Frosty Posted July 21, 2016 Share No more through town? Much more boring in my opinion. A pedal around the Northern Suburbs of Joburg. I liked Ghandi Square and the rest of it. Took a bit of bike handling skills. An element of risk. Something to look at. I think I might skip it this year.treat it like a fun ride, with streets/roads to yourself and no cars. Stop for coffee/beers along the way and don't ride your road bike. Sure, the scenery may be boring, but that doesn't mean you can't have fun. The spectators love the guys that interact with them. I've done that more than raced it... my £2 worth. Bat, Sandro, BouncingBrain and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kraines Posted July 21, 2016 Share what is the race track like in terms of hills Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieterlab1 Posted July 21, 2016 Share No more through town? Much more boring in my opinion. A pedal around the Northern Suburbs of Joburg. I liked Ghandi Square and the rest of it. Took a bit of bike handling skills. An element of risk. Something to look at. I think I might skip it this year.No man, you should embrace change! It might be worth it! scotty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddy Posted July 21, 2016 Share what is the race track like in terms of hillsThe part half way around is not called "the mineshaft" for nothing. .... Lostee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandro Posted July 21, 2016 Share treat it like a fun ride, with streets/roads to yourself and no cars.Stop for coffee/beers along the way and don't ride your road bike.Sure, the scenery may be boring, but that doesn't mean you can't have fun. The spectators love the guys that interact with them.I've done that more than raced it... my £2 worth. Couldn't agree more, raise some money for charity and have a jol on the mtb. Road bike stays at home this year. Pieterlab1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted July 21, 2016 Share what is the race track like in terms of hillsOn their route map it's all green, so flat/downhill.... like Eddy said, it's not called "the mineshaft" for nothing - all downhill. 60m of elevation gain over 4.5Km, so that's what... 13.3m up for every 1Km (1.33% average gradient) BouncingBrain and Bat 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brickleberry Posted July 21, 2016 Share I can't say I'm upset . That hill on slovo used to destroy my legs and I never quite recover . I'm keen for this new route Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTBer Posted July 22, 2016 Share treat it like a fun ride, with streets/roads to yourself and no cars. Stop for coffee/beers along the way and don't ride your road bike. Sure, the scenery may be boring, but that doesn't mean you can't have fun. The spectators love the guys that interact with them. I've done that more than raced it... my £2 worth.Don't forget the Tequila stop in Bryanston Frosty, Dexter-morgan and WhuYu 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey_Jones Posted July 22, 2016 Share bwahah tequila or jaeger wasn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Boab Posted July 22, 2016 Share On their route map it's all green, so flat/downhill.... like Eddy said, it's not called "the mineshaft" for nothing - all downhill. 60m of elevation gain over 4.5Km, so that's what... 13.3m up for every 1Km (1.33% average gradient) Screen Shot 2016-07-21 at 8.02.53 PM.png I did spot that: a continuous flat/downhill....lap? They should re-name it the Penrose Lap generaal 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sliktrik Posted July 22, 2016 Share anyone know where I can get turn by turn directions for the new route - want to build something for virtualtraining? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyMartin Posted July 22, 2016 Share anyone know where I can get turn by turn directions for the new route - want to build something for virtualtraining?That is beyond impressive. Replicating an already slightly dull route on a trainer. Long Wheel Base 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted July 22, 2016 Share anyone know where I can get turn by turn directions for the new route - want to build something for virtualtraining?That is beyond impressive. Replicating an already slightly dull route on a trainer.What to do, what to do... share the .kml file? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted July 22, 2016 Share 947 Cycle Challenge.kml edit: I have no cooking clue on the route inside Kyalami, and can only guestimate. Warning - use at your own risk! Edited July 22, 2016 by geraldm24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khronis Posted July 22, 2016 Share No more through town? Much more boring in my opinion. A pedal around the Northern Suburbs of Joburg. I liked Ghandi Square and the rest of it. Took a bit of bike handling skills. An element of risk. Something to look at. I think I might skip it this year. I have to agree , even though the smell (stink) wasn't the best in some places.At least you got to cycle through places you wouldn't usually go to. That being said i'm still entering. Edited July 22, 2016 by Khronis BouncingBrain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkie 2 Posted July 22, 2016 Share I can't say I'm upset . That hill on slovo used to destroy my legs and I never quite recover . I'm keen for this new routeYou still climb quite a bit up to St Andrews I reckon from previous years experience Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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