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wachtourak
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Ridden plenty of stairs there on my hardtail.
Hope this helps
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Mel
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| Posted: Sun 30/Dec/07 4:01pm Post subject: |
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It's not the stairs that's the problem anyway... it's the little short landing bits halfway down the set of stairs that used to bugger me up. Too much speed and I couldn't soak it up enough and would get launched off it and land hard at the bottom. 
I gots me a new camera to record some wheel busting action.
Hey Sprinkles... got a course description?
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weezel12
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I'm kinda new to this type of riding (ie on concrete) What sort of tyres would be recommended for this event?
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wachtourak
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| Posted: Sat 5th Jan 10:26pm Post subject: |
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Worn Highrollers
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skeletor
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| Posted: Sat 5th Jan 10:51pm Post subject: |
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| weezel12 wrote: | | I'm kinda new to this type of riding (ie on concrete) What sort of tyres would be recommended for this event? |
tihsty old lesrans
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wafe
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Just a note my attendance will only to take photos... way to chicken-tihs for that type of stuff... can't let a photo-op slide by like this one 
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Mel
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| Posted: Sun 6th Jan 11:49am Post subject: |
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| weezel12 wrote: | | I'm kinda new to this type of riding (ie on concrete) What sort of tyres would be recommended for this event? |
| wachtourak wrote: | | Worn Highrollers |
And I happen to have a pair for sale that would be perfect for this event.  Worn centre blocks (low rolling resistance), good edge knobbies (for carving on the grass), and dual-ply sidewalls (for stair hucking), $20 and they're yours... or anybody else's. http://www.vorb.org.nz/buysell-listing-71889.html
You can PM me if you're keen. I'm in Hamilton.
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mattas
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| Posted: Wed 9th Jan 5:59pm Post subject: |
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are there many people riding this event?
sounds primo
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ratrod
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I could be in for this. If i get some new forks for the HT......
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raceface
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| Posted: Tue 15th Jan 3:34pm Post subject: |
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im in on this.
more info and entrys at the uni rec centre if you want them.
cheers
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slidecontrol
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I 'm going to be an utter coward on this one, since its the week before ironman I'm going to be wrapping myself in cotton wool for the lead up period, hoping to get down for a watch though.
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07eastride
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| Posted: Thu 17th Jan 10:53am Post subject: |
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Straight up, powering off the L block stairs like there's no tomorrow in the middle of a race? And people do that, for fun, on a hardtail? Crazy.
Can anyone post a course map or something up?
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Mr_Bob
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| Posted: Thu 17th Jan 10:57am Post subject: |
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Could be keen for this.
Full face & body armor compulsory?
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wachtourak
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| Posted: Thu 17th Jan 11:01am Post subject: |
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| 07eastride wrote: | Straight up, powering off the L block stairs like there's no tomorrow in the middle of a race? And people do that, for fun, on a hardtail? Crazy.
Can anyone post a course map or something up? |
hells yeah, it roolz oi
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Spokes
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| Posted: Thu 17th Jan 11:01am Post subject: |
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| Mr_Bob wrote: | Could be keen for this.
Full face & body armor compulsory? |
If not then you will need it anyway. Which bike will you take?
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