I'm looking for Christchurch Adv rides

[thepom]

Great ride too....lowest I ,ve seen the river.....

[Shoshoni]

Ok time for another ride anyone interested in doing the CCC loop not this weekend but the following weather permitting, it's always a good ride but you'll need a whole day free as it's not a short ride.

[Transalper]

I'm free Saturday the 13th April for a day out.

[whatastoner]

Yeah, count me in. Is it an AT or TTR kinda ride?
TA, give us another clue on that tag you posted.

[Transalper]

Have you not done the CCC loop before Mr S? Christchurch-Cheviot-Culverden-Chch incorporating Motunau/Gore Bay(ish) and Rampaddock Rds usually. Just over 300km
AT would be fine, well over half is open easy terrain but if the grounds wet knobbys help in a couple of bits (but not essential) as there are some grassy bits or hilly corners that can get slippery but mostly it's gravel... some of which is a bit rolly nearer the Motunau stuff.
I'll be on the Yamaha again, no choice really as TA rego goes on hold with the end of Daylight Savings this weekend, but then I might just have chosen the WR again anyway.

[thepom]

I ll be keen....but cant confirm till nearer the time....Last time i did it was on the AT...pretty easy really aprt from arseing off a couple of times and in mud too.....so nothing new there ha ha ...have overhauled the carb on the xt and new tires so feels alot quicker now....

[pete-blen]

yer why not......

[Shoshoni]

Alright everyone keen for Saturday 13th April so far, meeting place will be the PEG next question is what time do you peeps want to meet?

[Transalper]

Something like 9am meet- depart by 9:30am.
Lunch at one of the C's
???
Which way round to go and/or which way to zig zag?

[neels]

So any tips for not getting lost on random spur rd? Heading that way over to the sundown rally tomorrow, and have only ever been from the other direction on my mtb so not sure what landmarks to look for.

[Transalper]

Think it flows ok from Cheviot end to Culverden, not so well from Culverden to Cheviot.

[neels]

Cheers, that's pretty much what I thought.

I know going the other way if you didn't know where to look after coming out of kaiwara rd you'd think random spur rd was a farm track, from memory there are a few branches near the top of random spur but sounds like it's not too much of a drama.

Next question, I noticed limestone rd on the the map when I was checking out where the turnoffs are to motunau etc, is it worth a detour on the way as well? Always keen to check out a road I've never been over before...

[Transalper]

I haven't done Limestone very often, not recently anyway, lots of stock, very much grassy farmland riding in paddocks along fence lines avoiding holes and with half a k of really slippery shaded area. Couple of Private Land notices in the area too but very nice views.... mmm.... what time you leaving in the morning?
Limestone was part of the original CCC loop.

[neels]

Thinking around 9ish at the peg, cruza is coming along to the rally as well on the 650, our girlies are already there and last reported location at the pub having dinner.

Company who know where they're going welcome....

Edit - after some consultation, leaving from memorial ave at 10, so once I faff about getting gas probably departing the peg around 10.30.

[cruza]

Thinking around 9ish at the peg, cruza is coming along to the rally as well on the 650, our girlies are already there and last reported location at the pub having dinner.

Company who know where they're going welcome....

Edit - after some consultation, leaving from memorial ave at 10, so once I faff about getting gas probably departing the peg around 10.30.

Leave it to you to write a few road names down? looks like fun wee ride.

Better go and find gear bag , pack rake etc . boxes and boxes of stuff with no details on outside .