@stephb is busy riding MTB (Mountain Bike) competitively these days and he decided to get me to tag along for a ride.Being a fair brother he obviously gave me the normal MTB and he took his E-Bike (A MTB that is powered by a battery to increase output of your paddle). After climbing a hill for 2KM's I was over it hahahaha. Keep in mind I haven't been on a bicycle in probably 4/5 years and my only form of exercise is swimming... a very different sport.
He then agreed to swap bicycles for the rest of the climb and then... the difference... Damn!!! it was so easy and after a kilometer he asked to swap back hahahaha. We finally got to the top - me having almost puked - it was time to go down. It was exactly a short way down as we were pretty high up and it was steep...
I tried breaking most of the way down but due to the lack of weight the tires would just skid.. it was the downhill to hell hahha. I walked a bit, skid a bit, shat my pants a bit, drove off the track and into a bush and even had some fun!!! That being said a day later and my bum is still sore and I would attempt it again but maybe on a bit more of a beginners course as you go quite fast on a bicycle doesn't weight much.
We didn't take the Go Pro but after the photos you can check some video's of others doing the trails we did. Here are some stats of the day:
Location: Contermans Kloof, Cape Town
Course: Super Tubes and Cheecky Corners
Distance covered: 6KM
Top Speed: 48KM/H
Average Speed: 15KM/H
Bike: Trek Roscoe 8
Bike Weight: 14.22KG
