nyc_cpt

I was in this group, my first CTCT. It was a wildly diverse set of people, fun riders to competitive roadies, would be nice to have a way to seed the competitive folks up a little further up. That said, I can’t really complain. I had a blast, hit the time I wanted to hit, and didn’t really see any particularly unsafe behavior.

Howzit! A few weeks ago I posted here asking for route tips in/around Cape Point and Constantia as a visitor to Cape Town, following up to say thank you! This thread is an incredible resource for route planning, and the cycling culture you all have built around Cape Town is amazing. Great roads, (fairly) courteous drivers, wonderful bike shops, friendly riders, and obviously the scenery, I can't wait to come back (maybe for CTCT)! To any lurkers considering cycling around Cape Town, do it! What an incredible place to ride. And to keep things somewhat on-topic, a big thanks to the driver of the white Audi that overtook me with a few cm clearance going ~70kph on Ou Kaapse Weg while I was well inside the shoulder, you reminded me that some people suck no matter where you go.

Hi all! my wife and I are heading to Cape Town for much of January, and are bringing our road bikes with us. This will be our second time riding here, though this trip will be considerably longer than the last. We're staying in the city bowl, planning on mostly sticking to routes around: * Chappies/Noordhoek, climbing through Silvermine then back through Constantia/southern suburbs. * The loop that looks fairly popular that goes from Glencairn down to Miller's Point on Main Rd, then loops around Plateau St to Misty Cliffs/Kommetjie, then back to Main Rd, then back to Kommetjie Rd to return to the Noordhoek area. Looks like Kloof Neck Rd/Camps Bay Dr is the fastest way to get to these, rather than looping around to the waterfront. We might start exploring longer loops further south (or potentially up in the northern suburbs) as we get comfortable with things, too. If we end up finding folks to group up with, maybe out to Stellenbosch. We'll mostly be riding together, though I may ride solo occasionally. We normally ride in/around New York City, and are familiar with psychotic drivers, roads covered in glass, etc. If anyone has any safety considerations (hotspots, particularly bad roads to avoid, etc) around those areas, would love to hear them! Or, obviously, favorite cafe stops along the way (outside Noordhoek Farm Village & Bootlegger). Thanks! So excited to be riding again in your gorgeous city.