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Robbie
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rockit
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| Posted: Wed 28/Nov/07 10:21am Post subject: |
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I'd be up for a day trip.. Next year sometime? And only if the weather is going to be as good as this time
Also reckon it'd make a great night ride!!
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Monolith
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| Posted: Wed 28/Nov/07 1:11pm Post subject: |
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for a day trip I would prefer a lightish wind and overcast skies.... sometime in march after Karapoti I will take an early ferry on a sat morning, water taxi out, ride back to picton for the ferry back home. Would be somewhat knackering, mainly due to the kms concerned - the hills aren't too bad
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Penfold
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| Posted: Wed 28/Nov/07 1:16pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for a great weekend Tama  Bit tougher than I remembered from last time, but did anyone else hear it was the hottest November day on record for the Sunday ride? 33 degrees!!!!! Could also have been the fact I wasn't able to eat the entire weekend..... 
Loved those switchbacks down Torea, heaps of fun
Doug
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Monolith
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| Posted: Wed 28/Nov/07 2:12pm Post subject: |
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| Penfold wrote: | | did anyone else hear it was the hottest November day on record for the Sunday ride? 33 degrees!!!!! |
Jebus that's fairly warm... 
certainly felt warm climbing out of Portage 
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VERT
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| Posted: Wed 28/Nov/07 4:09pm Post subject: |
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Day trip would be easy, even on an unbalanced bike
33 Degrees is farken HOT!!!! (and it was)
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jo
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| Posted: Thu 29/Nov/07 1:23pm Post subject: |
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33 was at Blenheim.  Yes it was a record for Blenheim for November. December's record (since 1932) is 34 degrees. Metservice doesnt have a weather station on the QCW. Though it did feel pretty warm.
I think the big day is very doable. I did Furneax - Portage very comfortably and cruisy - adding that extra bit at the start would be pretty ok. It would leave less time for taking photos I guess tho. 
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Monolith
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| Posted: Thu 29/Nov/07 9:29pm Post subject: |
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| jo wrote: | | I think the big day is very doable. I did Furneax - Portage very comfortably and cruisy - adding that extra bit at the start would be pretty ok.( |
also adding the rest of the track from portage to anakiwa and the 24 km back to picton
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VERT
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| Posted: Sat 1/Dec/07 10:05pm Post subject: |
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Just uploaded my swag of photos I took
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Mr_Bob
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| Posted: Sat 1/Dec/07 10:53pm Post subject: |
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Typical..., me with my mouthfull 
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VERT
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sweet_P
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| Posted: Wed 5/Dec/07 9:04am Post subject: |
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Nice photo Vert!
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Robbie
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| Posted: Wed 5/Dec/07 10:31am Post subject: |
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I would love to do this ride again with a much higher level of fitness, and still in sunny weather.
That way I could admire more of the simply amazing scenery and take more photos
The QCW is very much worth riding for those of you are wondering whether to give it a go one day...
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fraserb
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| Posted: Wed 5/Dec/07 10:49am Post subject: |
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| robbieracer wrote: | I would love to do this ride again with a much higher level of fitness, and still in sunny weather.
That way I could admire more of the simply amazing scenery and take more photos
The QCW is very much worth riding for those of you are wondering whether to give it a go one day... |
I took it much easier this year than I did last time I rode it. made it a totally different ride really enjoyed the siftiness of it this time round
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XCrider
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| Posted: Wed 5/Dec/07 8:42pm Post subject: |
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nice shot
is that on the way to portage ??
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