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mtbboy
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 Posted: Sun 9/Oct/05 3:20pm Post subject: Any Good Trails In Whitford, Auckland? |
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hey, are there any good trails to ride in whitford?
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BrentD
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| Posted: Sun 9/Oct/05 3:47pm Post subject: |
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Bikeparks has a riding area out there with trails/jumps/etc. Check www.bikepark.co.nz .
It's a clay base so a bit slick when wet but good in summer.
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mtbboy
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| Posted: Sun 9/Oct/05 3:54pm Post subject: |
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thanks for that i should have thought of checking www.bikepark.co.nz
Have you ridden there? Is it worth the drive there?
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BrentD
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Good in the summer or after an extended dry period. Even then, the pine needles on top of hard pack clay make it pretty loose in places.
The trails are shorter than Woodhill, but generally more technical (Whitford intermediate = Woodhill advanced). The structures aren't as big as Woodhill but there's still some nice XXX and XXXXs.
It's definetely worth the drive.
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mtbboy
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ok thanks for that
is it being developed (new jumps and structures being built)??
i live in Howick and go riding most weekends but Woodhill is to far away and petrol costs too much
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Young_Jedi
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| Posted: Sun 9/Oct/05 4:31pm Post subject: |
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You could contact Bike Parks and let them know you're keen to do some trail development.
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AarowNZ
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Whitford is good fun, diefiently worth the trip from howick.
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devonm_nz
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| Posted: Sun 9/Oct/05 7:39pm Post subject: |
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Its like a 10 minute drive from howick or not much more. Theres a few good jumps through there but its not very big and tracks are tihsty in winter
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devonm_nz
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Oh and if your going in the week make sure you park on the road and ride in because the place is not manned by a bike parks dude and you will get your car broken into
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mtbboy
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| Posted: Mon 10/Oct/05 8:21pm Post subject: |
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ok i will do that then.
do many people ride whitford?
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AarowNZ
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A few.
Quite a few seem to ride there in the evenings during summer.
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mtbboy
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are there other places to ride apart from bikeparks?
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AarowNZ
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devonm_nz
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Yeah mtb boy are you they guy that has that grey bike and used to go to my school
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mtbboy
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yea i am
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