Since this weekend is 94.7 MTB and 94.7, plotting the route on GPS will have to wait for the weekend of 22/23 Nov. >From the Bullfrog farm there are some dirt jumps and a nice piece of downhill singletrack that flows and becomes a mesh of dirt roads and track that eventually take you past a huge rubish dump...
On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 1:48 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > So when are we going to do this route with a GPS ? > >> Our route is definitely one of the quicker routes between Pretoria >> East and Kayalami and 80% Dirt and Singletrack :D >> We rode to D&D and back a few times, and it was perfectly safe not >> seeing allot of people at all, this is mostly because we used the >> "Green belt". >> I would say it is rather safe to ride alone during daytime, as long as >> you have your AA bike repair kit with you. >> >> From kayalami to pta we ride next to new road (wide strip of dirt next >> to the road) accept for crossing N1 that is, then left riding next to >> Old Pretoria Main Rd. >> 2nd Street right, it becomes dirt road and then tar again, eventually >> you will reach the Bullfrog Farm (The dam in the attached picture) >> marking the start of the "Green belt" and singletrack and the end of >> all tar as we know it... >> >> It is a bit difficult to describe the rest, but it would be best to >> get a GPS or one of those nokia sportstracker phones and plot the >> whole route on google earth. >> >> >> On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 10:54 AM, Jacques Homan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> Good morning Jacques >>> >>> I would like to cycle to work 1 or 2 days a week and are looking for the >>> shortest / quickest route between Pretoria east area and Kyalami. >>> >>> >>> >>> I believe as part of your BoA training you cycled to the D'nD rides on >>> Thursdays? Do you perhaps have any suggestions for me or could you give >>> me >>> your route that you used, and also if it's safe to use alone during >>> daytime. >>> >>> >>> >>> Thanks >>> >>> >>> >>> Jacques Homan >>> Debtors Clerk >>> Finance >>> >>> THE AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH AFRICA >>> Denis Paxton House, Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit Allandale Road, Kyalami >>> PO Box 596, Johannesburg, 2000 >>> Tel: 011 799 1203 Fax: 011 799 1074 >>> Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Mobile: n/a >>> The Automobile Association of South Africa (the Company) >>> Directors: HC Turner (Chairman)*, K Bryden (Managing), NP Crous, V >>> Jack*, D >>> Konar*, JB Meiring*, EJ Willis (Company Secretary). (*- Non-executive) >>> Denis Paxton House, Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit, Allandale Road, Midrand, >>> South Africa >>> >>> DISCLAIMER: 1) CONFIDENTIALITY: This email is confidential and contains >>> privileged or copyright information. You may not present this message to >>> another party without consent from the sender. If you are not the >>> intended >>> recipient please notify the sender and delete this email, and be aware >>> that >>> you are bound to confidentiality and may not copy, distribute or use >>> this >>> email. 2) LIABILITY: This email is not a binding agreement and does not >>> conclude an agreement without the express confirmation by the sender's >>> superior or a director of the Automobile Association of South Africa, >>> registration number: 1932/004001/08 (The AA). 3) VIRUSES: This does not >>> guarantee this email is free of viruses or defects. 4) SPAM: The AA does >>> not >>> consent to its employees sending unsolicited emails, which contravene >>> the >>> law. In the event that you feel this email is such, please notify The AA >>> in >>> order for the appropriate corrective action to be taken. 5) ADVICE: This >>> email is the view/opinion of the sender/author and not that of the AA or >>> its >>> management and must not be construed as advice. Although all reasonable >>> steps are taken to ensure the proper and complete transmission of >>> information, the AA will not be liable for any damages whatsoever >>> resulting >>> from the receipt or use of this information. Any actions taken on the >>> basis >>> of this email are at the reader's own risk. The sender of this email is >>> expressly required not make any defamatory statements or infringe any >>> copyright or any other legal right and shall be held responsible for any >>> arising damages or liability. >> >> > >> > > > > ------------------------------------------- > South Africas premier free email service - www.webmail.co.za > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > For super low premiums, click here http://home.webmail.co.za/dd.pwm > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "DarkAndDirty" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/DarkAndDirty?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
