Port Waikato ride, ok in the wet?

[flyingcr250]

im going to this ride on sunday dont care if its raing rocks. has anyone been before? will it be ok in the wet?

[oldskool]

I'm keen to go to this too. Driving a blue/silver RVR with probably 3 bikes on a trailer, but no KB flag!

[Hemex]

im going to this ride on sunday dont care if its raing rocks. has anyone been before? will it be ok in the wet?

Hoping to go this one too mate... follow oldskool there.. Apparently its got some steep downhills...which in the wet I imagine would be fun...

[camchain]

Mainly medium/fast pace, bulldozer-blade width tracks through bush/scrub and some open farm. The bush sections are long and excellent, just watch out for the odd sudden tight turn. A few get caught out and end up over a bank.

It's pretty hilly and at one point you pop out of the bush and you're high above the sea out on the cliffs (good photo op). No real danger of any accidental seaward excursions though, so kids OK. Might pay to stop/take it easy here on first loop if distracted by view (I was). Hip-high wind packed scrub on seaward side pretty cool to ride through.

The steepest downhill sections are options off main route. They are quite steep and long but only semi-gnarly in places, no real prob for confident intermediate and up (in the dry at least).

If dry, dust is the standard deal with this ride due to the fast-ish wide tracks. (Obviously be a bit different if the rain forecast is correct). I'm thinking even if wet, parched ground could soak up a fair bit.

[Crisis management]

will it be ok in the wet?

Is this your favourite question?

Just taking the piss, fear not.....

I had a think about this ride; I did it last year and I think it was the first trail / off road ride I had done (35 years of road only..), I rode all the A loops so am sure it is quite manageable to everyone. I recall it being steep and managing to flip the bike a few times but I would put that down to incompetence rather than a really tough track.

Rain...it's bound to be a bit muddy / slippery if wet but the rain is forecast for friday and that gives you almost 2 days for it to dry out, I'm sure it will be fine.

It is a neat ride, varied terrain and great views so go out there and enjoy it...if I wasn't going to be out of town I would be there.

[noobi]

Ill be going, look out for the red rodeo with a huge car trailer, maybe two or three bikes, and kb shirts
should be interesting, if its like the Onewhero MR ride in the wet it could get interesting
:crazy::woohoo:

[flyingcr250]

Is this your favourite question?

Just taking the piss, fear not.....

I had a think about this ride; I did it last year and I think it was the first trail / off road ride I had done (35 years of road only..), I rode all the A loops so am sure it is quite manageable to everyone. I recall it being steep and managing to flip the bike a few times but I would put that down to incompetence rather than a really tough track.

Rain...it's bound to be a bit muddy / slippery if wet but the rain is forecast for friday and that gives you almost 2 days for it to dry out, I'm sure it will be fine.

It is a neat ride, varied terrain and great views so go out there and enjoy it...if I wasn't going to be out of town I would be there.

yes it is my favorite question, its what i ask all the girls. :yes:

cool looks like ill be there, look for a green hiace with a white drivers door cause thats how I roll. :scooter:

[krad_nz]

yes it is my favorite question, its what i ask all the girls. :yes:

Heheh, all class.

[Pierce]

sweet if the weather is ok will be there for sure. It's a friend of mines birthday and she wants to do this ride for it so that's a mint excuse (not that I need an excuse haha). Weather is meant to be crap arse from what i've heard so will see.

[scott411]

COunties Honda thas just rung me, the ride has been postponed due to weather,

[Hemex]

COunties Honda thas just rung me, the ride has been postponed due to weather,

Thanks for the update Scott...

[cheese]

It really is a woodhill weekend.

If I'm not horribly hung over and shit I might head out on sunday. My back is feelign better, but I don't want to push it.

[flyingcr250]

COunties Honda thas just rung me, the ride has been postponed due to weather,

oh gay. i was looking foreward to a day in the mud:crybaby:

[Reckless]

Yep just got the email

PORT WAIKATO TRAIL RIDE CANCELLED

SATURDAY 21ST Feb - the quad only ride is CANCELLED

SUNDAY 22ND FEB - The Family Trail Ride is CANCELLED

the weather has made the tracks slushy so bikes and quads will do too much damage plus the creek we cross twice is not a raging torrent - we have rescheduled these two rides for the 18/19 April

[oldskool]

Oh bugger, I was really looking forward to trying out my new bike. And they reckon the weather will improve tomorrow. With 20knot Northerly winds blowing over the hills it should dry up the surface only wet in no time. The farmers piked out too soon.

Oh well at least I'll finally get to meet cheese at sandy woodhill and show him how to start up a bike.

[flyingcr250]

Oh bugger, I was really looking forward to trying out my new bike. And they reckon the weather will improve tomorrow. With 20knot Northerly winds blowing over the hills it should dry up the surface only wet in no time. The farmers piked out too soon.

Oh well at least I'll finally get to meet cheese at sandy woodhill and show him how to start up a bike.

i might make the trip up to woodhill, never been there before. or maybe the ride in raglan is still on. :rockon:

[jt119]

how.much.is.it.to.get.into.woodhil.looks.like.were .going.ther.or.thunder.then

[oldskool]

how.much.is.it.to.get.into.woodhil.looks.like.were .going.ther.or.thunder.then

$25 for 1 adult rider
http://www.thesandpit.co.nz/prices.html

Thunder might be a little slippery on the open clay hills but some like it like that.

[noobi]

I was quite keen
Now im just pissed off, dad is bluntly refuseing to try the sandpit again "cuz itll be gay" :angry2::angry2::angry2::angry2::angry2::angry2::a ngry2:

[oldskool]

i might make the trip up to woodhill, never been there before. or maybe the ride in raglan is still on. :rockon:

Oh well no better time to try the Sandpit, if nothing else is on that's where I'll be!

[oldskool]

I was quite keen
Now im just pissed off, dad is bluntly refuseing to try the sandpit again "cuz itll be gay" :angry2::angry2::angry2::angry2::angry2::angry2::a ngry2:
Nothing gay about the Sandpit, if enough come we could strike up a BBQ

[noobi]

Nothing gay about the Sandpit, if enough come we could strike up a BBQ

I know, we went there once when we were noobs and didn't like it much cuz we were soooooooo sloooooow and got beaten up, but now that we have better bikes I reckon it would be sweet, ahwell, more pestering to come I'm sure

[oldskool]

I know, we went there once when we were noobs and didn't like it much cuz we were soooooooo sloooooow and got beaten up, but now that we have better bikes I reckon it would be sweet, ahwell, more pestering to come I'm sure
Just tell him the sand is wet so there's more traction. It'll be a good day!

[flyingcr250]

Just tell him the sand is wet so there's more traction. It'll be a good day!

is rhe terrain just sand like the beach or is it sandy dirt??

[oldskool]

is rhe terrain just sand like the beach or is it sandy dirt??
A bit of both. In the forest it's sorta loamy sand. In the open parts it's sorta like a dirty gritty beach. It's worth it for the experience. They say if you can master riding sand you can ride anywhere.

[flyingcr250]

A bit of both. In the forest it's sorta loamy sand. In the open parts it's sorta like a dirty gritty beach. It's worth it for the experience. They say if you can master riding sand you can ride anywhere.

has to be done i suppose. its a bit of a hike comming from ngaruawahia though.:scooter:

[oldskool]

has to be done i suppose. its a bit of a hike comming from ngaruawahia though.:scooter:
But where else would there be to ride?

[Ktmboy]

I know, we went there once when we were noobs and didn't like it much cuz we were soooooooo sloooooow and got beaten up, but now that we have better bikes I reckon it would be sweet, ahwell, more pestering to come I'm sure

Hey Noobi

You could change your name now...anyway..Yeah, some first time riders get put off the first time out, especially if its summer and dry. But the beautiful thing about off road biking is that where ever you go, there is always a new challenge to overcome. Be it the deepest mud bog or the longest flat out paddock with knarly bumps.

With the rain its great at The Sandpit. Its a learned thing to ride sand and if you can master it then you can ride most terrain with confidence.

Now, if you ride the single tracks(Blue/red) these are no different from riding single clay tracks. Again another skill set to learn. Single tracks are gooood.

Gay indeed:rolleyes:. tell the ole fella that I'll be there late arvo tomorrow if he wants to go on some special gay tracks LOL

No, not like that:dodge:

[Ktmboy]

A bit of both. In the forest it's sorta loamy sand. In the open parts it's sorta like a dirty gritty beach. It's worth it for the experience. They say if you can master riding sand you can ride anywhere.

Stole my thunder oldskool while I was scribing.

[noobi]

Hey Noobi

You could change your name now...anyway..Yeah, some first time riders get put off the first time out, especially if its summer and dry

Yea ill get around to some time if I can be bothered, the name change that is
Ill try very hard tonight to try convince him



Gay indeed:rolleyes:. tell the ole fella that I'll be there late arvo tomorrow if he wants to go on some special gay tracks LOL

No, not like that:dodge:

O I C :gob:
Ill say it cant be nearly as gay as thunder in the pissing rain

[cheese]

I'll have to see about coming out to woodhill on Sunday. I could be horrible hung over......

[oldskool]

Stole my thunder oldskool while I was scribing.
Yeah and in not so many words too!!! Appreciation of poetry comes with old age!!

[oldskool]

I'll have to see about coming out to woodhill on Sunday. I could be horrible hung over......
Won't we all?!?!

[noobi]

I'll have to see about coming out to woodhill on Sunday. I could be horrible hung over......

So go tomorrow

[flyingcr250]

yea f**K it, ill get up early and head on up for a blast. :rockon:

[oldskool]

yea f**K it, ill get up early and head on up for a blast. :rockon:
cool. If you're heading up on Sunday I'll look out for yah.

[cheese]

well I'm going to stag do on Saturday, so probably extra hung over.

[oldskool]

well I'm going to stag do on Saturday, so probably extra hung over.
Sounds like your gonna do some horsin around.

[flyingcr250]

looks like they jumped the gun cancelling that ride, it seems the wdather isnt going to be bad at all :bash: