Re: Wainuiomata Trail Project...

Postby Conners on Wed 14/Jan/09 9:52am

inzane wrote:Yep. The concepts they teach are very applicable to transferring those mad skills to slippery surfaces, and whats more it gives you some tools to figure out why your riding is working or not. The Phundamentals course teaches the core concepts, and if you are a reasonably advanced rider is probably the one course of theirs that you should do. (beginners should start there and then move through the trail master series if they need other trail type skills).

I would think you would cut your current time down that track by a wack if you apply the skills taught in the course! I found I was getting down the tracks I regularly ride much quicker, and with plenty of control using their concepts!

Sounds sweet - I've heard nothing but raving reviews from people who've done the Phundementals course as well.
I've noticed a big improvement in my riding of sketchy sections recently just by looking further ahead on the track, something that everyone tells you to do but seems hard to train yourself to do subconciously. That and keeping weight on the front wheel which also seems counterintuitive at times, leaning into that corner with most of your weight on the front wheel seems like a recipe for disaster sometimes - but amazing how much grip you lose by not weighting the front!
Anyway - must do a course.

Good to see Cantabrians keeping an eye on what's going on in Wainui too ;)
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Re: Wainuiomata Trail Project...

Postby inzane on Wed 14/Jan/09 10:03am

Conners wrote:
Sounds sweet - I've heard nothing but raving reviews from people who've done the Phundementals course as well.
I've noticed a big improvement in my riding of sketchy sections recently just by looking further ahead on the track, something that everyone tells you to do but seems hard to train yourself to do subconciously. That and keeping weight on the front wheel which also seems counterintuitive at times, leaning into that corner with most of your weight on the front wheel seems like a recipe for disaster sometimes - but amazing how much grip you lose by not weighting the front!
Anyway - must do a course.

Good to see Cantabrians keeping an eye on what's going on in Wainui too ;)


Always interested in what others are doing trail building wise... although I have yet to get up and ride the Welly region trails.
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Re: Wainuiomata Trail Project...

Postby Conners on Wed 14/Jan/09 10:09am

inzane wrote:
Conners wrote:
Sounds sweet - I've heard nothing but raving reviews from people who've done the Phundementals course as well.
I've noticed a big improvement in my riding of sketchy sections recently just by looking further ahead on the track, something that everyone tells you to do but seems hard to train yourself to do subconciously. That and keeping weight on the front wheel which also seems counterintuitive at times, leaning into that corner with most of your weight on the front wheel seems like a recipe for disaster sometimes - but amazing how much grip you lose by not weighting the front!
Anyway - must do a course.

Good to see Cantabrians keeping an eye on what's going on in Wainui too ;)


Always interested in what others are doing trail building wise... although I have yet to get up and ride the Welly region trails.

If all goes to plan I'm going to do a helmet cam run down said track tonight - should give you a good idea of the brilliance that is Wainui :thumbsup:
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Re: Wainuiomata Trail Project...

Postby mahawauki on Wed 14/Jan/09 10:03pm

Conners wrote:Don't know if anyone else has ever timed themselves down there - I put the watch on for kicks yesterday and recorded 4:40 from the pylon to the corner of the fence in the playgrround. I've no doubt there are people waaaaaaay faster than that - but bugger me I felt like I was flying.


Just got back from Wainui.............5:25 from just above the pylon to the bottom of 491 by the playground........next time will be faster!!

It's soooo nice and dry through there now..... :D
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Re: Wainuiomata Trail Project...

Postby Conners on Wed 14/Jan/09 10:08pm

mahawauki wrote:
Conners wrote:Don't know if anyone else has ever timed themselves down there - I put the watch on for kicks yesterday and recorded 4:40 from the pylon to the corner of the fence in the playgrround. I've no doubt there are people waaaaaaay faster than that - but bugger me I felt like I was flying.


Just got back from Wainui.............5:25 from just above the pylon to the bottom of 491 by the playground........next time will be faster!!

It's soooo nice and dry through there now..... :D

Sweet! I just got back too, did a couple of runs :thumbsup:
Didn't time them, but have helmet cam footage now so will get times from that. We all know the camera never lies.... :blush:
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Re: Wainuiomata Trail Project...

Postby hickie on Thu 15/Jan/09 9:26am

Conners wrote:
mahawauki wrote:
Conners wrote:Don't know if anyone else has ever timed themselves down there - I put the watch on for kicks yesterday and recorded 4:40 from the pylon to the corner of the fence in the playgrround. I've no doubt there are people waaaaaaay faster than that - but bugger me I felt like I was flying.


Just got back from Wainui.............5:25 from just above the pylon to the bottom of 491 by the playground........next time will be faster!!

It's soooo nice and dry through there now..... :D

Sweet! I just got back too, did a couple of runs :thumbsup:
Didn't time them, but have helmet cam footage now so will get times from that. We all know the camera never lies.... :blush:


But you've got mad editing skillz, so we won't even be able to tell you've cut a minute or 2 out of it :0 :D
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Re: Wainuiomata Trail Project...

Postby Conners on Thu 15/Jan/09 10:02am

hickie wrote:But you've got mad editing skillz, so we won't even be able to tell you've cut a minute or 2 out of it :0 :D

:lol:
Of course I'd never do that....
There is two runs though, had a slight issue with camera angle on the first one, and then really dark through the trees one the second, so it will be an edited combo of the best of both worlds.

But for the record the first one was 4:47, second one 4:43. Editing now...
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Re: Wainuiomata Trail Project...

Postby albeer on Thu 15/Jan/09 5:51pm

when is the track building starting????
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Re: Wainuiomata Trail Project...

Postby hickie on Thu 15/Jan/09 6:30pm

Hopefully in the a couple of weeks. Got 2 - 3 projects going through the montions
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Re: Wainuiomata Trail Project...

Postby Conners on Thu 15/Jan/09 8:51pm

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Re: Wainuiomata Trail Project...

Postby Oli on Thu 15/Jan/09 11:52pm

That is very cool, Ben - you're flying! :0
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Re: Wainuiomata Trail Project...

Postby pinkmaggit on Thu 15/Jan/09 11:54pm

I've updated the blog a bit
http://blog.wtp.org.nz
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Re: Wainuiomata Trail Project...

Postby Wainui Trail Project on Tue 27/Jan/09 8:36pm

Upcoming WTP events.

1. Sunday 01 February. Dig

The first dig for the New Year.
Jungle Gym gets a touch up.
Meet at Waiu St at 10:00am. If you're there later make your way up Jungles.

2. Tuesday 03 February. Committee Meeting

7:00pm at Wainuiomata High School
All welcome

Other News

Hopefully we'll have approval to start a brand new downhill project very shortly.

Tuesday night digs will probably start up the week following the committee meeting
watch this thread wtp-summer-evening-digs-t87534.html

Video of Connors steaming 491 and Spoon Hill here:
http://nz.youtube.com/watch?v=5os_yZGAHGY


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Re: Wainuiomata Trail Project...

Postby hickie on Wed 28/Jan/09 9:28pm

To the B-Line trail pixie - It rides nice, although the rain yesterday still hasn't help pack it down to much yet....

(and sorry I haven't passed you number to Tryfan, I'll email him tonight)
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Re: Wainuiomata Trail Project...

Postby SteveWallace on Sat 31/Jan/09 5:53pm

Alright legends,

I'll be out for my first Wainui dig of the new year,
(biking from khandallah - some karapoti training).

Tryfan you must owe me a few t-shirts at this stage :p

See ye tomorrow.

Steve.
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