Max Headroom

Ha ha, google is your friend - BUT this looks like its about KIT - i.e. clothing

No, that's not it - Its about Giving - i.e. not Wanting/Asking

Cool bananas - thanks

Been searching for 10 minutes but can't find that thread where we give cycling sht (components etc) to others, rather than throw it away. HELP please

https://sites.google.com/view/cmc-dc-weekend/home

on the trail yesterday, and did the new 'grysbok' and new climb (to mast) on 'ribbok' FANTASTIC well-done to the trail-builders !! Trails beautiful at the moment - so many colours - from white and yellow to rich dark green and purple

39 option IMHO is better. 52/39 (or 53/39), as you pick-up speed, the change from 39 to 52 is less aggressive on the legs and similarly, you don't have to drop down (as with 53) on every incline. But don't make it too easy with the cassette etc- you just end up using the granny gear on every hill and going slower and slower (and your buddies will have to wait for you. We rode 52/42 and 12/21 for many years (Argus, Jock tour etc.) New technology is making us soft - Just got to HTFU

I know of just two water point, A) One on Yellow route: B) The other on the Red route Northern side. And unless I have always misunderstood, and trespassed, or it has changed - I think the Marker on the trail map is old or wrong Your Pic, I think is on the Red route. Further along than indicated - trail turns right down dirt road - then if turning right again into small road - immediately on your right, about 10 yards in, is a gate - The tap is on the lawn under a tree. (Unfortunately - That gate is sometimes locked !! $@%&*%$#@ !!

What/where are you guys doing/having for breakfast Sunday morning - I don't see anywhere available (for that early)

and you and add the coke to klippies after

Oh, this gets me so F..$%^&...ing mad. I gave two sets of DT-S wheels and also do all my own maintenance on my four bikes - Can't change the farking bearings because the tool is so scarce - even shops will send you from pillar to post to find a workshop that has one - even then, they don't want to just remove the 'nut' for you - you must give them the job. After these wheels, will never buy DT-S again !!!

Yup, it bloody pain in the @#$%^& What I do - wrap a cloth around screw driver - insert into electric drill - clamp drill - hold tyre against spinning cloth Not quick solution ! - BUT i use the finer bits that come off, to add to my home-made tyre sealant. (ps. **** goes everywhere - your hair, arm hair, ceiling,floor, door - so get your oldest T-shirt and if you have hairy legs and arms; you will need long sleeve shirt on trousers)

I just use a thin screw driver - scrapes the jockey wheels clean. By the way - if you have never serviced or replaced jockey wheels - pay attention when you take them out. They are 2 different designs - you cant swap them around- and also note the direction of rotation. Also Shimano and Sram are different - and get the correct wheels for your gear system (i.e. 7speed, 10speed) jockeys differ and when reassembling - be careful, it is easy to drop a spacer/washer and not notice

The problem with this solution, is that moving forward for me, also moves my knee too far forward over the pedal

bwahaha !

Anybody else notice the guy with the normal PPA number ? (had to laugh at this) Passed a guy just after simonstown - I guess he must have just joined in somewhere. Further, I can't recall that I have ever bounced around so much on the CTCT in previous years. The roads are not in a great condition. (perhaps I was wheel sucking more and did not see road flaws) I am also in two minds about the e-bikes and how they should fit in. Earlier start times - and they will be used for unfair drafting for better times (same issues as Ladies race) Though of perhaps starting them only on the 'short route' after the ladies are well gone. But then they could still wait for the men to catch up and then pull their buddy along. On the current arrangement - As mentioned above - too complicated for marshals to identify and stop them from starting in normal groups. And, what stops you from dropping back in start groups and placing your buddy on a e-bike - to catch up to you and tow you to a sub3 or whatever (of course you need the ability to hang on !) Because of the speed that the e-bikes can travel at - I see the only solution being to place them starting even later/further back after the last groups (they will catch up and finish before cut-off times - so no worry about road closure etc) I also just missed (in front of me) the pileup on the blue route and heard clatter of bikes/guys behind us falling just after exiting simonstown, and then seeing the guys in pain on the cape point decent - but did anybody see the guy sitting on the pavement (holding his bike upright) and clenching his left arm and chest ? (On small suikerbossie just after right turn) Did not look like a fall (or collar bone issue) - Hope he is alright and not a heart attack (!) Ladies race - I am sure most ladies are delighted in having their own race - but really, the route must be made longer. Even for the pro guys, the route is too short. Ladies and Mens race - It is too much of a sprinters race (with 15km after suikerbossie to regroup). I would like to see - as example ; the ladies race going first back to Kalkbay and over Boyes drive, then Oukaapse weg and finally down Blackhill. Similarly the top men's race - starting as current but then in Kalkbay going up Boyes drive / oukaaps / blackhill Anyway, overall, really enjoyed the ride and safely finishing my 24th. (twice before had to abandon during a pile-up) Well done to the marshals and overall arrangements - Still a fantastic event ! I hope I can keep doing it till one day probably sitting on a e-bike at age 80

Three years later - any comments on the accuracy of this (excellent work by Skubarra from 2017) related to the current 2020 seedings ?

Firstly, thank you for these fantastic trails ! I ride there twice a week and love every inch ! (I ride mainly during the week, and have never seen another rider ! before approx 5pm. Further, I just don't understand why there are so few riders enjoying the trails even on weekends.) Maintenance Three trees down on new Ribbok re-route yesterday - about half way after where "extra single track" rejoins - and the exit. Note to riders - Ribbok (red clockwise route) - the 're-route' now exits at the 'top line' which was previously the return 'short-cut' forest entrance from the green route side. In other words if turning left after up and over Kaapzight climb and onto the very steep long climb next to the tree line (where going to left would be direction start of skaapsteker - right at very top was a return short-cut 'Green link' to the Ribbok forest.) Coming from kaapzight climb, and being in a hurry, I misunderstood the reroute swop and entered the forest trail at 'normal Ribbok exit'. (No signs or trail closure here unfortunately. I ended up with crazy hike-a-bike to get out of many cut trees, branches and sandy mess.) With the top route now reversed, I guess the only return here is now via skaapsteker ? Marker/Arrows - Further, as I was late getting to Stellenbosch, rather than going via 'skildpad ?', I decided to go over the hill (that 1.7km mostly single track (nameless?) where its downhill ends next to the wolwedans-vastrap - then past exit to overgauw on the right and finally right to get on downhill to Asara (as opposed to going around down to yellow route) I think riding this 'reverse' red is acceptable ? - but I did not see a marker arrow for the Asara direction ? So went too far before going right (ended up lost on 'a nursery farm' and exit to Devon valley road. If this counter-clockwise riding is allowed - then perhaps more markers, and a marker for Asara exit required. (also, I must admit I was going flat-out and route looks unfamiliar counter-clockwise, so maybe I just did not pay enough attention.) Fantastic trails.

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New venue/routes - 15km,30km, 60km with 236m,466m,1886 elevation respectively. 60km route 1886m elevation. Done this long loop (60km route) and parts thereof a couple of times and its not a breeze. In my opinion they are going to lose entries. The 30km is too short and the 60km with 1,900 m climbing is too tough for the majority who previously did the CTCT MTB races. Those trails get dusty and hot in summer. Further, didn't see the mtb mentioned on the CTCT web - only on PPA site;- so is it possible that (unless a hubber) many won't know about the event ? Did not see other event page for this (?) ps. see you at the start line

Yes - Rocks not as serious as knives/guns etc. as long as you see the attacker (i.e. not taken by complete surprise (like a friend of mine who was hit in the face with a brick) I would try using bike as protection - and ideally finding some rocks myself. One-on-One with rocks is an option if you can help the other 'captive' rider.

RE : Take the service road along side the railway line until you get to Kromme Rhee road. Often ride this - but currently not alone. Too isolated, suspect pedestrians and no room for escape.

Although there have been many incidents on Paarl side R44 and SSW side R44 and Kayamandi and Kromme Rhee and Bottelary and Helsh., I still regularly cycle there during the week and weekends - as do many other cyclists. I was even targeted in an attempted attack once but escaped due to my awareness of the situation before it could escalate. My point being, that not all (everybody) cyclists on these routes are attacked - there are hundreds of riders (specially on weekends) using these routes. Yes, one attack is too many - but so is one car crash, pedestrian knock down, etc. i.e. what is the ratio of attacks to total riders using that route. (yes, it could happen to me or you - but so could a heart attack) We can not let these scum of the earth robbers and thugs make us give-up cycling, or all stay at home. Obviously the prime objective must be to avoid an attack - like other routes you are enquiring about, mtb trails, riding in groups etc. but this is mostly not a option every time you want to ride. Just be vigilant - much has been discussed on the hub about self defence weapons - I just carry pepper spray in my pocket (but know I will not even reach for it if a serious weapon threatens me - and I can't think of any other weapon I could safely and effectively carry or use) Further, I always look ahead at pedestrians on my side of the road - sitting or walking; what are they carrying; are they showing an interest in me; and I look behind me to see if anyone else (riders) are near, but most importantly, I check if the road is clear for my emergency swerve or sprint out of the way of attackers into the road. The most common attacks seem to be being knocked or dragged off the bike by one or two attackers or grabbing your handlebar - I always keep one arm 'on the risk side' free to knock away a potential arm stretched out at me - but as mentioned above, by observing their behaviour as I approach, I decide if I am going to turn around, cross the road or swerve and sprint, rather than getting close to a suspicious character or two. Of course multiple attackers could jump out of hiding (bushes etc) or will block your path and guys with knives, pangas and guns will probably leave you with no option but to drop your bike and run. However, if we all keep riding and keep the roads open to riding we have a better chance of surviving this madness we are faced with. So, I can just say that for myself, observation, alertness and awareness , will give you the best chance of avoiding an attack and only the worst most dangerous areas are to be avoided (an example for me is the old helshoogte road) Oh, re your question - as mentioned by others, you can cross over from R44 to R304 via Klapmuts, Elsenburg, or Kromme Rhee (careful of guys at the railway station) - then onto Bottelary and up and over Devonvalley. But I would just stick to the R44 all the way.

Doubt you will be able to find that - Garmin and GPS etc. on every bike was not possible back in the day. One was lucky if you had a POLAR (with heart rate monitor) Garmin in 1989 in Lenexa, Kansas, as "ProNav". ProNav's first product was a GPS unit which sold for US$2,500.

Yeah, have been wondering about how they count - I got a 23yr Club gift at registration - i.e. before actually riding the event - so assumed I had already done 23 and 2019 was the 24th (?) Further, the board with the names on had it as 23 club - so that tells me its the 24th event in 2019 (?) (Unfortunately it appears they did not keep all the rider times in the early days due to sponsor and event changes, so can't check.)