Canterbury Wednesday Night Ride

[Valkyrie]

Hi all
i will wait at the corner turn off of marshlands rd, lay-by before in ramp to motorway :-)

[gloplg]

Looks like a bit of a washout tonight ( http://www.metservice.com/maps-radar...forecast-3-day ) ... probably trying for the Molesworth on Friday too (make a change from the coast road, anyway) so starting to pack too.

Good luck to any that do make it, ride safe...

Don't Be a woose Max. Remember what happened last time I said it wouldn't rain.

not sure what u r on about in regards to the weather, my weather app says sunny in north canty all evening and currently its 20degrees + whilst I sat out there (Loburn) in the garden eating a late lunch.

Happy to meet you guys at woodend atv about 7pm along with anyone else

Perhaps you could detour through greta and scargill on the way up while the light is good?

See you soon
D

Ok Duncan see you there. Greta and Scargill Valley would be travelling into the sun. Nice ride but I remember what happened last time I travelled into the sun and become unsighted with sunstrike

Hi all
i will wait at the corner turn off of marshlands rd, lay-by before in ramp to motorway :-)

Do you mean where we have our first regroup VK????

[Shoshoni]

Merry X-mass everyone and I'll see you all in the New Year.

[gloplg]

Merry X-mass everyone and I'll see you all in the New Year.

I will second that.

Next WNR on New Years Day.

Meet at BK 13.30 (1.30pm) for a 1400 departure. Akaroa via Dyers Pass and Gebbies Pass. Perhaps we might turn onto the Summit Road at the Hilltop, depending on the day and what folk want.

You all safely now and watch out for

[Valkyrie]

Thanks, you're a great bunch if people, Merry Christmas, safe and happy times to all, already looking forward to next ride :-)

[Valkyrie]

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[Peeteey]

Merry xmas you lot! Hope you all have a joyous year full of love and contentedness.

[willytheekid]

Merry Xmas you hoons!

And all the very best for new years

...ride safe KBers

[SpeedMonger]

Mary Chrismarse !

Hope you are all having a great day. Looking forward to some nice WNR weather next year.


Pass the Pavlova please ...

[maxf]

Merry Christmas to all ... Did the Molesworth on the 23rd so I'm biked out for a couple of weeks for sure, be good to get back on some known roads for the NY WNRs

[200BUSA]

gloplg

Next WNR on New Years Day.



Meet at BK 13.30 (1.30pm) for a 1400 departure. Akaroa via Dyers Pass and Gebbies Pass. Perhaps we might turn onto the Summit Road at the Hilltop, depending on the day and what folk want.






If the weather is good I may tag along for a nice ride.

[pouakai]

Haven't been out on WNR before but might bring my boy out this week if the day's nice.
Just to confirm BK is still BK Moorhouse right ?opposite the railway station site.
See you all wed...
P

[gloplg]

gloplg

Next WNR on New Years Day.



Meet at BK 13.30 (1.30pm) for a 1400 departure. Akaroa via Dyers Pass and Gebbies Pass. Perhaps we might turn onto the Summit Road at the Hilltop, depending on the day and what folk want.






If the weather is good I may tag along for a nice ride.

Hope for

Haven't been out on WNR before but might bring my boy out this week if the day's nice.
Just to confirm BK is still BK Moorhouse right ?opposite the railway station site.
See you all wed...
P

Yes.

[Gareth123]

Merry Christmas to all ... Did the Molesworth on the 23rd so I'm biked out for a couple of weeks for sure, be good to get back on some known roads for the NY WNRs

What was the molesworth like? I'm thinking of doing it in January. What direction did you go and how long did it take?

[maxf]

What was the molesworth like? I'm thinking of doing it in January. What direction did you go and how long did it take?

Up (the parents live in Blenheim) and about 5 1/2 hrs; that includes abt 1/2 hr for a 5" coach bolt thru the rear tyre (!) and Jollies Pass (wouldn't recommend going in that way, just I couldn't find the other Hanmer exit, neither are well signposted). Enjoyable even on the GS (see pics in the album) but

- little signposting outside of the actual DOC areas - you might want a good off-net GPS program to help let you know where you've gotten to...
- Jollies Pass is a bear - Fulton Hogan (I think it's them that maintain it for Transpower) had put ~3" rockfill on the road at one of the steep switchbacks... sliding back more than I was sliding forward, grrr...
- road itself is nice fine gravel but quite washboarded in long sections so guess you might want to allow for that in speed or adj the suspension. Woulds guess quite greasy in the wet?
- road condition obvioulsy changeable - I had the grader going thru in the opposite direction - got rid of the washboarding but was scraping out the gutters one side so only had abt 4ft of road
- even when dry the hills are all scree & will be draining away; expect about 4 fords, deepest was abt 15" (and I misjudged it & went thru abt 35 - nice good soaking on a hot day )
- not much room for passing (if any) so keep an eye out, esp on the Awatere Vly rd where some of the passes I'd guess would be abt 500m fairly straight down on the off-side

Rd itself is open 7-7pm, and after you've finished that you've got abt another 110Kms of gravel on the Awatere Valley Rd; main concern for me was getting out before the petrol shut at Seddon, I was wondering how much leeway I had after the full trip and topping up at Hanmer... In the end doesn't really matter, there's an unattended self-serve in the back of the Seddon Superette. Guess the whole issue would be how far on a tank in a lower gear doing 50-60?

Must admit after re-reading all the above that I've done my usual and put a downer on it - but I probably would re-do it, just not the worry of being ready for the loop back to Chch afterward (luggage, tyre issues, petrol, timing). And the Awatere Vly rd was OK but a bit of a downer after the Molesworth itself; might be better to do a in - up - back - down and return to Hanmer next time without all the non-senic farmland/ ravine sort of stuff after. YMMV!