hubber’s hill ride...

[slowpoke]

ok guys, who is in for this? saturday is a mere 4 days away smileys/smiley4.gif

MichelleH - you in????? cervelo - please confirm.... droster are you gonna join us for a change? IanJ, sonic, drivetrain????????? c'mon guys, i know summer is over, but our bikes still have feelings! smileys/smiley2.gif

[pastapouch]

sp, I'll find out tomorrow what happening  to my bike, don't think I'll be in a mood to take some scafolding with wheels uphillsmileys/smiley4.gif

[epoh]

I might be keen, I need to do some hill training. Just send me directions to where you guys are going to set off.  I dont know JHB very well, I am in the sandton area.

 

Maybe you guys are the right people to ask - I've heard a lot about Suikerbos rand. Apparently it is fairly safe to cycle there and also good for hill training.

 

Can someone tell me more about this place and how do I get there ?

 

EPoh

[Pantani]

Dude, ride 2 laps of Suikersbosrand and you are quite literally "The man!!!" Nuff said... It's climb after climb and some of them curl back like waves!!! One lap was a humbling experience, 2 laps would be like a coming of age for me, a transition into manhood!!! I can't describe it, just go ride it...

[epoh]

HHmmm... I just phoned the reserve for directions and they told me that cycling is not allowed on the tourist route, which is the tar road... ??!!@#

[DRIVETRAIN]

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I'm still keen Slowpoke but sadly I have to decline---I have Flu

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!!! If I'm ok by the weekend then I may ride a short one..been off for a week now so I'm also not taking any chances...U can count me in when I'm well again.

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[slowpoke]

suikerbosrand is "down south" - we're looking at a "west-rand" hill route with different hills to climb with little bits of recover in-between...

we will ride from boskruin village mugg&bean at 6:30.

directions to said venue (from "north"): take the Hans Strydom offramp from the N1 and turn right towards olivedale clinic (away from randburg), take the first road left (slip-road at second traffic light) into Pres Fouche, continue straight past 4 traffic lights and just before the 5th traffic lights you'll see Boskruin Village Shopping center on your left (with a BP petrol station), as you turn in you'll see the m&b straight ahead.

drivetrain, go buy some advil cs, some corenza c and whatever else is necessary... just GET BETTER!!!! smileys/smiley2.gif

[MichH]

SP, might be doing the MTB race in Magalies. It'll be my first, so pretty keen...

[E1A104]

Hi SP, thanks for the ride on Saturday, pity "Lance" could not maintain!! Would love to join you guys but on leave from tomorrow, so count me out.

[slowpoke]

heheheh E1A1O4 - at least we taught him some respect for people on better bikes smileys/smiley2.gif

i hope you're taking a bike on holidy with you?

[slowpoke]

hmmmm, kc has yet to react here....

c'mon folks, i don't want to ride all alone smileys/smiley19.gif

[MichH]

You've scared everyone off! They don't want to ride hills!!

[IanJ]

We've got a 150km race the weekend after so don't want to push it too much at the moment.

 

[pastapouch]

being in cape town I won't be joining' date=' but for interests sake, how many metres ascent would this 'hill route ride' be?

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definately more than your flat mountainsmileys/smiley36.gifsmileys/smiley36.gifsmileys/smiley36.gif

[slowpoke]

why does everybody just have excuses smileys/smiley19.gifsmileys/smiley19.gifsmileys/smiley19.gif

[Bike-Thingy]

jeeesh, why don't you ppl not just tell her you don't want to ride with a losertjie!!!smileys/smiley36.gifsmileys/smiley2.gif