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Taking out your frustrations on a TMNP official either by verbally or physically abusing them says more about you as a person (read cyclist, runner, walker etc) than the TMNP official.
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I am glad. People are fine with bars and taverns, malls etc but throw their toys out about an event. I am sure it will be well organized . Chances are Restrictions and curfew will ease after new year's.
Wessie12 you do realise that the objections/ concerns are from people that willingly entered the event and really want to do it? The concerns here are not invalid. You suggest that the event will be 'well organised'. Well organised would imply the organisers are addressing and communicating concerns that we're asking them to address. So far all they've said is that the event will go ahead. Nothing satisfactory about medical considerations and cut-off considerations given that we're doing the event in summer and with stricter curfews than before.
My two cents worth is that the communication has from the event organisers have been pretty average. Having had a quick look at the comms from the event organisers on the FB page it's clear that they are not 100% on how to deal (a) with the restrictions and (b) heat.
They talk about changing start times to an even earlier slot - I get that but then how will that work? We are all taking leave just to get there and an earlier slot (say 10pm the Friday night) potentially means yet another day of leave.
They also talk about utilising the existing streams and adding extra food and drink to waterpoints in the event of a hot day. That does not inspire confidence. The organisers have never previously had to deal with heat related issues and they are not exactly addressing this in their comms so far.
Anyway I'll continue to train and I guess make a call a couple of weeks before if government doesn't make the call for us...
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Although I suspect there a lot more to the story than the OP is letting on.
I am wondering if the OP is the notorious Spaanschemat Wheelsucker (lets call him SW), a famous dude on a Giant who latches onto anyone who passes him, then proceeds to pant and sweat profusely. When waving him through for his turn he will always refuse.
Come on OP, tell us, are you that guy?
Nope that's not me - not usually fit enough be wheelsucking. And I didn't pass him remember? He told me in no uncertain terms to get lost. I didn't want to spoil his day by passing him.
Reading some of the follow on posts from you, not to sure I believe it was actually 1min, Im leaning towards a little more.....
As it may be, you chased him, sped up or whatever to sit his wheel cause he didnt greet you. Do you speed up in PnP when a guy with a trolley passes you and doesn't greet and you sit his trolley slip from the Clean Green isle to the Yoghurt isle? That is also more than minute cause I've tried to sit Matt Beers Trolley there and got dropped.
It was a minute
But the facts of the original post almost don't seem do matter anymore
Let's say I made an error in not greeting the guy or not announcing my presence. It doesn't justify his over the top response (at least in my humble opinion)
I've been fascinated by the responses - both in support of me and also in support of his reaction (not behaviour as far as I could see).
So you caught him then slowed down to sit behind him to get a faster ride? What?
Seriously though - like the others said - it's standard slipstream behaviour to say hello before you "use" someone's slipstream. A quick "mind if I rest behind you for a while/how far you going/wanna do some intervals? " is normal.
His reaction was an over reacrio to your non communication would be my guess. You "ruined" his solo stress breaking ride...
Ah - I think I omitted an important point of clarification. He passed us without greeting (in his defence he did seemed focussed)
I felt it was only right that I try to keep up with him...
Next time I'll greet him (nicely) - promise
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OP, for clarification, how brief was your wheelsucking moment?
About 1 minute.
Just instinctively latched onto him to get a faster ride to The Nest coffee shop. In hindsight I approached it the wrong way (didn't greet) and the aggro wasn't worth it
Some valuable insight from the other responses so far...
I really don't know what your problem was. But to throw the F-bomb at me by telling me that I should either 'go ahead of you or F-off' when I 'dared' to keep on your wheel for a brief period of time on Spaanschemat river road is not cool.
I'ts not like I was endangering you physically (although it's arguable I may have damaged your ego by keeping up with you...)
Perhaps you feel it's not cool for a mountain biker to latch onto your wheel while you're on the road. Perhaps you even feel that mountain bikers don't belong on the road. To be honest I'm a road biker as well as a mountain biker so perhaps it's only you and I shouldn't be judging road bikers based on your ridiculous behaviour.
Just relax - we all share the road. And just remember the only words I said to you in response - 'LIGHTEN UP'
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I though the food was brilliant, even smoked salmon for breakfast
Personally I thought it was inconsistent. I did Pinotage and there was no milk for my coffee nor was there any bread or toast at breakfast time.
Rest of breakfast was great but found those 2 omissions especially odd
After you bunny hopped over those obstacles, did you stop and remove them from the trail?
Thanks for taking the time out to give us a heads up about this.
Yep definitely. Was just below the berms/ switchbacks near the top so if I wasn't concentrating I wouldn't have been able to bunny hop or remove...
Encountered some obstacles placed by presumably a disgruntled hater of all things MTB at the top of the Constantia Greenbelt near top of Southern Cross Drive when I was descending at about 7pm last night. Be careful and watchful out there.
There are a couple of trails above Arbour Road in the Glenbarrie area of town. Not too difficult to find. Done it a couple of times when I visit my parents who still live in George. I usually do a climb to the George mast which is a short(ish) but decent climb. When you turn back from the mast you will go downhill on the jeep track for about 2km. Then take a left where the fynbos meets the pine plantation. After about 500m on the jeep track you've just taken there is some nice single track (much like Tokai singletrack before Pines were cut down). I think you can link to Montagu Pass via Witfontein.
Hope my explanation makes sense!
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Yesterday morning at 7.30 my friend got mugged on Hout Bay main road at graveyard towards the IY circle. So not far from the Hout Bay police station He was stopped by somebody pretending to cross the road and he was then descended upon by a large group. They hit him over the head with a metal pole. His helmet saved him. They took his bike and phone. Once bike and phone was taken the assaillants left but one of them came back with a machete/ panga and took another swipe at him aimed at his neck. Luckily the blow didn't connect properly.
Incident has been reported to police and case has been opened.
Stay away from the Graveyard near the circle at IY in Hout Bay. It's not safe. Rather go down Valley Drive/ World of Birds.