Catatonic_Joe

I hope I don't get flak for this, but I didn't get a permit, not even sure whether I was supposed to...😬 I went in and parked, took my bike and rode. I didn't see anyone with boards or read anything on the sign at the entrance that said I needed a permit. I started at 6:30. I met a few other guys on the trail and they assured me that it was pretty safe to ride alone. For Bloemendal you definitely need a permit. Enjoy

Hey guys, I had a spectacular ride at Tokai on Wednesday. Rode up to the top of the jeep track heading towards 'Silvermine', crossed paths with a guy that told me about the climb to the masthead, so took one the downhills to take me back to the main jeep track and rode up to the masthead as well. Never climbed like that before in my life, but what an achievement it was getting to the top. Then coming down, the downhill sections were incredible, had the time of my life. Thanks again for all the advice. Spending a week on the garden route now and looking forward to doing some riding here as well.

Hey guys, planning to go ride at Tokai tomorrow morning, about 6:30am. Any advice? I know it's short notice, but if there's anyone that would like to join me. Let me know.

Thanks everyone for all the advice, just finished a fantastic ride at Bloemendal. Sitting here sipping a coffee at the parking now. Thanks to all the guys I met at the trail this morning that gave me directions, and especially Eric who rode with me up to the Mast at Contermanskloof. Also rode magic forest. You guys here in CT are really lucky.

Are there good trails close to Constantia?

Yeah, I see it's about a 40min drive from where I am. I would love to go there, but my wife has an itinerary for us here in CT, so have to be back in time. Going to try and make a plan, don't come to CT very often.

Planning to go to Tygerberg tomorrow, are these all part of the Tygerberg network?

Thanks, will check out out, less than 20 mins from me.

Hi guys, I'm in CT till the 19th Dec, I'm staying in Parow North with family. I'm looking for recommendations on some MTB trails to ride, I'm good for distances of around 40-60km's, depending on the elevation, I don't mind driving out a bit too get to the trails, but not too far. The only place I've ridden in CT was in Tokai about 18 years ago. Any recommendations would be gratefully appreciated. Thanks in advance

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Hi guys, Looking for a 27.2 Internal Dropper post. 100 - 125mm ideally for my Mountain bike. Budget is about 2k.

Yeah, I saw this, this is the one I got, but the OEM 2021 Anthem 1 build, at almost half the price.

Yeah, pretty sad about this, 8/10 Anthem's that I see on the trails are the Aluminium versions, its a pretty silly decision they made IMO. I suppose if you don't have the budget then the Trance and Stance are still there as options. To be honest I was keen on a Trance over the Anthem, but finding a Small Dual Suss 29er in any brand is like looking for a needle in haystack, eventually got a pretty good deal on the Anthem so I decided to go for it.

Hi everyone, been a looooong time since I've posted, just very excited after buying a new bike last week. Upgraded 2015 Gaint Anthem 27.5 1 that I bought in August 2015, to a 2021 model Anthem 29 1, exactly 10 years later, also, going to be 40 this year, so I think I might me having a little bit of a mid-life crisis. I wanted to find out though, has Giant stopped manufacturing the Anthem in Aluminium? It seems to me like from 2022 Anthem's were only manufactured using Carbon... if this is the case it really sucks, as the Carbon models start at around R80k, whereas the Alu models, depending on which spec, use to start at around the 35-40k mark, which made it available to a much broader market.

Haven't posted here in a while... thought I'd share some pics from my holiday is the Northern and Eastern Cape. 3 Rivers Trails in P.E: Between Jeffery's and Oyster Bay (I admit my bike didn't take me here, but I did have my bike with me): Heokwil (Stayed at a place called Loch Loerie): This guy was hanging on my handlebar 7 Passes road (road to Gearge from Hoekwil and back): Swartberg Mountain Pass: Carnavon in the Groot Karoo: