Butterbean Posted December 18, 2014 Share Hi guys an girls, Going to be on holiday in Somerset west by Sunday, and really hoping to ride as much as possible. Anyone have some road routes that I can take a look at? I assume most of my rides will be solitary so safety is important. If you have a link to your strava rides that would be awesome, would appreciate being able to see the route on a map! Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karman de Lange Posted December 19, 2014 Share Hook up wth the wannabee club, rides every sat,sun and wednesdays. Really try not to ride alone, bike jackings picking up again everywhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velouria Posted December 22, 2014 Share Hook up wth the wannabee club, rides every sat,sun and wednesdays. Really try not to ride alone, bike jackings picking up again everywhereI do all my riding on my own, and I've had one incident in 18 years. There are plenty of safe routes to ride on your own. The old favourite is out along the coast road to Rooi Els and beyond. That can be anything from an 80km ride to an out and back 180kms (with a nice headwind going out and a tailwind coming home).http://www.strava.com/activities/231016062 Then there's Franschoek over Helshoogte. Same thing - keep going up Franschoek Pass for added distance, or turn left before Franschoek and head off towards Paarl.http://www.strava.com/activities/211915875 The R44 all the way to Wellington, and then up Bain's Kloof. Something a bit shorter - turn left at the Klapmuts robot to Klein Joostenberg, and then back towards Stellenbosch (90kms). There is also the Voor Paardeberg/Agter Paarl rolling hills that can keep you entertained for hours. http://www.strava.com/activities/216814248 Places to be careful - Kayemandi, Cloetesville, and I've heard people moaning about the road between strand and Gordon's Bay. PM me for some more details Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Crazy German Posted December 22, 2014 Share There are plenty of safe routes to ride on your own. The old favourite is out along the coast road to Rooi Els and beyond. That can be anything from an 80km ride to an out and back 180kms (with a nice headwind going out and a tailwind coming home).http://www.strava.com/activities/231016062 Then there's Franschoek over Helshoogte. Same thing - keep going up Franschoek Pass for added distance, or turn left before Franschoek and head off towards Paarl.http://www.strava.com/activities/211915875 I used to do that first second too head down pranschoek pass get over the dam bridge into Grabouw and then down Sir Lowry's back into Somerset gonna be a long day though Top one for lovery scenery but make sure you don't go too far out on a rare tailwind as you need to get back exposed to the wind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blacksmith Posted December 23, 2014 Share N2 and Sir Lowry's going to get you killed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Crazy German Posted December 23, 2014 Share N2 and Sir Lowry's going to get you killedDon't think so It used to be one of my regular rides called four passed when I stayed there and my mates still do it as Double century preparation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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