lechatnoir Posted September 8, 2016 Posted September 8, 2016 Btw the speed limit on the whole of Chapmans Peak (HB beach to Noordhoek common) is 40km/h. Do you adhere? With the speed I go up, I have to make the time up somehow.
eddy Posted September 8, 2016 Posted September 8, 2016 Btw the speed limit on the whole of Chapmans Peak (HB beach to Noordhoek common) is 40km/h. Do you adhere?Yes, but only on the way down. I can't help that I am a nervous descender.
GaryvdM Posted October 19, 2016 Posted October 19, 2016 noodle.jpg From http://bicyclesafe.com/ Insert some nails in the ends for a scratching action. Someone else's experience from doing this was positive: https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2016/10/18/cyclist-says-his-pool-noodle-makes-toronto-streets-safer-for-him.html
Pah Bear Posted October 19, 2016 Posted October 19, 2016 Just yesterday in Lakeside, riding with 3 buddies, just as you get to the fire station a white car WITH A BIKE RACK on the back nogal cut in front of us, break and turn left. GRRRRR. Could not believe my eyes. Assumed drivers who cycle would be cycle wise, but alas not so.
Pah Bear Posted October 19, 2016 Posted October 19, 2016 Just a word of caution to all cyclists in Cape Town. Going down Constantia Nek into Houtbay please reduce speed around those bends. As much as some enjoy the thrill of sweeping through them, there are road/building construction taking place and vehicles are causing sand deposits on the road. Hit that while leaning into a bend could be disastrous.
Eddy Gordo Posted October 19, 2016 Posted October 19, 2016 Just yesterday in Lakeside, riding with 3 buddies, just as you get to the fire station a white car WITH A BIKE RACK on the back nogal cut in front of us, break and turn left. GRRRRR. Could not believe my eyes. Assumed drivers who cycle would be cycle wise, but alas not so. When in a car they are drivers and when on a bike they are cyclists
Flip-Flag Posted January 10, 2017 Posted January 10, 2017 I've been itching to reply on this thread for ages, but needed to wait until now. I'm the guy spotted and commented on by a few folk in this thread. The Bicycle Safety Flip-Flag has been a little development project of mine for some time now. You can check it out on www.flipflag.co.za and buy it online or from a couple of cycle shops. I hope it keeps many cyclists safer.
Pure Savage Posted January 10, 2017 Posted January 10, 2017 I've been itching to reply on this thread for ages, but needed to wait until now. I'm the guy spotted and commented on by a few folk in this thread. The Bicycle Safety Flip-Flag has been a little development project of mine for some time now. You can check it out on www.flipflag.co.za and buy it online or from a couple of cycle shops. I hope it keeps many cyclists safer.Do you cruise through Sea Point with it in the mornings?
Flip-Flag Posted January 10, 2017 Posted January 10, 2017 Do you cruise through Sea Point with it in the mornings?Yip, that could be me, although there are a handful of folk who have obtained them.
nonky Posted January 10, 2017 Posted January 10, 2017 I've been itching to reply on this thread for ages, but needed to wait until now. I'm the guy spotted and commented on by a few folk in this thread. The Bicycle Safety Flip-Flag has been a little development project of mine for some time now. You can check it out on www.flipflag.co.za and buy it online or from a couple of cycle shops. I hope it keeps many cyclists safer. There doesn't seem to be a PRICE on the website?
bikebloke Posted January 10, 2017 Posted January 10, 2017 I've been itching to reply on this thread for ages, but needed to wait until now. I'm the guy spotted and commented on by a few folk in this thread. The Bicycle Safety Flip-Flag has been a little development project of mine for some time now. You can check it out on www.flipflag.co.za and buy it online or from a couple of cycle shops. I hope it keeps many cyclists safer. I saw one ..I think its a great idea and I hope you sell lots seriouslykids under 16 should be required by law although ... I would quite literally rather die (and I might) than ride around with a flag tied to my ass but that's just me
ZakAttak Posted January 10, 2017 Posted January 10, 2017 Just a word of caution to all cyclists in Cape Town. Going down Constantia Nek into Houtbay please reduce speed around those bends. As much as some enjoy the thrill of sweeping through them, there are road/building construction taking place and vehicles are causing sand deposits on the road. Hit that while leaning into a bend could be disastrous.That downhill is scary on a clean road day too... always cautious down that stretch...
Flip-Flag Posted January 11, 2017 Posted January 11, 2017 There doesn't seem to be a PRICE on the website?Website has been tweaked to guide viewers better. Thanks for the feedback!
ChrisF Posted March 30, 2017 Posted March 30, 2017 hehehe .... since it is almost Friday I might as well revive this old thread .... I always stand amazed at people with narrow views - beit the cyclists, the motorcycle riders, the car drivers or heaven forbid the bakkie drivers ..... Fact is that I have been cycling since the 70's, well being doing 50km per day since the early 80's. Those were single rides, and I would like to believe I stayed to the side of the road and did not intentially irritate car drivers .... Since then I had my biker phase .... only 200 000km on motorcycles, so sure I never upset any car drivers .... Couple of cars and bakkies later and more than a 1 000 000km later I have seen a few things on the roads .... I have read the handy parts of the road regs of when I have right of way yada yada .... Here is the punch line - young student test driving a car messes up and takes me out .... weeks in hospital, months at home, knees never the same ..... you know what :- being "right' sure did NOT make the hospital food taste any better. - being "right" sure did make the recovery any faster or better Being "right" means SQUAT when somebody takes you out !!!!!!!! Ride / Cycle / Drive to get home alive. STOP worrying about how other people should be driving and how they should be accommodating you .... cycle to stay alive
ChrisF Posted March 30, 2017 Posted March 30, 2017 looking at this from another angle .... Driving along Clarence drive (Gordons bay to Rooi Els) last weekend we encountered a lone rider with a "tail car" - YES, a car BLOCKING the single lane traffic so he could cycle safer ...... needless to say how many people honked as they finally got past this idiot. What REALLY gets my hair up - now these car drivers are irritated at ALL cyclists and start rubbing past the other innocent cyclists along the same route .... This type of behaviour puts all of us at risk .....
Reinhardt89 Posted March 31, 2017 Posted March 31, 2017 hehehe .... since it is almost Friday I might as well revive this old thread .... I always stand amazed at people with narrow views - beit the cyclists, the motorcycle riders, the car drivers or heaven forbid the bakkie drivers ..... Fact is that I have been cycling since the 70's, well being doing 50km per day since the early 80's. Those were single rides, and I would like to believe I stayed to the side of the road and did not intentially irritate car drivers .... Since then I had my biker phase .... only 200 000km on motorcycles, so sure I never upset any car drivers .... Couple of cars and bakkies later and more than a 1 000 000km later I have seen a few things on the roads .... I have read the handy parts of the road regs of when I have right of way yada yada .... Here is the punch line - young student test driving a car messes up and takes me out .... weeks in hospital, months at home, knees never the same ..... you know what :- being "right' sure did NOT make the hospital food taste any better. - being "right" sure did make the recovery any faster or better Being "right" means SQUAT when somebody takes you out !!!!!!!! Ride / Cycle / Drive to get home alive. STOP worrying about how other people should be driving and how they should be accommodating you .... cycle to stay aliveI agree with all that you are saying. I try to always be RIGHT on the road, but I look out for others, because they do not share the same sentiment. Thus I drive and ride defensively.However, this does not mean we need to take our eyes of the prize. I want everyone to be law abiding, and I want everyone to understand that what they are doing is wrong. Hence I will *** them out still, so that they can go home and hopefully think about it.
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