I'm looking for Christchurch Adv rides

[Transalper]

Would there be room for a adv noob like me and my DR, the trail looks like fun. Does anybody have tire levers I can borrow tomorrow to prepare, I got a slow leak in my rear tube.

I would assume the answer is yes to ADV noobs.
Will PM re tyre levers.

[Mushu]

I would assume the answer is yes to ADV noobs.
Will PM re tyre levers.

Awesome, thanks

[cynna]

was supposed to be getting some work done on the bike this weekend but may be a starter

[thepom]

yes TA....I ll be there...will be good to see your ugly mug again as it has been a while ...

[pete-blen]

Spent the afternoon out at the Waimak , Weedons Ross Rd
on the 250....
They have droped a few trees across the tracks/roads to block
them in couple of areas where they are logging....

[Skinny_Birdman]

Spent a very pleasant day through Lees Valley with TA, Shoshoni, Thepom, Cynna and the Noob - (told off by the farmer for going up to the airstrip, quite rightly as it doesn't actually seem to be a road, which I hadn't known before). Thepom and Cynna wigged out at Oxford, the rest of us came home down the South bank. Good times thanks guys.

[Transalper]

Saw some of that on Saturday, there's one there that should make a good log crossing practice one.

We had a good ride today too. Perfect weather again but met an angry farmer chasing some guys on unregistered dirt bikes ripping about the place. Saw two lots of those (unregistered trailbike type groups ignoring the rules) before we were done with the Lees Valley/Okuku area, they are messing it up for the rest of us.
Then we took some of the Waimak southbank back to ChCh.

Edit. as the birdman says we were up at the airstrip when the farmer found us and wasn't too happy about that as we hadn't asked first but he was mainly looking for the unregistered trailbikes that had turned and run when he saw them riding on a private side track earlier.

[cynna]

(told off by the farmer for going up to the airstrip, quite rightly as it doesn't actually seem to be a road, which I hadn't known before). .

i never saw any sign the way we went up but there was a private property sign on the road we went down

[thepom]

I should have got for his number but I'll ask one of my workmates who might know him so next I will ring and ask if we can lunch at the airfield as it does have great views...it will keep him happy and show we are not all bad guys....it was a great ride mostly cos I never fell off ha ha next week maybe the akaroa bays ?

[Transalper]

I should have got for his number but I'll ask one of my workmates who might know him so next I will ring and ask if we can lunch at the airfield as it does have great views...it will keep him happy and show we are not all bad guys....it was a great ride mostly cos I never fell off ha ha next week maybe the akaroa bays ?

Yea, I looked for contact details online but short of knocking on doors I don't know how to find them.

If it's a Saturday next weekend I'm in, Sunday as I mentioned I may be doing one of those proper pay to enter farm trail rides.... but the weather long range is iffy.

[Mushu]

Great ride yesterday, it was good to met all of you. I'm happy I didn't fall off in the river (which I fully expected to do).

I saw the trees they had across the tracks at the waimak, luckily none of them got in my way, but I still don't know where this horse park is.

I'd definitely be up for another ride when the next one is organized.

[Shoshoni]

I should have got for his number but I'll ask one of my workmates who might know him so next I will ring and ask if we can lunch at the airfield as it does have great views...it will keep him happy and show we are not all bad guys....it was a great ride mostly cos I never fell off ha ha next week maybe the akaroa bays ?

I'd be keen to do some of the bays over Akaroa way this weekend (weather permitting), the past few rides I have done over there have just been loops.

[cynna]

, but I still don't know where this horse park is

thats on the north bank where the 4wd park used to be. its where we used to get in to head towards the gorge bridge - after they blocked access after the mx park ... used to be able to go all the way from the old waimak bridge

did your plate manage to stay on once it was bent up out of the way?


guick look on google - think its baynons rd that we get use now as it now leads to the horse park. so get into the north bank from harrs rd (but the ford was washed out last time i went) so use diversion rd to be safe

[Skinny_Birdman]

I'd be keen to do some of the bays over Akaroa way this weekend (weather permitting), the past few rides I have done over there have just been loops.

I'd be keen if it's on the Sunday, so you have to choose between me and TA. Some choice!

[Skinny_Birdman]

I should have got for his number but I'll ask one of my workmates who might know him so next I will ring and ask if we can lunch at the airfield as it does have great views...it will keep him happy and show we are not all bad guys....

Check your PMs.