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Really enjoyd the riding at muratie when i was there a while ago, they are proper enjoyable even though mostly XC orientated. The climbing wasn't too bad either. You dont realise how fast you gain altitude there.

‘Closed’ trail networks i said - behind a paywall, inside a fence preferably😅. Not a gravel road easily accessible by anyone off a main road. I know spez paarl trails are pretty meh…but think Jonkershoek, just hikers, baboons, sone snakes and the actual trails out to kill you there😁

Again guys, come ride all the closed mtb trail networks. We are truly lucky with the amount and variety available. You’ll never get bored. Puffies dont carry knives (outside their mouth at least) and are slow as hell…they cant get you on the opposite side of the road. The cobras are faster, but they tend to ‘run’ in the opposite direction anyway…and you usually hear them. The mole snakes loiter around like vagrant squaters, sometimes IN the trail, which requires some quick thinking, but they are generally way too lazy to even care about what you are doing. But most important, none of them want your bike or your phone! 😊

Thats what i did….and i still got bike jacked, but on the other side of the road😝😒… Best thing is to not be in a known hotspot, alone, in the first place. Thats the only reason why i follow this thread. To know where NOT to ride anymore. I’m over it. I ride bikes because i want to relax. There is no relaxing when riding on the road anymore. if they decide they want to get you, those few meter extra probably don't mean much. Especially when travelling up hill. Thats a tried and tested M.O. thats how they got me even after i went to the other side of the road. Thinking about my bike incident again….the skollie doing his best Pythagoran theory while now sprinting full speed with a knife overhead to intercept you….is way scarier than a guy casually walking into your path, showing you he has a knife and telling you to give them your crap. This has also happened to me before while on foot, and although it also sucked….it was all pretty ‘civil’ compared to being flanked and chased down by an idiot wielding a knife, fully intent on using it as a means to get me on the floor.

Better steer clear of these guys, clearly trying to mug you trailside of your bike accessories @ChrisF. Considering his food of choice, a headlamp will come in handy while out looking for dinner. such snakes these guys…

He has a nicer ‘bmx’ too though. @Jewbacca, show them Mint-sauce!

Poor Mol slang is not even on that list. And most likely to be mistaken for another thing on that list. They are plentiful around bloemendal. They like sunbathing too. You are most likely to see mr cape cobra around hoogies and conties in my experience. Well thats where ive encountered them anyway. Puffies more to stellies side i think. If only seen them at jonkers and boschensal. But i guess you will likely find any one of those anywhere in the cape so dont bushdive too much!

Mol slang. ps: not venomous. Although the black colour and their size makes you think it’s something way worse so it’s scary nonetheless. They are constrictors…and you guessed it, eat moles etc.

#priorities this is me when i mount my platform rack and bike to my cockroach…I mean driving appliance…i mean car.

Sell the road bikes and come ride mtb on closed trail networks. MTB’ers rag on roadies a lot but we’ll accept you with open arms ☺️. Some of these stories, and my own incidents are the reason i don't ride on the roads anymore. Not worth it. I want to enjoy the act of riding my bike without feeling naked, covered in blood while running through the Kruger park making distress noises…

Nah we’ll reject all clubs and start rogue riding and building trails where we like, you know..how MTBing started😅 “Rage against the machine - killing in the name of”

Hahaha! Wow, just wow. i’m guessing families of 5+ need to contact Noel so that they can be referred to a financial credit provider for pre-approval. Probably a full audit too..because surely you must be poor of you have 3 + children🤣🤣

My worry with stront like this is how long before the other clubs think it’s a good idea to ask this much? We already have to deal with golfers on bikes…soon we’ll have to deal with their club membership models too. at 14k a year i’d want complimentary tax evasion services, designer drugs, open bar and a board that tells everyone im better than them - preferably illuminated…and gold. Also, a permanent shuttle service, trail sweepers and if I even see a rut in the trail bigger than a R5 coin….I want my money back.

Its not just cyclists, ive sat there in traffic watching how they mug ‘working class’ pedestrians getting off at the my city station. People are so oblivious, they literally just walk up to them and take their phones out their hand because they are glued to their screens. Also, that bridge is not just s problem now…its been a problem since pre-covid years. Its dodge as hell due to the many escape routes. With the increase in vagrants it’s just become worse.

Ill be the devil in your ear… buy yourself a 25k full squish bike and get the GF something with wheels that turn for R5k ☺️😅 While there are exceptions, boys play with their toys more and girls usually get bored or move on. For casual gravel road cruises just about anything will do.

Not a holiday permit, im talking about the usual mid year price drop for memberships. I paid R660 for a full membership and R200 odd vir n youth one a few months ago when the discount kicked in. They don't ride in winter like i do, so i buy their boards mid year when it’s cheap. It looks no different from my full membership I buy each year at the end of Jan.

Please don’t take this the wrong way or anything. I’m not questioning your intelligence either, i’m just covering all basis. please have a look at this: around 1:30 ish that's the proper wat to use a QR skewer. Ignore the fact that it’s a road bike and a front wheel. It’s the same for any. I've seen too many people use the ‘wing’ of the skewer as a lever to try and tighten down the axle like a normal bolt. It wont work and WILL slip like you are describing. hopefully is something ‘dumb’ like this and nothing more serious that needs more fixing.

When did they change this? I literally bought 2x half year permits 2months ago for wife and kid like i always do. Found another way to shaft us I see🤣

Yearly permits are discounted to something like 50% (circa R600) and are valid until end January 2025. You can purchase one at Bloemendal Trail park. that will give you access to everything in and around durbanville (tygerberg trails), corridors/traverses included. https://tygerbergmtb.co.za/trail-networks/tygerberg/ worth it if you plan on covering km over all the trails for more than a few days.

Exactly what I thought… also, not saying OP doesn't know or it even is QR….but you’d be shocked how many people don’t know how to properly use a QR lever. This kind of sounds like something i’ve seen before👀. that or the bike is TA but has sliding drop outs which are slipping. @Leon O, share a pic of the rear axle / drop-out ?

Then, thinking about it now, we’ve all been there…..at jonkers you are in some cases dealing with 7min descents. Depending on your energy levels, fitness…at some stage you are just a passenger and not actively riding your bike anymore haha. Thats when the risks get higher too. Armageddon, top to bottom…as stage 5 of an enduro = yellow leg imminent death lol