Pundit Posted January 2 Posted January 2 (edited) Hi all I’m out of the loop so would appreciate any advice. I have a seasoned cycling mate visiting from Australia next week for the week and would appreciate any advice on Joburg’s best road and/or gravel rides that showcase the city and surrounds. He is keen to ride as a pair or join local group rides. Early mornings are available and can travel a bit (Cradle, Magalies, Suikerbosrand etc.). Any current must-ride routes, regular group rides, or tips would be much appreciated! Edited January 2 by Pundit
Pundit Posted January 2 Author Posted January 2 He is staying in the Sandton area but we are flexible to travel
TheDogShow Posted January 2 Posted January 2 What level of rider is he? A classic and fun mid-week morning ride is E2E (engen to engen) starting in Bryanston - can get racey on Tuesdays and Thursdays, depending on who shows up. A good and safe weekend ride is riding from town to the Cradle, doing the loop, and then back (100km + ride).
Pundit Posted January 3 Author Posted January 3 9 hours ago, eddy said: Suikerbosrand is special Thanks @eddy, will definitely fit this in
Pundit Posted January 3 Author Posted January 3 6 hours ago, TheDogShow said: What level of rider is he? A classic and fun mid-week morning ride is E2E (engen to engen) starting in Bryanston - can get racey on Tuesdays and Thursdays, depending on who shows up. A good and safe weekend ride is riding from town to the Cradle, doing the loop, and then back (100km + ride). Thanks @TheDogShow, will definitely add a day in the Cradle to the list and will consider the E2E as well if he feels up to it
RobertWhitehead Posted January 3 Posted January 3 Come to PTA, lots of bike parks and gravel riding to choose from
Pundit Posted January 3 Author Posted January 3 4 hours ago, RobertWhitehead said: Come to PTA, lots of bike parks and gravel riding to choose from We’re keen to ride around PTA@RobertWhitehead, if you can share further details that would be great
RobertWhitehead Posted January 3 Posted January 3 Sure thing, if I list bike parks: Buffelsdrift - they opened again earlier this year Wolwespruit Grootfontein Cowhouse Rosemary Hill You can then do the full loop at Cowhouse (around 50km - not 100% sure about the distance) then cycle to Rosemary Hill after the Cowhouse loop (+/- 8km) then do the full loop at RH (around 35km) and then cycle back. This will either be a century or close to. You can then do a loop to Bronkhorstspruit via Cowhouse that will get you close to the 130km mark with a crap ton of elevation. You can also go to Cullinan for some pancakes and lastly if you're really keen you can head out all the way to Loskop and or even Dullstroom on some leka dirt roads. This will come in at around 300km (Mainly the C2T route)
Pundit Posted January 3 Author Posted January 3 1 hour ago, RobertWhitehead said: Sure thing, if I list bike parks: Buffelsdrift - they opened again earlier this year Wolwespruit Grootfontein Cowhouse Rosemary Hill You can then do the full loop at Cowhouse (around 50km - not 100% sure about the distance) then cycle to Rosemary Hill after the Cowhouse loop (+/- 8km) then do the full loop at RH (around 35km) and then cycle back. This will either be a century or close to. You can then do a loop to Bronkhorstspruit via Cowhouse that will get you close to the 130km mark with a crap ton of elevation. You can also go to Cullinan for some pancakes and lastly if you're really keen you can head out all the way to Loskop and or even Dullstroom on some leka dirt roads. This will come in at around 300km (Mainly the C2T route) Thanks @RobertWhitehead - sounds great, going to look into these routes and make a plan
Danger Dassie Posted January 4 Posted January 4 Definitely get him to join the ICG rides, they do some amazing gravel and MTB on top of their regular road routes. They often meet at Engen in Rosebank. Reinhard at Ukhu would be a perfect introduction. Happy to introduce you guys. I sometimes take a small group of mates on urban/CBD graffiti rides as well, chilled Sundays. Welcome to join in. Suikerbosrand, Cradle etc that you’ve mentioned are also good. There’s some good gravel around Suikerbosrand too. Close to Sandton is Taroko Trails which is gravel friendly and has a bike shop, coffee etc. Loads of great options. 🙂 betaboy 1
Pundit Posted January 4 Author Posted January 4 40 minutes ago, Danger Dassie said: Definitely get him to join the ICG rides, they do some amazing gravel and MTB on top of their regular road routes. They often meet at Engen in Rosebank. Reinhard at Ukhu would be a perfect introduction. Happy to introduce you guys. I sometimes take a small group of mates on urban/CBD graffiti rides as well, chilled Sundays. Welcome to join in. Suikerbosrand, Cradle etc that you’ve mentioned are also good. There’s some good gravel around Suikerbosrand too. Close to Sandton is Taroko Trails which is gravel friendly and has a bike shop, coffee etc. Loads of great options. 🙂 Thanks @Danger Dassie - lots of great suggestions to follow up on, will chat to my mate and will reach out asap Danger Dassie 1
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