Andrew Steer Posted September 8, 2014 Share Trolling - surely there are better things to do on ones birthday Pure Savage and Peach. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcmeyerSS Posted September 8, 2014 Share naai?I heard the water will shrink your wheels and make your suspension sag. rouxtjie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rouxtjie Posted September 8, 2014 Share My advice, built a ridiculous gap jump on the straight line. Rider has two options:1. Don't corner and have the ride of your life2. Learn to corner on the spot3.Newby breaks his collerbone4.City parks closes emma for bicycle5.Rats become sad pandas And a plus to all of us is we all get a gap jump I think I may look into thisGreat result Edited September 8, 2014 by rouxtjie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fabes Posted September 8, 2014 Share Nah, I got a 27.5 now - haven't you heard, everything else sucks compared to them. I am still working on that skill set though. Corners are a big issue.Sorry I have never ridden the Spruit but I heard it is perfect for 29ers? Louzy and MTBc 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super_mil Posted September 8, 2014 Share Nah, I got a 27.5 now - haven't you heard, everything else sucks compared to them. I am still working on that skill set though. Corners are a big issue.And the odd drop can still be quite tricky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolipoli Posted September 8, 2014 Share Sorry I have never ridden the Spruit but I heard it is perfect for 29ers? Yeah its not so bad. Seriously though, it takes a huge amount of work to try and make something interesting out of what the Spruit has, so I can understand the frustration of trail builders when these little lines (that take ages to build) get compromised Peach. and nonky 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast Tech Posted September 8, 2014 Share Great result Never knew the line in question was in Emma... (Same applies to Delta). But somewhere else may be a viable option Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fabes Posted September 8, 2014 Share Yeah its not so bad. Seriously though, it takes a huge amount of work to try and make something interesting out of what the Spruit has, so I can understand the frustration of trail builders when these little lines (that take ages to build) get compromisedI think everyone should just chill the **** out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolipoli Posted September 8, 2014 Share And the odd drop can still be quite tricky If I was on a 29er, it would have rolled straight through.. MTBc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rouxtjie Posted September 8, 2014 Share Never knew the line in question was in Emma... (Same applies to Delta). But somewhere else may be a viable optionCould be, just using an example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolipoli Posted September 8, 2014 Share I think everyone should just chill the **** out Cold enough and we may yet see a proper use for fat bikes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocknRolla Posted September 8, 2014 Share Maybe its for the urban ass ault. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaslinger Posted September 8, 2014 Share maybe it's the only way to pass some of the crowds, it gets busy out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolipoli Posted September 8, 2014 Share But this has got me thinking... ...I'm gonna start a thread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcmeyerSS Posted September 8, 2014 Share Straight on the Spruit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V12man Posted September 8, 2014 Share It has come to my attention that many people that ride the spruit do not know how to take corners. Many of the corners in the windy tree sections and even out in the open have been ridden straight. There could be a few reasons to this.- You are going too fast and therefore can't make the corner, you are riding beyond your limit, practice taking corners because you cant cut them in races.- you are going for the KOM, don't bother, they are too close to straight paths to pick up a diffrent trail.- You simply dont know how to corner, I would suggest some skills clinics. If you do prefer to ride in straight lines please keep to the open paths or roads and leave the trails to be fun and windy. On this note I would advise youA - Learn how to corner.B - go slower.C - learn how to bunny hop. Some obstacles may appear in all of the straight lines in the not too distant future. You can thank the Spruit fairies for improving your riding skills free of charge.I worry that you - of all people - think that there are a) uphills, b) down hills c) corners and d) technical sections on the spruit - it is in reality, perfectly suited to riding on a road bike.... :ph34r: Now please go and delete all the bits that make it a road ride and not an mtb ride..... ESPECIALLY the filled in water drainage sloot at Fratelli's.... Daniel J Méssem, Vega and nonky 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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