Sani Pass ride March 2007

Roddo

Hey!

I will be coming to SA from Australia next march for the Argus and will then be staying in the Natal midlands for a couple of weeks.

I have long entertained the notion that a day ride to the top of Sani Pass and down might be worth doing.

Can anyone with some knowledge of the area let me know the feasibility of this. If it is a "go-er" I would like to have a crack at it but would prefer to have "street smart" company as the stories we hear about the security situation in SA are enough to turn your hair curly.

If this comes off will need to beg borrow or hire a suitable bike but will follow that up in due course.

Roddo

I've just re-read that and must amend it to clarify that I am looking for a like minded person to accompany me on this.

Any volunteers?

I do not bite, have a reasonable sense of humour but little ability with languages other than english.

HowardSteele

Try one of these local forums,ENJOY the Argus i'll wave as you go past
http://www.thehubsa.co.za/
http://www.bicycling.co.za/static/forum

Roddo

Thanks howard, I was beginning to stress that I might have BO or something!

HowardSteele

Roddo

Live in Tokai eh? Lucky bastard!

Thanks for the site advice - I'll got on to a couple of them. This will be my second argus - did 2005 and it was so awesome I've been boring the local cyclists ever since and have now managed to convince my nephew in Seattle to ride with me next year!

Thanks for the advice.

HowardSteele

[QUOTE=Roddo]Live in Tokai eh? Lucky bastard!

YEP! That we are,

Race day the whole family gets up and we walk down to the bridge at the Tokai turn off, I’m strictly MTB, and don’t like crowds while ridding, but a good number of my family members and of course my cycle mates come past and we wave and shout encouragement. I do the Tokai to Cape point, misty cliff run occasionally on or mtb’ s on slicks of course. But it’s the Constantia berg mountain for me I ride up daily usually to the lookout and then of course I try and do the mast run once a month. You have probably heard of the Mast challenge from the Arboretum gate to the mast. Its just under 10ks climbing to 950 meters half gravel half tar road, well the winning time this year was 38min.check out the pics of the ride I’ve posted on the photo page. But it’s a piece of cake if you looking at the Sani pass.

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