I had an awesome road ride around the Peninsula today that was somewhat marred by two threatening-looking guys in the road above the Red Hill squatter camp. I had rounded the second hairpin from the Scarborough side when two guys coming down the road spotted me and moved to position themselves in the middle of the road, moving apart as if to create a way to trap me. Their body language was not that of a couple of guys on their way somewhere; they just seemed to be up to something. I stopped in the road to see what they would do and they stopped, bending down to pick up stones and badly trying to disguise the fact that they were responding to my stopping and being suspicious. I took the safe option and turned back down the hill and added another 45 min to my ride by going home over Smitswinkel. I may just be paranoid but thought to be safe rather than sorry; I know too many people that have been mugged mountain biking on Table Mountain - did not think that would be a concern on the road.
Anyone else had bad experiences on Red Hill? I'll be giving that climb a miss from now on if I'm on my own.
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Red Hill from Scarborough side - unsafe?
Started by RacerX, May 06 2012 10:14
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