Toby Adams Posted May 20, 2022 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toby Adams Posted May 20, 2022 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splat Posted May 20, 2022 Share 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 Zebra 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sid the Sloth Posted May 20, 2022 Share Is it safe to ride down the track with riders coming up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewbacca Posted May 20, 2022 Share 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 Zebra 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sid the Sloth Posted May 20, 2022 Share 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 😑 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Mac Posted May 20, 2022 Share Done. Good luck with the clearing. Please keep us posted. Zebra 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zebra Posted May 20, 2022 Share Done, thanks for your excellent initiative, will watch out for progress, and start riding that way more often! cheers Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toby Adams Posted June 7, 2022 Share 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 Milosh, MongooseMan, splat and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toby Adams Posted June 8, 2022 Share 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! lechatnoir, splat, Zebra and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milosh Posted June 9, 2022 Share 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 Sid the Sloth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookie Posted June 9, 2022 Share 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 👌 Zebra and Sid the Sloth 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sid the Sloth Posted June 9, 2022 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milosh Posted June 9, 2022 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookie Posted June 9, 2022 Share 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! Zebra and Sid the Sloth 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJuice Posted June 9, 2022 Share 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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