Group Rides Kempton Park

[Charl Fick]

Getting back into road cycling and looking for group rides within the Kempton Park area. I know Finish line Cycles have a few MTB groups but looking for road group that I can join will also not be able to keep up with any racing snakes ????

[TNT1]

The group at the Shell garage will probably be too fast for you at the moment by the sounds of things.

 

Most of the guys trek across to Bl and ride with them week days and weekends. It's not a bad option, there's always different distances and speeds to choose from.

[Dexter-morgan]

I always promote Bicycle line, its just down the road from Kempton, many guys riding from Kempton to BL and they have 3 to 4 groups ranging from 30 plus vat ave down to 24.

[TNT1]

17 minutes ago, Dexter-morgan said:

I always promote Bicycle line, its just down the road from Kempton, many guys riding from Kempton to BL and they have 3 to 4 groups ranging from 30 plus vat ave down to 24.

It's a good warm up. Just be careful of the hijack spot on Atlas and on Tulbagh in Glen Marais. Guy was jacked on Tulbagh recently, and last Saturday I was nearly a victim. Fortunately I stopped at the VDS gate and the guards assisted me. Got me a escort with a guarding vehicle down Atlas.

[The Ouzo]

3 minutes ago, TNT1 said:

It's a good warm up. Just be careful of the hijack spot on Atlas and on Tulbagh in Glen Marais. Guy was jacked on Tulbagh recently, and last Saturday I was nearly a victim. Fortunately I stopped at the VDS gate and the guards assisted me. Got me a escort with a guarding vehicle down Atlas.

where on Atlas ?

[TNT1]

2 minutes ago, ouzo said:

where on Atlas ?

Between Clearwater and Finch (that empty veld between Clearwater and the substation), heading from Kempton to Benoni. A couple of guys had a near miss there a few weeks ago. 

Seems like the guys hid in the veld, pop out threw some stones/bricks and tried to grab guys.

[The Ouzo]

7 minutes ago, TNT1 said:

Between Clearwater and Finch (that empty veld between Clearwater and the substation), heading from Kempton to Benoni. A couple of guys had a near miss there a few weeks ago. 

Seems like the guys hid in the veld, pop out threw some stones/bricks and tried to grab guys.

I read about that but have not seen any activity there.

[TNT1]

Just now, ouzo said:

I read about that but have not seen any activity there.

Yeah, I gues most guys are riding way too fast there for it to be viable from the scum's perspective, so I guess they've given up.

[The Ouzo]

Just now, TNT1 said:

Yeah, I gues most guys are riding way too fast there for it to be viable from the scum's perspective, so I guess they've given up.

I wanted to add to my post that its a fairly rapid section so probably not a viable spot for jacking.

That being pretty much part of every ride I do, when the story first emerged my first thoughts were that it was a spur of the moment unplanned hopefull attack and not bikejackers per se

[Guyturner]

Try fitshack cycling group. They leave from elridge in boksburg on the weekends at 6.30am on saturday and sunday. Search for them on Facebook

[Charl Fick]

17 hours ago, TNT1 said:

The group at the Shell garage will probably be too fast for you at the moment by the sounds of things.

 

Most of the guys trek across to Bl and ride with them week days and weekends. It's not a bad option, there's always different distances and speeds to choose from.

Thank you I will look at BL as an option 

[Dexter-morgan]

1 hour ago, Charl Fick said:

Thank you I will look at BL as an option 

Bring Money for Coffee and Carrot cake, really good stuff.

[Charl Fick]

1 hour ago, Dexter-morgan said:

Bring Money for Coffee and Carrot cake, really good stuff.

Great thanks will do, is there anyone that I can contact in terms of joining?

[TNT1]

6 minutes ago, Charl Fick said:

Great thanks will do, is there anyone that I can contact in terms of joining?

Get added to the whatsapp group. I'll pm you Craig's number.