Cyclocross bike friendly trails in Cape Town

[azikara]

Hi,

 

I'm coming to Cape Town from the US (come pretty often) and I usually bring my road bike for the argus etc. But I'm seriously considering bringing my CX bike where I can swap out clincher tires between road and CX in order to ride trails in the mountains as well as ride the roads. I'm thinking of something like the jeep track that goes from Tokai up into the mountains. I believe this goes to Table Mountain but stand corrected. I've ridden part of that on a friend's MTB but pretty sure the CX bike will be plenty capable up there too since it's not technical at all.

 

What other trails in the area would you consider? Anything out Stellenbosch area?

 

Thanks

Tristan

[carbon29er]

Virtually every trail we have in the Western Cape included enough jeep track to make it more than ridable on a CX bike, just avoid the turn-off to the single track.

 

All of Table Mountain, all of Tokai and virtually all of Stellenbosch, Durbanville, Hermanus and Paarl.

[(Deon)]

The record time for the Mast Challenge in Tokai is held by a CX bike.. by about 10 minutes!

[Flowta]

Nothing stopping you riding the singletrack on th CX. Personally have ridden most of Jonkershoek (before the fire tho) on a CX.

 

A lot of Tokai is ridable on CX your technique just changes compared to a MTB. Kinda like riding a rigid

[azikara]

@pain I think that was my pal Darren that did that

 

Thanks for the replies. CX on the way.

[eddy]

Even Karkloof is CX ridable, it looks easy ........ If you are Greg Minnaar !

 

http://www.vitalmtb.com/videos/member/Greg-Minnaar-Riding-Cyclocross,11697/bturman,109

Edited October 6, 2012 by eddy