Pure Savage Posted June 20, 2017 Posted June 20, 2017 It's "open" from HB to the top lookout. After the tollgate it's AMAAAAAAZING. No cars or buses. Just riders and walkers. If you want to know what it feels like to ride an Alpine Col (sans the 12% gradient) I'd get up there before they open it to cars again. We should lobby for the road to be closed for 2 hours a month to non human powered vehicles. Say between 7&9 on the first Sunday of the month. The tour buses only start coming through after 9 anyway. Imagine the road open to cyclists, walkers, roller bladers, skaters for 2 hours a month.They were turning cyclists around at the toll this morning.
Long Wheel Base Posted June 20, 2017 Posted June 20, 2017 3-4 weeks better not end up being 9 months. I don't feel like riding OuKaapse Weg in March next year.Luckily no one was hurt in the rock fall, Wasn't someone killed last time?
Duane_Bosch Posted June 20, 2017 Posted June 20, 2017 They were turning cyclists around at the toll this morning.Oh. That sucks. Good to know tho.
bj horn Posted June 20, 2017 Posted June 20, 2017 Got to Little Chappies on Sat only to find it closed ,so had to haul over Ou Kaapse weg rather than take a chance on the roadworks between Fish Hoek and Kalkbay.Lots of traffic on OKW will try the Ou Wapad next time
tubed Posted June 20, 2017 Posted June 20, 2017 Went through on Friday, not proud of my stupidity, they said at own risk - at my insistence. Problem was they were trying to push the rock down onto the road. So it was like dodgeball with lifesize boulders. As I say, stupid. Some BIG boulders were caught in catchment fences - they did what they were supposed to do - amazing engineering. In the process two large support posts were uprooted and the catchment fence cables then need to be cut free and the boulders released, then only can the new pillars begin to be anchored, drilling more than a metre into rock and placing these and then replacement fences brought in, due to the height this needs a crane in place. All said, the less they have to worry about cyclists being silly, the more they can concentrate of getting the work done. I didn't get the impression that they were intending to drag their heels, but its specialist skills and equipment needing to be brought in, if it rains or is windy they have limitations on work. Glad I don't need to commute that way. Nice for dogwalkers and runners.
Jewbacca Posted June 20, 2017 Posted June 20, 2017 After the severe weather and the squalls that have continued to roll in, some of the catchment nets are a mess.We checked it out from above (legally) on foot the other day. They have to disengage them, spill the rocks and then rebuild. This is made impossible when guys insist on going over there despite being told no. If you stay away, it will open sooner.. if you don't and a big rock crushes you, the dudes working up there who 'killed' you have to live with your idiocy forever.... Best to let them do their thing and go back when 'indefinitely' gets a new definition... Such a pity, but also super glad it was open for a large part of summer for sunrise.
Shebeen Posted June 20, 2017 Posted June 20, 2017 Went through on Friday, not proud of my stupidity, they said at own risk - at my insistence. Problem was they were trying to push the rock down onto the road. So it was like dodgeball with lifesize boulders. As I say, stupid. Some BIG boulders were caught in catchment fences - they did what they were supposed to do - amazing engineering. In the process two large support posts were uprooted and the catchment fence cables then need to be cut free and the boulders released, then only can the new pillars begin to be anchored, drilling more than a metre into rock and placing these and then replacement fences brought in, due to the height this needs a crane in place. All said, the less they have to worry about cyclists being silly, the more they can concentrate of getting the work done. I didn't get the impression that they were intending to drag their heels, but its specialist skills and equipment needing to be brought in, if it rains or is windy they have limitations on work. Glad I don't need to commute that way. Nice for dogwalkers and runners.where da pikshas?!!
sierrrd Posted June 20, 2017 Author Posted June 20, 2017 Got to Little Chappies on Sat only to find it closed ,so had to haul over Ou Kaapse weg rather than take a chance on the roadworks between Fish Hoek and Kalkbay.Lots of traffic on OKW will try the Ou Wapad next timeThose roadworks won't bother you on your bike. It's my daily commute. Besides, the worst is looong over.
sucramuk Posted June 20, 2017 Posted June 20, 2017 This wasn't taken by me, I turned around like a good boy at Noordhoek on Friday.
Kranswurm Posted June 20, 2017 Posted June 20, 2017 This wasn't taken by me, I turned around like a good boy at Noordhoek on Friday.http://i68.tinypic.com/2dshlds.jpgThese moegoes need a wake up call
GLuvsMtb Posted June 20, 2017 Posted June 20, 2017 These moegoes need a wake up callThey need more than that... I think a P.K. would be in order... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
Patchelicious Posted June 20, 2017 Posted June 20, 2017 They need more than that... I think a P.K. would be in order... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ProWhy does violence need to be applied here?
sucramuk Posted June 20, 2017 Posted June 20, 2017 I believe on Friday, there was no enforcement on stopping cyclists to be fair, and I'm sure there was an awful lot more that went through. Picture removed, just posted to show the damage (as someone asked about pictures) not for comments to be made about the riders.
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