CREDIT-CARD TOURING THE CAPE
Bicycling South Africa|September / October 2023
THIS LOOP THROUGH THE LITTLE KAROO AND THE OVERBERG IS A PERFECT INTRODUCTION TO THE PLEASURES OF BACK-ROAD BIKE TOURING.
JON MINSTER
CREDIT-CARD TOURING THE CAPE

Many people buy a gravel bike inspired by the idea of doing a self-supported adventure with friends. But if you're like me, you probably never made it past the idea stage...

I bought my Trek 920 nearly three years ago, and it's taken me that long to get my act together and do a tour. My excuse list was the same as yours: work deadlines, obligations at home, and perhaps (secretly) fear of the unknown...

Finally, with some pressure from my friend John-Randel (JR) Vermaak, who was in the same boat of owning a gravel bike without having done any touring, we decided the time had come. A week-long gap in early June opened up, and we threw a route together on Ride with GPS and Google Maps. It turned out to be a winner!

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