Raglan ride, 16th May

**Cary** · 16th May 2010, 18:24

Originally Posted by Anthrax

Where's the feckin pics??

Originally Posted by Anthrax

Chasio sounds like you had a real adventure.

Stop living through others. . . . . . .

**Taz** · 16th May 2010, 18:26

Originally Posted by Cary

Stop living through others. . . . . . .

Get to work ya slacker.

**chasio** · 16th May 2010, 18:53

Does adventure look brown - blue - brown - blue - brown? If so, it was an adventure.

I blame Cary. He was dancing along on tyres similar to mine and must have lulled me into a false sense of security! p/t

But seriously, it was me: 100%. My concentration dipped on the approach to the crest, just as my confidence was starting to improve: a bad combo. I took a poor line, got into trouble and allowed myself to become a passenger.

I'm not beating myself up too badly but I seriously need to improve on the slippy stuff. Rogson suggested more gas was perhaps the answer and I do know at least then I would have been riding the bike instead of the other way around!

Chasio

**wysper** · 16th May 2010, 19:03

Whoa - bit more adventure that I am looking for Chasio. Glad to hear you are ok.

**Taz** · 16th May 2010, 19:30

Chasio was the brown bit in your undies ow?

**chasio** · 16th May 2010, 19:34

Thankfully not! But it was the colour of my riding ability.

**chasio** · 16th May 2010, 19:37

Originally Posted by wysper

Whoa - bit more adventure that I am looking for Chasio. Glad to hear you are ok.

That was my first time in wet gravel and into that special Waikato clay. I should have started later and then followed you

**Crisis management** · 16th May 2010, 19:53

Time for a new user name...Chrashio?

Thanks to everyone for turning up, sorry the Kawhia bit got cut out but I had been wet enough by then anyway...until next time!

**chasio** · 16th May 2010, 20:01

You think you're funny.

And you are

Made me smile. Can I pass on it long term, though?

Crashio

**Horney1** · 17th May 2010, 21:18

Hi again guys,

Cheers for the ride. Just an FYI to say home safely mid evening after a big detour to extend the day a bit... I'll make sure I have those Contis' on the bike when I do another one of those rides. Dang clay!

**wysper** · 24th May 2010, 11:53

I have put up a blog about my first adventure ride (this one). since I was sending a write up to my folks in Aussie. I got a surprise when my Mum said she had always wanted to do this sort of thing but Dad didn't. I want to do the postie challenge in Aus sometime. Perhaps I should invite my Mum along. She might want to do a bit of training first though!

**Taz** · 24th May 2010, 12:00

Rosie could sell her the sherpa. One careful lady owner......

**Rosie** · 24th May 2010, 14:50

Originally Posted by Anthrax

Rosie could sell her the sherpa. One careful lady owner......

You know it

And extensive postgraduate research has shown that my sherpa is perfectly suited to adventure riding in Australia.

**dino3310** · 24th May 2010, 14:55

Originally Posted by wysper

I have put up a blog about my first adventure ride (this one). since I was sending a write up to my folks in Aussie. I got a surprise when my Mum said she had always wanted to do this sort of thing but Dad didn't. I want to do the postie challenge in Aus sometime. Perhaps I should invite my Mum along. She might want to do a bit of training first though!

i was gonna do it for my 40th next year but time and available funds aint gonna let it happen.