Maling Pass Track - Access RR

**mattsdakar** · 17th November 2011, 18:17

Originally Posted by ADVGD

Nice spotting TA, E09's are fine Kenny, I'm running E09's front and rear for the DB1K, Mitas have good casings so run them low with confidence, on Edwards type terrain I run around 16psi. Keep in mind some sections on Edwards are scattered loose rocks over hard packed clay so you can expect a few sketchy moments, gotta keep alert to keep upright

I'm guessing you must have been running 50psi last time we were in Malings then, that would account for your wee lie down eh??

**ADVGD** · 18th November 2011, 08:43

Originally Posted by mattsdakar

I'm guessing you must have been running 50psi last time we were in Malings then, that would account for your wee lie down eh??

Lie down? what lie down? No photo, no evidence, no crash

I do however have photo evidence from that ride of someone coming into a right hand corner too hot and ending up in the ditch

**mattsdakar** · 18th November 2011, 09:10

[QUOTE=ADVGD;1130197225]Lie down? what lie down? No photo, no evidence, no crash

I do however have photo evidence from that ride of someone coming into a right hand corner too hot and ending up in the ditch

Doh! Just because you're quicker on the camera than me doesn't mean it didn't happen. Care to explain that squished right pannnier

**cynna** · 18th November 2011, 12:33

Originally Posted by mattsdakar

Care to explain that squished right pannnier

didnt that happen on last years dusty but prerun - or was that his left pannier

**NordieBoy** · 19th November 2011, 07:03

Originally Posted by cynna

didnt that happen on last years dusty but prerun - or was that his left pannier

Or even from the QBW ride...

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**Night Falcon** · 19th November 2011, 08:22

Originally Posted by NordieBoy

Or even from the QBW ride...

that bike has a propensity for the horizontal in my view

**NordieBoy** · 19th November 2011, 11:25

Originally Posted by Night Falcon

that bike has a propensity for the horizontal in my view

I think that's why he put the panniers on. Easier than crash bars.

**thepom** · 20th November 2011, 09:15

I like to take a lie down evry ride.........why spoil a habit of a life time...

**NordieBoy** · 20th November 2011, 14:39

Originally Posted by thepom

I like to take a lie down evry ride.........why spoil a habit of a life time...

I like to get at least one on video every ride...

**andy mac** · 20th November 2011, 20:54

Well all the talk about these tracks has prompted some northeners to sneak down for 4 days next week. The loose plan is onto the ferry Tuesday morning and thru the Rainbow to Hanmer Srings (the Molesworth is closed until early December)
Hopefully the rain stays away on Wednesday so we can backtrack to do Maling Pass and Edwards valley, Rainbow, Porika, Braeburn to Murchison. If it rains maybe the hot pools and the grand plan becomes a maybe plan.
This is our training regime for the Dusty Butt

**Box'a'bits** · 20th November 2011, 21:19

Originally Posted by andy mac

Well all the talk about these tracks has prompted some northeners to sneak down for 4 days next week. The loose plan is onto the ferry Tuesday morning and thru the Rainbow to Hanmer Srings (the Molesworth is closed until early December)
Hopefully the rain stays away on Wednesday so we can backtrack to do Maling Pass and Edwards valley, Rainbow, Porika, Braeburn to Murchison. If it rains maybe the hot pools and the grand plan becomes a maybe plan.
This is our training regime for the Dusty Butt

Have a good ride Andy & co. I hope the weather cooperates..

**andy mac** · 23rd November 2011, 18:55

Went thru the Rainbow yesterday. Beautiful sunny day but the heavy rain had scoured out the stream crossings and bought down many slips. We were very lucky to get thru cause there was an enormous slip at 50km.
Today was wet all day but Malings is still an awesome ride. Only got 3/4 into Edwards Valley before opting out of crossing flooded streams. Now fine in Hanmer Springs.
Tomorrow we head to Mauria Saddle, Porika and Nelson bound.

**NordieBoy** · 23rd November 2011, 20:46

Any snow?

I bet you had knobblies on too ya wimp...

Jealous, me?

**andy mac** · 24th November 2011, 20:26

Originally Posted by NordieBoy

Any snow?

I bet you had knobblies on too ya wimp...

Jealous, me?

Only isolated snow in gullies but we were at the snowline on Maling Pass.
A splendid sight was 4 farmhands on horses mustering wild horses in the pissing rain. I decided they must have thought we were the stupid ones being there, because they were being paid.
Correct i'm wearing out a Trackmaster 760, down to about 4mm now.
I'm very appreciative of your recommendation to buy goretex socks. they are rate up there with heated handgrips

Maruia Saddle Rd is in primo condition. a lot of water has been down the streams but they were low today. But Lake Rotoroa has a spring high tide.