A small Dutch bicycle company called Workcycles, designs, builds and ships a ‘long-john’ style cargo bike (bakfiets) with model name Kr8. We ordered a Kr8 and built it here in Stellenbosch. The Kr8 was packed well and arrived in good condition by air-frieght. Then we unpacked everything. At this point the excitement of bike N+1 […]
Archives for November 2023
Upgrade on Van Riebaack St
A short stretch of pavement along Van Riebaack St. at Boland College was recently upgraded. Although only 110m section of pavement, it is an important section of the cycle network and we welcome the upgrade. The section of pavement between the entrance to Boland college and Coetzenburg St. has been widened and new tarmac laid. […]
Morkel and Jonkershoek junction upgrade
On Friday 3rd November 2023 the local municipality listened to the concerns of local parents, worried that drivers are ignoring the crossing their children use to get to school, and upgraded the junction. They used some magic protection-paint at the crossing points and we can see the impact, now the junction is safe, nothing to […]