RRRR (Round Ruahine Range Ride), 6-7 March 2010

[bart]

Put my name down bart.Just a thought we could sleep 3 to 4 here and just next door is this place www.brompton.co.nz .

Thanks mate, but that place would make for an expensive weekend (not yours, but the place next door)

[Tony W]

I'm a definate maybe also.

A 9am start from Woodville will require either a far too early start for the Welly crew or a trip up the night before.

I think you've broken the calender booking thingy as well, following the link to the calender automatically signs you up.

Shit, that BMW must be slow......

Get a real bike !.... ( bloody BMW owners...)

Get a DR-Z400 and HTFU !!!

[bart]

Hello Mark & Bart how are you going? I went up there Sunday afternoon on the whale. Weather was also in doubt (given it had been raining all morning) all the way up but when I got to the top I could see the East Coast was having a lovely day the Central Plateau was covered in black clouds and the rain was heading up from Wellington I managed to miss it all until I got back down to the bottom where it started to rain. Not sure what the falling off was all about I was quite concerned that the whole way up to the gate 1 km short of the hut is now a bloody main road that you could probably drive your car up in the dry. Didnt go past the gate as the whale + being by yourself is not a good combination to be getting stuck. Great views good ride
Catch up on the Southern Coaster
Regards GSers

I had a bit of a look around today. I see what you mean about that gate. I got a little way past the hut, but the track became a bit 'single rider' unfriendly. Awesome spot.

Photos:
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ad.php?t=91043

[Cary]

Hi Bart & Co.

I'm dropping the missis in Waikanae on Friday so will be keen to do this ride, BUT.........

If it's dry could it be done on a 200+ kg Tiger with intermediate tyres on? It's just that me & missus are then going to tour the East Coast and sticking to tar so don't wanna waste a set of $550 TKC's on what will be mostly a tar trip.

Unless, I con her into and adventure week............

Now why didn't I think of that before........

Still, question stands, for now.......

[bart]

[QUOTE=Cary;1906921]
If it's dry could it be done on a 200+ kg Tiger with intermediate tyres on? It's just that me & missus are then going to tour the East Coast and sticking to tar so don't wanna waste a set of $550 TKC's on what will be mostly a tar trip.[QUOTE]

You'll be fine on intermediate tyres. The majority of the roads are fairly fast gravel or windy seal.

The only exception is Takapari Road. This is quite rocky in places, but I doubt you will have a problem if dry. It's certainly worth it once you get to the top. If wet, this road may require good tyres. There are a couple of steep sections in the middle, but the road opens up quite nicely towards the top.

Beyond the A-Frame hut the track gets a bit rough, but I doubt we'll venture that far. Not supposed to anyway, as the road is closed.

Be nice to catch up.

[Cary]

Sweet, will see what happens closer to day and go from there, cheers.

[junkmanjoe]

Hay Bart if you kill your bike on this ride we wont know where to go. which way now.........

[bart]

OK, time to resurrect this thread. Now that South Coast thing is over, and it sounds like my broken bike isn't terminal, I'd better do some organising.

I've been thinking.............the Sunday ride is only really going to be about 3 hours worth, so for the more adventurous we could tack on a little loop out around the Makairo. Would add about 80km, and would probably be quickest going east to west (the slightly harder way). There are a few other nice roads out that way for the less adventurous.

North Range Road could also be tacked on the end. I'm open to suggestions.

Apparently the calendar is signing people up automatically. Can someone please confirm if this is true. If so, does anyone know how to fix it?

Cheers

[Cary]

I just looked and didn't sign me up.

[bart]

I just looked and didn't sign me up.

Cheers man.

[NordieBoy]

It signed me up...

Use...
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/ca...getinfo&e=1864
Instead...
It gets rid of the "&ea=attend" in the original.

[junkmanjoe]

bart we will have to look in to the southern end of the range road, see if it doable.
yip im keen on the tricky track again. may be all meet at tui central, give the tui girls a kiss and go around the tricky track then head for range road,
or would it be better to do range road first then the tricky track could go in and back out again, if time allows, finish up the trip at the cafe.

hows that sound

[marks]

either shift the date or come up with a plausible reason for me to not be able to go with my wife to CHCH that weekend

[Eddieb]

either shift the date or come up with a plausible reason for me to not be able to go with my wife to CHCH that weekend

You go to CHCH and I'll store the DT in my garage for you while you're away .

[junkmanjoe]

now thats a good idea eddie.

bart. was thinking about this ride while i was sitting in my yellow digger in the middle of a boggy dam, up to may ass in , yip i was working hard............not.......

how about, we start the ride at pahiatua, this makes it closer to welly, and kapiti coast riders, and my self..

then start off with range road, back to the sadle road, in to ashhurst and north from there, im not sure of your time frame and distances for day one.
maybe save makiro track for a last special stage, on day two.

hows that sound.