Newbie rides! Experienced riders welcome/wanted

[bosslady]

Yeah pretty much just worrying for nothing about the bridge. Im going to go on a few more rides this week, a family friend wants me to do a coro loop with him this weekend but im not sure if ill go ahead with it. Sure will get more experience before the next L's angel trip

Are you 100% legal now? L plate and all?

I cannot stress enough... learn at YOUR OWN PACE. Get the basic things sorted first, I found that some aspects of even basic road rules sometimes went out the door because I had so much other shit to concentrate on.You're fortunate enough that you do have SOME basic experience but traffic is dangerous as fuck and I needed to tackle that first, am still learning even! I live on the shore and work in st Luke's so I had no choice. Who cares about some coro loop, FOR NOW. Get some more practical experience... just saying... maybe tackle coro in a cpl weeks?

[Gremlin]

Before you tackle something as demanding as the Coro Loop, figure out your limits. A coromandel ride is a minimum of 400km from Auckland, and for many a solid day ride.

Just like when you started to walk as a toddler, you didn't go straight to running. As a learner you get tired faster, as less skills are automatic, you're more tensed and gripping the bars harder. All this wears you out faster, and even 100-200km will seem like a long way. There is plenty of time in the coming decades to every road in the country... why rush it?

[bosslady]

Before you tackle something as demanding as the Coro Loop, figure out your limits. A coromandel ride is a minimum of 400km from Auckland, and for many a solid day ride.

Just like when you started to walk as a toddler, you didn't go straight to running. As a learner you get tired faster, as less skills are automatic, you're more tensed and gripping the bars harder. All this wears you out faster, and even 100-200km will seem like a long way. There is plenty of time in the coming decades to every road in the country... why rush it?

Talk for yourself. I never even crawled I could run as soon as I came out of my mothers womb LIKE A BOSS!!

[Cam_NZ]

Before you tackle something as demanding as the Coro Loop, figure out your limits. A coromandel ride is a minimum of 400km from Auckland, and for many a solid day ride.

Just like when you started to walk as a toddler, you didn't go straight to running. As a learner you get tired faster, as less skills are automatic, you're more tensed and gripping the bars harder. All this wears you out faster, and even 100-200km will seem like a long way. There is plenty of time in the coming decades to every road in the country... why rush it?

Yeah other than the baby thing ( i never crawled and was running at something like 9months) i get where you are coming from. Its hard to stay sensible when you are so eager to go places and what not. The coro loop is something every car,bike etc all have done so maybe I should just find some really good rides with a shorter distance that people have enjoyed just as much.

[The End]

Yeah other than the baby thing ( i never crawled and was running at something like 9months) i get where you are coming from. Its hard to stay sensible when you are so eager to go places and what not. The coro loop is something every car,bike etc all have done so maybe I should just find some really good rides with a shorter distance that people have enjoyed just as much.

It's not just trying to stay sensible, a good rider continuously learns as they ride. It's the unexpected that causes issues, especially with a new rider. As has been said, build up slowly and steadily at your pace - and don't be afraid to ask questions along the way.

[Cam_NZ]

It's not just trying to stay sensible, a good rider continuously learns as they ride. It's the unexpected that causes issues, especially with a new rider. As has been said, build up slowly and steadily at your pace - and don't be afraid to ask questions along the way.

Cool thanks for the tip! Your name has kinda scared me away from going too far

[Maha]

I might even tag along on this one.

Just to spoil your fun like.

It always a relief to have someone turn up that we can poke fun at.

[Mom]

As it stands, going through mt messenger made me develop a small ball of nervousness in my tummy that slowly tried to make it's way up my throat! esp on some 25kmh bends.

You really did well on Mt Messenger though, it is a technical bit of road to ride. You talk good stuff too, practise, practise, practise is the key.

[Glowerss]

Bosslady is speaking good sense. I dont think you realize just how amazingly tiring it is doing longer rides out in the country if you're not used too it. It takes a lot of mental work to be constantly thinking about your cornering, hazards on the road, what the other bikes are doing, where you should be in relation to them ect ect ect.

It's a LOT to think about. I've been riding a year now and I'm on the bike every day. Mentally, I was pretty bloody tired by the time I got home.

The other thing to consider is pacing. Mom and Maha are VERY good about waiting for everybody and riding to the slowest riders pace ect ect. But it's not.... the considerate thing to do, to go on a ride if you can't maintain a safe speed. Until you go out and ride with somebody whose comfortable out in the country, I dont think you realize just how much bloody slower you'd be then everyone else. We had a few fairly new people on the ride, but everybody was able to maintain safe speeds. You wouldn't want to be doing the length of the trip at 70kph.

It becomes unsafe at some stage to be travelling too low below the speed limit with other traffic ect. You'd want to be well sure you can maintain open road speed *COMFORTABLY* before going on a larger/longer group ride.

[bosslady]

Bosslady is speaking good sense. I dont think you realize just how amazingly tiring it is doing longer rides out in the country if you're not used too it. It takes a lot of mental work to be constantly thinking about your cornering, hazards on the road, what the other bikes are doing, where you should be in relation to them ect ect ect.

It's a LOT to think about. I've been riding a year now and I'm on the bike every day. Mentally, I was pretty bloody tired by the time I got home.

The other thing to consider is pacing. Mom and Maha are VERY good about waiting for everybody and riding to the slowest riders pace ect ect. But it's not.... the considerate thing to do, to go on a ride if you can't maintain a safe speed. Until you go out and ride with somebody whose comfortable out in the country, I dont think you realize just how much bloody slower you'd be then everyone else. We had a few fairly new people on the ride, but everybody was able to maintain safe speeds. You wouldn't want to be doing the length of the trip at 70kph.

It becomes unsafe at some stage to be travelling too low below the speed limit with other traffic ect. You'd want to be well sure you can maintain open road speed *COMFORTABLY* before going on a larger/longer group ride.

"You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Glowerss again"

[Maha]

Bosslady is speaking good sense. I dont think you realize just how amazingly tiring it is doing longer rides out in the country if you're not used too it. It takes a lot of mental work to be constantly thinking about your cornering, hazards on the road, what the other bikes are doing, where you should be in relation to them ect ect ect.

It's a LOT to think about. I've been riding a year now and I'm on the bike every day. Mentally, I was pretty bloody tired by the time I got home.

The other thing to consider is pacing. Mom and Maha are VERY good about waiting for everybody and riding to the slowest riders pace ect ect. But it's not.... the considerate thing to do, to go on a ride if you can't maintain a safe speed. Until you go out and ride with somebody whose comfortable out in the country, I dont think you realize just how much bloody slower you'd be then everyone else. We had a few fairly new people on the ride, but everybody was able to maintain safe speeds. You wouldn't want to be doing the length of the trip at 70kph.

It becomes unsafe at some stage to be travelling too low below the speed limit with other traffic ect. You'd want to be well sure you can maintain open road speed *COMFORTABLY* before going on a larger/longer group ride.

Slowing up the ride for a kilometer or two is all it takes for the others to catch up...I choose where to do that, carefully. If by chance a car appears before they do, the left indicator goes on and I'll wave them passed.
Interestingly, when I did that on Sunday, I caught sight of nerrrd's lights in the distance, looked like they were flashing, I thought he was trying to attract my attention, thats why I stopped. Turns out it must have the road surface he was riding on... DOH!

[f2dz]

I'm always keen for a ride out with new riders.

Commuting every day is sorta turning my bike into more of just a way to get to work than something fun, like it was supposed to be..

[Cam_NZ]

I'm always keen for a ride out with new riders.

Commuting every day is sorta turning my bike into more of just a way to get to work than something fun, like it was supposed to be..

Im keen, you live pretty close aswell... Same bike!

[nodrog:Me]

This sounds like a bit of me.

[Smallfishnz]

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http://www.rrrs.org.nz/

this is a day course held at Whenuapai Air Base and is well priced, it has been running for over 15 years and the facilitaters have years of experiance between them.

Highly recommended for any skill level