Cal Naughton Jr. Posted September 30, 2019 Share Hi allI will be moving Observatory side soon. I work in Tygervalley and I'm considering a morning bike commute. My first intuition is that the route is probably not all that safe. Below is the proposed route more or less. Does anyone have experience commuting through the various areas: Maitland, Goodwood, Parow.Any alternative suggestions would be appreciated. Edited September 30, 2019 by Cal Naughton Jr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shebeen Posted September 30, 2019 Share Voortrekker road... Not sure there's many bikers playing taxi bait there. Plenty of parallel side streets in the maitland/Kensington area, but it's not the friendliest of burbs. I'm gonna go with no. Captain Fastbastard Mayhem 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mamil Posted September 30, 2019 Share A real navigation challenge. Obz to century city via Pinelands may be a starting point for route planning. Then through edgemead ... plattekloof? The route as you have it though looks pretty risky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthieup Posted September 30, 2019 Share I wouldn't, it's only narrow street on this was with a lot of taxis traffic and no space for bikes. it is also going through some dodgy neighbourhoods Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usxorf Posted September 30, 2019 Share To get to Goodwood go through pinelands and Thornton. Follow Central Ave, Union Ave, Victory Ave to old mutual. Then forest drive extension to Thornton and make your way to grand west. Then take the pedestrian walkway on the grand west side of the n7 /Jakes Gerwel. Once you hit Goodwood your route is good. Cal Naughton Jr., KB280DT, gemmerbal and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Naughton Jr. Posted September 30, 2019 Share To get to Goodwood go through pinelands and Thornton. Follow Central Ave, Union Ave, Victory Ave to old mutual. Then forest drive extension to Thornton and make your way to grand west. Then take the pedestrian walkway on the grand west side of the n7 /Jakes Gerwel. Once you hit Goodwood your route is good.Just had someone PM me with the same route suggestion. Will plot it out. Thanks so much! usxorf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shebeen Posted September 30, 2019 Share To get to Goodwood go through pinelands and Thornton. Follow Central Ave, Union Ave, Victory Ave to old mutual. Then forest drive extension to Thornton and make your way to grand west. Then take the pedestrian walkway on the grand west side of the n7 /Jakes Gerwel. Once you hit Goodwood your route is good.yes to this idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisF Posted September 30, 2019 Share Every so often I have to go via Maitland to get to Town - in the car .... SCARY !! People dont use indicators, and every so often people are jerking at the steering wheel to avoid a collision !! I would not risk my life on a bike along that section. MAYBE - along Pinelands to Grand West, over the bridge, then back roads in Goodwood ... might be better in terms of cars and roads .... dont know about safety ... EDIT - see we all typing at the same time ... Edited September 30, 2019 by ChrisF milky4130 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milky4130 Posted September 30, 2019 Share Just had someone PM me with the same route suggestion. Will plot it out. Thanks so much!I would do this instead. Avoid Maitland Voortrekker road. As its narrow with speeding taxis & there have been a couple of muggings recently. P.S. I stuffed up the plotting around GrandWest & can't get it right as then it messes everything else up or maybe I just suck at that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted September 30, 2019 Share I would do this instead. Avoid Maitland Voortrekker road. As its narrow with speeding taxis & there have been a couple of muggings recently. GW to TyVA.JPGP.S. I stuffed up the plotting around GrandWest & can't get it right as then it messes everything else up or maybe I just suck at that.One amendment to this - I'd take the M121 instead of Durban Road (R302) for the last stretch. Much quieter, and a really great shoulder. ChrisF 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milky4130 Posted September 30, 2019 Share Here is my commute home from work which basically joins your route from Raapenberg Road to Goodwood. Check my pic standing at the very busy Intersection of Vootrekker Road & N7 (Jakes Gerwel) after just coming over the bridge from Grand West.https://www.strava.com/activities/2741725172 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milky4130 Posted September 30, 2019 Share One amendment to this - I'd take the M121 instead of Durban Road (R302) for the last stretch. Much quieter, and a really great shoulder. yeah i meant to do that but as i said i suck at plotting using the Google Maps Captain Fastbastard Mayhem 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Naughton Jr. Posted September 30, 2019 Share Awesome, thanks Milky & Co for the suggestions. Super helpful milky4130 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddieV Posted September 30, 2019 Share this has been my route for the last 3 years since our offices moved to Tygervalley. I now moved/live in Lakeside and cycle to Tygervalley, but up to a few weeks ago this was my short route from Obs.https://www.google.co.za/maps/dir/-33.9364391,18.4750194/-33.8766596,18.6321778/@-33.9193739,18.5225758,13.25z/data=!4m64!4m63!1m60!3m4!1m2!1d18.481172!2d-33.9484099!3s0x1dcc5ce0b43dd3fd:0x9166ac9a2f663b33!3m4!1m2!1d18.5019499!2d-33.9353981!3s0x1dcc5c92838f7f87:0x4220ea15901c6070!3m4!1m2!1d18.5337508!2d-33.9196807!3s0x1dcc5b82a661e7c9:0xf206364a8320ab58!3m4!1m2!1d18.540957!2d-33.921774!3s0x1dcc5b768143dbbb:0xab00d74be7fb010f!3m4!1m2!1d18.5423079!2d-33.9133799!3s0x1dcc5b9eb248d26d:0x23631a5ac16b61ad!3m4!1m2!1d18.545924!2d-33.9144749!3s0x1dcc5b9f5b7af655:0x73b9f765b4c89195!3m4!1m2!1d18.5502709!2d-33.9117689!3s0x1dcc5ba3d8e885ab:0x43029aeaaf50f9d0!3m4!1m2!1d18.5498081!2d-33.909891!3s0x1dcc5ba3aec3f331:0x1e7d6e40c584959e!3m4!1m2!1d18.549224!2d-33.9090673!3s0x1dcc5ba2fddd4b9b:0x65d8ca9d380dc3da!3m4!1m2!1d18.5474018!2d-33.9035169!3s0x1dcc5bbd99486ead:0x10a609036ec67b66!3m4!1m2!1d18.5683508!2d-33.8976685!3s0x1dcc5bb493705ef9:0x39e4c4bc5edab31f!3m4!1m2!1d18.62751!2d-33.891784!3s0x1dcc509af81d4767:0x709838218a6ea554!1m0!3e0?hl=en Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddieV Posted September 30, 2019 Share this has been my route for the last 3 years since our offices moved to Tygervalley. I now moved/live in Lakeside and cycle to Tygervalley, but up to a few weeks ago this was my short route from Obs. At the N7, pass underneath the N7, get on the pavement at Grand west, and ride over the railway tracks on the pavement over the bridge. The N7 bridge across the tracks is one of the scariest sections of road for a cyclist. There is no room for pedestrians or cyclists in that stretch. ChrisF and Cal Naughton Jr. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Naughton Jr. Posted October 4, 2019 Share Did my first commute this morning! Was great and will definitely continue doing it. Thanks to everyone for the route advice.Although I only intended to begin doing this from December on (when I move to Obs), I decided to give it a test run from my girlfriend in Rondebosch. Here's the Strava link. Edited October 4, 2019 by Cal Naughton Jr. Captain Fastbastard Mayhem, EddieV, Albatross and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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