Canterbury Trail Rides?

[Trials Rider]

Great ride on Sunday and good to catch up and ride with trials rider,

bugger about wreaking your tyre but Paul i think it cost me more, lap 2 i had a big off and my $650 suomy helmet sacrificed itself and saved my head. So helmet shopping for me on Saturday. I'm keen to get another the same as it's the most comfortable helmet I've ever owned and very light @ 1000 grams (carbon fibre)
Actually just thinking about it, i should have stayed home. I had 2 offs on lap one while riding the WR, bike and i survived that, then the Beta tried to kill me (didn't work) I'm so bruised all down one side. (Beta is also fine)
Hey Ant's just a note my disc's are all fine thank goodness.

Ah yes, it was the first time in four years I didn't take my tools and it is the first time in four years I got a flat tyre, murphys law. I got home and pushed the bike in to the garage and shut the door.

Bugger that's not good, I don't feel to bad now, yes sometimes there is a message there....... like stay at home.

I came back home, decided to go for a spin up the cust drain on Beta 498 only to find the neat wee tracks across the drain have been blocked up with concrete blocks.

Never mind shit happens and we live to play another day

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Scott enjoyed lap 2. Spent a lot of that lap saving the front tyre on the WR. He loves doing wheelies (bloody skite)
Next ride for me will be Greta valley 17th see ya there

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So who's doing the Omihi trail ride ? I'll be there and looking forward to it. Never done this ride.

[Trials Rider]

So who's doing the Omihi trail ride ? I'll be there and looking forward to it. Never done this ride.

Yip will be there with no flat tyre

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Yip will be there with no flat tyre

Yep that's good and maybe a spare. Only two of us this time. I'll keep an eye out for you. I'll be the one with the new helmet

[Trials Rider]

Yep that's good and maybe a spare. Only two of us this time. I'll keep an eye out for you. I'll be the one with the new helmet

Got this now http://www.motomox.co.nz/shop/show_s...t.php?prod=271 so I am flasher than Michael Jackson, mind you he is dead.

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Got this now http://www.motomox.co.nz/shop/show_s...t.php?prod=271 so I am flasher than Michael Jackson, mind you he is dead.

Yep just checked it out, looks fantastic. I will be very interested in seeing how good it is. It should work on all our bikes do you think?

[Trials Rider]

Yep just checked it out, looks fantastic. I will be very interested in seeing how good it is. It should work on all our bikes do you think?

Yip sure will, did an interesting thing, the standard tube, rimlock and rim band weighed 1725 grams, the new Tubliss weighs 785gram which is under half the weight so that is cool.

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Yip sure will, did an interesting thing, the standard tube, rimlock and rim band weighed 1725 grams, the new Tubliss weighs 785gram which is under half the weight so that is cool.

Now you will fly over all obstacles in your path. Good stuff

[Ayrtonsenna]

Go on then....tell me...how good was it... ?

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Well "Ants" it was an awesome day, weather was perfect, we were among the first few riders out the starting gate but just cruised around the first lap 42 km. The ground is still rock hard from the drought, but now has nice green grass on top + morning dew made it slippery in places, first challenging hill found many riders unable to get up (they found another way, cheats)then on to more easy going even fast in places until we came to the tree block which had a good steep hill many struggled up, after that it was all good and thoroughly enjoyable, then time for lunch, good BBQ hamburger for me then lap two which was much faster as traction was perfect. I spent the day on the Beta and had no offs, so my new helmet is still new. Looking forward to the next ride.

[pete-blen]

I will try and make the next few rides.... Got to give the boy
some practice on hills/forestrey before I throw Dalethorpe at him
on the 16 Aug...
So will try for the Whiterocks ride in a couple weeks...







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[JayDNZ]

Got this now http://www.motomox.co.nz/shop/show_s...t.php?prod=271 so I am flasher than Michael Jackson, mind you he is dead.

That is flash!!!... Whats the verdict so far?

[Trials Rider]

That is flash!!!... Whats the verdict so far?

Yes I like them, even at zero pressure the tyre stays in position and the traction is amazing, it is weird feeling to ride a flat tyre that works and doesn't roll all round and roll off the rim,

The tyre casing moulds better for the tread to work, the only thing I can put it down to is no inner tube influencing/ pushing against the side walls and the bead lock system holding the bead in place supporting the tyre.

Short answer after all that, yes I reckon they are good, I can also see fixing a flat tyre can be done without taking the wheel out which on a ride will be a big time saver.

[pete-blen]

might just try one....
need all the help I can get.....



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