When we (Zi and I) arrived at just after 830AM, we were amazed at the number of vehicles, trailers, bikes and people that were already on the scene, in various stages of readiness....someone whispered that there were nearly 100 riders registered to ride - WOW!
After getting ready, and loaning the trusty Trailblazer out to Marius, we set off in group 3, right at the back, with the kids...
Though I took zero photos on the trail, due to being kept busy assisting Aziz, I can confirm there was plenty of mud, which Zi's bike seemed to have an attraction to, and loads of variety that kept us busy for the entire 3 hours of riding.
I made a mental note to get Zi his own hydration pack for next time, since he nearly sucked mine completely dry this time around! It was easy to underestimate hydration needs due to the weather being pretty overcast all morning.
This was the first long ride with the KingQuad since returning from Quads4Quads 2007 back in September (!) and we were both thrilled, though a railway spike ended up deep in the left front tyre near the finish, requiring a quick lesson in puncture repair from Petrolhead Byrne.
The family and riding community spirit was high during this event, and it's my intention to grab that registration book and increase the size of our mailing list, to attempt to recapture that spirit more regularly.
Another point to mention is that there were NO INJURIES during this mass ride, which meant the EMRS team standing by had no work to do - they were more concerned with the potential hazards around the jumping castle and the braai area than with the riding of quads!!!
After getting ready, and loaning the trusty Trailblazer out to Marius, we set off in group 3, right at the back, with the kids...
Though I took zero photos on the trail, due to being kept busy assisting Aziz, I can confirm there was plenty of mud, which Zi's bike seemed to have an attraction to, and loads of variety that kept us busy for the entire 3 hours of riding.
I made a mental note to get Zi his own hydration pack for next time, since he nearly sucked mine completely dry this time around! It was easy to underestimate hydration needs due to the weather being pretty overcast all morning.
This was the first long ride with the KingQuad since returning from Quads4Quads 2007 back in September (!) and we were both thrilled, though a railway spike ended up deep in the left front tyre near the finish, requiring a quick lesson in puncture repair from Petrolhead Byrne.
The family and riding community spirit was high during this event, and it's my intention to grab that registration book and increase the size of our mailing list, to attempt to recapture that spirit more regularly.
Another point to mention is that there were NO INJURIES during this mass ride, which meant the EMRS team standing by had no work to do - they were more concerned with the potential hazards around the jumping castle and the braai area than with the riding of quads!!!
Geoff and Crezelda, who put the ride together over a couple of weeksOur hats off to them, and Craig Byrne for achieving such a great turnout on the day, and for arranging a break in the weather!
Jumping castle, supplied by Debbie (?), kept the young 'uns occupied during the morning, and a well-stocked refreshment stand was set up to fuel everyone's hungry tummies afterwards. Apparently the R5-hotdogs were sold out in record time!
Some of the quads, just before the start - check out Aziz's little 50 in the foreground - it actually finished the entire ride this time, with only 1 slipped chain incident.Big ups to Denver for assisting with Aziz through the difficult sections - he is now one youngster's hero and role model - especially when they both took a sharp left-hander on 2 wheels!
There were a good many kids on the ride, on a terrific assortment of quads, but these Cobras looked the best....
A budding quadder? Note the cotton wool earplugs!!! Young Jinesa enjoyed her outing, while Dad Thaven filmed part of the start for us.
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