Canola Run 2017

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Nog
 

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Laaste
 

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I got this email  today. I would like to hear your comments............



SHOCKING behaviour from your 2017 Canola Run participants. I was with a small group of mountain bikers cycling the back roads when we twice encountered your participants. On both occasions we were forced off the road - or risk being flattened by aggressive dicks on bikes. They took up the whole road and accelerated straight at us to force us off the road. There was obvious malice in their domination of the entire road (including our side) and the body language and driving style made it clear that we were to get out of their way or face physical harm. My wife was forced to jump off her bicycle (she was on her side of the road) and fell off she was so frightened. On one occasion one ape did a windgat sideways skid into our lane to spray dust all over us, laughing as he did so. Disgusted. This event should not be permitted on public roads. You bunch of barbarians.

 
The group we were riding with gave them a wide berth , even waving at them , from Bring it on's footage it looks to be the same .
 
Johnnie Bok said:
I got this email from a mr Simon Espley today. I would like to hear your comments............



SHOCKING behaviour from your 2017 Canola Run participants. I was with a small group of mountain bikers cycling the back roads when we twice encountered your participants. On both occasions we were forced off the road - or risk being flattened by aggressive dicks on bikes. They took up the whole road and accelerated straight at us to force us off the road. There was obvious malice in their domination of the entire road (including our side) and the body language and driving style made it clear that we were to get out of their way or face physical harm. My wife was forced to jump off her bicycle (she was on her side of the road) and fell off she was so frightened. On one occasion one ape did a windgat sideways skid into our lane to spray dust all over us, laughing as he did so. Disgusted. This event should not be permitted on public roads. You bunch of barbarians.


Simon Espley, CEO
Mobile: +27 (0) 82 577 3253

[email protected]


This is upsetting to read of this kind of behaviour  (if it is indeed true/correct)

I can confirm that there was no such behaviour from the group of guys that were riding with me as we passed a group of cyclists  (could well be same group as per the photos I posted earlier in this thread). I have the footage from when we passed them (in an accommodating manner) on video from my helmet camera.

Sad indeed that the entire "Canola Run" event can get bad publicity of this nature caused by a few minority of riders that may have indeed been guilty of this claim from Simon.

I feel that if there were riders taking part in this event did indeed do this, who hopefully read this.....please take ownership of your actions & do the right thing by paying the appropriate apologies.

Just my 2C worth.
 
Encountered them at a very steep downhill after a right turn. Come round turn and bicycles in front of you.

Everyone I saw gave them a wide berth and a few wave/greet/nods.

I don't see reasoning with someone like that bringing anything. He immediately resorts no generalisation, name calling and insults. Steer clear of him.
 
The thing is that giving someone a gap that some classify as big might be too close for others , and a lot of the terrain we rode on was almost blind and if you come across them at speed around a blind bend then it could get close , so in all reality it could well be a situation like that where it is not intentional at all .
 
Baie dankie vir die fotos. Dit lyk baie mooi.

Die oom en tannie op die fiets kan gaan BOLLIE .Ons het vir hulle gegroet en gewaai.

Hulle het nogal ewe  :). Mr Espley het nie registrasie betaal nie en mag nie daar gery het nie ek het nie en bandjie om hulle arms gesien nie.

Vergeet nou maar van hulle - dankie vir n reuse suksesvolle dag en almal se hulp om dit so lekker te maak.

Groete


 
Transalp or Old African Twin?

 

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Awesome fotos
Almal amazing dag
Baie dankie


Wie het hier gestaan is daar nog fotos van die angle van die laaste loop.?

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Swyster said:
Awesome fotos
Almal amazing dag
Baie dankie


Wie het hier gestaan is daar nog fotos van die angle van die laaste loop.?

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Ek het nog 'n paar foto's van hierdie angle
 
Johnnie Bok said:
Swyster said:
Awesome fotos
Almal amazing dag
Baie dankie


Wie het hier gestaan is daar nog fotos van die angle van die laaste loop.?

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Ek het nog 'n paar foto's van hierdie angle


Dankie ek weet dis longshot
en baie gevra  ek is in die foto op die 950 en ek neem amper nooit fotos nie het lekker deur daai draai gekom toe Niemand voor of agter my was nie

Al die fotos is lekker
En baie dankie vir die event

Die fiets incident was by die downhill met klippe waar dit moeilik is om vinnig te stop


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Ons het omtrent heel agter gery met die klein bikes en die fietsryers het nog geglimlag toe ons verby hulle is.
Iemand agter ons moes dus die oompie ontstel het.
Of hy het eers later kwaad geword toe hy op n veilige afstand was.
 
Swyster said:
Johnnie Bok said:
Swyster said:
Awesome fotos
Almal amazing dag
Baie dankie


Wie het hier gestaan is daar nog fotos van die angle van die laaste loop.?

d0c5a3973248662e8349e2b3167d94f4.jpg




Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Ek het nog 'n paar foto's van hierdie angle


Dankie ek weet dis longshot
en baie gevra  ek is in die foto op die 950 en ek neem amper nooit fotos nie het lekker deur daai draai gekom toe Niemand voor of agter my was nie

Al die fotos is lekker
En baie dankie vir die event

Die fiets incident was by die downhill met klippe waar dit moeilik is om vinnig te stop


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Swyster verstaan ek jou reg dat jy die ou op die oranje 950 is? Jy wonder of daar nog foto's van jou is??
 
Bliknêrs said:
Ons het omtrent heel agter gery met die klein bikes en die fietsryers het nog geglimlag toe ons verby hulle is.
Iemand agter ons moes dus die oompie ontstel het.
Of hy het eers later kwaad geword toe hy op n veilige afstand was.

Julle verstaan nie hoeveel gas daai perd ons gee oor die hele  "insident" nie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Johnnie Bok said:
Swyster said:
Johnnie Bok said:
Swyster said:
Awesome fotos
Almal amazing dag
Baie dankie


Wie het hier gestaan is daar nog fotos van die angle van die laaste loop.?

d0c5a3973248662e8349e2b3167d94f4.jpg




Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Ek het nog 'n paar foto's van hierdie angle


Dankie ek weet dis longshot
en baie gevra  ek is in die foto op die 950 en ek neem amper nooit fotos nie het lekker deur daai draai gekom toe Niemand voor of agter my was nie

Al die fotos is lekker
En baie dankie vir die event

Die fiets incident was by die downhill met klippe waar dit moeilik is om vinnig te stop


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Swyster verstaan ek jou reg dat jy die ou op die oranje 950 is? Jy wonder of daar nog foto's van jou is??

100% correct
Dankie


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Dux said:
The group we were riding with gave them a wide berth , even waving at them , from Bring it on's footage it looks to be the same .

I think I waved, I generally do, and we did give them a wide berth, but I remember they didn't look very happy - no smiles, no waves back. Could be because they were negotiating rocky downhill as well, though.
 
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