The Long Way Round Adventure Ride

[mazz1972]

An Epic Events ride at Taupo

All info and online registration on their website

http://www.epicevents.co.nz/page/85-...dventure-rides

[junkmanjoe]

that main photo is taken down by reefton, bit far away from taupo..

JMJ

[.chris]

Anymore info about the route? Any areas that are not normally publically rideable?
These are the things that make these rides worth the entry fee.

[Gremlin]

Anymore info about the route? Any areas that are not normally publically rideable?
These are the things that make these rides worth the entry fee.

Scroll down the page a little, all the details are there.

250's - 1200's, knobblies not required for main section, but they have 3-4 challenge sections... and so on and so forth

[Crisis management]

My take on it is that it is primarily a road ride, manageable on fat pigs with some sort of knobs but the challenge sections are suitable for "smaller enduro bikes, fitted with knobs and a competent off-road rider". That last bit is a bit disappointing as the challenge sections are the interesting ones for me (usually very entertaining for everyone else) but I may well think about it and then do the 42nd and a few other interesting tracks the following day....it is just the saturday?


What date's the MMMM again?

[.chris]

Scroll down the page a little, all the details are there.

250's - 1200's, knobblies not required for main section, but they have 3-4 challenge sections... and so on and so forth

Ah crap, yeah I did miss that part (infact I think I only read the flyer). Apologies.

[Gremlin]

Ah crap, yeah I did miss that part (infact I think I only read the flyer). Apologies.

You got all excited with only a flyer? I was about to ask questions, then scrolled down... pretty much all I could need!

[Transalper]

that main photo is taken down by reefton, bit far away from taupo..

JMJ

Yea, that's a bit checky using a South Island photo to advertise a North Island ride.
Assuming you're right and it does look a lot like it, something about false advertising me thinks

[Transalper]

Ah ha !! Found it in the NII #1 thread from, yes, Reefton !

[CrazyFrog]

Yea, that's a bit checky using a South Island photo to advertise a North Island ride.
Assuning you're right and it does look a lot like it, something about false advertising me thinks

Yeah, I've counted 3 pics on the brochure from Nelson Lakes area, def false advertsing. Wonder if they paid Bart any royalties?
Cheap bastards burgling photos from the intraweb to make "their ride" look pretty.

[junkmanjoe]

Yea, that's a bit checky using a South Island photo to advertise a North Island ride.
Assuning you're right and it does look a lot like it, something about false advertising me thinks

yea im right as its Eddie Dave and my self riding, as eddie and i swapped bikes and bart took the photo.

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this also has my self in it but im not sure where it was taken, barts bike in front the black one..
looks like mark beside me. iit almost looks like the track up to cnut hill, southerlands track.

JMJ

[_Shrek_]

well I guess they have to use southern pic's coz the north ones an't as good

[bart]

This is the first 'adventure ride' Epic Events have organised. They needed a few images for advertising, so asked if I'd help them out. I gave them permission to use a few of my photos.

These guys have organised plenty of trail rides in the past and seem to know what they're doing.

I'm sorry if I've offended anyone, but I'm more than happy to help them out a bit.

[reofix]

Looks like a good time to me ... nice hotel for a couple of nights .. a bit of a dinner .. no harleys .. 450 ks in and about .. a whiskey or three to ease the pain.. a bit of bullshit ... new bunch of people ......... but of course staying home and moaning is fun too !!!!!

[cooneyr]

I'm going. Ferry booked. Organisers did the DB1k and talked me into it at the time. Besides I've had next to no helmet time this year, the dates work and done bugger all NI riding so why not. Couple of other SIers (not KB regulars) going up and talk of a bit of a looksee on the Sunday as well (though I'm catching the 0825 ferry on Monday so will need to head a bit of the way south on Sunday night).

Cheers R