ZeroPlay Posted November 6, 2019 Share What's your favourite weekend (3hr) ride in Cape Town when the South Easter is blowing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTBeer Posted November 6, 2019 Share Cape Town to Langebaan. Then get the wife to pick you up there. DJR, Eddy Gordo, Capricorn and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hagar Posted November 6, 2019 Share from melkbos to velddrif and a lift back to cape town Eddy Gordo, Pure Savage and DJR 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Wheel Base Posted November 6, 2019 Share 109km around the peninsula starting in town and finishing at green point. Then a few more minutes somewhere else to make up 3hrs................. KingZA, Underachiever, DJR and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mamil Posted November 6, 2019 Share I usually get on the MTB when the SE blows and go ride on the Tygerberg trails ChrisF and DJR 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duane_Bosch Posted November 6, 2019 Share Park in Moulie Point area. Ride along Victoria to the top of Landudno or Chappies. The area between seapoint and Camps is generally quite wind free and further south is actually quite protected coz you are close to the bushes. Then the wind is behind you on the way back. Watch the cross winds close to the hotel. Gulp! *disclaimer. I live in HB so I do the opposite of this If it's REALLY blowing then it's a spinning class or a Rouvy session. hagar and DJR 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mamil Posted November 6, 2019 Share While the rest of us go home cos it was cancelled? 109km around the peninsula starting in town and finishing at green point. Then a few more minutes somewhere else to make up 3hrs................. DJR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselnDust Posted November 6, 2019 Share What's your favourite weekend (3hr) ride in Cape Town when the South Easter is blowing? Straight into the SE. Muizenberg, Fish Hoek, then things hot up in glen Cairn. 600W for 7minthen onto Cape Point and let the wind blow me to Ocean View.Chappies is interesting and Suikerbossie the wind always blows in your face. then through to Town and back to s/burbs via M4.Superb!Beats a windless day in Gauteng anyday Yyyy, Eddy Gordo, Long Wheel Base and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duane_Bosch Posted November 6, 2019 Share 600W for 7min Please produce evidence of this. throttles, porqui, Long Wheel Base and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mamil Posted November 6, 2019 Share That kind of training will get you to the singletrack first for sure Straight into the SE. Muizenberg, Fish Hoek, then things hot up in glen Cairn. 600W for 7minthen onto Cape Point and let the wind blow me to Ocean View.Chappies is interesting and Suikerbossie the wind always blows in your face. then through to Town and back to s/burbs via M4.Superb!Beats a windless day in Gauteng anyday DieselnDust, Skubarra and Capricorn 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capricorn Posted November 6, 2019 Share Straight into the SE. Muizenberg, Fish Hoek, then things hot up in glen Cairn. 600W for 7minthen onto Cape Point and let the wind blow me to Ocean View.Chappies is interesting and Suikerbossie the wind always blows in your face. then through to Town and back to s/burbs via M4.Superb!Beats a windless day in Gauteng anydayWith the Doctor howling, going over OKW is pretty much a circus act: best bring your best track stand abilities when taking that last right hander hairpin. I think that and the uber dangerous windtunnels along seapoint beach road are the sketchiest rides during a raging SE'r Eddy Gordo, DieselnDust, Captain Fastbastard Mayhem and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselnDust Posted November 6, 2019 Share Please produce evidence of this. I am not admitting to any e-bike leanings Duane_Bosch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underachiever Posted November 6, 2019 Share Remind me of my rides back in the 80's. We stayed in the Northern 'burbs and my ouma stayed in the Strand. So on a Sunday afternoon, switch off brain and suffer on that flat road into the SE for a cup of coffee. Then hoping for a tailwind back. There were some very cruel days where the wind turned during the kuier into a NW, and it was suffering both ways!!! Long Wheel Base, Skubarra and dsw 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Wheel Base Posted November 6, 2019 Share Straight into the SE. Muizenberg, Fish Hoek, then things hot up in glen Cairn. 600W for 7minthen onto Cape Point and let the wind blow me to Ocean View.Chappies is interesting and Suikerbossie the wind always blows in your face. then through to Town and back to s/burbs via M4.Superb!Beats a windless day in Gauteng anydayCan't argue there. Currently all the joburgers are posting pictures of riding through purple roads from the jacarandas and that's the best they got. "Your" scenery is some of the best in the world, especially that route you mention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lechatnoir Posted November 6, 2019 Share Park in Moulie Point area. Ride along Victoria to the top of Landudno or Chappies. The area between seapoint and Camps is generally quite wind free and further south is actually quite protected coz you are close to the bushes. Then the wind is behind you on the way back. Watch the cross winds close to the hotel. Gulp! *disclaimer. I live in HB so I do the opposite of this If it's REALLY blowing then it's a spinning class or a Rouvy session. Lost my front wheel when it got blown into the gutter on that uphill section from Oudekraal - closely followed by my dignity as I crumpled into the yellow lane. Duane_Bosch and Mamil 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ouzo Posted November 6, 2019 Share Can't argue there. Currently all the joburgers are posting pictures of riding through purple roads from the jacarandas and that's the best they got. "Your" scenery is some of the best in the world, especially that route you mention.As much as I agree with you, we also have our own beauty up here.Week before last I was up and down the "koppie" there in Linksfield. Fantastic views of teh city. Last week I was sweating my way around SBR and that also has some fantastic scenery. Long Wheel Base, DieselnDust, Danger Dassie and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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