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Thanks Steady Spin. Safe for woman to go solo? Cellphone signal in case of difficulty?

Hi Hubbers. I'm coming down for a birthday party on the weekend of the 30th and keen to ride Karkloof on the 28th and 29th, possibly even the afternoon of the 27th (traveling down from Jhb). I don't typically ride alone, can anyone help me with the lay of the land? Are there groups I could join? People who would be willing to ride with me? I have a dual sus trail bike and fairly good skills, but not as fit as I would like. 20km rides are probably my speed

Yeah I got one with the second hand kit, it just needs batteries. I'll look into fixing that up and using it! Then I can k ow THE TRUTH!! (or something closer to it, taking into account tyre pressure, time spent in the air etc etc) 😄

I'd say yes but it's a factor to consider

No speed sensor

Well my smile is bigger... 😁

The good news is this Garmin came from a 29er! So what I'm reading now must be the accurate reading 🤣

Dang it! Maybe that's it! Hahaha!

Glad to bring a smile. Maybe one day I will remember that we made some route change and that's responsible. For now I'm putting it down to a weird confluence of data that looks consistently different!

No speed sensor, just GPS. It was a good line of thinking though

LOL, love the way you think! Unfortunately I'm not faster on the new, heavier bike yet, but I love him dearly and I will be quicker soon!

Thanks for the explanation of the sampling, I think it's probably safe to say that this is the real difference, and I'm just picking up a streak of unusual data. The good news I ride the route every week so I will keep on sampling, lol!

Now this may be due to barometric differences between the rides. I believe the devices we use often use barometric pressure to gauge elevation and changes in elevation.

Yeah I also can't see how it would change for such small changea in position. Another spanner in the works. I averaged 5 rides on the 26er and 3 rides on the 29er and I still have a 1.3% difference! At this stage I'm going to put it down to a difference in sampling or some difference in the route that I'm not consciously aware of. So strange!

OK so I have a strange observation and I wonder if anyone else has experienced something similar. The group I ride with do weekday rides following the exact same route every time. I recently upgraded from a 26 inch bike to a 29 inch bike and my ride distance, measured by a Garmin Edge 820, changed from 15.13km to 14.94km. That's 190m less and is a 1.3% difference. Now I thought it was a new downhill section that may be shorter, but looking at the map, both rides I'm comparing used the same route! Could it be possible for a Garmin mounted on the handlebars to measure a difference in how I track through corners on these new bigger wheels and could it be that big a difference? It seems so crazy yet I can't (yet?) see another explanation?? So, am I crazy or what?

Cheers I've dropped you a message!

Thanks Martin. I'd love to meet up and ride with a local if possible. Will check out riding alone if I can't make that happen

Thanks, I think that's the Sugar Rush I'm talking about? From the same place? I'm not keen to ride on my own, I've reached out to friends of a friend. Let's see!

Hi there! Traveling to Ballito this Friday for a week and really keen to ride Sugar Rush and maybe other hidden gems? I'm on my new Momsen Vipa Trail, I've done a lot of MTB multi day events years ago but just getting back into it so my fitness is at the 20km ride stage. Is there anyone in the area that I could join for a ride?

Thanks everyone! I will reach out, Red Barn sounds like fun

Thanks everyone for your help. I got a second hand Garmin Edge 820 and used it for the 1st time yesterday. It seems really nice and looking forward to better data as I start using it more

Hi there I got back on the bike (MTB that is) about 2 months ago. I want to spend more time riding with my dad but yesterday I carried on riding with his buddies after he turned back and when I lost the group after Albert's, they suggested that I meet them 5km away and then didn't wait for me, leaving me to find my own way back to the Junction. I felt exceptionally unsafe and have lost trust in this group. I'm looking for new riding buddies. I can ride Tuesdays or Thursdays from about 3h30 from the Junction and Saturdays or Sundays at any location around Gauteng (Northern Farm, Spruit, etc). I'm riding the Junction to Emmarentia and back at about 15km/hr ave and maybe a bit slower on a longer ride while I build up endurance. Looking for riding partners where sticking together is paramount.

Thanks Theo

I'll go look it up!

Good luck. I joined Strava but for a new sign up, it's R600 a year... Not sure I will commit after the 2 month trial...