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Also Andrew at Stoke sometimes stocks decent tyres.

Evo normally has schwalbe in stock, just bought maxxis dhr 2.4 dh casing from summit, and dhr 2.3 tubeless.

The BMX track is fun and the jumps are reasonable Kleinmond has a little skills track with berms and jumps - take the coastal route when you next go to Cape Town and have a look. Just past Gansbaai Lomond red (leopard) is a fun techy trail - not groomed but has berms and jumps. Has climbing but well worth it. Speak to Kobus Stofberg at Hermanus Adventures / Dusty Feet. He will advise you re trails as well as building - I am sure he will appreciate help. There is a little skills section near the quadbikes on the red route - has some jumps and drops. Haven't been there for a while but they have had to do a lot of work on the main trail after the storms. Jannie at Village Cycles and Leon/Etienne at Hermanus cycles will have loads of advice.

Speak to Kobus Stofberg at Hermanus Adventures / Dusty Feet. He will advise you re trails as well as building - I am sure he will appreciate help. There is a little skills section near the quadbikes on the red route - has some jumps and drops. Haven't been there for a while but they have had to do a lot of work on the main trail after the storms. Jannie at Village Cycles and Leon/Etienne at Hermanus cycles will have loads of advice.

Yes you can. Down past Afrika hut and then along the Olifants river - on private ground - speak to the Beaverlac people

If you want a longer ride there are loads of gravel loops, but let me know and and can show you some further options. I see somebody mentioned heatmaps - a bit of a bugbear for us as mtb's have been banned from certain farms because of entitled mtb'ers following previous trails that were only open on special occasions. The lighthouse to lighthouse race also followed some paths on private land and reserves.

The Wolvengat rd is quite sandy at the moment, but a nice grind none the less. If you go to die Dam (not attached but easy to follow) you can have a lekka swim in the sea before you head inland. You then go inland via gravel road to the Black Oystercatcher, either directly or via Wolvengat. Hope this helps. We did an Overberg multiday ride and found the road from Botriver to Theewaterskloof dam (think it is called van der stel pass) very pleasant and beautiful - last year the gravel road was in good nick. We then followed the river to Greyton (for frequent dips - was hellishly hot). From Greyton to Riviersonderend also gravel again staying close to the river - had a great swim as we left Greyton and again just before Riviersonderend. From Riviersonderend gravel road past the Ruan private school to Napier, and gravel to Struis - all was in good nick. We next to overnighted gansbaai murasie elim.gpx gansbaai murasie elim.kml gansbaai murasie wolvengat.gpx gansbaai murasie wolvengat.kml

The route is actually quite nice and fairly safe, shoulder good and there are some gravel options. You can go via 1 Murasie, Elim, Oystercatcher, Agulhas or 2 Murasie, Wolvengat, Oystercatcher, Agulhas or 3 Pearly beach, die dam. Oystercatcher, Agulhas. The Agulhas plain road (gravel) can be quite amazing in terms of birds etc. Can send you gpx or kml files if you wish

Been with Evobikes for a while - often only one who stocks what I need. Have had some issues, but always resolved and if it took longer than what it should have there is sometimes a bonus in the bag. Dealt with 3 people there (via web and WhatsApp) and all have been positive

A big thank you to James and crew at Olympic Cycles. Ordered something from them pre Xmas and it arrived with a missing part. WhatsApp'd them and they said they will look into it. The crazy season came and went and I completely forgot about it as the year started with a bang and so much happening. Came to mind yesterday and I thought let me contact them......instead a courier arrived with the part! So thanks, that was unexpected - but appreciated and pleased that I can do the full rebuild! Cheers

We have updated the Trailforks site - will be busy for the next while correcting some of the errors (mostly names) https://www.trailforks.com/region/klipspringer-mtb-in-the-walker-bay-fynbos-conservancy/ The little QR code on the signs take you to trails forks There are 5 routes featured: https://www.trailforks.com/region/klipspringer-mtb-in-the-walker-bay-fynbos-conservancy/routes/ My favourite is the Leopard (marked red on the route markers) fun techy climb and even more fun on the down (rocky berms and jumps to start with to faster flowing sections lower down. 12km and should take you 1hr. Second favourite is the AM - but the avoid the ruts is now badly eroded - can still ride it but be careful towards the ends as the ruts become dongas - deeper and more dangerous at speed. Longer ride with more climbs but includes ALL the fun bits and best views. Cleaning currently happening and some of the features have been improved (esp the switchbacks down and up to the little river as well as the style on River View - a shared section of the Klipspringer and Fish Eagle routes. Well worth the visit! There are some pics on the trailforks page

Some info from my experience - for those who need to have older systems work or just save by running 9X. I started off with an SRAM 9spd shifter and a Shimano 10spd der using a 9mm shim. Now still with the X9 shifter but using a Shimano 11spd clutch der. The advantage of this is no sim required as the SRAM 9spd and Shimano 11spd have the same ratio, AND the 11 spd der can take the larger cassettes that are now available. I run a 32 NW front and 11 36 at the back - which I have found adequate so far for all the Cape and Natal (Howick, Karkloof, PMB) rides I have done.

Contact Jenny Hayes (jennimetal), she does the trails in the area. Ask anybody in Tessies, they should put you in contact with her. Gravel could be muddy, trails should be good. Maybe also ask her if she knows of a year member at Stanford Valley, their trails should also be ok, but you might need to check first. Day visitors need to have a year member with them on the ride. Lomond trails are 90% OK in the wet, but Yeti on this weekend (slug fest on the roads!)

@MandM Depending on what you want to do and what you ride there are a number of options. 1 gravel road and tar - contact https://www.facebook.com/people/Gansbaai-Mountain-Bike-Rides-Routes/100051289525331/ 2. local rides you can go into romansbaai on the way to the lighthouse. see google map. Klipfontein sandy at the moment but still fun 3. For mountain rides go to lomond or ride there via sopies road. I have added a map to show the different routes you can do - all a bit longer than what you think unless you are very fit. Take enough water on a hot day. If you ride from Franskraal just doing the red will be a decent ride. If you drive to Lomond and ride from there then the black, alt 1 or 2 and then the red is a great ride that includes decent tech bits. 4. If you really like challenging stuff then do the red twice - first time to see what's there, second time to have fun. Permits payable at Lomond R50 day, R400 year Cheers - have a great ride and give some feedback, will be appreciated

Difficult discussing on forums - but my comment is not subjective relating to our trails. We have to repair and are trying to work out how why what as we are volunteers and can only build when time allows. 1 - Fair amount of damage on rain damage prevention sections on short steep up trails. Heavier guys and unskilled riders tend to walk these. The increased torque def is an issue, as well as riders getting to places they shouldn't be. So wheel spin on these short steep sections are becoming an issue. 2 - Trails are quite techy so most unfit and unskilled riders would not do them - if they did they would push a fair bit and go slow on the downs. 3 - On the downs we expect damage - we have some roosters but that can be fixed - damage mostly to the corner entry. Back wheel draggers are the biggest problem - and we have found more damage recently. Tyres are wider and chunkier on e-bikes, and where most fairly skilled riders would have let go of brakes or not braked at all we find rocks being pulled out. 3 - I have also had fun on an e-bike - spez levo I think. Top end suspension and 2.6 minions. Low low centre of gravity - You can do things you would not normally be able to do - arrive at corners faster, brake harder, accelerate harder etc. Sure it's fun, but not necessarily your skill or bravery. Again on trails designed for ripping that's ok and those trails often have a maintenance team. But not all facilities have that luxury and I sometimes wonder if some people can distinguish that. Again would like to hear from guys who actually work on trails how they feel - if it is the way things will go then maybe we in difficult soil conditions need to design trails differently or close those that don't cope. So I raised a comment hoping for some helpful advice - but maybe wrong place. Cheers