Pandatron Posted Sunday at 06:03 PM Share 51 minutes ago, love2fly said: Probably get lashed by the haters. What they don't get is that even if there is a club safety policy in place, when a marshall is standing in front of a judge after a death answering to what extent he/she was enforcing the policy on the day.... It was at about 08:20/08:30 on the descent from the highest point of the Cradle, riding roughly northbound. By the pace probably A or B bunch. I was out at that time, didnt see anything more than the usual Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lechatnoir Posted Monday at 08:24 AM Share 15 hours ago, love2fly said: Well done to Club Cyclelab bunch riding in the Cradle yesterday morning ...not just over the cycle lane but now even over the centre line....just so you can chat ...and when someone gets hit everyone Bayes for the car drivers blood. My 2c is to take a photo and approach CL with the details and proof. love2fly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
love2fly Posted Monday at 10:11 AM Share 1 hour ago, lechatnoir said: My 2c is to take a photo and approach CL with the details and proof. Yeah, not so easy this time due to speed differential but good idea. 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i24 Posted Monday at 06:51 PM Share On 9/9/2024 at 12:20 PM, Mook said: For the next 2 kilo's I really feared for my life as I was on/off the pavements and threading between parked cars to evade their attempts to get me off my bike. The taxi would race ahead, stop while 2 specimens jump out and attempt to run me off my bike. Thank goodness some motorists witnessed this and came to my rescue by blocking the taxi-driver's plans to take to the sidewalk in his stupor. Thank heavens I was on a bike that could safely negotiate kerbs, driveways, etc. If you find yourself in a situation like this, try doing a 180 turn and head back the way you came. Hopefully the aggressor will break off at this stage rather than doing a 180 to follow you in the wrong direction. If they don't you should still get a head start to get clear. Better to avoid the situation in the 1st place. WaynejG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave303e Posted Tuesday at 06:05 AM Share On 9/9/2024 at 12:45 PM, Jewbacca said: I am definitely not actually suggesting you throw your bottle at anyone. Ride/run/walk away... always. win all fights by at least 20meters... One thing this thread makes me think though- why bother with road running or riding, stick to gravel, mtb and trail... love2fly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisF Posted Tuesday at 02:16 PM Share 8 hours ago, dave303e said: win all fights by at least 20meters... One thing this thread makes me think though- why bother with road running or riding, stick to gravel, mtb and trail... And miss out on .... . Bainskloof . Franschhoek . Helshoogte . Chappies ... endless list of gems ... Heck, even the bit of tar to get to the trails ..... Thomo, Mook, Zebra and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave303e Posted 19 hours ago Share 15 hours ago, ChrisF said: And miss out on .... . Bainskloof . Franschhoek . Helshoogte . Chappies ... endless list of gems ... Heck, even the bit of tar to get to the trails ..... there is an endless list of gravel and trail gems that are as good, if not better. Ben 10 challenge is a good list to start with. Having driven chappies last year I honestly don't see the attraction, it is just an accident waiting to happen all the time in my personal opinion. Too many "I" specialists(all different road users: runners, cyclists, cars, tourists) using a narrow road with no room for error, half of them trying to find the ideal spot to get a pic for 'the gram' and not focusing on what they doing. I also happen to live on a farm in the platteland so there is literally endless gravel griding from my doorstep with 0 tar, so I am blessed that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisF Posted 18 hours ago Share 1 hour ago, dave303e said: snip ... I also happen to live on a farm in the platteland so there is literally endless gravel griding from my doorstep with 0 tar, so I am blessed that way. That helps ! 👍 I enjoyed it when we had projects in the Northern Cape and I could cycle on the farms. Chappies - outside of the CTCT I only do it on weekdays, when my afternoon meetings finish in Noordhoek. My appetite for risk certainly dont extend to doing this during high traffic times ..... Doing gravel around the Northern suburbs means you are going to do a fair amount of tar as part of any route. As much as I agree with your sentiment, many of us have to ride a fair bit of tar. Mook 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJR Posted 14 hours ago Share 20 hours ago, ChrisF said: And miss out on .... . Bainskloof . Franschhoek . Helshoogte . Chappies ... endless list of gems ... Heck, even the bit of tar to get to the trails ..... Just couldn't resist adding Clarens Drive and Cape Point Edited 14 hours ago by DJR El Duderino and ChrisF 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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