Jan D

Seconding the PPA group rides, nice people, and a good way to meet some people. They've got some strong riders as well, and it's not cliquey. If you're also a MTBer, let me know, I'll let you know about our open for all group rides

It doesn't say that explicitly indeed, but having to yield to traffic that entered the circle after you got there, is a direct consequence of the "yield to traffic from the right" rule. When you are waiting, and another car enters the roundabout from a different entrance, that car is now "traffic already in the roundabout". It would also be impossible to make the judgement of who got to the roundabout first when we're talking multi-lane roundabouts where you can't even see all other incoming lanes. This makes sense, as it allows to "clear" an entire line of cars, whereas treating a roundabout like a four-way stop severely limits its capacity. Ofcourse, you can enter the circle when there's a gap, and when you're in a line of cars entering the circle, people waiting at another entrance will have to wait for you as well. That's the beauty of the roundabout, it gets large volumes of cars moving, in a self-regulating way. It clears a line, then allows the next entrance to clear But I think we are straying too far from cycling related topics 😁

I saw this accident, passed by on my bike shortly after it happened. It's a miracle they survived, having been catapulted over the wall onto the rocks by the ocean. I saw the girl after she'd been rescued, and she seemed in a better condition than I'd dare to hope (from a distance). Wishing them a speedy recovery, and wishing the pos driver a harsh sentence.

You also need to give right of way to people entering the circle while you are waiting, this is what makes them so efficient, it's a self-regulating flow. Especially at large circles, this makes sense. "As you enter the roundabout, traffic coming from your right has right of way. This means that traffic streaming into the roundabout from the entrance to your right will keep coming as long as no one is coming from their right." https://www.arrivealive.mobi/safe-driving-at-the-roundabout-traffic-circle-and-mini-circle

Bought from there several times, 0 issues. Owner has reached out to me on whatsapp before to discuss replacements when something was out of stock, very eager to help. I'd confidently recommend the shop.

I always take some bananas and bars, as well as some not fully diluted energade to keep me going. But the water points have water, coke, energade, and energy bars. So if you don't mind the brief stops your don't need to load up too much.

Tim's Test is a fantastic idea. It makes sense to have melanoma screening here. I made an appointment and went, in and out in 10 minutes. Great experience, and highly appreciated they offer this for free

There's an event train this year, so if you're stressed about parking/riding up, this is also an option. It's R50 return for cyclists, and R20 for everyone else

It's a bit of a funky system; you need to go onto their booking platform: https://booking.capenature.co.za/ Then you choose the region (Overberg), after which you select the Kogelberg reserve and click "book now" Then scroll down to Mountain Bike Activity, where you select the desired date, amount of people, and click "book". It'll then be in your basket and you can check out. Seems like it gets full in advance so always a good idea to book online when possible.

Very helpful, thank you! We plan on going early morning and have the permits already, so I think I can stop worrying now 😆

Thanks both, I'm tempted to take the gravel bike and just have some hike-a-bike sections haha

Thanks for your response! We've got the permits, bought them on the Cape Nature website, I've also found the map, just wondering whether it's really jeep track all the way or if there are technical sections (basically just deciding which bike to take)

Has anyone ridden the Kogelberg nature reserve MTB route? Is it possible to ride it with a gravel bike, and does anyone have a .gpx file? I've been looking around online but can't find anything meaningful. Thanks!

I've been fighting with the Taj hotel after their driver did something similar to me. Turned into me head on, tried to flee, now they are refusing to pay for my damages.

What side of the city do you live? I frequently ride at night, mostly as a mode of transport and have never encountered issues. Bright ass lights for visibility of course. There's of course a level of being lucky to it. If you're hesitant, you can do a relaxed ride on the prom to see the sunset set, always a lovely experience.