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Frosty · #**6706** 08-02-2021, 11:15 AM

My New Years Eve ride, close to Cape Town, on the SW tip of Africa… a small town called Kleinmond. The Cape Epic used this area in the early 2010s. This is looking East towards Hermanus.

brucehappy · #**6707** 08-02-2021, 04:38 PM

Wow...Gorgeous! Really looking forward to all the pics to come!

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My New Years Eve ride, close to Cape Town, on the SW tip of Africa… a small town called Kleinmond. The Cape Epic used this area in the early 2010s. This is looking East towards Hermanus.

sean.a · #**6708** 08-03-2021, 03:15 PM

Working in a stop at the local cafe

sean.a · #**6709** 08-03-2021, 03:18 PM

And another cafe along the way

Toddtwenty2 · #**6710** 08-03-2021, 03:40 PM

We just stopped here for a picnic a week ago! Tasty food and great ambiance with the river back there.

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Working in a stop at the local cafe

maxcolumbus · #**6711** 08-03-2021, 03:55 PM

I have been exploring some of the greenways and trailheads here in South Knoxville and find myself pleasantly surprised every time I turn down a new road.

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elb1974 · #**6712** 08-03-2021, 04:20 PM

Outside Girona

Beldar77 · #**6713** 08-03-2021, 06:37 PM

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Outside Girona

Sweet

cgolvin · #**6714** 08-03-2021, 07:01 PM

I've ridden up to the base of the ski lift at Mt. Baldy numerous times; Saturday was the first time I've ridden to The Notch, the cafe/restaurant at the top of that same lift. This added piece is 3.5 miles, 1600' at an average of 8.8%, only the first half mile is paved. Pretty solid effort considering that you've already climbed over 5k' and you begin this portion at 6k of elevation.

It's always nice when your buddy captures you in what could be a cycling tourism poster.

Hank Scorpio · #**6715** 08-03-2021, 07:09 PM

Out of towners + self serve = hilarity.

AngryScientist · #**6716** 08-03-2021, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by cgolvin

I've ridden up to the base of the ski lift at Mt. Baldy numerous times; Saturday was the first time I've ridden to The Notch, the cafe/restaurant at the top of that same lift. This added piece is 3.5 miles, 1600' at an average of 8.8%, only the first half mile is paved. Pretty solid effort considering that you've already climbed over 5k' and you begin this portion at 6k of elevation.

It's always nice when your buddy captures you in what could be a cycling tourism poster.

good stuff.

i've ridden to the ski lifts a couple times myself and have been about as twisted toast as i've ever been once i got there. the last time was followed by a descent where i went near hypothermic, lol. never been to the notch top. maybe this fall, i need to make an LA work trip for a bunch of clients. i'm hoping to sneak a day of riding in.

merckxman · #**6717** 08-03-2021, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Hank Scorpio

Out of towners + self serve = hilarity.

For those that might not know: Pumping your own gas in New Jersey is unlawful

joosttx · #**6718** 08-04-2021, 01:02 PM

moody...

tcbc · #**6719** 08-04-2021, 01:53 PM

ooh, that's really nice. What kind of tires would you recommend for this?

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Originally Posted by cgolvin

I've ridden up to the base of the ski lift at Mt. Baldy numerous times; Saturday was the first time I've ridden to The Notch, the cafe/restaurant at the top of that same lift. This added piece is 3.5 miles, 1600' at an average of 8.8%, only the first half mile is paved. Pretty solid effort considering that you've already climbed over 5k' and you begin this portion at 6k of elevation.

It's always nice when your buddy captures you in what could be a cycling tourism poster.

cgolvin · #**6720** 08-04-2021, 05:02 PM

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ooh, that's really nice. What kind of tires would you recommend for this?

Hmm, good question. I did it on 28s (Specialized cotton). If it were just this section, I'd think 35s would be great (speaking as someone who never had anything bigger than 32s when I had an offroad bike). However, this section is preceded by 5k' of paved climbing so you'd be paying something of a penalty on the bulk of the ride. So I guess 32 would be a good compromise.

My buddy had characterized the offroad portion as "fire road," which is mostly accurate but there were definitely a few places where that description falls short, whether because of large bore gravel or very loose sand or both. I got both of the following comments while traversing it:

Hiker: "get a gravel bike"
MTBer: "this trail is really better for mountain bikes"