Rider training

**Crisis management** · 3rd February 2013, 08:31

I just stumbled across this on Silver Bullet:

http://www.silver-bullet.co.nz/media...tureSkills.pdf

There seems to be a few new riders on here now and thought that it may be a very good way to improve your skills.

Chris has attempted to train me a few times

and I've always learnt a lot and found him to be a great teacher so if your looking, sign up and learn shit loads!

**Usarka** · 15th February 2013, 23:10

Does any one know of any reputable training/traininers where i can hire a bike?

Thinking of doing a tour overseas and want to get the basics and useful skills in place first.

Like in Aucks but can travel if needed.

Chur.

**Crisis management** · 17th February 2013, 16:57

Off-road training? That's what you need for adventure riding......

Contact Chris Birch via his website, I'm fairly sure he could provide a bike if you asked.

Broxy training can provide bikes (I think), Taupo based but runs sessions al over the place.

Contact Tony via the Sandpit (woodhill forest) or it might be called endless dirtbiking, he trains and hires bikes at Woodhill.

**dino3310** · 17th February 2013, 17:54

cave weta over Waihi ways could be another avenue, i think he still does those trail rides with bike hire

**gav24** · 17th February 2013, 19:03

Seems to keep cropping up again and again. I've done some training for adv riders in the past, and am willing to again. Wellington region at the moment and you'll need your own bike. Other than that I'm flexible to people's needs, novice on gravel roads to more challenging rides. If there's some interest I'll post up my experience, references and organise a date , venue, price etc....?

**NordieBoy** · 21st February 2013, 20:43

Originally Posted by gav24

Seems to keep cropping up again and again. I've done some training for adv riders in the past, and am willing to again. Wellington region at the moment and you'll need your own bike. Other than that I'm flexible to people's needs, novice on gravel roads to more challenging rides. If there's some interest I'll post up my experience, references and organise a date , venue, price etc....?

You ride a DR. You have no credibility

**gav24** · 21st February 2013, 21:32

Yeah true enough!
Seems to just keep on keeping on though...
I've just got some rgv rims for it so I can see if road racing isn't beyond it's capabilities as well...
Sometimes I wonder why I have another 4 bikes in the garage!

**clint640** · 22nd February 2013, 07:16

Originally Posted by NordieBoy

You ride a DR. You have no credibility

Anyone that rides a DR like this...

...has a certain amount of credibility

**GPS MAN** · 22nd February 2013, 08:06

I remember that jump! I thought the DR was going to snap in 1/2

**gav24** · 22nd February 2013, 17:22

Ha ha! Yeah that was fun!
I was too modest to put that pic up myself!
There is a pic of the landing floating around as well - it's pretty good proof that the frame grounds out before the suspension bottoms out...
If anyone wants I can teach em how to do that as well!
One handed adv jumps, is that the equivalent of knee down for road riders?!?!

**pampa** · 22nd February 2013, 17:40

Hi Gav, I'm keen not, of course I can't be thought (too thick) but still keen.

Originally Posted by gav24

Ha ha! Yeah that was fun!
I was too modest to put that pic up myself!
There is a pic of the landing floating around as well - it's pretty good proof that the frame grounds out before the suspension bottoms out...
If anyone wants I can teach em how to do that as well!
One handed adv jumps, is that the equivalent of knee down for road riders?!?!

**NordieBoy** · 22nd February 2013, 18:22

Originally Posted by gav24

There is a pic of the landing floating around as well - it's pretty good proof that the frame grounds out before the suspension bottoms out...

That pic and the words landing and floating should not be used in the same post

Actually, the DR has the same amount of travel as case clearance.

Add in tyre compression however

Poor DR, does it run and hide when you go out to the shed?

**gav24** · 22nd February 2013, 20:40

Nah, the dr loves it! Just like I think Bart put it, "it's like that Labrador that after you kick it in the guts it still comes back wagging its tail" or something like that anyway!
So far it's done road touring, trail rides, beach racing, hare n hounds, some pretty extreme enduro type terrain, and hopefully some road racing soon...and all for under 7k brand new! Best value ever? I reckon!