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w00t! New posts up on my blog about me bike Latest ones are about offroading, injuries, going around the peninsula more, and so forth!

Huge shoutout to Broxy Rider Coaching for doing a splendid job of teaching me some offroading skillz.

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I've done little riding this month but I have been busy on bike related business and signed-up for this year's TT2000. ( http://www.tt2000.org )

The TT' is a great event and has evolved over the last 4 years, offering a broad spectrum of riding opportunities in that one could just do the basic 2,000Km in 48Hrs, or get really serious and up the ante to different levels to do up to 3,000'ish Km to achieve the various levels of awards, and along the way, those that were inclined could ...

Originally Posted by bosslady

Riding for 2.1 weeks now (not incl. the couple of lessons i had in a car park). This time last week the thought of going on a main road was unnerving, the motorway? unthinkable! Tackled the motorway Sunday just been, the harbour bridge yesterday and had a longish ride today. Been getting out almost any chance I can when its not been raining and/or I haven't had to work, not all of us get time off, slackers! (kidding!!)

Anyway first ride for 100km without getting my semi fat arse off

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Originally Posted by bosslady

don't worry, it was still light out! For those who have read my other thread http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...not-so-newbies I'm starting to feel a bit better and got brave and went out in the traffic w00t w00t then I got confused at an intersection (confuzzles me when I'm driving my car too) and went towards the town centre with twice as much traffic and corners haha uh oh. Anyway I'm still alive, albeit a little bit gross and sweaty, probably nerves.

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Originally Posted by bosslady

Seems like everyone you talk to when you tell them you're learning was a natural, got on a bike for the first time and off they went, like they were born to ride, fearless. Well is there anyone who's now a confident rider that was never any of these things? Anyone who's scared? maybe wanted to crap their daks? I never went into it thinking I was all that and a bag of chips, thought I might struggle and gosh darn was I right! I don't even know how to drive a manual so not a great start lol. Want

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Originally Posted by bosslady

Went stupid this week and spent a fair bit (by my standards anyway) of cash money on bike gear. In my defence I did the best I could, I didn't have any friends to ask for help or advice, read descriptions with a passion and checked sizing over and over again... but I'm worried I've bought the wrong kind of stuff, panicking about the boots in particular cause the descrip says mx? Anyway thoughts appreciated, don't think I'll get the gear for another 2 or 3 weeks:

Alpinestars Stell

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I guess you could say I've never really had any hobbies as such. Nothing I've ever come across could take my fancy or my interest, rather, for any longer then a week or two, maybe a few, have just always kind of lacked the motivation to get interested in any one thing, for any length of time...

About 2-3 years ago I met a good friend who is also now my flatmate, "M". I've never really known anyone who rode a motorsicle but M did, and it seemed pretty cool, bad ass, haha. When summer ...

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I've never really bothered to look at the blogs, kind of didn't realise/forgot they were there but really do see a place for them. So as to not be bothering people in the forums, perhaps I should start a blog? And anyway, a blog will help me "reminisce" over all my little "hiccups" and "triumphs" I've had (and will continue having, one hopes????, we'll see.....).

Where to start? Thought I'd collate some of my posts to date into blogs... here goes!