert Road into town. Once we get to town, we’ll hook up with City Bowl contingent at the CTICC at 07h20, then head through to Greenpoint Stadium before finishing at Deluxe Coffeeworks at 08h00.
So bring a bike and a friend. And if you arrive on a tandem I’ll buy you both breakfast!
Well, its that friday of the month again!
And remember, March is the Bring-A-Friend month! See you all there!
This just in:
In an attempt to always keep you guessing and have no idea what’s up
next we bring to you the new venue.
We’re all seen those beautiful pictures of the new stadium from the air,
how many of you know that there is a perfectly designed arena in the
bowels, literally right under the road.
We’re up on Wednesday night at 19:30, we meet under the western bypass
in front of the stadium.
Later Peeps.
Thanks Gav, if the last one is anything to go by, this will be friggin rad! Get there!
Here are a few more pics from the ride up Table Mountain a few weeks back. These were shot on 35mm black and white film.
The road, which has been closed off to cars because of rockfalls and collapses. Perfect for going super fast.
Tobie, doing just that on his single-speed.
Going, going, gone…
Ian, wowing one of the early morning geezers with a one handed wheelie
The mountain is super rad, hard to believe that there is an entire city below you when you’re up there
Ian and Georgie, from the UK, who got hold of us from through the site and joined in, riding the biggest gear of all! Yeah!
Just hanging around. All in all it was super good and really beautiful up there. Ian, Tobie, Georgie and Dave, big ups for going up! Hopefully next time we’ll get some more people to ride with!
Thanks to Sean for coming along on last month’s Critical Mass, and also for giving a cool, if not slightly dry (towards us fixoid hipster posers) report on the ride.
And thanks for putting a sooper naf picture of yours truly right at the top of the bloody article. Ick!
Check it out over on Mahala
On Saturday a handful of us got together for a long-overdue ride. The plan was to meet at the top of Kloof Nek and then cycle up along Table Mountain road, hopefully getting some nice shots with the city as a backdrop while we were up there.
The weather had been great for the whole week, but come 6am on Saturday morning, the mountain was almost completely obscured by cloud. Typical. After a couple of frantic phonecalls, we decided to go ahead with our original plan.
Admittedly, getting most people out of bed before 7am on weekends is a pretty big ask, so it wasn’t much of a surprise that only a handful of committed riders – me, Mike, Dave, Tobie and Georgina (representing London) – showed up.
From the top of Kloof Nek we tackled the steep climb up towards the Cable Station and then followed the undulating road towards Devil’s Peak. By the time we got to the first barrier, we were literally cycling in the clouds. So no photos of sweeping city vistas, but pretty cool nonetheless.
Having negotiated the barrier cyclocross style, we took a slow ride to the end of the road. Mother Nature was in the process of reclaiming the mountain, with patches of grass pushing their way through the tarmac and parts of the road subsiding altogether.
Having got the shots we were after, we headed down to &Union on Bree St for a much-needed flat white.
Thanks to everyone who made it! We’re planning another ride soon. Watch this space for details.
At a time when most Capetonians are wolfing down their cornflakes and steeling themselves for the mundanity of the morning rush hour, a motley crew of roadies, mountain bikers, BMXers and fixed gear fiends are weaving their way through town.
Suits and spandex are thrown together with baggy jeans and backpacks. To the uninitiated, it’s a strange, slightly incongruous sight. But for the cyclists concerned, it’s perfectly normal. Because at Critical Mass, anything goes.
Taking place on the last Friday morning of every month, cyclists converge on the southern suburbs before taking a leisurely roll towards Green Point. For some, the motivation to participate is socio-political: a means of raising awareness of the congestion and pollution caused by motor vehicles. Others are less idealistic: it’s simply an excuse to meet like-minded cyclists and get the weekend off to a good start.
Riders congregate at the Baxter Theatre at 06h45 before rolling through to the CTICC at 07h15. The ride finishes at Vida e Cafeé opposite the World Cup Stadium after which a small contingent make their way back to the southern suburbs.
So whether you’re looking for an excuse to log a couple of extra kms in preparation for the Argus, or fancy trading four wheels for two on your daily commute, come along for the ride. Your attendance is critical.
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