AndreZA Posted September 28, 2009 Share On Saturday I saw Club 100 were so kind to put up directional signs on the routes at NF. For that I thank you. BUT people can not read. A few weeks ago I worked out a nice route to train on. On Saturday I got to the one intersection and saw that you should keep left and a yellow sign saying "NO CYCLIST ALLOWED...EVER". Fine, I kept left and without any problems I ended up almost at the same spot I wanted to be originally. On my second lap I saw about 10 people on that exact route that is off limits. What is wrong with people. Do they now want the powers to be take away another place to ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowellingWulf Posted September 28, 2009 Share Was wondering about that sign... Why are we not allowed to cycle there... ever! Is it because of the grave yard and respect or something along those lines? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reghard111 Posted September 28, 2009 Share Maybe they must be posted in all 11 languages....OPC race2009-09-28 00:44:10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honkdonk Posted September 28, 2009 Share Ah Thing is, its been a virtual free for all for so long with the old signs burnt by fires or turned the wrong way that it is entrenched. Bad habits die hard Its like expecting taxi drivers to drive like saints overnight with new points demerrit system coming in. I ride there regularly and have mailed whatisname to ask if anything will be done to sort out, so I am glad to see things have been done Its a great place to ride but we all need to put in the effort to make sure it stays that way, so for some it means obeying the signs (rules), kind of tricky without an enforcer. Trust is the key Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibles Posted September 28, 2009 Share I have been riding at NF for many years. Not once have I seen a map of the routes. If you start following a route you have no idea what distance you are going to end up doing etc. I ride on my own most of the time and I try avoid the more dangerous sections when the Farm is quiet. If I remember correctly, you can BUY a map at the ticket office but I feel that this should be GIVEN out each time you buy a ticket as the routes are constantly being added to. Another option is to have a big sign board at the start showing the various routes. I am a signed up member of the Northern Farm forum and I am going to raise this issue with the mtb representative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baster Brak Posted September 28, 2009 Share Dont you know that a cyclist's on and off switch for their brains is situated on their buttocks and that once they take seat on a bicycle seat then this button goes to the off position, no this button also controlls cyclist ability to be considerate as well as their ability to abide by the rules of the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markStockton Posted September 28, 2009 Share On Saturday I saw Club 100 were so kind to put up directional signs on the routes at NF. For that I thank you. BUT people can not read. A few weeks ago I worked out a nice route to train on. On Saturday I got to the one intersection and saw that you should keep left and a yellow sign saying "NO CYCLIST ALLOWED...EVER". Fine' date=' I kept left and without any problems I ended up almost at the same spot I wanted to be originally. On my second lap I saw about 10 people on that exact route that is off limits. What is wrong with people. Do they now want the powers to be take away another place to ride.[/quote'] Is that the section past the grave yard? I pointed out the signage to some dumb@ssed tjops last week and they just carried on!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreZA Posted September 28, 2009 Share Correct Mark and Ricky. It is indeed that route and I think it might be due to the graveyard. But even if there are no clear reason why you can not ride there, one should always be adhering to the signs. They don't have to let cyclist ride there, they are doing us a favour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honkdonk Posted September 28, 2009 Share The recreational users (Horse, MTB, Birding etc) at NF surely bring the farm a decent income?? How much do they plough back into the farm based on proportional representation? It would be nice if they could cut some good singletrack in the lower sections. Kinda like Groenkloof/Fountains - which is a municipal run park NF is JHb Water ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calabash Posted September 28, 2009 Share Big up for the new signs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginger_Ninja Posted September 28, 2009 Share It seems that common courtesy is an issue in general on the Farms, i.e. riders (with or without children) gathering at certain intersections and blocking them. Having absolutely no regard for oncoming cyclists, even when they SEE YOU COMING down a hill at unholy speeds. Sorry for the hijack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HairyLegs Posted September 29, 2009 Share A couple of years ago, all the riders used to greet each other while riding @ NF. Now, you are lucky if you even get a grunt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreZA Posted September 29, 2009 Share A couple of years ago' date=' all the riders used to greet each other while riding @ NF. Now, you are lucky if you even get a grunt. [/quote'] I do some times but I'm not gonna greet 200 times and 75% of those I have greeted on my first lap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehermanator Posted September 29, 2009 Share A couple of years ago' date=' all the riders used to greet each other while riding @ NF. Now, you are lucky if you even get a grunt. [/quote'] I do some times but I'm not gonna greet 200 times and 75% of those I have greeted on my first lap. A good idea is to have cycling shirts with the word ?HELLO? printed on it. I also greet, but I get peed off if I see these Yuppies not even grunting. I then ignore everyone. So I if I am cycling at NF and look like a Yuppie cyclist that don?t greet I apologise. <?: prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibles Posted September 29, 2009 Share A couple of years ago' date=' all the riders used to greet each other while riding @ NF. Now, you are lucky if you even get a grunt. [/quote'] I've also noticed that folk don't greet much anymore. If I ride with my camera tourer bag mounted on my handlebars then virtually nobody greets me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharky101 Posted October 14, 2009 Share Hey guys I'm fairly new to the sport and so far, I've only ventured out to Northern farm and the Spruit. I don't ride at the spruit on my own, but enjoy Northern farm on my own as I feel safe. Your comment on ' I stay away from danger areas when the farm is quite??' what part is that? also, the small loop, i.e just over the little river to the left.. how far is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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