Wannabe Posted January 12, 2017 Share Encountered some obstacles placed by presumably a disgruntled hater of all things MTB at the top of the Constantia Greenbelt near top of Southern Cross Drive when I was descending at about 7pm last night. Be careful and watchful out there. After you bunny hopped over those obstacles, did you stop and remove them from the trail? Thanks for taking the time out to give us a heads up about this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJH Posted January 12, 2017 Share After you bunny hopped over those obstacles, did you stop and remove them from the trail? Thanks for taking the time out to give us a heads up about this. Yep definitely. Was just below the berms/ switchbacks near the top so if I wasn't concentrating I wouldn't have been able to bunny hop or remove... Wannabe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted January 12, 2017 Share Encountered some obstacles placed by presumably a disgruntled hater of all things MTB at the top of the Constantia Greenbelt near top of Southern Cross Drive when I was descending at about 7pm last night. Be careful and watchful out there.They'll have to go a bit bigger if they want to stop people, but it's the start of a dangerous approach from other users. Probably stem from people belting down there without care and attention for other users. I know I pin it down there myself, but if there's someone in front of me or in the trail, I slow right down. bikebloke, DJR, Pah Bear and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikebloke Posted January 12, 2017 Share They'll have to go a bit bigger if they want to stop people, but it's the start of a dangerous approach from other users. Probably stem from people belting down there without care and attention for other users. I know I pin it down there myself, but if there's someone in front of me or in the trail, I slow right down. small obstacle ......maybe its a warning more than a threat you hear lots of mean mumbling from dog walkers and hikers when guys fly down there(im always waiting for a huge prang or a massive official moan meeting to happen ) its not a race track... just a little trail ...maybe some of us need to calm our inner weekend warrior Wannabe, gwhite, Pah Bear and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johan A Marais Posted January 12, 2017 Share Must say, I did these trails over the last week-end, and it is just not worth the agro of the walkers, runners and doggie people. We were accommodating, smiled, greeted, waited where needed, stop if risky etc. etc. but the flippen attitude of the some of the other users, just make what should be a nice experience into a WTF experience. Been there, done that, got the T-Shirt, they can now keep there jeep track, dogs without leases, crappy attitude and dog crap to themselves for all I care. There are nicer, better trails on and off the mountain without this ****. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man with no name Posted January 12, 2017 Share I agree with the hostile sentiments coming from the hikers and dog walkers. I felt like Allan Hendrikse wading onto Summerstrand in the 80s Sent from my SM-T561 using Tapatalk ADJ, bikebloke and lechatnoir 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJR Posted January 12, 2017 Share I've not had a single skew look from anyone except a fellow cyclist who was (possibly) chasing Strava and made a bit of a fool of himself. Tim Brink and Dan Dob 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikebloke Posted January 12, 2017 Share that's cause you are riding your bikeI walk my dog up there also and that's where you hear the moaning (on the ground so to speak) some wannabe warrior comes roaring down there (usually a couple of them and weirdly you haven't seen them riding UP... ) and everyone bails out his way and then you hear ........etcetc ps most of the time and the majority of riders theres never a complaint but theres always the odd spoilers and it only takes one ....... Edited January 12, 2017 by bikebloke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted January 12, 2017 Share that's cause you are riding your bikeI walk my dog up there also and that's where you hear the moaning (on the ground so to speak) some wannabe warrior comes roaring down there (usually a couple of them and weirdly you haven't seen them riding UP... ) and everyone bails out his way and then you hear ........etcetc ps most of the time and the majority of riders theres never a complaint but theres always the odd spoilers and it only takes one .......100% It's not a race track. If you want to pin it, best make sure there's nobody else on the trail. Otherwise, move off and GO SLOW. But then I'm just being considerate Pah Bear and Wannabe 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted January 18, 2017 Share If anyone finds a small black top cap on the stretches between Peddlars and Lower Tokai, or on the Lower Tokai loop, please give me a shout. My rebound adjuster knob came undone this morning. Not a biggie, but I'd like it back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowardSteele Posted January 18, 2017 Share If anyone finds a small black top cap on the stretches between Peddlers and Lower Tokai, or on the Lower Tokai loop, please give me a shout. My rebound adjuster knob came undone this morning. Not a biggie, but I'd like it back! Ok will keep an eye out ...you got a pic i've got quite a collection of bits and pieces i picked up on the trails over the years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted January 18, 2017 Share It's like this, but with a d-shaped steel jobbie in the middle, that you can flip up to unscrew the cap. http://www.chillengrillen.ru/upload/iblock/577/EFG_Mz-reboundknopf_66er_modelle-il.jpg HowardSteele 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted January 18, 2017 Share Here we go http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTYwMFgxMjAw/z/LOEAAOSwEetV-jiV/$_1.JPG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pah Bear Posted February 2, 2017 Share Read they completed a track to bypass that horrible port section on the Nuwelands Forest track so checked it out yesterday. Kudos to all the okes that did such fantastic work. Similar to the bark filled track over the top of Kirstenbosch, its now pretty pleasurable to do a continuous ride all the way. Now if only I can manage that steeeep incline above Kirstenbosch. Wannabe, Bloukrans and DJR 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloukrans Posted February 2, 2017 Share Read they completed a track to bypass that horrible port section on the Nuwelands Forest track so checked it out yesterday. Kudos to all the okes that did such fantastic work. Similar to the bark filled track over the top of Kirstenbosch, its now pretty pleasurable to do a continuous ride all the way. Now if only I can manage that steeeep incline above Kirstenbosch. What? You did not ride that section? Tatt, Spoke101, Wannabe and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pah Bear Posted February 2, 2017 Share What section, the (horrible portage) or the (steeeep section)? The first failure was based on sensible choices and the other ... being pap on the day. LOL Bloukrans 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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