North Waikato Gravel road ride 8 jan 06

[Oscar]

I'm in.
I can show you a few of the roads around Raglan (Waanga & Ruapuke) if you want...

[XTC]

I'm in.
I can show you a few of the roads around Raglan (Waanga & Ruapuke) if you want...

Sounds good Oscar. Cary and I did the road from raglan to ruapuke and beyond a little while back and it was great. Will look forward to meeting you all on the 8th. - Andy.

[Al]

I'll also be there!

Al

[Dutchee]

Could be keen, but dunno as yet. I'm not quick & prefer not to fall on the gravel (still have scars from doing that as a kid & remember mum shoving me in the shower with her to wash the gravel out of my face).
It'd be 2-4 of us.

[XTC]

the gravel out of my face).

Ouch! Brings back memories of my BMX days.... Mecurichrome was great! had red splotches all over me.

[Warr]

I should be around so hope to make it this time...will keep an eye on the thread

[Cary]

I'm not quick & prefer not to fall on the gravel

And nobody wants to do that so come along and go slow

Mind you, don't wanna take too long to get to the pub!!

[Dutchee]

Mind you, don't wanna take too long to get to the pub!!

I could always just meet ya at the pub Nah, am looking forward to this. It'll be just 2 of us. Tried talking a guy we met into coming along but couldn't remember the name of the park we're meeting at (gave him the gist of it though).
After reading the ride report of your last trek, I decided to try hitting 130 but just didn't have enough balls for it (& that was on the tarmac).
Do you guys use radios at all? If I'm too slow, will peel off the back & carry on our own ride.
BTW, ttt.

[Motu]

What tyre,what tyre??

Now I've got a bike with an 18in rear wheel again I can delve into my stock of 20 yr old tyres - look out,it's gunna be something scary! Finaly wore my rear IRC out and took the wheel out of the DT today - looks like I'm doing wheel bearings too.

[XTC]

What tyre,what tyre??

Now I've got a bike with an 18in rear wheel again I can delve into my stock of 20 yr old tyres - look out,it's gunna be something scary! Finaly wore my rear IRC out and took the wheel out of the DT today - looks like I'm doing wheel bearings too.

From what i've heard you'd leave us all behind even if you had a slick on the rear Wheel bearings eh? You got the necessary mechanical know how for such a large and complicated task?
Can't wait till the 8th....

[Oscar]

What tyre,what tyre??

Now I've got a bike with an 18in rear wheel again I can delve into my stock of 20 yr old tyres - look out,it's gunna be something scary! Finaly wore my rear IRC out and took the wheel out of the DT today - looks like I'm doing wheel bearings too.

I'm looking forward to giving th KTM a bit of an airing - it's been ignored since the V-Strom turned up. I did think of bringing the Zook, but heh, why make it hard on yerself?

[Motu]

Wheel bearings eh? You got the necessary mechanical know how for such a large and complicated task?
Can't wait till the 8th....

I felt like it was the first time I've done wheel bearings! The bloody spacer is spool shaped and there is a rib around the middle too,so it won't flip out of the way,plus I didn't realise it had a double drive side bearing and was smacking on the inner bearing at times...duh.

I want to try a competion trials tyre as my adventure/road tyre....and I have a couple of old Kenda 4 plys I used to use on the dirt track,I've cut them on the left side for traction...I'll reverse it on my DT.They are hard as rock and I did a bounce test to find the softest one,I'll fit it today/tomorrow and see how it goes in a test over New Year,if it's too slippery I'll rethink the plan....

As for fast - I'm a pale,and more rotund,shadow of my former self....a distant glorified speck in my rose tinted glasses.

[Oscar]

I felt like it was the first time I've done wheel bearings! The bloody spacer is spool shaped and there is a rib around the middle too,so it won't flip out of the way,plus I didn't realise it had a double drive side bearing and was smacking on the inner bearing at times...duh.

I want to try a competion trials tyre as my adventure/road tyre....and I have a couple of old Kenda 4 plys I used to use on the dirt track,I've cut them on the left side for traction...I'll reverse it on my DT.They are hard as rock and I did a bounce test to find the softest one,I'll fit it today/tomorrow and see how it goes in a test over New Year,if it's too slippery I'll rethink the plan....

As for fast - I'm a pale,and more rotund,shadow of my former self....a distant glorified speck in my rose tinted glasses.

The older I get, the better I was...

[XTC]

You see the silkriders did the whole trip on metzeler enduro 4's? I'd always considered them street tires at best. Still i'm going for something less knobby next time as i'm 90% seal - mainly commuting and the Kenda on the rear is scary in the wet.

[Oscar]

You see the silkriders did the whole trip on metzeler enduro 4's? I'd always considered them street tires at best. Still i'm going for something less knobby next time as i'm 90% seal - mainly commuting and the Kenda on the rear is scary in the wet.

Try a Continental TKC80.
9/10 on the seal ~ 10/10 on Gravel ~ 6/10 Easy Offroad.