Adventure pushies

**BMWST?** · 14th July 2014, 09:34

Originally Posted by Paul in NZ

OK - need an idea for a flat (ish) trail ride for elderly mixed sex group firmly in the easy to slightly less easy in the lower north island. Basically Me n Vicki plus some of our friends away for a weekend. Gentle trail ride to promote appetite 4 to 8 hours return. Shower and drink.... Ages late 50's to late 60's.... I was thinking taupo...

A good ride is the rimutaka incline,the gradient is good.if you want to make a day of it you could head through to cross creek and have a picnic.the ride back to kaitoke would be harder

**HenryDorsetCase** · 14th July 2014, 10:19

Originally Posted by RJC

Cyclocross is a stupid game, the first lap hurts then you spend 45 minutes tasting blood and wishing it would stop.

Proper mountain biking on the other hand, I always look like I am enjoying it.

I emailed that to some friends of mine who "enjoy" cyclocross

**RJC** · 14th July 2014, 12:19

Originally Posted by HenryDorsetCase

I emailed that to some friends of mine who "enjoy" cyclocross

that is ok mate, I often take credit for your work too

**NordieBoy** · 14th July 2014, 20:15

Yep, cyclocross is like the top of that first long incline of a MTB race. For a whole hour

7 busted rear derailleur's in that race yesterday.

**R650R** · 14th July 2014, 21:13

Originally Posted by NordieBoy

Yep, cyclocross is like the top of that first long incline of a MTB race. For a whole hour

So like the first 25% of Karapoti then

Originally Posted by RJC

Proper mountain biking on the other hand, I always look like I am enjoying it.

Your not going fast enough if it doesn't hurt, see my pic lol...

**NordieBoy** · 15th July 2014, 08:30

Originally Posted by R650R

So like the first 25% of Karapoti then

No hills in the north island...

**Rosie** · 28th July 2014, 12:59

I finally have photos of the shiny new brakes on my not-shiny not-new bike

As hoped, the brakes (Tektro R559) did bolt straight on, and the levers (Shimano Tigara R550) are indeed a good choice for flat bars and caliper brakes. I also installed new stainless cables.
So I now have really nice brakes, that are easy to adjust, and actually work (neither of these were true for the previous brakes).

The next step is the Josie-and-the-pussycats (or similar) themed paint job. and maybe brazing on some cable stops, so I don't have to zip tie my rear brake cable in place.

**R650R** · 28th July 2014, 18:14

Eeeewwwww cable operated rim brakes

I read somewhere recently they were coming up with a disc brake solution for roadies... Must get out on the trekky been couple weeks with flu... no riding

**Kickaha** · 28th July 2014, 19:33

Just in from a 17km ride around Bottle Lake, 3/4 the way into it we find a guy coming the other way down the track, "Do you guys know the way out of here? he asks as tempting as it was to tell him to keep going for a few km we told him to follow us and led him back to the carpark saving him from almost certain death in the wilds of Christchurch