Barker

There needs to be more awareness on the roads. Some signs saying - road used by cyclists and some of those little bumps in the road to make drivers look up at the signs. In the north the most used roads are the Bottelary, Wellington (R302) and the (R304).

That was so scary, I was in front at the time did not even see that car till it was too late. Would have take all of us (i think 12) out in one go.

Where are the dangerous wind areas on the route for people with deep sections wheels? I have heard about the camps bay decent - anywhere else? I bought a set this last year and this will be my first year doing the argus with the better quality wheels.

Thanks. Did not know. Last time i was there with group of 8 people and we climbed all the way till we got to one. Thought that was part of kaapzicht killer.

In the end we gave up trying to get to the mast. On the blue route after going up the corkskrew there was a path to the right. It was extremely steep a moubtainbiker told us that was the way but it was far to steep. I doubt my landy would even get up there. This was a week ago btw. Not today.

It is quite possible I guess. no idea. As I said was only my 2nd time there. Last time I went with a group and did not rely pay attention to the directions just following the person in front of me. As i said the last time i was there the group started at Hazendal on the green route. That is all I can really tell you.

A friend and I went cycling with day permits at Bottelary the other day. We set out to go and do the kaapzight killer which is a hectic climb as i understand - I know that from my strava we did part of it but then we got lost somewhere. We were told the kaapzight killer climbs up to the mast. We got to what seemed like the end of the green route (bankie on the hill) think it was 3km in and asked another mountain biker for directions to the kaapzight killer that goes upto the mast. He told us, no you need to follow the red route. So there we went, following the red route trying to figure out which mast and how to get to it. Started from Hazendal on green route then swapped over to red route, saw a sign "welgelegen" then we went on to zewenwacht (i think) then from there we went onto the blue route. Saw a purple route which we skipped keeping on the blue route over the hills then back unto portion of green and red. We basically got very lost hence why we jumped routes so often. The sign-age on the routes are not great. There where areas where we were not sure which path to follow as the arrows where ambiguous. On the red route the arrows are very far from each other so you cycle and then start to wonder if you missed the arrow along the way. We had to stop and reference google maps every now and again to figure out where we are and where we wanted to get to. Some friendly mountain bikers helped us out along the way on the red route explaining to us we had to take the blue route to get back on track. From a maintenance point of view the routes looked well looked after. We did find some red and white tape that demarcated off some parts of the trails and there were signs of some running "tekkie" event when coming back from blue route that added to the confusion. Was only my 2nd time on the bottelary-hills trails. Enjoyed it, got a lekker workout. What added a bit to the frustration of getting lost was that my friend was exhausted 17km in and used up all his water and was starting to panic. So there we where lost with 500ml of my water left between us. During the blue route I had to wait for him many times as he ended pushing the bike most of the time and resting. Then we got a snake scare what made me think if something happened how do we get out of here quickly. We ended up doing a unplanned 29km that took us from 9 till 13:30. What I learned from this; I need to research the trails better beforehand and if possible go with some that actually knows the area and take extra water just in case. What would be awesome is if there was some boards along the way with emergency contact numbers and maybe even a place to top up your water bottle. Would also be great if the arrows could show the direction and the distance that you have to go before getting to next arrow. It turned into a adventure and I am sure we will return.

OMG! this monument climb looks challenging....wonder if I should rather take my mountain bike. lol Much more gears on it.

How does the taal monument climb compare to vissers hok? Its the hill climb thing this coming weekend. Have been doing easier grades uptill now. Tiekie draai, Malans Hoogte ens...

Whats the price of a 520? I have a 500 and although it does everything i want the blue tooth syncing thing and Strava integration is really getting my attention. Plus, i do lots of cycling early in the morning and the lighting of the LCD display in the 520 looks better.

Well congrats to everyone that made it! Im so glad i made it!

When i go to buy it shows R800 and R30 discount.

I made it but sorry is this a mistake? R800 a entry? What happened to R430?

So you do all the seeding races through the year working towards a goal and then you don't get a entry? I understand the attempt at fairness but they really need to work in a qualifying system. I think the bottom line is that the Cape Town cycle tour is becoming more of a tourist attraction than a actual tour.

Hope you happy with the Titan.