Bos Posted August 20, 2019 Share Anybody keen to ride jonkers on Wednesday ... in stellies for the day Sorry, No can Do. Will probably be able to ride it on Sunday morning, If anyone is keen. Want to Recon Plumber and Bennets Red. Problem is, that the other trails will feel so tame after Plumber Edited August 20, 2019 by Bos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Van Posted August 20, 2019 Share They didnt go from the very top to the very bottom on every stage last year If I'm correct.. Its our only hope Looking at my last ride in Jonkers the Saaltjie took an hour after we did Firehut. Anyway, Probably closer to 4 hours yes. If anything this just motivates me to get out there and go ride those awesome trails. A shuttleday sure would help things along The only trail we did not do top to bottom was plumber, we only did the top and middle section. All the other trails was top to bottom runs. The top of plumber for me is not the difficult part. Yes, it is steep but not to technical except the last bit with the rock garden. The middle part is where you need to concentrate. If you do not keep you momentum over all those baby heads your front wheel might get stuck. I marshalled at the end of stage 2, plumber, and after that I was the sweeper for the rest of the field. That last climb to Iron monkey broke a few people and I had to start threating people with DNF's if they for them to get back on their bikes and up the hill. We were already way past the cut-off times. My total climbing time for that day was 3:50, almost an hour for every climb. If we are going to do 5 climbs I would stop worrying about plumber and start with fitness. I think the hills are going to kill more people than plumber will. Don't not do plumber, do plumber but worry about fitness. +1 for shuttle day in Jonkers!!! Edit: Armageddon was not a top to bottom run, we did not go all the way up to saaltjie. Edited August 20, 2019 by CJ Van PhilipV, Capricorn and Captain Fastbastard Mayhem 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bos Posted August 20, 2019 Share The only trail we did not do top to bottom was plumber, we only did the top and middle section. All the other trails was top to bottom runs. The top of plumber for me is not the difficult part. Yes, it is steep but not to technical except the last bit with the rock garden. The middle part is where you need to concentrate. If you do not keep you momentum over all those baby heads your front wheel might get stuck. I marshalled at the end of stage 2, plumber, and after that I was the sweeper for the rest of the field. That last climb to Iron monkey broke a few people and I had to start threating people with DNF's if they for them to get back on their bikes and up the hill. We were already way past the cut-off times. My total climbing time for that day was 3:50, almost an hour for every climb. If we are going to do 5 climbs I would stop worrying about plumber and start with fitness. I think the hills are going to kill more people than plumber will. Don't not do plumber, do plumber but worry about fitness. +1 for shuttle day in Jonkers!!! Edit: Armageddon was not a top to bottom run, we did not go all the way up to saaltjie. How does one organize this..? Perhaps I can twist some trailbuilders arm to "forget some spades" at the top of Plumber, Armageddon, Red P and Iron M and hide in the back of the bakkie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julz Posted August 20, 2019 Share Jonkershoek Shuttle day?Im in.Where do i pay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain morgan Posted August 21, 2019 Share So rode @ jonkers,today ... Amagedon, Iron Monkey and Status quo ( yo...steep and tech on your own )3 times up to saaltjie is a proper bit of work.Trails are riding sweeet and in good nic.Thanks jonkers trail team. Bos and Duane_Bosch 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duane_Bosch Posted August 21, 2019 Share So rode @ jonkers,today ... Amagedon, Iron Monkey and Status quo ( yo...steep and tech on your own )3 times up to saaltjie is a proper bit of work.Trails are riding sweeet and in good nic.Thanks jonkers trail team.what was the elevation? like 1300ish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain morgan Posted August 21, 2019 Share Sorry im sort of anti tech ... no strava or gps / measuring .But think you could be close ... sighn at entrance said saaltjie 500m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain morgan Posted August 21, 2019 Share Also don't know who to report to ,but guy at gate wouldn't give me a permit claiming computers down ???Previously I got a wrtten permit from a book.I paid him 50 cash ...think he might be pocketing the cash .... It should be going into the trails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bos Posted August 23, 2019 Share Also don't know who to report to ,but guy at gate wouldn't give me a permit claiming computers down ???Previously I got a wrtten permit from a book.I paid him 50 cash ...think he might be pocketing the cash .... It should be going into the trails.I would be very pissed If I drove to jonkershoek to find the PC offline. They better have a backup system then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain morgan Posted August 23, 2019 Share Im not convinced it was down .... was going to process the ticket till I paid him cash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bos Posted August 26, 2019 Share The trails are only in epic condition at the moment! The top split on the plumber is getting some nasty little braking ruts that are hard to avoid. They square the berm off when ridden in the rut. The solution would be to get the front wheel wide of the rut and let the rear follow the rut but it's easier said than done, since its pretty steep! Red Phoenix is all time at the moment. Planning on taking off early to go hit it while it lasts later this week. Duane_Bosch and Capricorn 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meezo Posted August 26, 2019 Share The trail builders are actively busy there, Red Phoenix was done not too long ago and firehut just done as well. I'm sure they do some work on the black soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanvZ Posted August 31, 2019 Share 6 weeks to go...still no entries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanvZ Posted September 2, 2019 Share Ok..so I’m entered... Seems it’s only a 4 Stage Enduro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bos Posted September 3, 2019 Share Also Entered, and I'm more than happy with "only"4 stagesRoute from Entryninja:The RouteLiaison 1: a nice little warm up... +350mStage 1: Red Phoenix/Bennet's Red, top to bottom: 2.58km, -318mLiaison 2: This is where you start hating us a little! +318m climb.Stage 2. The Plumber: definitely to top two sections, including all large features. maybe also the lower section if there are reasonable riding lines around the jumps. We have yet to check out it's condition. 1.17km, -246mLiaison 3: This is where you start hating us a little more! +311m climbingStage 3. Armageddon/Canaries: top-to bottom including re-vamped upper section and Zululand lower. It's easier, but it's longer... hello arm pump! 4km, -453mThere will be a Cadence Nutrition water point at the bottom of Canaries, for you to wash away your tears.Liaison 4: There is no hate. There is only being one with the bike. And a donderse climb. +436mStage 4. Iron Monkey: top to bottom. -479m Dirt Tracker, Heinrich Hattingh, Jako De Wet and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted September 3, 2019 Share NICE!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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