PatrickR Posted January 14, 2020 Share Similar to Ashleigh Giles, the king of spain.... (Any cricket fans who remember this one?)For one brief moment there I thought you said "King of spin"........ I almost went into hyperventilation! gemmerbal and canadonis 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duane_Bosch Posted January 14, 2020 Share Similar to Ashleigh Giles, the king of spain.... (Any cricket fans who remember this one?)You mean the song by The police? King of Pain? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted January 14, 2020 Share You mean the song by The police? King of Pain?Thought this was the king of spain DJR, Wayne pudding Mol, Underachiever and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samson99 Posted January 14, 2020 Share I rode Tokai on Sunday. Paid for ninety something bucks for a day ticket and got a tiny little stub of flimsy paper in return. I put it in my back pocket with my phone. After a couple of hours of sweating up that mountain, I stopped to take a picture. When I took my phone out to do that, it had a little ball of sweaty, mushy paper pulp stuck to it. I tried to open it, but it came apart and it might as well been a piece of Rizla paper. Thank goodness nobody stopped me to ask for my permit, because there was no way on earth to prove that I have paid............and nobody broke my arm.   Take a photo of the permit next time before putting in your pocket DJR, SwissVan and AdamA 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddy Gordo Posted January 14, 2020 Share Hairy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L46 Posted January 14, 2020 Share If I get a visa can I ride where I want to ? Either way, we still have Suikerbosrand which is even better than Table mountain and there is no extra fee to cycle.  Wait what? Have your even been to Cape Town? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchelicious Posted January 14, 2020 Share You're making one massive assumption here. That you always "need" a permit to ride your roadbike here. I put that in inverted comma's because we all know that according to the rules you need one. BUT, if you look at the strava segment herehttps://www.strava.com/segments/7215581 The top 10 is full of roadrides linking this tar section onto their climb up oukaaps, and Matt Beers was the first oke too mention that he uses it for interval training. NicDlamini does not appear to have a strava profile, but it is very likely that since this is the biggest hill close to where he lives he has ridden this numerous times, without ever being asked for a permit. He might even greet the gate guards by name for all we know.This could explain why:*he entered without a permit*thought you didn't need one*was surprised when he got knocked from his bike without warning Total speculation, but it could just be that as it was tourist high season a grootbass was there and wanted to prove a point. Just as it is speculation that he would not have been moered had he just spoken to the rangers nicely. I'm happy to use speculation, when that is all you have to go on, just don't pass it off as fact. We just don't know, and probably never will now. Just like it's speculation that he would have been going to Tokyo 2020 to ride this, https://www.strava.com/activities/2572553229 https://www.strava.com/activities/2572556463 Lots of rides in the area a few months back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwissVan Posted January 14, 2020 Share I rode Tokai on Sunday. Paid for ninety something bucks for a day ticket and got a tiny little stub of flimsy paper in return. I put it in my back pocket with my phone. After a couple of hours of sweating up that mountain, I stopped to take a picture. When I took my phone out to do that, it had a little ball of sweaty, mushy paper pulp stuck to it. I tried to open it, but it came apart and it might as well been a piece of Rizla paper. Thank goodness nobody stopped me to ask for my permit, because there was no way on earth to prove that I have paid............and nobody broke my arm. Tip:Use a Zip lock Jiffy bag for your phone and various other LIFE SAVING PIECES OF PAPER Edited January 14, 2020 by SwissVan Long Wheel Base, MDJ, RustyHWR and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddy Posted January 14, 2020 Share Wait what? Have your even been to Cape Town? I have, and I've been to Suikerbosrand so I am qualified to compare  Come join on Sunday and you may find you agree  Long Wheel Base 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McD23 Posted January 14, 2020 Share maybe they where worried their staff would break the arm of anyone who couldn't prove they where staying there MDJ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kranswurm Posted January 14, 2020 Share maybe they where worried their staff would break the arm of anyone who couldn't prove they where staying there 0/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewbacca Posted January 14, 2020 Share You're making one massive assumption here. That you always "need" a permit to ride your roadbike here. I put that in inverted comma's because we all know that according to the rules you need one. BUT, if you look at the strava segment herehttps://www.strava.com/segments/7215581 The top 10 is full of roadrides linking this tar section onto their climb up oukaaps, and Matt Beers was the first oke too mention that he uses it for interval training. NicDlamini does not appear to have a strava profile, but it is very likely that since this is the biggest hill close to where he lives he has ridden this numerous times, without ever being asked for a permit. He might even greet the gate guards by name for all we know.This could explain why:*he entered without a permit*thought you didn't need one*was surprised when he got knocked from his bike without warning Total speculation, but it could just be that as it was tourist high season a grootbass was there and wanted to prove a point. Just as it is speculation that he would not have been moered had he just spoken to the rangers nicely. I'm happy to use speculation, when that is all you have to go on, just don't pass it off as fact. We just don't know, and probably never will now. Just like it's speculation that he would have been going to Tokyo 2020 to ride this,However in depth your post is, the question was 'which tar roads require a permit'.. The answer is, that one and the Cape Point Reserve spring to mind. Not 'can I access them without a permit', not 'Do others access them without a permit'....  So no assumption at all. Should you want to ride said tar roads 'legally', you require a permit. The end What people do on STRAVA is neither here nor there Captain Fastbastard Mayhem, eddy, BigDL and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddy Posted January 14, 2020 Share However in depth your post is, the question was 'which tar roads require a permit'.. The answer is, that one and the Cape Point Reserve spring to mind. Not 'can I access them without a permit', not 'Do others access them without a permit'....  So no assumption at all. Should you want to ride said tar roads 'legally', you require a permit. The end What people do on STRAVA is neither here nor thereAg nee man. I was 100% with you until the heresy of your last sentence...... Headshot, Jewbacca and BigDL 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewbacca Posted January 14, 2020 Share Ag nee man. I was 100% with you until the heresy of your last sentence......HA! It does come across as Outrageous doesn't it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie Stewart Posted January 14, 2020 Share If I get a visa can I ride where I want to ? Either way, we still have Suikerbosrand which is even better than Table mountain and there is no extra fee to cycle.  What are you snorting to make you buy into this hallucination whereby you think this "is even better than Table mountain" ?   If you manage to think soberly about it, you will see the error of your ways. MDJ, Hairy, Headshot and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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