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Natral
Mangled
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Location: Rydell High
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 Posted: Thu 11th Sep 8:09am Post subject: RE: Scouting Lower Hutt Zone Good Turn |
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| fantail wrote: |
- 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!!!! |
Awwwwwwwwww  How awesome!
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mahawauki
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Location: Wellington
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| Posted: Mon 15th Sep 2:33pm Post subject: |
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Just a thought.........is it worth covering the surface of the new wooden structure on 491 with chicken wire or something similar to help with grip (similar to the wooden "walkway" section on Swigg)? I rode it yesterday for the first time  and although the weather was dry my tyres were still pretty slick with mud and any extra traction on the smooth wood surface as you hit the start of the ramp would be nice!!
Also are there any trail building sessions coming up? I'd be keen to come along and lend a hand.......
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pinkmaggit
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Location: Wellington, NZ
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| Posted: Mon 15th Sep 2:36pm Post subject: |
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I think the contractor is currently finding a solution for this. We'll let you know asap. I think there is trail building this coming weekend (saturday)
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tryfan
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Location: WainuiommMMMmmata!!
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| Posted: Mon 15th Sep 3:57pm Post subject: |
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WORKING BEE - I will be working on 491 and spoonhill tracks this SAT
I will be leaving PARKWAY PARK AT THE BOTTOM OF SPOON HILL TRACK AT 9.30 and will start by clearing an access track for Sundays PNP racers between spoon hill and the Waiu St waste ground.
Following this I will be heading up to 491 to armour the greasy section with found rock. This should ensure that the race through this section will be the fun filled speed disco it should be and not a poor imitation of a ladies jelly wrestling night..
Your attendance and help on Sat would be much appreciated - Bring gloves water and humour and I will bring some morning tea.
Thanks in advance if you can come help..
Meet in Parkway park at 9.15am ish..
Ta muchly - Tryfan.
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DaveAldred
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| Posted: Mon 15th Sep 4:02pm Post subject: |
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The ladies jelly wrestling was much more my style. Damn.
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pinkmaggit
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| Posted: Mon 15th Sep 4:22pm Post subject: |
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| DaveAldred wrote: | | The ladies jelly wrestling was much more my style. Damn. |
agreed.
Maybe, mud wrestling is in order?
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pookie_me_3
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| Posted: Tue 16th Sep 10:35pm Post subject: |
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so what is the differance between spoonhill and the spoonhill bypass?
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Oli
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| Posted: Tue 16th Sep 10:52pm Post subject: |
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I'd hazard a guess that the Spoonhill Bypass bypasses Spoonhill?
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pookie_me_3
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| Posted: Tue 16th Sep 11:11pm Post subject: |
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| Oli wrote: | | I'd hazard a guess that the Spoonhill Bypass bypasses Spoonhill? |
ut is it not the one in the race on sun? and does it not come onto spoonhill halfway down?
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Oli
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| Posted: Tue 16th Sep 11:13pm Post subject: |
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Sorry, that's all I got...I've never ridden out there yet, dammit. 
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pinkmaggit
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| Posted: Wed 17th Sep 8:14am Post subject: |
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About 120m down spoonhill you turn left onto spoon hill bypass (actually called 491).
it then rejoins spoonhill 491m down the track.
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iodi
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| Posted: Wed 17th Sep 8:20am Post subject: |
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| pinkmaggit wrote: | | (actually called 491). |
Interesting name - I assume it comes from the length of the bypass?
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ryda
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| Posted: Wed 17th Sep 12:44pm Post subject: |
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| iodi wrote: | | pinkmaggit wrote: | | (actually called 491). |
Interesting name - I assume it comes from the length of the bypass? |
| hickie wrote: | | thorg wrote: |  491 meters long  |
Probably a good example of how not to set a track name, e.g. late in a meeting without a proposed short list...
Had several people think it's a trig point altitude  |
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sifter
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| Posted: Wed 17th Sep 12:58pm Post subject: |
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| hickie wrote: | | thorg wrote: | | 491 meters long |
Probably a good example of how not to set a track name, e.g. late in a meeting without a proposed short list...
Had several people think it's a trig point altitude |
Better than the 139 emails sent around the makara Peak committee to name Lazy Fern
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SlackBoy
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| Posted: Wed 17th Sep 1:05pm Post subject: |
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*much shaking of head*
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