Alouette3 Posted March 19, 2014 Posted March 19, 2014 So we set off with a bang last year, building the new Snake trails last year and repairing and realigning some of the older trails, build days were well attended and Tokai was riding better then it has in a long time. Now we have elected a comity in an effort to formalize activities and everything seems to have just come to an abrupt stop! I rode last night after a couple weeks break from mountain biking in Tokai for Argus training. I was shocked at how bad the condition of some of the trails are, eroded and overgrown etc. What are the plans going aheadThe club?Fixing and maintaining trails?Planned building of new trails?Build days?I know there was talk of a controlled burn which was holding back so work? So then does anyone know what we can expect going forward...
(Deon) Posted March 19, 2014 Posted March 19, 2014 Hi Alouette3, We understand your concern and are working towards establishing a system that all members will be happy with. We are meeting tonight again to decide on volunteer days, management, contractors, trails etc... Furthermore; website, twitter, facebook comms etc will be back to normal soon. All info will be presented through these channels. Hang tight, almost there. waveduke, Bloukrans and Warren_G 3
Alouette3 Posted March 19, 2014 Author Posted March 19, 2014 Thanks Deon,I'll be standing by for more info.
marko35s Posted March 19, 2014 Posted March 19, 2014 Things are looking rough up there at the moment* *My view of things may be tainted by falling off there today. Entirely the fault of the trail, not my lack of skills and with no witnesses I am sticking to that story...
Jewbacca Posted March 19, 2014 Posted March 19, 2014 Things are looking rough up there at the moment* *My view of things may be tainted by falling off there today. Entirely the fault of the trail, not my lack of skills and with no witnesses I am sticking to that story... It will be WAY better after the rain. With such long hot dry spells it will inevitably become a sand pit, especially in the newly logged uncovered areas where the trails just bake.... and people skid around the berms....
marko35s Posted March 19, 2014 Posted March 19, 2014 It will be WAY better after the rain. With such long hot dry spells it will inevitably become a sand pit, especially in the newly logged uncovered areas where the trails just bake.... and people skid around the berms....It was pretty nice up there today to be fair, just had one of those *freak* accidents.
cadenceblur Posted March 19, 2014 Posted March 19, 2014 heading out there this evening, will be my first visit to Tokai after any rains! Hope there are no nasty surprises!
Flowta Posted March 19, 2014 Posted March 19, 2014 To quote Omega Man from this threadhttps://community.bikehub.co.za/topic/137342-tokai-mtb-club/ Hey guys. We are having our 2nd meeting this week. The 19th. I shouldn't really be posting about Tokai on here cos there is a PR person. We are busy establishing official communication channels but anyways here goes. As you know we chose the 5 member committee without portfolio. The individual portfolio's were decided at our first meeting. The 5 Committee members are DH Rep. VinceXC Rep. Jason LindPR. Dan DobinsonSanparks Liaison. DeonTreasurer. Duane (me) We've been quiet for 2 reasons really. 1. We've met with an outside contractor with a view to getting them to take over the maintenance aspect of the existing trail network. That's all I'm prepared to say on the matter at this stage.2. Argus. Both Dan and Jason earn their living within the cycling industry and Argus time is a major money spinner for them. Expect announcements around trail maintenance, volunteer days, communication etc this week. Cheers. Duane out.
Guest Omega Man Posted March 20, 2014 Posted March 20, 2014 Hey guys. Some notes from our meeting last night.Our 2nd meeting was held at the River Club last night.Dan Dobinson has been elected as the chairman of the committee.Though we've been quiet we have been constantly working and meeting behind the scenes. Specifically around the stuff mentions below.Bennet Nel (Yes that's right!!) has been contracted on a monthly SLA basis. He will be spending 3 days a month up on the mountain buffing up the existing single tracks starting next month. He will be spending 6 days up there in April and from May onwards 3 days a month. Bennet is one of the most respected trail builders in SA and is the guy behind the fabulous trails in Jonkershoek. He has a team of 8 workers and those guys KNOW how to build trail.We are busy with a Trail Vision document that we expect to be the basis of the new trails we are looking to build in the very near future in Tokai. No you can't see it yet.We are not waiting for the EMP to be released before we work on the Trail Vision document. The timelines just don't allow for it.We plan to finalize and ratify the document withing the next few weeks. We will then present it to the Table Mountain Bikers forum.We then plan to present that document to you guys, the riders, in May. We need this to be a big meeting with loads and loads of riders cos we want Parks to know we are many. Please don't be apathetic about this. It's important.If it's ratified by you guys we'll present to Parks.Going forward any and all communication will be channeled through the TokaiMTB website. We will no longer communicate via social media as it can get messy very quickly as all of you know. If you have any comments/complaints about the trails or security threats there will be a mail address you can mail. The website should be fully functional within the next 2 weeks.We are having a build day on Saturday the 5th of April. Please join us for the build day. We are going to do the divert on Vasbyt where the XC trail and DH trail intersect. 9am at the parking lot. If you come later that's fine. please pull in. We wanted to have the build after Bennet's 6 days on the hill but the timing hasn't worked out like that.And last but by no means least. Please do NOT build illegal trails. This hurts our credibility with Parks as they can easily turn around and question our ability to control the group we purport to represent. Kranky and Headshot 2
Alouette3 Posted March 20, 2014 Author Posted March 20, 2014 Great, thanks for the feedback. All sounds very positive! If I'm off on the 5th I'll be there. (Deon) 1
(Deon) Posted April 3, 2014 Posted April 3, 2014 Build day confirmed. Is the build day confirmed for Saturday?
DJR Posted April 3, 2014 Posted April 3, 2014 Build day confirmed. My holiday plans got nuked so I'll be here to help build this Saturday. What time?
(Deon) Posted April 3, 2014 Posted April 3, 2014 Yaay, I mean nooo/yaay.. confused 9am - 1 pm with something special planned for after. Arrive when convenient but plan to leave around 3pm.. We'll be working on the Vasbyt/DH crossing, building a berm! Kranky 1
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