Salvation/Mr X/Deliverance/Koru/Snake charmer/T3/Wahine

This morning was korokoro dam, then danzig and other tracks (do they have names?) then down No Cicadas and back out Korokoro. And then this afternoon was sweet sweet shuttles out Wainui

VERT wrote:This morning was korokoro dam, then danzig and other tracks (do they have names?) then down No Cicadas and back out Korokoro. And then this afternoon was sweet sweet shuttles out Wainui

Which track is "No Cicadas"? There are a heap of tracks in the Belmont Regional Park, but I haven't heard of that one.

Brooklyn up to summit of Mt Climie and back, mostly on (tarseal). Forgot to slipslopslap and now its ouchies and regret.

120km of the Taranaki Round the mountain on the Roadrat. Great ride - and surprisingly quick on only 9 gears.

yesterday actually.... signal hill track looking sick

Quick Rapaki loop before work. I think its time to start getting some post xmas fitness back.

Butch wrote:Quick Rapaki loop before work. I think its time to start getting some post xmas fitness back.

work interferes with training

did manage a decent mtb ride friday though - up rapaki, out to the bottom of greenwood park and back up it (it's one of the nicest climbs on the hills - though I normally avoid going up it at weekends in deference to people enjoying whizzing down it), along the tops to flying nun and down that and old dyers - about 4 hours of singletrack goodness (should have been more like 3 hours but it was 30 degrees up there)

Udo wrote:Did a 4 hour Karapoti. I am shagged now.

Everytime I go out there I forget how demoralising Dopers is...

How was the course?

Deadwood smoother than last year?

I'm looking to head out next weekend or something...

Excellent weather today for an extended (for me) ride. Starting in Kelburn, rode Roller-coaster, through to Wright's hill, Deliverance, Koru, etc to top of Leaping Lizard, down LL to Nikau, back up Aratihi, then Zac's, Varley's and some of skyline to Parkvale Road. Back home via Salvation and Scout Hall.

Makara peak tracks are in superb condition. Fast and grippy.

Monolith wrote:

Udo wrote:Did a 4 hour Karapoti. I am shagged now.

Everytime I go out there I forget how demoralising Dopers is...

How was the course?

Deadwood smoother than last year?

I'm looking to head out next weekend or something...

Dude, were you racing with number 323 last weekend?

Sifty shuttle runs on the Fly, nice to get out in the dry and put a few very slow runs in. Although its making me really think I NEEED some new (bigger) forks for the Fly

Yesterday rode from Loch Katrine to Hurinui Hut. 4wd track, boulder hopping, stream crossings & beech forest singletrack. A few trees down and a bit of walking required in the forest going up, but mostly ridable on the way down and downhill with a tail wind home.

Obligatory photo of bike leaning against post
4wd track along the lake
Playing in the forest

Very gentle skid up mt vic, first time back into it. Leg gave more grief when pushing up the hill than when actuall riding, which is probably a good thing. Soooooo unfit. Of course, cleaned the piss easy bit of track I biffed on a month ago with no issue whatsoever. stupid.

Drove out to Petone, the rode up Korokoro Stream, then up to Oakleigh St. Absolutely loved that climb, and was stoked to nail the short section of steps! Then DANZIG, down Big Weta and up DANZIG again. Hung a right at the top, then a left onto some singletrack down to Hill Rd (edit: Sweetacres according to tracks.org.nz). Then headed up and past a bunch of bunkers etc and around to Belmont Trig before dropping back down to the car via Baked Beans Bend. Was a great ride, and a good work out!