Where has your bike taken you today?

[jcza]

23 hours ago, Wayne pudding Mol said:

I tried to climb 1000m in the shortest amount of km

so hot I gave up 

40km 850m bergplaas Hoekwil 

6 x repeats of T-Shirt hill and your work is done 

[Wayne pudding Mol]

28 minutes ago, jcza said:

6 x repeats of T-Shirt hill and your work is done 

I don’t go up that one anymore 🤣Down at least once a week 

that and the tar road up to wilderness heights have both caused me to vomit 

I need to toughen up, maybe I’ll give T shirt hill a go tomorrow but only once

[jcza]

41 minutes ago, Wayne pudding Mol said:

I don’t go up that one anymore 🤣Down at least once a week 

that and the tar road up to wilderness heights have both caused me to vomit 

I need to toughen up, maybe I’ll give T shirt hill a go tomorrow but only once

Forgot about that one! Ouch!! 

 

[Jackal355]

Stanford mtb Classic on Saturday 

I'm still very much hurting

41°C at one point and with the sand and grass patches it was interesting...

Must say,the refreshment stations and marking was on point

[ChrisF]

3 minutes ago, Jackal355 said:

Stanford mtb Classic on Saturday 

I'm still very much hurting

41°C at one point and with the sand and grass patches it was interesting...

Must say,the refreshment stations and marking was on point

 

Any talk at the event of going back to the two day stage format ?

 

THAT is unfinished business for me ....  was to be my first stage race ..... having paid, even being there on both days, but not being able to ride due to a knee injury .....

[Frosty]

3 hours ago, NotSoBigBen said:

I suspect we're talking about the same climb ... that's where I was

3 hours ago, ouzo said:

It is possible

NSBB's photo was 5th avenue (9.5% but shorter duration).

Marthinus Pretorius is longer but averages 5.5% as it has a dip in the middle.

[ChrisF]

1 minute ago, Frosty said:

NSBB's photo was 5th avenue (9.5% but shorter duration).

Marthinus Pretorius is longer but averages 5.5% as it has a dip in the middle.

 

Out of curiosity, how does Odendaal St in Durbanville compare to these ?  (seeing that I managed to just make it up there on a standard bike probably means it is flat by comparison)

[Frosty]

32 minutes ago, ChrisF said:

 

Out of curiosity, how does Odendaal St in Durbanville compare to these ?  (seeing that I managed to just make it up there on a standard bike probably means it is flat by comparison)

I've never ridden there. What's the name of the segment? (so I can find it).

 

edit: this one?

Edited February 28, 2022 by Frosty

[The Ouzo]

45 minutes ago, Frosty said:

NSBB's photo was 5th avenue (9.5% but shorter duration).

Marthinus Pretorius is longer but averages 5.5% as it has a dip in the middle.

It Andries Pretorius that I’m talking about. 
 

[ChrisF]

46 minutes ago, Frosty said:

I've never ridden there. What's the name of the segment? (so I can find it).

 

edit: this one?

Not sure ...🙈

 

Pretty sure  @'Dale will know

Edited February 28, 2022 by ChrisF

[Eugene Oppelt]

48 minutes ago, Frosty said:

I've never ridden there. What's the name of the segment? (so I can find it).

 

edit: this one?

Yip @ChrisF

Had the KOM up there until some bra named Waylon Woolcock during the 99er pushed me down into obscurity. I cried myself to sleep that evening.

[BenReaper]

2 hours ago, Jackal355 said:

Stanford mtb Classic on Saturday 

I'm still very much hurting

41°C at one point and with the sand and grass patches it was interesting...

Must say,the refreshment stations and marking was on point

Haven't ridden in Stanford before, but use to ride a lot in the Lemond and Flower Valley area near Gansbay. 

Some beautiful fynbos trails and awesome views to suffer on/with.🤙

[ChrisF]

24 minutes ago, 'Dale said:

Yip @ChrisF

Had the KOM up there until some bra named Waylon Woolcock during the 99er pushed me down into obscurity. I cried myself to sleep that evening.

 

Please forward the details of that climb to Frosty.

 

 

Would be interesting to see how it compares ....

[Frosty]

30 minutes ago, ChrisF said:

Please forward the details of that climb to Frosty.

Would be interesting to see how it compares ....

Scroll up, I added it in my original post before 'Dale replied.

[ChrisF]

11 minutes ago, Frosty said:

Scroll up, I added it in my original post before 'Dale replied.

WOW ... That 5th avenue seems extra vicious .... 😬

[Frosty]

19 minutes ago, ChrisF said:

WOW ... That 5th avenue seems extra vicious .... 😬

That's short and steep... 300m @ 9.5%

The one you're asking about, in Durbanville, is 1Km @ 7.5%
Three times longer and only 2% steeper.