The Winter rains finally arrived here in Cape Town after about 7 months without any, and we were happy to break out our long forgotten wet weather gear and long sleeves. We headed off to Eselfontein, a very popular piece of MTB heaven, featuring more than 100km of single track, just outside Ceres. Farm owner, trail builder, mountain biker, Enduro rider and all round legend Deon, transformed almost 2500ha of land into a must-do mountain biking experience. From tight single track in the Poplar woods, to river crossings, to elevations higher than the top of Table Mountain with amazing panoramic views, its got everything.
Daniel Dobinson
No electricity, just a couple of solar panels and some gas cylinders. The simple life.
Over a 100km of single track among those hills.
Heading out towards the cold and rainy hills. Something we haven’t done in a long time. It was a good feeling for a change.
Tight and slippery single track in the moody Poplar forests. The floor is littered with ultra slippery tree roots, camouflaged by a continues layer of leaves. Hit one slightly off-camber and you hit the deck, hard.
Rupert von Tutschek
Fossils of sea shells at the highest point of the climb? Apparently it means this was once part of ocean floor a few million years ago.
Peanut butter FTW!
No one likes to ride with wet shoes and pads on day 2.
Our digs.
Day 2. More rain. But the clouds did lift and we were treated to some stunning views.
Matthieu Hamel
Cliff Beckett
Riders: Matthieu Hamel, Daniel Dobinson, Rupert von Tutschek, Cliff Beckett.
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Bad dog!
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I will be there this weekend. My first ride there with the Trance - can't wait.
Thanks for posting that Captain. Flippin love that place. I know every one of those places in those photos, even the those fossils in the rocks. This is the most awesome riding in the WC.