Sunrise over the village of Magaliesburg. Wildlife seen: meerkat, boboons, giunia fowl, sheep. People seen: one lone cyclist in the 2.5 hours ride. Seen over the Magalies valley. Note, you can spot Breedte nek in the distance. Breakfast on the mountain:
At the moment there is only 8 bicycles in my study (my Stumpy sleeps on her own in the loft). The frame hanging from the roof is for a motorbike that I am busy restoring. My 2 racers: "Black Adder" - Steel frame, non-STI, Shimano 105 . Biopace Colnago steel frame 8 speed My wifes MTB: My old MTB, daugter's MTB, son's MTB and BMX:
Here is just a selection of photo's of the current state of the route. I have cut down the length to about 3km so I can concentrate to get that completed, I can always extend it later on. Old part of the route (built a year ago for my 8 year old): Water canal crossing: Downhill run to the "Bos". I want to add a couple of jumps here / rythm section: Enterance to Inniebos: Inside the "Bos":
No, but took the trouble to go there on Saturday lunchtime with my 8 year old. I saw what you meant. I have mixed feelings about Logwood. On the negative side, I expected it to be much bigger (more XC) but on the other hand I understand what role it forfill. PS: my little boy loved it, and we did most of the green and blue routes.
Hog - I will be visiting Logwood this weekend to "borrow" some tips Big H - Thanks for the info. The soil is clay (dark grey colour) because we stay next to a river. Not sure how that affects it, but in general it keeps the shape of the ramp much better than a more sandy type soil._BBi2007-11-01 23:26:29
It is on a plot in Magaliesburg, Gauteng. Thanks for the willingness to help. My plan is to start off with only a couple of basic stuff, then over time upgrade it. Because I am working, my garderner will be doing most of the donkey work. It is backbreaking stuff, I like to just give the instructions.
Hi all, After researhing this for a while now, I just like some input on the types of ramps / obsticales that can be built. Area and materials is not a problem. The land is flat, so I have to build the stuff and cannot use land contours. I have already laid out a 4 km loop XC course, very cool as it runs next to a river for a stretch. As part of the XC course I want to build a couple of ramps / log rides / wall rides.... Any cool idea?
The best advice I heard is to pick a brand / colour and then in that look for the bike you like. In general all the manufacturers cover all the basis. Personally I like the Specialized brand, but that is just me.
