valium wrote: I'm still confused as to why I saw this fella up there...

because they are common place in that part of the country

http://www.ew.govt.nz/enviroinfo/pests/ ... m#Heading2

On friday I road 40mins out to Eskdale forest to the north end and rad up the 4wd track to and across "Twoman" to Magog rd and then up the 4wd to down "Upper Twoman" back up and across "Upper Magog" down "Lower Magog" across "Boulder" then "Merv's" back around the the road and start to head back up Magog rd with the plan on doing upper twoman again then some of the lower trails on the way out but caught up to Bevan & friend, so I rode with them up "Eskview" across "Highroller" then "Ridgeline, Fenceline, Ledge" then down "Dam Cannon" then 40mins back to Town

50 kms in total & a bit under 3hrs

mob: vegas this morning. 20km on the eastern side. now in tauranga to kayaking the wairoa

Peaking ridge

Belmont Trig with Monolith.

He was on his SS, a "recovery day"

I was on my awesome shiny pedally with plenty of gears.

Every now and then we were in the same gear, but not often!

It was pretty warm, and no wind

Took my Daughter up the Rimutaka incline for the first time today, she made it all the way to the summit and through the summit tunnel and had a great time!

Then after a late lunch I got to go for a ride up to Belmont trig and down to Baked bean bend. Thats still on of my all time favorites

Did a bunch of tracks in Wellington I've not done before.

Salvation
Deliverance
Leaping Lizard
Nikau
T3
Trickle falls
Swigg
Starfish

cool ride, thanks Colin.

what did you think of them Grumpy?

Just a sifty couple of hours today out at k-loop on the Turner , not fast at all just a bunch of fun

Sifty rides remind us of how much fun it is to be riding a bicycle, so they are good for soul.

My theory, and I intend to test it for any flaws quite often.

Scott's Saddle, Mt Hutt.

Top section felt like being in a pinball machine. Lots of loose rocks + rutted track = all over the show.

Down into the beech, it was all wet slippery roots, yeehaa!

Most fun on a bike in AGES

hickie wrote: what did you think of them Grumpy?

Loved deliverance, can't claim to have cleaned it though, mucked up a corner at the top and didn't ride one of the pinch climbs.

I liked Nikau for it's slightly more unkept feel.

We tried climbing T3, parts of which are beyond me, but I guess thats what it's all about.

I found parts ofTrickle Falls a bit intimidating, but would probably ride more of it at the start of a ride than at the end of a 3 hour ride.

Salvation, Leaping Lizard, Swigg, Starfish - All good fun.

scatter wrote: Scott's Saddle, Mt Hutt.

Top section felt like being in a pinball machine. Lots of loose rocks + rutted track = all over the show.

Down into the beech, it was all wet slippery roots, yeehaa!

Most fun on a bike in AGES

One of my favourite trails ever!!

I rode Hanmer on my SS today, heaps of fun, didn't struggle too much on the climbs which was cool and the downhills gopretty well too

Fiiiirst of all, an urban sift round the uni- 1st time I've ridden any urban, and it was awesome fun!

Then later on, out to Hornby for a sift at teh bmx track.


All and all, a day of MAD HUCKS TO FLAT... on someone elses bike

Butch wrote: Fiiiirst of all, an urban sift round the uni- 1st time I've ridden any urban, and it was awesome fun!

Then later on, out to Hornby for a sift at teh bmx track.


All and all, a day of MAD HUCKS TO FLAT... on someone elses bike

Mad hucks are the new black!

Im gonna do that tomorrow, take the Karp of Deth up to brakeless and do some jumps au.
Maybe steam some gnar later, just to see how the rebuilt suspension goes.