Morning,

Not much to report on at this point in time. Typical of the Winter period.

This past w/end saw very few on the road on Sat and about 15 or so brave the coldish elements on Sunday.

I suppose the target for many will be the Knysna festival which takes place early in July. The one w/end hosting the MTB and RR and the next w/end the runners/joggers having fun.

The DC teams slowly filling up and it looks as if there will be four full teams again. Great stuff.

Erica Green our own local cycling guru has been appointed as the team mgr for the New Zealand junior team to take part in the world champs later this year in RSA(July). Erica is looking for help. She is in need of about 4/5 sets of rollers that she can use with the team. If anybody out there can help u can contact her on daisyglug@iafrica.com.

We had our customary monthly Steering com meeting last night with decisions been made on several issues. I will keep u up to date once I have received the minutes.

Dates were pegged for the balance of the year and I know it’s a bit early but u can diarise the 19th of Nov for the AGM. And yes we would like almal to be there. We have pegged the date now, knowing that later on all the Xmas functions start coming up and then its vakansie né.

It would appear that we will be hosting a Club MTB ride this Sunday. Meeting place Coetzenberg parking area next to the Athletics track. Time 7.30am . Non club members will be liable for a fee of R30 and club members free. An entry fee of R20.00 for all to enter Jonkershoek. Duration of ride 2/2.5hrs. Bietjie geld ook vir die muffin en engelse verdriet.

Safety still being our no 1 concern herewith a tip from the EXPERTS once again.

Helmets.

We all know No helmet No ride.
We all know that it is illegal to in fact cycle without a helmet.
But what is of cardinal importance as well is ;
a. The helmet must be without any cracks and in good condition and
b. The chin strap must in fact be secure with NO/VERY LITTLE slack under the chin. Its pointless wearing a helmet but not securing the strap clips(as I have seen many cyclists do) and or alternatively securing the strap but with too much slack in the strap. In other words should u fall the helmet will move on ground impact and NOT protect the head as it should.
c. According to the EXPERTS and stats available. 70/80% of cycling deaths are due to head injuries.
d. There is evidence that wearing protective helmets reduces the risk of brain injury by 88%

Laat mens dink né!!!!.

That’s it. Have a great week.

ek