Clearing an MTB path up Constantia Nek

[Toby Adams]

1 hour ago, MongooseMan said:

I assume this is the FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1033625694237891

That's the one, we need all the help we can get

[Toby Adams]

3 hours ago, michaelbiker said:

I used to ride through Blue Valley all the time from Hout Bay but now drive to Constantia Nek to ride. Riding up Constantia Nek is okay but riding down can be dangerous in traffic. Especially if you need to turn at Longkloof. Hopefully this trail will allow us to ride down too. 

You can ride down the track as well, if i can do it the any reasonable skilled MTB cyclist can do it, just be carefull at the top when you are behind the barrier and in the rain water channel

[splat]

On 5/18/2022 at 6:49 PM, Zebra said:

Will check out your new FB page, and commit to R200, 1% of your estimated needs. Are there banking details on your FB page?
 

now, you need 99 more equal donations…., then budget achieved.

Let’s Go!
1. Zebra R200

2. Splat R200

Done

[Sid the Sloth]

Is it safe to ride down the track with riders coming up?

[Jewbacca]

57 minutes ago, Sid the Sloth said:

Is it safe to ride down the track with riders coming up?

Same as any dual direction trail surely? I mean, dog walkers, runners etc use the trail too.

Just be aware of that

[Sid the Sloth]

15 minutes ago, Jewbacca said:

Same as any dual direction trail surely? I mean, dog walkers, runners etc use the trail too.

Just be aware of that

Idk I just worry about these kinds of things, but I am a pure roadie and naive. I’ll stick to sharing with cars instead of dogs 😑

[Mike Mac]

Done. Good luck with the clearing. Please keep us posted. 

[Zebra]

Done, thanks for your excellent initiative, will watch out for progress, and start riding that way more often!
cheers

Chris

[Toby Adams]

Work started, today, on our MTB track upgrade

Gift & Alic completed the most important corner at 'Phantom Acres' 

That corner is much safer now!

Thanks for the donations, we'll keep going until the money runs out

Go and try it out and give us your feedback 

[Toby Adams]

Today we rerouted the track, away from the road edge, below the double wooden gates on the way up to Constantia Neck.

We've created a much safer route.

We will be back again tomorrow.

Get your bike on the track and test it out!

[Milosh]

On 5/20/2022 at 5:05 PM, Sid the Sloth said:

Is it safe to ride down the track with riders coming up?

Right of way negotiations will be more equal with fellow riders than with cars .

Also as it is not a dedicated downhill run , the rider coming up has right of way as far as I know  

[Spookie]

8 minutes ago, Milosh said:

Right of way negotiations will be more equal with fellow riders than with cars .

Also as it is not a dedicated downhill run , the rider coming up has right of way as far as I know  

Seems reasonable. I’m sure a lot of riders are also ok with riding down the nek (as most of the time we are at the very least as fast as cars so can take the lane), so would venture a guess that there is likely to be more traffic up the trail than down it. My concern is definitely biased towards riding up the nek 👌

[Sid the Sloth]

17 hours ago, Toby Adams said:

Today we rerouted the track, away from the road edge, below the double wooden gates on the way up to Constantia Neck.

We've created a much safer route.

We will be back again tomorrow.

Get your bike on the track and test it out!

I said hello when I rode past in my red kit on the Storck. maybe i should try the road bike on there... Looks pretty fantastic haha. Thanks for all the hard work. 

[Milosh]

18 hours ago, Toby Adams said:

Today we rerouted the track, away from the road edge, below the double wooden gates on the way up to Constantia Neck.

We've created a much safer route.

We will be back again tomorrow.

Get your bike on the track and test it out!

Thank you for this , I need to regain some fitness to start using it but a very exciting development thank you  

Kodos to all involved.

Edited June 9, 2022 by Milosh
regain fitness not get fit

[Spookie]

17 hours ago, Toby Adams said:

Today we rerouted the track, away from the road edge, below the double wooden gates on the way up to Constantia Neck.

We've created a much safer route.

We will be back again tomorrow.

Get your bike on the track and test it out!

But yeah, Thanks for this Toby, really great initiative. I’ve donated and shared with some of my cycling groups too, so hopefully donations can start picking up!

[DJuice]

48 minutes ago, Sid the Sloth said:

I said hello when I rode past in my red kit on the Storck. maybe i should try the road bike on there... Looks pretty fantastic haha. Thanks for all the hard work. 

Some pictures of that Storck?