DJR Posted August 9, 2020 Posted August 9, 2020 Am a bit sad today to see a favourite spot of mine for the last 27 years now becoming another 'lodge' with a scar of a road leading up to it...too much land 'shrinking' and becoming fenced off from other important areas for wildlife to roam about...I guess everyone wants their piece.... mag4.jpg What I cannot understand is this: Someone find a beautiful piece of land with some space and solitude as its main attribute. They decide to develop it and the very first thing they do is to destroy that sense of space and solitude by building 10 cottages right on top of one another because the architect / developer / bean counters said it would be cheaper to get services in to each. For just a few bob extra they could have spaced the buildings to hide them from each other and preserved the true value. Imagine a weekend with all those cottages full of people, each with a car or two, braais and music going! ****** peace, ****** tranquility! Then you might as well just go camp in the Makro parking lot! Ps. I might be a bit grumpier than usual today mazambaan, ChrisF, Mojoman and 4 others 7
Mojoman Posted August 9, 2020 Posted August 9, 2020 What I cannot understand is this: Someone find a beautiful piece of land with some space and solitude as its main attribute. They decide to develop it and the very first thing they do is to destroy that sense of space and solitude by building 10 cottages right on top of one another because the architect / developer / bean counters said it would be cheaper to get services in to each. For just a few bob extra they could have spaced the buildings to hide them from each other and preserved the true value. Imagine a weekend with all those cottages full of people, each with a car or two, braais and music going! ****** peace, ****** tranquility! Then you might as well just go camp in the Makro parking lot! Ps. I might be a bit grumpier than usual today Ja, I guess its all about making as much as you can...I see it a lot with the venues in Magalies...owners would rather have 10 x tightly packed units (Cha--Lets !) than 3 or 4 well situated and private units, where you enjoy some peace and quiet.... Then again if you live in one of those housing estates where each house looks the same and is right on top of the next one then I guess its a home away from home... DJR and Skubarra 2
Meezo Posted August 9, 2020 Posted August 9, 2020 https://www.instagram.com/p/CDqI8TmnQ-3/ DJR, Me rida my bicycle, Escapee.. and 2 others 5
Me rida my bicycle Posted August 9, 2020 Posted August 9, 2020 Good weather, great trails, awesome people = memorable weekend. Long Wheel Base, Bateleur1, NotSoBigBen and 7 others 10
Frosty Posted August 10, 2020 Posted August 10, 2020 Some gravel/road riding, in what I hope can be a route for a race an adventure later in October. fanievb, Wayne pudding Mol, daveno7 and 9 others 12
Trevz Posted August 10, 2020 Posted August 10, 2020 Braamfontein Spruit to the top of Northcliff Hill and back.... Full range of cassette was required to get to the top. Lol Views were worth it! geomark, Me rida my bicycle, Long Wheel Base and 3 others 6
Eugene Oppelt Posted August 10, 2020 Posted August 10, 2020 Philadelphia Road Wayne pudding Mol, mazambaan, DJR and 13 others 16
capediver Posted August 10, 2020 Posted August 10, 2020 Philadelphia RoadPhew, up there with one of your best.....excellent framing, light, and perspective! IMG_9324.jpg Patchelicious, Eugene Oppelt and DJR 3
Wayne pudding Mol Posted August 11, 2020 Posted August 11, 2020 Cape St Francis where wind takes care of the lack of hills mecheng89, DJR, TheKaiser and 7 others 10
CAAD4 Posted August 11, 2020 Posted August 11, 2020 Cape St Francis where wind takes care of the lack of hillsAnd everything rusts in peace... Wayne pudding Mol 1
UK-Saffa Posted August 11, 2020 Posted August 11, 2020 Took myself to G!ro Cafe yesterday, hottest day of the year, really felt like being home again. The systemsix is fast becoming my favourite bike ever, perfect for the UK's mostly pretty flat terrain. I have tickets booked to Cape Town for Decmber/January, hoping it all works out, and I can test it out on more mountainous terrain. aquaratza, Wayne pudding Mol, DJR and 4 others 7
Nakoota Posted August 11, 2020 Posted August 11, 2020 Modderfontein reeds section, nature did the trail maintenance here. That said I really think Tarako deserves props here. I have ridden Modder for nearly 10 years and they have done more on the trails during lockdown than any other trail manager in the last decade. It also looks like they have blocked the river section due to the resident raptor that likes to attack the helmets of unsuspecting cyclists. Albert T, Escapee.., TyronLab and 5 others 8
TyronLab Posted August 11, 2020 Posted August 11, 2020 (edited) Some gravel/road riding, in what I hope can be a route for a race an adventure later in October. Hey! I recognize those roads. It seems we swapped places this weekend. Got out to Thaba trails for the first time and was absolutely awe struck. If you're in GP and think you're a gnarly, bearded, gritty, mountain munching badass (like I did) then take a trip down south and get ready to eat some humble pie. Well, that's what happened to me at least. Made the trip solo, and "rode" the majority of the blue trails and the XCO course. I mean, how hard can it be, its Joburg? I rode all of the descents with a modicum of control, even though I sorely missed the dropper from my previous bike, but the climbs... Man alive, if you can ride up all of the blue trail climbs without dabbing or walking then you're a ******* monster, especially on a HT. It was the first time I felt that I would have loved some suspension on the rear as my rear wheel got hung up (due to my lack of skill) on the treacherous rocky climbs. That broke my momentum and forced me to stop, and once you were stopped there was no way you were getting on and riding up that same incline. I only managed to clean probably half of the climbs on the blue trail, and had to hike up from the ~3/4 point onwards on the rest. The XCO course A-lines were too big for my britches, especially alone. Jumps I can semi do, technical rocky descents I can do, but gap-drops terrify me. If I was in a group and had someone I could tow in, maybe... Even though I was taking punishment (my hands, forearms and shoulders are still sore today), I was literally laughing out loud every time the trail kicked my ass. Had an absolute blast and I can't wait to go back and practice until I can clean those lines. That is real, proper mountain biking, not the pretty-doable-on-a-gravel-bike riding we seem to have so much of in GP. What's more, the trails are impeccably maintained, varied, well thought-out, well marked, and located in an absolutely beautiful location. I made a point of going to Wendell, the trail builder, after my ride and giving him my thanks and telling him he's a "sadistic genius". Edited August 11, 2020 by TyronLab fanievb, Wayne pudding Mol, Stretched@Birth and 14 others 17
Escapee.. Posted August 11, 2020 Posted August 11, 2020 Hazeldean Valley Trails, Pretoria fanievb, Wayne pudding Mol, Long Wheel Base and 8 others 11
Wayne pudding Mol Posted August 11, 2020 Posted August 11, 2020 Took myself to G!ro Cafe yesterday, hottest day of the year, really felt like being home again. IMG_5111.jpg The systemsix is fast becoming my favourite bike ever, perfect for the UK's mostly pretty flat terrain. I have tickets booked to Cape Town for Decmber/January, hoping it all works out, and I can test it out on more mountainous terrain. IMG_5110.jpgnot really my kind of bike but that is seriously beautiful UK-Saffa 1
UK-Saffa Posted August 11, 2020 Posted August 11, 2020 not really my kind of bike but that is seriously beautifulWasn’t particularly my flavour either but for sure has grown on me. Definitely more suited to the terrain here than the weight weenie supersix was.
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