'Dale Posted April 2, 2018 Posted April 2, 2018 @Dale, great sunrise pic! What are the percentages displayed on your display unit?Thanx man%FTP%MHR FDP 1
NotSoBigBen Posted April 2, 2018 Posted April 2, 2018 Those who know where this is will know it’s a nasty little climb to get there...Vaal Marina perhaps? Stretched@Birth 1
Duane_Bosch Posted April 2, 2018 Posted April 2, 2018 (edited) Any of you fine folk ride the Outeniqua Pass? Drove it today. Looks like something that needs to be ticked off very soon. Looks like a mini Grappa. Edited April 2, 2018 by Duane_Bosch Capricorn, DJR and Bateleur1 3
DJR Posted April 2, 2018 Posted April 2, 2018 Any of you fine folk ride the Outeniqua Pass? Drove it today. Looks like something that needs to be ticked off very soon. Looks like a mini Grappa.If you are talking about the tar Outeniqua Pass, then yes, but keep in mind that it is pretty busy. It has a wide shoulder though, which makes it better. Great views. Nice curves, good for road bike. Drove over it plenty a time. Never rode it on a bike though. But if you are talking about the older Montagu Pass, the untarred one predating the modern pass, then HELL YES, it is an absolute MUST! Done it on the mtb, but a nice gravel bike or even a roadie with bigger tyres will be great. Nearly no traffic, peace and quiet, scenery out of this world. Sorry, no single track Duane, but it is the very next best thing to it. Well worth the trouble.  dewaldsss, Capricorn, Beattbox and 5 others 8
BSG Posted April 2, 2018 Posted April 2, 2018 If you are talking about the tar Outeniqua Pass, then yes, but keep in mind that it is pretty busy. It has a wide shoulder though, which makes it better. Great views. Nice curves, good for road bike. Drove over it plenty a time. Never rode it on a bike though. But if you are talking about the older Montagu Pass, the untarred one predating the modern pass, then HELL YES, it is an absolute MUST! Done it on the mtb, but a nice gravel bike or even a roadie with bigger tyres will be great. Nearly no traffic, peace and quiet, scenery out of this world. Sorry, no single track Duane, but it is the very next best thing to it. Well worth the trouble.Living in Groot Brak, close to George, I will never do the Outeniqua pass by bicycle only because of the safety (stupid car drivers) aspect. Haven't done the Montague pass myself, still on my bucket list as well. Every Monday late afternoon there is a group riding it. Sent from my VTR-L09 using Tapatalk Suidwes Boytjie 1
Andrew_Smith Posted April 3, 2018 Posted April 3, 2018 (edited) Durbanville - Philadelphia - Durbanville Vida e CaffèPrepping legs for tomorrow's Franschhoek ride. PC: Thomas Stemmet Edited April 3, 2018 by Andrew_Smith Suidwes Boytjie, fanievb, An3 and 2 others 5
Bateleur1 Posted April 3, 2018 Posted April 3, 2018 Any of you fine folk ride the Outeniqua Pass? Drove it today. Looks like something that needs to be ticked off very soon. Looks like a mini Grappa. The tar road pass several times but would not ride it in peak hours.  Weekends early morning would be best. Well that was the last time I rode it a few years ago. The traffic situation must have changed a bit in the mean time. Duane_Bosch 1
Bateleur1 Posted April 3, 2018 Posted April 3, 2018 Did a 75 km ride around lake Starnberg this easter weekend. Weather is improving rapidly this side of the planet.  ChrisF, Beattbox, Duane_Bosch and 7 others 10
Beesrib Posted April 3, 2018 Posted April 3, 2018 Did a 75 km ride around lake Starnberg this easter weekend. Weather is improving rapidly this side of the planet. 19430107_10214999580638479_486812407655229170_n.jpg24301297_10214999580878485_2258894642502559025_n.jpg29572335_10214999616639379_381935061155121383_n.jpg29572563_10214999581158492_1548835804346582819_n.jpg29597651_10214999614439324_8071494323144419120_n.jpg29695005_10214999616999388_1943942963467904366_n.jpg29695072_10214999579958462_4482984678775663125_n.jpgWow. It looks lovely Sent from my EVA-L09 using Tapatalk BSG and Bateleur1 2
Andrew_Smith Posted April 4, 2018 Posted April 4, 2018 Debut Ride To Franschhoek | Perfect MorningBurnt a few matches too much on Hels...Distance: 130kmElevation: 1,455mAverage Speed: 27,2kph  PC: Thomas Stemmet PC: Thomas Stemmet  DJR, Suidwes Boytjie, 'Dale and 1 other 4
Robbie Stewart Posted April 4, 2018 Posted April 4, 2018 If you are talking about the tar Outeniqua Pass, then yes, but keep in mind that it is pretty busy. It has a wide shoulder though, which makes it better. Great views. Nice curves, good for road bike. Drove over it plenty a time. Never rode it on a bike though. But if you are talking about the older Montagu Pass, the untarred one predating the modern pass, then HELL YES, it is an absolute MUST! Done it on the mtb, but a nice gravel bike or even a roadie with bigger tyres will be great. Nearly no traffic, peace and quiet, scenery out of this world. Sorry, no single track Duane, but it is the very next best thing to it. Well worth the trouble.   As an ex-Georgian (I grew up there), I have it on very good authority that riding the Montague, and by extension the Outeniqua passes is presently a dangerous affair. With the proximity of the Blanco township to both these passes (they start at the same spot), people are getting bike jacked there often, which includes the odd stabbing. I wanted to go ride there 2 weeks ago, and was discouraged to do so by a good mate who also rides a lot. I lived in Blanco for 8 years before moving to Cape Town, and in the time I was there, one would often hear of attacks on the Montague especially. If you do want to ride there, go in a largish group. And even then, apparently... This is really sad, as I have spent my youth cycling the forestry roads below the mast tower on the Outeniqua mountain. That place holds some special memories for me. DJR and BSG 2
'Dale Posted April 5, 2018 Posted April 5, 2018 (edited) Visiting the mountain gods Jonkershoek Nature Reserve Trails            Edited April 5, 2018 by 'Dale flymango, Andrew_Smith, Bloukrans and 6 others 9
capediver Posted April 6, 2018 Posted April 6, 2018 To my Alma Mater and back....(RIP to mates that have crossed the bar.......)Â Â Â Â DJR, bj horn, No Hare and 3 others 6
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