Robbie Stewart Posted October 22, 2021 Posted October 22, 2021 I have a strong suspicion that this thread had a role to play in changing minds of certain stakeholders. I'm excited to see the trajectory Meerendal is going to take now that Patrick has a fresh canvas to go ply his trade on judging by all the excitement he had recently been unleashing on the rest of the network of trails. Well done Tygerberg MTB club for stepping up to the plate when it mattered. This is why the club is such a roaring success. Zebra, Wannabe, Mamil and 5 others 7 1
Rudii Posted October 25, 2021 Posted October 25, 2021 Good news indeed, a lot of work ahead for Patrick and the gnomes to get that trail up to TMBC standard again. But as we've seen in the past there's no challenge to big for this dedicated team of trail builders. Wannabe 1
ChrisF Posted October 30, 2021 Posted October 30, 2021 On 10/19/2021 at 2:04 PM, Mojoman said: Lol... Just watch out for ticks ambushing you....???? Brought back two ticks from the trails today (not Meerendal)..... That time of the year .... Mojoman 1
MORNE Posted October 30, 2021 Posted October 30, 2021 (edited) 13 minutes ago, ChrisF said: Brought back two ticks from the trails today (not Meerendal)..... That time of the year .... Yea kids are the worst, little parasites???? Edited October 30, 2021 by MORNE ChrisF, Rolf Hansen, Scary Rider and 2 others 5
challengers Posted November 6, 2021 Posted November 6, 2021 I got my first bike about 2 months ago and have only been riding at Meerendal. I have been thinking wow this is amazing surely trails don't get much better than this! ???? But after reading this thread I am quite excited to try out some of the other ones in the area if they are even better. Chadvdw67 and dirtypot 2
ChrisF Posted November 6, 2021 Posted November 6, 2021 22 minutes ago, challengers said: I got my first bike about 2 months ago and have only been riding at Meerendal. I have been thinking wow this is amazing surely trails don't get much better than this! ???? But after reading this thread I am quite excited to try out some of the other ones in the area if they are even better. No ifs ands or buts .... Right now all the other trails are much better. Once Patrick is done you wont recognice Meerendal Wannabe 1
HenryS Posted November 6, 2021 Posted November 6, 2021 7 minutes ago, ChrisF said: No ifs ands or buts .... Right now all the other trails are much better. Once Patrick is done you wont recognice Meerendal It's probably going to take a while. They only have access to work on the trails there one day a week. ChrisF 1
Hairy Posted November 6, 2021 Posted November 6, 2021 51 minutes ago, HenryS said: It's probably going to take a while. They only have access to work on the trails there one day a week. One day a week ..... and they expect the team to make a difference. It is almost as if Meerendal are setting them up for failure! Danger Dassie, Wannabe and ChrisF 1 2
Jbr Posted December 17, 2021 Posted December 17, 2021 Rode there yesterday with my wife and kid on the feva. Not sure what has been done, trails still look like they haven't seen a shovel in a year. it's ok if you ride alone but with a 2yo on bicycle it's a bit dodge ChrisF 1
ChrisF Posted December 17, 2021 Posted December 17, 2021 (edited) Thats sad ..... As noted a few posts back, Patrick was only given access 1 day per week .... will take forever to get it sorted at that rate. I will certainly ride it in the next week or two ... then give a 12 month comparison ..... Edited December 17, 2021 by ChrisF
Jbr Posted December 17, 2021 Posted December 17, 2021 (edited) Yeah, I know how good and how hard working Patrick and his team are so really not moaning about their work, but honestly at this point I'm curious to know where he has been allowed to work at all, because nothing looks new there. Maybe the upper mineshaft that I was a bit nervous about with the kid on the bike, last time I think there was massive water damage. Didn't risk doing the lower mineshaft. Then the longer route that ends on the little flow trail, at some point there's a split before a little bridge, the shorter line was destroyed with water damage, bit dangerous I had to walk it. This to me is the main concern, downhill sharp corners should be fixed first, then the rest isn't all that important. But honestly authorizing Patrick to work only 1 day a week is a joke and I'm having a hard time believing he was allowed to work there 5 days since this was decided, or if they did, they must have been mostly working on triming the vegetation. Seeing how empty the parking was on a public holiday was a little bit sad though, last time I came the trails were already quite bad but people were still coming. Edited December 17, 2021 by Jbr
ChrisF Posted December 17, 2021 Posted December 17, 2021 I did cover a lot of the trails on the public holiday .... I was very surprized at how empty the trails were. I did Bloemendal and Traverse this morning ... also very few people on the trails.
ChrisF Posted January 23, 2022 Posted January 23, 2022 December 2020 I did a small section of Meerendal, and added my voice due to the lack of maintenance. Since then this topic have seen various updates, most importantly confirming that Patrick and his team will start doing maintenance of the Meerendal trails. Later it was noted that he has limited access. Today I popped in to see how much Patrick got done with "limited access" .... The initial climbs certainly are better, though showing some wear. It is perfectly rideable Even Mineshaft is in good nick. Dorstberg has a reputation to uphold .... even parts of this climb is smoothed out, though the long climb along the fence lives up to its reputation, as it should ... I have never been a fan of the single track from Dorstberg .... it has always been hard on my wrists, and still is ..... then again, after my last rides at Fine Breede and Eselfontein I am beginning to realise that a few of these sections are needed for those riders that want to prepare themselves for hard rides .... The fallen signs are a stark reminder of why Patrick is needed to get Meerendal sorted .... This fallen sign is the only warning of a proper drop for those that dont know this section ... Even the Burry loop is in pretty decent nick .... with a couple of the turns needing TLC ... The Meerendal trails are certainly in much better shape Cant wait for Patrick to sort out the last few bits. Looking forward to taking Maritz back to where he cut his teeth ... MajG, Charles71 and Mamil 3
ChrisF Posted April 9, 2022 Posted April 9, 2022 What is happening at Meerendal today ? By 10.30 the line of cars were backed up all the way back past the D'Urbanville circle !!
Skubarra Posted April 9, 2022 Posted April 9, 2022 6 minutes ago, ChrisF said: What is happening at Meerendal today ? By 10.30 the line of cars were backed up all the way back past the D'Urbanville circle !! Liefde by die dam... ChrisF 1
ChrisF Posted April 16, 2022 Posted April 16, 2022 Patrick is steadily making progress 👍 Will take Maritz there for a ride shortly.
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