flymango Posted July 20, 2011 Posted July 20, 2011 Out of bed on a cold, wet winter morning at 05h00!!
Boyee Posted July 20, 2011 Posted July 20, 2011 Another one is from Camps Bay main road robots (furthest on Hout Bay side), up Geneva drive and then up to the cable car station. Absolute killer climb, with loads of switchbacks. kevinrb 1
Topwine Posted July 20, 2011 Posted July 20, 2011 Jonaskop near Villiersdorp. 1350 m Total ascent in 15.3 km . Tar road to the top. It's closed to the public though. I had special permission from the farmer.
TNT1 Posted July 20, 2011 Posted July 20, 2011 The Mast has been done on a road bike  I thought he used a CX bike?
Tankman Posted July 20, 2011 Posted July 20, 2011 Yup you're right it was a CX bike but a CX bike is closer to a road bike than mtb
TNT1 Posted July 20, 2011 Posted July 20, 2011 Yup you're right it was a CX bike but a CX bike is closer to a road bike than mtb  True. Also the rider in question is closer to being an actual cyclist than anyone else on this forum
gummibear Posted July 20, 2011 Posted July 20, 2011 What about Rooiels hill on the way to Kleinemond,from Gordons Bay.
Zula Posted July 20, 2011 Posted July 20, 2011 From my experience. -Redhill road in simonston is an absolute biatch of note-The mast at tokai is very very very steep-Kloof nek is also pretty darn steep-Noordhoek peak is a monster-Suikerbossie is also tough but of late I seem to be getting better at it-Chappies is pretty staunch but all depends on the speed you wanna go through it Thats about it from my side, good mix for a hill training sessions there.
grant10 Posted July 20, 2011 Author Posted July 20, 2011 Awesome guys, cheers for the replies, yeah I left out some obvious ones!  I'm just really interested in climbs that could be a real challenge to the heart rate, the steeper and longer the better! Would love to know total ascent and length if you know it. There's also the climb from Kalk Bay up Boyes Drive towards Cape Town. Real tough if you're chasing someone. Short, but can be a killer!
Zula Posted July 20, 2011 Posted July 20, 2011 Awesome guys, cheers for the replies, yeah I left out some obvious ones!  I'm just really interested in climbs that could be a real challenge to the heart rate, the steeper and longer the better! Would love to know total ascent and length if you know it. There's also the climb from Kalk Bay up Boyes Drive towards Cape Town. Real tough if you're chasing someone. Short, but can be a killer! That initial bit up boyes drive from that direction is virtually vertical!
Tankman Posted July 20, 2011 Posted July 20, 2011 What about Rooiels hill on the way to Kleinemond,from Gordons Bay. 55m gain isn't a climb, its a bump in the road
Tankman Posted July 20, 2011 Posted July 20, 2011 It sure felt longer than that. they normally do! To put in perspective, look at the first profile I posted, the steenbras climb. I did the steenbras climb then went along the coast towards Rooiels up the first "real" climb. We call it the Clarence climb where the monument is at the top. Then back and up Steenbras again.  Rooiels hill is much shorther than Clarence but slightly higher. Those bumpies in between the two big ones on the profile, is Clarence climb.
shimano 105 Posted July 20, 2011 Posted July 20, 2011 What if you take the tokai tar road to the mast?
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