i wish i had hit huckleberry and 1000 corners earlier or yesterday before i was totalled, was running the ardents yesterday and scared the crap outta myself a few times. even managed to roll one off the rim at 45psi. put my fat wheels and tires on for todays runs and what a difference. just wish i'd done that yesterday before i was ........

all good tho had a ball and will definately be coming down again

shmoodiver wrote:
all good tho had a ball and will definately be coming down again

Awesome

iodi wrote:

bakedog wrote:Rode to the top of old coach road, down the DH track and onto the new track in belmont (not sure what its called but its friggen sweet)

I'm guessing the DH track is Choppers and the other one is Big Weta (which starts about 10m from the green hut and ends next to the gate just up from the woolshed). Would that be right?

Nope, I didn't ride down choppers, that used to be a fairly DH track however since the new ranger has come in he took out all the jumps and the drops as they were deemed "dangerous", now its over grown and I don't think it has been cleared recently. But yeah, big weta sounds right though. I think it may have been the top half of the slide that I rode, but I think its commonly know as the DH track now as that choppers is no longer "Downhill" grade.

shmoodiver wrote: even managed to roll one off the rim at 45psi.

I don't even think my commuter tires are pumped up that hard!

i am large so need high pressure in my tires.

shmoodiver wrote:i am large so need high pressure in my tires.

Fair enough, just chucked some larsen tt super tacky's on my all rounder, (trying to lighten her up) and my first non highrolling tire since 2001, and I think they are sitting about 24psi.

if i even looked at a corner with only 24psi in my tires they would roll off. i pinch flat on rough chip if i have less than 100 in my roadie tires

From work, over brooklyn hill then up and down Tip Track

Gutted as my time was crap. Oh well, early days yet.

Living Springs

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

You sure? Brooklyn to Upper Hutt...

Another loop up at Makara with Wahine thrown in as well last night. The legs were way better than Sundays ride. Lots of lovely rain today to settle the dust down up there so all is good

bugle wrote:You sure? Brooklyn to Upper Hutt...

Yeah, the plan was 2 x Climies but sanity prevailed. Turns out to be very trance-inducing blatting along on tarseal. Doofdoof music seems appropriate.

Monday: Wgtn out to Haywards turnoff then Boulder hill + dry creek loop and back. My ride profiles of late have all been ___________/\_____________ not that its been planned that way.

Someone's in training....

road makara yesterday and salvation
crashed a goodie into old gorse on starfish
(gorse always seems to appear when I crash)
its got so dry its turning to shingle (unbeknown to a 1 yr newy)
I did a few days in rotorua a few weeks back
I summed up my experiences by stating
"I've found God, he's building single track in rotorua"

Did the same ride as the other day, up 'dale, down the DH Track and onto big weta, up stratton and down 'dale and home again all in 1:02 mins