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JONASKOP 15.5KM HILLCLIMB TT


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  • 6 months later...

the only way plebs will make it up that climb is with an eeeeeeeeeebike...

 

im a Buffalo and i managed it in 3 hours with my donkey running a 34x11/46 setup. it was hell... bought a new SLX 10/51 the next week but havent been back since then.

 

still cant get my head around it: 3hours up, 25mins down... haha..

nice one, hope it stays open for all/doesn't get ruined by the plebs

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nice one, hope it stays open for all/doesn't get ruined by the plebs

My hope is that the climbs profile will scare the plebs away!

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I am resurrecting an old thread here, but if anyone is interested in doing this climb I wrote about my experience here: https://ridersreel.com/2021/01/25/cycling-up-jonaskop-mountain-in-south-africa/  :thumbup:

 

Awesome blog Paul, would definitely want to give it a go one day. Just out of interest, do you know about the Galgeberg climb near McGregor?

 

959m climbing in 11km so broadly similar to Jonaskop. The first half is gravel, but the second half on tar you do 635m climbing in 5.7km (where you do 1/2 the climbing in a 1/3rd of the distance of Jonaskop)

 

https://www.strava.com/segments/12851977

 

https://www.strava.com/segments/9309316

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Awesome blog Paul, would definitely want to give it a go one day. Just out of interest, do you know about the Galgeberg climb near McGregor?

 

959m climbing in 11km so broadly similar to Jonaskop. The first half is gravel, but the second half on tar you do 635m climbing in 5.7km (where you do 1/2 the climbing in a 1/3rd of the distance of Jonaskop)

 

https://www.strava.com/segments/12851977

 

https://www.strava.com/segments/9309316

 

First time hearing about it. Looks great! I will make a trip out there in the next few weeks. I am always looking for new climbs to ride.

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nice one, hope it stays open for all/doesn't get ruined by the plebs

Hopefully B Schutte doesn't ride there before I get a chance to do it

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Hopefully B Schutte doesn't ride there before I get a chance to do it

Arme B Schutte, he is popping up on all the topics.

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On 1/26/2021 at 6:08 PM, Jbr said:

Hopefully B Schutte doesn't ride there before I get a chance to do it

 

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