Oxford Trail Ride, 3 July 2011

**Transalper** · 25th July 2011, 19:46

goody.
When you have finished catching up with yours, I have about 5 years of assorted tapes on my yet to edit list you can do for me.

**Peeteey** · 25th July 2011, 22:20

Hi all, the video from the 2011 Oxford Canterbury Country Cricket trail ride is up!

Whew, this took a while. Glad it's out there now.

**Peeteey** · 25th July 2011, 22:20

Originally Posted by Transalper

goody.
When you have finished catching up with yours, I have about 5 years of assorted tapes on my yet to edit list you can do for me.

Sounds like fun!

**Trials Rider** · 27th July 2011, 22:16

Excellent video, I enjoyed the ride, round two was icy as hell, round three was easiest, yes was a long wait at the technical hill climb, was glad to be on my DT230, not to much power on the ice

**Peeteey** · 30th July 2011, 01:21

Originally Posted by Trials Rider

Excellent video, I enjoyed the ride, round two was icy as hell, round three was easiest, yes was a long wait at the technical hill climb, was glad to be on my DT230, not to much power on the ice

Thanks man, I didn't do a 3rd lap, think it would have killed me! Was glad I chose not to, was quite sore for the following week

You've got a Sherco 250? Awesome! I love the Trials stuff, would love to give it a go one day.
Had a blat on an old trials bike years ago and loved every minute of it ...

**NordieBoy** · 30th July 2011, 08:39

Originally Posted by Peeteey

Thanks man, I didn't do a 3rd lap, think it would have killed me! Was glad I chose not to, was quite sore for the following week

You've got a Sherco 250? Awesome! I love the Trials stuff, would love to give it a go one day.
Had a blat on an old trials bike years ago and loved every minute of it ...

Gear down and stick a trials rear on...

**Transalper** · 30th July 2011, 09:00

Ha ha, you can pretend all you like but I don't think an old DR350 with lower gearing and funky tyre will quite cut it as the same experience.

**Trials Rider** · 30th July 2011, 09:14

Originally Posted by NordieBoy

Gear down and stick a trials rear on...

Yes I have geared the DT230 down 27% and run two rim locks front and rear, ran the front tyre at 5psi and rear at 3psi, worked a treat

**Trials Rider** · 30th July 2011, 09:22

Originally Posted by Peeteey

Thanks man, I didn't do a 3rd lap, think it would have killed me! Was glad I chose not to, was quite sore for the following week

You've got a Sherco 250? Awesome! I love the Trials stuff, would love to give it a go one day.
Had a blat on an old trials bike years ago and loved every minute of it ...

Yes love my Sherco, only 69kg, would have been fantastic at Oxford on the shity bits.

I am in the Pioneer Trials club, we are setting up and area on the north side of the Waimak river, we will be running a "Have a go" day for anybody who wants to come and have a play, keep and eye on the Pioneer web site http://www.pioneertrials.co.nz/ for the next day, it is a great area with all levels of riding and lots of fun.

Here are some photos of the area http://pioneergallery.globaloffice.c...aspx?moid=2261

**NordieBoy** · 30th July 2011, 14:01

Originally Posted by Transalper

Ha ha, you can pretend all you like but I don't think an old DR350 with lower gearing and funky tyre will quite cut it as the same experience.

The TT350 with low gearing and a funky tyre is great fun.

Pretending you're at Erzberg, going up Karls Diner, popping the clutch to get the front up over rocks

**Peeteey** · 30th July 2011, 17:07

Originally Posted by NordieBoy

Gear down and stick a trials rear on...

Originally Posted by Transalper

Ha ha, you can pretend all you like but I don't think an old DR350 with lower gearing and funky tyre will quite cut it as the same experience.

His bike is 69kg, That's less than me! Wow!
The DR is a rather tall bike and weighs a ton in comparison, would be fun seeing what a great trials rider could make it do

**Peeteey** · 30th July 2011, 17:16

Originally Posted by Trials Rider

Yes love my Sherco, only 69kg, would have been fantastic at Oxford on the shity bits.

I am in the Pioneer Trials club, we are setting up and area on the north side of the Waimak river, we will be running a "Have a go" day for anybody who wants to come and have a play, keep and eye on the Pioneer web site http://www.pioneertrials.co.nz/ for the next day, it is a great area with all levels of riding and lots of fun.

Here are some photos of the area http://pioneergallery.globaloffice.c...aspx?moid=2261

Thanks for the info, will do! Pics look fantastic ...
Funnily enough, I was watching some Toni Bou the other night on Youtube, what a legend!

**Trials Rider** · 30th July 2011, 17:46

Originally Posted by Peeteey

Thanks for the info, will do! Pics look fantastic ...
Funnily enough, I was watching some Toni Bou the other night on Youtube, what a legend!

Toni Bou is just incredible to watch, even if you not into trials.

Check Adam Raga, albert cabestany, it is hard to think you could ride a motorbike where they do.

Most of all I am glad they took on all the training I gave them "yeah right"