Canterbury Trail Rides?

**flashg** · 5th February 2016, 19:43

Originally Posted by pete-blen

Good to hear.... now don't get two cocky....

Hopeing to get out to the Conway coast ride on the 21st...
got money again

"well a wee bit".... Buying my 3rd house really killed the
play money for the last couple years...

but a new

is still aways off...

Cheers pete, I went out weeden's on Sunday and rode the legal tracks. About five hours all up. My knee is great. Getting dragged out riding tomorrow, heading up country I'm told. I'm just the passenger, looking forward to it.

**Deanzo** · 8th February 2016, 10:23

Originally Posted by flashg

Cheers pete, I went out weeden's on Sunday and rode the legal tracks. About five hours all up. My knee is great. Getting dragged out riding tomorrow, heading up country I'm told. I'm just the passenger, looking forward to it.

Hey Flash,
Pleased to hear you are already back on the bike.

Mate, you missed nothing yesterday.......... (riding that is, the views were cool)

Well, unless you like rocks, 4WD tracks and dust, and then in that case you missed a great ride lol

I did two loops and then left at lunch time, first loop was "ok" being one of the first out, the 2nd loop, the dust just killed it for me.

I'm not uploading the full loop, but here is a short bit of what you didn't miss out on.

https://youtu.be/Nnf-jN5Fj5I

**flashg** · 8th February 2016, 19:02

[QUOTE=Deanzo;1130945754]Hey Flash,

Pleased to hear you are already back on the bike.

Mate, you missed nothing yesterday.......... (riding that is, the views were cool)

Well, unless you like rocks, 4WD tracks and dust, and then in that case you missed a great ride lol QUOTE]

Cheers for that Deanzo, You are correct, that's not what I enjoy.
I have found that most rides on high country properties usually involve lots of tracks and not much riding on the land. My favorites are the rolling hill country farms, using little or no tracks at all, with forestry thrown in.
Saturday was a huge day. I was told, don't worry Flash we won't be doing anything to put your knee at risk, well fuck me, parts of it were almost like extreme enduro, helping each other getting the bikes through knarly area's with some of the hardest riding I have ever done. Some downhill's were so steep I had to slide down beside my bike (Beta) and the climb's had me wondering how I got up them.
After all the abuse of the day my knee never gave me pain. But I was knackered.
Spent this afternoon riding out at weedon's again (legal tracks) all in the effort to improve fitness and strength. Knee is still great. Knee braces are perfect.
I will be at the Conway coast ride 21st Feb. I'm told it's a good ride, even a ride along the beach yee ha. Hope to see you all there.

**Kickaha** · 8th February 2016, 19:04

Originally Posted by flashg

I will be at the Conway coast ride 21st Feb. I'm told it's a good ride, even a ride along the beach yee ha. Hope to see you all there.

If it's the same one from a few years back that starts at the school it is a really good ride, nice mix of terrain

**flashg** · 8th February 2016, 19:19

258 was a nice long post that hasn't loaded.
Cheers Deanzo knee has copped some abuse this weekend and is still perfect.
Thanks for that video, I'm glad I didn't travel all that distance for that. See you all 21st Feb Conway coast trailride. I've been told it's good, even a squirt along the beach yee ha.

**flashg** · 8th February 2016, 19:21

Originally Posted by Kickaha

If it's the same one from a few years back that starts at the school it is a really good ride, nice mix of terrain

I've been told by someone in the know it's the same ride. I've never done it so I'm keen as.

**Trials Rider** · 8th February 2016, 19:35

Originally Posted by flashg

I've been told by someone in the know it's the same ride. I've never done it so I'm keen as.

Yip the Conway is definitely better than the Arrowsmith, only one enduro deviation and I got the Beta 498 well stuck, cant wait for the Xtrainer

**flashg** · 8th February 2016, 19:48

Originally Posted by Trials Rider

Yip the Conway is definitely better than the Arrowsmith, only one enduro deviation and I got the Beta 498 well stuck, cant wait for the Xtrainer

I hope you clean that bike Mr trials rider before you take it up to the Conway coast trailride, it's a bloody disgrace LOL 😁 you might be the fastest along the beach with a 498 under you.
Xtrainer is cheating. What will you go down to (weight wise)and (height wise) when you reach my age ??

**Trials Rider** · 8th February 2016, 19:55

Originally Posted by flashg

I hope you clean that bike Mr trials rider before you take it up to the Conway coast trailride, it's a bloody disgrace LOL 😁 you might be the fastest along the beach with a 498 under you.
Xtrainer is cheating. What will you go down to (weight wise)and (height wise) when you reach my age ??

Yes the 498 is awesome for opening the tap and going buuuuuuut I started the day of at 165cm tall and finished about 167cm, well at least my arms did.

Yes the Xtrainer is cheating but when you are a short arse like me it is far go.

Ha I will probably go down to a postie bike, no weight, no power, no speed, no pain

**flashg** · 9th February 2016, 17:22

Here you go Paul, I was riding one just like this when I was 15, my legs were shorter then no problem. From memory it had a suzuki TC 100 motor and with the high low ratio box and aggressive tractor style tyres it would go anywhere. Bloody hilarious fun.
Just thinking of your future.