Where has your bike taken you today?

[Guest notmyname]

Fighting with my bike for 4.5 hrs

One of those days

 

Helzhoogte Pass, 4.6 kms at 5.1%

Stellenbosch, Western Cape

 

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Going to give it a crack while I'm down there next month. Bring on 3 weeks of working in the Cape.

[Guest notmyname]

No pics but I've been on the bike this weekend. Spruit on friday after work and a SS Roadie burn this morning in the cold and at some times wet JHB.

[banna]

It must suck to not be a Capie?

[MTBeer]

It must suck to not be a Capie?

yup must be super k@k

[MTBeer]

jeez the Tygerberg trails are in awesome condition at the moment. Best time of the year to ride. Klapped most of my downhill PB's yesterday.

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

jeez the Tygerberg trails are in awesome condition at the moment. Best time of the year to ride. Klapped most of my downhill PB's yesterday.

Jonkers on Saturday was PRIME. Beautiful conditions. But then the muppet on the bike was sommer pap, so I was all over the place and didn't hit anything like I should...

 

That new Flow Line that's there, and the newer canaries (level below the rock ride) is BEAUTIFUL. And the upper canaries are just getting more and more gnarly. LOVE it.

 

Also - can't wait for Trail Z to open this weekend... Patrick apparently has shedloads of work to do still - there's no way to get the bakkie there and they need to build some stiles.

Edited September 19, 2016 by Myles Mayhew

[MTBeer]

Jonkers on Saturday was PRIME. Beautiful conditions. But then the muppet on the bike was sommer pap, so I was all over the place and didn't hit anything like I should...

 

That new Flow Line that's there, and the newer canaries (level below the rock ride) is BEAUTIFUL. And the upper canaries are just getting more and more gnarly. LOVE it.

We were talking about Jonkers during our ride yesterday. Definitely time for a trip out there.

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

We were talking about Jonkers during our ride yesterday. Definitely time for a trip out there.

I HIGHLY recommend doing all the canaries. Top ones are rocky as feck, and make you work hard, but they're fun.

 

If I was fitter it would have been a thoroughly enjoyable experience. But unfortunately I just couldn't get in the groove.

[L.T.G]

FWIW LTG, we refer to meerendal as Meh-rendal.

 

Try the other trails in the system, and if you're still here next weekend, Trail Z at hoogekraal should be open. 

 

Apparently it's a belter, and it'll increase the total loop at Hoogies to around 20k or so

 Went Meh-rendal based on advise for it being a good spot for my missus and 5 month old to chill while I grabbed a quick ride,was I glad I did..those views are amazing! but cut the ride short as I  felt super guilty leaving the two of them alone on OUR first family holiday...

 

so my plan of going to do Hoogekraal and Contermans later in the week was discarded. 

 

no regrets, at all.. got to see so much of my amazing little guy,

being with him 24/7 has made being back at work today the worst "back at work after holiday blues" day ever. 

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

 Went Meh-rendal based on advise for it being a good spot for my missus and 5 month old to chill while I grabbed a quick ride,was I glad I did..those views are amazing! but cut the ride short as I  felt super guilty leaving the two of them alone on OUR first family holiday...

 

so my plan of going to do Hoogekraal and Contermans later in the week was discarded. 

 

no regrets, at all.. got to see so much of my amazing little guy,

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being with him 24/7 has made being back at work today the worst "back at work after holiday blues" day ever. 

In that case, it's one of the better options available. Great place for kiddies to roam about. Conters has a GREAT coffee shop, but isn't really the place for kids that age to run about. Bloemendal also has a great restaurant / coffee shop, and, like Meerendal, suits little kiddies exploring.

 

But yeah - good choice in that respect, and the views from the top at Meerendal are spectacular.

[broncoza]

Lol not sure on that eddy that Spaz went up the hill like a homesick mountain goat! But 26 is king down hill. Great ride

Not sure who was most embarrassed.

 

One of us had to ride with a dick head on a Spez and the other had to ride with a loser on 26 inch wheels.

 

Either way, a great way for two Hubbers to spend a morning!

Edited September 19, 2016 by broncoza

[DJR]

I took the diesel donkey in for a service and a bust clutch.........but then I could ride to work and the day started to get better! I took the route past Rondebosch Common towards the Southern Suburbs, and discovered this guy selling FANTASTIC coffee. He is roughly opposite Rustenberg every morning. So, if you ride or drive past, stop for a quick one, you won't regret it!

[dirtman]

My lunch stop today - beats any 5 star restaurant!.  Part of the new single track we are busy building at Bottelary Hills.

[Pikey]

Had to go out today coz i chickened out yesterday ????

[trail - er - park]

Had to go out today coz i chickened out yesterday

Hope you spanked yourself hard the whole ride ...!! Biatch!

[The Guy in Pink]

The mountains of Eastern DRC, @ Twangiza.

The route of my normal early morning Ride (start 4:30am ) which I try to do 4 times a week.

The first picture is from my start point  at 2430m ( 8000ft) above sea level . I then drop down about 100m and then turn up and ride to about 2550m altitude  (8360ft)  before turning back gives me about 300m of climbing on my 11.5km ride.

The mountain to the right goes up to 3200m (10 500ft) as the google earth view shows.