Western Cape Rain and MTB

[Cassie]

was going to say the same. the best option for a ride this weekend is possibly the front (north facing) slopes of Table Mountain.

 

IMHO a better option this wekend would be to ride other side of Grabouw...there by the Country club...that area drains well as it is mostly rocky/ quartz sand...not MUD/Clay/cow dung....

[Cassie]

Well if it keeps on with the hail like now, I am hiring DVD's for sure!

 

Caaassssssiiiiieeeeee, what you doing with da wevar mon !?

 

WHAT HAIL??? I was out at Cape Point today - all day - and it is sunshine and no winde here...beautiful, in fact!! What are yo talking about???

:eek:

[Cassie]

I can’t speak on behalf of other trail builders, but my request with regards to the Bottelary Hills MTB trails is to please stay away for the next week and give the trails time to dry out. Riding any trail after the amount of rain we received, will cause damage and will increase the maintenance that will be needed.

Also, save yourself a big service bill on your bike and rather go and chase the roadies on tar this weekend.

 

AMEN brother!! so bek moet jam kry!!

 

A small scafifice for a large return (later on when trails are dry)!!!

[capediver]

Just back from Tokai, actually a bit amazed...less mud than a few days ago on the jeep tracks especially from the second gate to the climb after FG...most of the top soft stuff has washed away and its pretty firm. FG OK, Boulders OK, DH1 and 2 OK, Vasbyt OK until after the rock drop and flat run through the fynbos...after that it's a bit of a stream until just before the end. Trails have held up well, especially those under tree cover....great testament to design and repair works! Can't say much about the other trails and jeep tracks but based on what I saw, they should be OK.

Edited August 29, 2013 by capediver

['Dale]

Come play on the Tarmac, you dirty ones...

 

Heeehee

[Sanderis]

I'm glad you guys are discussing closing trails during the wet weather.. do you think it would work and what would deem closure? You know the pic Sanderis posted higher up would warrant a closure. Pooling in the trail makes for soggy ground and holes..

 

Do you think a closure would be respected? Some of the best riding is in the rain..

 

(Just as a side note, the trails in Tokai have never been closed, please consider this when next bashing the state of the trails )

 

That was only a small part of the trail , near the circle route ; and I rode it dead slow to minimize damage to my bike and the trail . The rest of the trail looked good :

 

http://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/1277449_10152173741874392_1684393390_o.jpg

 

http://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc3/1294378_10152173743909392_2082824506_o.jpg

 

http://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc3/1167174_10152173745769392_983573059_o.jpg

 

 

And you must consider that was Monday , before the big rain ......

[(Deon)]

That was only a small part of the trail , near the circle route ; and I rode it dead slow to minimize damage to my bike and the trail . The rest of the trail looked good :

 

http://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/1277449_10152173741874392_1684393390_o.jpg

 

http://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc3/1294378_10152173743909392_2082824506_o.jpg

 

http://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc3/1167174_10152173745769392_983573059_o.jpg

 

 

And you must consider that was Monday , before the big rain ......

No prob, I was just using the pic as example. I know Bennet and I dig his work! (Trail building humour, sorry.)

[McD23]

anyone got a any idea what the conditions for the Idealfruit race outside Villiersdorp on Sunday will be like ?

[DJR]

anyone got a any idea what the conditions for the Idealfruit race outside Villiersdorp on Sunday will be like ?

Wet?

[McD23]

lol, touché.

maybe I should ask does anyone know how the ground out there drains ?

[dev null]

anyone got a any idea what the conditions for the Idealfruit race outside Villiersdorp on Sunday will be like ?

 

And snowy. Take your skis with....

[SeaBee]

Even snow on the koppies (those above Eden you see from Techno Park) in Stellies - and that doesn't happen all that often!

[Musketeer]

Just relocated from Gauteng to Cape Town. Maybe it's a good time now to give the ol bike a goos once over to make sure that everything is clicking and clacking when the weather clears up.

[fandacious]

Its less than 5km from my house to the snow - its frigging freezing

[silent_bob]

Somerset West mountains

[SeaBee]

Sorry about the quality and buildings in the foreground - from Technopark, the koppie I was talking about... Another "if only we brought the camera along today" moment