OVERDRIVE Posted May 22, 2022 Share Dear trail builders, please remember as you repair, flatten, and make trails easier for the e-bike and gravel crew, thats there were those who supported and came and liked them the way they were. Also ok to add onto the trail to accomodate, not make them easier. Just a thought, with love. Thermophage, Mtree, MTBRIDER1234 and 4 others 4 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meezo Posted May 22, 2022 Share O yes!! This again!!! OVERDRIVE and Quagga 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mamil Posted May 22, 2022 Share 1 hour ago, OVERDRIVE said: Dear trail builders, please remember as you repair, flatten, and make trails easier for the e-bike and gravel crew, thats there were those who supported and came and liked them the way they were. Also ok to add onto the trail to accomodate, not make them easier. Just a thought, with love. MORNE , JRN89, Robbie Stewart and 13 others 2 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steady Spin Posted May 22, 2022 Share Oh dear. I’ve made this mistake before. JRN89, ChrisF, OVERDRIVE and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaGearA Posted May 22, 2022 Share Joh , this week's friday thread is starting eeeearly mikkelz, JRN89, Duane_Bosch and 8 others 1 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie Stewart Posted May 22, 2022 Share I watch videos on YouTube of trails overseas, get super amped to ride, but then I hit the local trails and I feel deflated. Our trails are built for the local lowest common denominator with buggerall skills and even less desire to improve. So those of us who have spent our time upskilling end up with maybe 2 viable trails, which get old real fast. Complaining about it has fallen on deaf ears, so this year I've opted to rather not renew my membership any longer, as really what is the point. Oh wait, I think I'm on the wrong thread. . . MTBRIDER1234, Thermophage, OVERDRIVE and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisF Posted May 22, 2022 Share 19 minutes ago, Robbie Stewart said: ..... even less desire to improve. ..... Oh wait, I think I'm on the wrong thread. . . And yet the Leat skills park is probably the least used part of the trails .... it is just possible that Maritz have done more laps at Leat than many adult club members. When the flow trail next to Lombards Terra opened the paramedics were there constantly .... Which all just prooves your point about the typical skill level ... Mtree, nonky, Wannabe and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
openmind Posted May 22, 2022 Share You’re just riding the wrong trails. Or you just need to go faster 😁 Pure Savage and herrowpreeze 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaGearA Posted May 22, 2022 Share 10 hours ago, Robbie Stewart said: I watch videos on YouTube of trails overseas, get super amped to ride, but then I hit the local trails and I feel deflated. Our trails are built for the local lowest common denominator with buggerall skills and even less desire to improve. So those of us who have spent our time upskilling end up with maybe 2 viable trails, which get old real fast. Complaining about it has fallen on deaf ears, so this year I've opted to rather not renew my membership any longer, as really what is the point. Oh wait, I think I'm on the wrong thread. . . Its A number game unfortunately 99% of the riders fall into that lowest common denominator group but trail park want those 99%' fees and about 98% of that group don't want to invest any time in developing better skills , cause you "marathon bru " PhilipV, MTBRIDER1234, BigDL and 3 others 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilipV Posted May 22, 2022 Share 44 minutes ago, Robbie Stewart said: I watch videos on YouTube of trails overseas, get super amped to ride, but then I hit the local trails and I feel deflated. Our trails are built for the local lowest common denominator with buggerall skills and even less desire to improve. So those of us who have spent our time upskilling end up with maybe 2 viable trails, which get old real fast. Complaining about it has fallen on deaf ears, so this year I've opted to rather not renew my membership any longer, as really what is the point. Oh wait, I think I'm on the wrong thread. . . You should ride less Tygerberg trails. Go ride tablemountain (not Tokai), Helderberg, Jonkers, Eselfontein, Cederberg to name a few. hansolo, W Smith, herrowpreeze and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddy Gordo Posted May 22, 2022 Share 52 minutes ago, Robbie Stewart said: I watch videos on YouTube of trails overseas, get super amped to ride, but then I hit the local trails and I feel deflated. Our trails are built for the local lowest common denominator with buggerall skills and even less desire to improve. So those of us who have spent our time upskilling end up with maybe 2 viable trails, which get old real fast. Complaining about it has fallen on deaf ears, so this year I've opted to rather not renew my membership any longer, as really what is the point. Oh wait, I think I'm on the wrong thread. . . This is how I feel when friends say they wanna go away for a weekend mtb trip. When I unpack my HT at the trail, then they like where is your dual sus. LOL. MajG, MTBRIDER1234, OVERDRIVE and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewbacca Posted May 22, 2022 Share Shredding the gnar is over rated anyway.... But we have lots of 'technical' trails with big features in the western cape. Lots. You won't find them on the tygerberg network though. I love riding not so gnar trails these days.... Black Rhino is just the right amount of kook and shred. Red Phoenix in Jonkers, The Canaries and if you miss some of the massive features, Iron Monkey is rad. I used to be all 'Plumber or death, Status Quo or lame..... Now I just want to ride my bike, smile, enjoy it and go home without leaving half my face behind. We all go through different stages of playing bikes. Sometimes we are blinded by where we are in our trajectory. ChrisF, MTBRIDER1234, TIB and 19 others 20 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Sywurm Posted May 22, 2022 Share If the trails become boring, chuck away the dual susp bike and get a hardtail. Edited May 22, 2022 by Super Sywurm michaelbiker, Scary Rider, BigDL and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OVERDRIVE Posted May 22, 2022 Share 19 minutes ago, Super Sywurm said: If the trails become boring, chuck away the dual susp bike and get a hardtail. Will never get off mine...HT all the way. MTBRIDER1234 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTBRIDER1234 Posted May 22, 2022 Share I used to think this, but then I came to realise you have to make them fun again. Look for the gnarliest lines, huck everything in sight, hit all the A lines. I ride tokai, and dh0 is still technical enough to make the first part loose and kinda sketchy on a hardtail, dh1 has the drop etc. If you look at trails with a different perspective, you might have far more fun. A lot of the 'trails are now boring crew' are saying xc/enduro trails are too boring, but can't ride a black or double black diamond. As soon as I started hitting A lines and finding 'side hits' I had a lot more fun. Happy riding! BigDL, OVERDRIVE, Jewbacca and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yyyy Posted May 22, 2022 Share 1 hour ago, PhilipV said: You should ride less Tygerberg trails. Go ride tablemountain (not Tokai), Helderberg, Jonkers, Eselfontein, Cederberg to name a few. whats wrong with Tokai? nonky, Jono, Jbr and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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