Two Coffee Ride - Rimutaka Hill - Featherston - Whitemans Valley - Short Straw - Blue

[BuckBuck#1]

Hi guys,new to this site,im a welly local and my partner and i keen on finding good people to ride with.

Hello Mike between the now and the end of daylight saving, there are several mid week evening rides (Tuesday, Wednesday x 2, and Thursday) check out Meeting and Event threads for Wellington. Also there will be a few Saturday morning rides until end of daylight saving.

[BuckBuck#1]

Saturday 6th March
Two Coffee Ride:
1 Raumati/ 2 Pauahatanui Inlet

Meeting Point - Avalon Duckpond
10.10am for 10.30am Departure


STOP PRESS - Will decide on Saurday morning to alter ride to Kapiti for two coffees - just been told Saturday is Martinborough Fair - so the ride over the Rimutaka Hill would not be much fun.

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Hope the weather is kind to us in the morning.

[BuckBuck#1]

WEATHER - RIDE IS ON THIS MORNING

Saturday 6th March
Two Coffee Ride:
1 Raumati/ 2 Paihatahanu Inlet

Meeting Point - Avalon Duckpond
10.10am for 10.30am Departure

[IdunBrokdItAgin]

Can't make this mornings ride.

Will try and make it on Tuesday though.

Ben

[BuckBuck#1]

WEATHER - RIDE IS ON THIS MORNING

Saturday 6th March
Two Coffee Ride:
1 Raumati/ 2 Pauahatahanu Inlet

Meeting Point - Avalon Duckpond
10.10am for 10.30am Departure

A very enjoyable ride today. Three novice riders and I went over the Haywards Hill and up Paekakariki Hill and down and along to Raumati....yes you guessed it Waterfornt Bar and Kitchen - the back door was locked the front door open. Enjoyed cold refreshments, wedges and sour cream, and meanwhile waited while the chef ran out across the beach to catch Richard's 'fish and chips'. No bother though the order wasn't passed to the kitchen, the waitress was embarassed, and a refund and complementary drink was forthcoming as well as plentiful apologies on our departure. Never mind these things happen until.......We ride back over Paekakariki Hill, around Greys Road, down SH1 and then back around the southern side of the inlet back to Pauahatanui Inlet for coffee, when he that ordered fish and chips waited and waited for his pancakes to arrive. No sweat it was a good morning's ride.

The observation today was: ensure you set up for the right approach speed to a down hill sloping closing radius 25kph bend.

Next Saturday morning's ride will be Wainui Coast - subject to preliminary ride inspectin next Friday afternoon.