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tryfan
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| psychavoc wrote: | | Colin wrote: | Too scarey for me to ride yesterday.
I was on my own and not sure I could hold my speed down with the camber of the wood and muddy tyres. You can't see how much of a step there is at the bottom, but having seen the photo, I knew it was there.
There is also a couple of stepdowns that are the full width of the track, one of them freshly dug and taller than the others.
I'm confused. I thought this track was meant to be a by-pass for those not confident to tackle Spoonhill. If 491 isn't an easier way down than Spoonhill, less confident riders will ride up Jungles and Labyrinth, and then turn and ride back down them. With summer around the corner and more people get out riding, won't that cause conflict. |
This will be interesting since everyone (including Rec Men/Women) are heading down there in the PNP race!  |
491 ia a fair bit easier than spoon hills old top section, particularly in the wet.
Ride 491 on a grippy dry day in particular and you will be grinning like a goodun!
T. 
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tryfan
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| Posted: Fri 5th Sep 6:39pm Post subject: |
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I am up on 491 trail tommorow shaping some features and adding some found rock armouring to weather proof the trail against the horrors of slipperyness after rain.
I may walk up from bottom with tools and buckets for rock so if you dont see the van dont panic - i will be there unless it's absolutly hosing down.
come join me if your keen.
T.
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psychavoc
going Crazy
Joined: Jul 17, 2003
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Location: Welly-town
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| Posted: Fri 5th Sep 6:46pm Post subject: |
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| tryfan wrote: | | psychavoc wrote: | | Colin wrote: | Too scarey for me to ride yesterday.
I was on my own and not sure I could hold my speed down with the camber of the wood and muddy tyres. You can't see how much of a step there is at the bottom, but having seen the photo, I knew it was there.
There is also a couple of stepdowns that are the full width of the track, one of them freshly dug and taller than the others.
I'm confused. I thought this track was meant to be a by-pass for those not confident to tackle Spoonhill. If 491 isn't an easier way down than Spoonhill, less confident riders will ride up Jungles and Labyrinth, and then turn and ride back down them. With summer around the corner and more people get out riding, won't that cause conflict. |
This will be interesting since everyone (including Rec Men/Women) are heading down there in the PNP race! |
491 ia a fair bit easier than spoon hills old top section, particularly in the wet.
Ride 491 on a grippy dry day in particular and you will be grinning like a goodun!
T. |
The first track I ever rode up Wainui was Spoon Hill in the dry! Twas fun!  (in the wet however.. )
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jo
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| Posted: Fri 5th Sep 6:51pm Post subject: |
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Y'rode UP spoonhill. 
I gotta get me some lungs and legs like yours.
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psychavoc
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| Posted: Fri 5th Sep 6:52pm Post subject: |
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Bah! You know what I mean! 
It's Friday night - I shouldn't have to worry about correct grammar and sentence structures!
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jo
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| Posted: Fri 5th Sep 6:54pm Post subject: |
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| psychavoc wrote: |
It's Friday night - I shouldn't have to worry about correct grammar and sentence structures! |
Is wine involved? 
Its 4:56pm here... and I've already tidied my desk.
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Theguywhoridesabike
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| Posted: Fri 5th Sep 6:55pm Post subject: |
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spoonhills fun wet and dry.I first rode it dry and went to fast but then i did it in the wet and it was just as awesome!!A really mean track!!
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tryfan
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Abort on this mornings dig - Noah is out with his snorkel tracking pairs of animals..
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Robbie
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| Posted: Sat 6th Sep 8:56am Post subject: |
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I was wondering about this...it has hosed down all night 
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tryfan
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Dont forget to come lend a hand tommorow - with or without the weathers help we hope to build a 350m singletrack in a day on easy flat ground assisted by 200 scouts and whoever else wants to join us..!!
be fun and a new trail could be born of the morrow..
See you in Waiu st waste ground from 10am
T.
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fantail
Dusty
Joined: Oct 18, 2006
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Location: New Zealand
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| Posted: Wed 10th Sep 9:10pm Post subject: Scouting Lower Hutt Zone Good Turn |
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Huge huge thank yous to everyone who helped make Sunday’s scouting event / family open day so successful. Weather couldn’t have been better, fabulous number of locals stopped by for a look, and the kids had a ball !!
Great feedback on the finished half of the Easy track, 100 metres of new flowy single track constructed in 4 hours, lots of tyres pulled out and plants planted. 230 sausages were devoured – the biggest volunteer day yet at WTP.
Real relaxed feel good days like this don’t happen by themselves – big thanks to everyone who contributed especially Neil, Martin and Tryfan for surveying Scout (the new track) before the event, Michaela for delivering 500 letterbox fliers in the pouring rain (teeshirt earnt!), WTP trail maestros for supervising the digging, and the midget gravel bucket train, committee members for being on the spot for “crowd control” (you know who you are), the entire Jones family for setting up the sausage sizzle meet and greet, and the lovely Dangerous Dave for loan of equipment, opening up and closing up.
It was a day for the kids to lend a hand & super busy but I remember what the first and last said.
FIRST
9.10am: Arrive five minutes early at the locked gate at the end of Waiu St. Slip of a kid pedalling with a purpose up the wide deserted street.
“You’re a bit early – starts at 10”
-That’s all right. I’m biking in Lower Hutt today
“oh”
- (pause) I want to tell you it’s wonderful what you’re doing – this, I think it’s great!
“oh!...you at the high school? In the MTB club?”
- No, you need a $6000 bike to be in that. But I’ve been up there. I went down Spoonhill on my $400 bike and I didn’t like it.
“ Yeah. I didn’t like it on my fully rigid either…”
- I biked to Upper Hutt once and I’m meeting my friends now… better let you get on…. [pedals away]
LAST
3.50pm: last scouting family return to car – mum, grandad, and 9 and a half year old cub grinning from ear to ear.
“How was that?”
- My grandson lives on the flat and had never cycled up a hill before. We got a third of the way along the Easy track & had to turn back. But then there was downhill and the penny dropped what it was all about so we did it again, even further the second time!
- (cub) Yeah I didn’t know that I could go downhill without the brakes on!!!!
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fantail
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| Posted: Wed 10th Sep 9:14pm Post subject: Trail Building On Scout |
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| Posted: Wed 10th Sep 9:19pm Post subject: Tourists |
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so many bikers having fun - the photos don't do it justice
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| Posted: Wed 10th Sep 9:24pm Post subject: Tyre Recovery |
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so many used tyres... there really was an old motocross track under all that gorse and blackberry!
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tryfan
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| Posted: Wed 10th Sep 11:49pm Post subject: |
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Thanks to neil for surveying such a wicked new track - going to be beautiful to ride.
thanks rosie and michaela plus team jones and of course the squadrons of little people and the ventures..
A real day to remmember - days like sunday are EXACTLY why I wanted to start a community based mountain bike park..
Thanks to all that made it possible and came along to help - keep in touch reagrds future digs.
I am up on 491 doing race prep 9.30 sat sept 20th whatever the weather and could do with some help and good jokes.
T.
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