Bike Gear in NZ

[Motu]

Off Topic But we are out of that loop as we have homeschooled our 5 kids for nearly 13 yrs.

Great Holy Roller - 18yrs with our 4 kids.Our families may have met along the way somewhere.

[Des Truction]

"Triumph Aspen goretex all-in-one suit (with armour etc)" Never heard of it we get sweet f/a over here its most likely yellow pvc or nothing. It maybe different up north Is but I recon that you should bring it all with you.

ChCH sounds like a sad ass place to get bike gear, but the ol yellow pvc is a good performer in the wet!!!

[Lou Girardin]

Yeah, I think it is alright if you don't work for either company.

Aah, yeah. That's exactly what I'm saying.
Lou

[daveeasey]

Thanks all, for the gen.

Good to see Bikers are much the same in NZ as here (but less cold I hope !).

Hope to meet up with some of you, sometime soon.

Cheers

[Solarwind]

I specifically would like to know what sort of wet weather gear is available and more importantly how much am I likely to need it ! Do you have good quality weatherproof gear there (sorry if that is a stupid question )? I was thinking about buying a Triumph Aspen goretex all-in-one suit (with armour etc) as I am looking to use a bike to commute as well as have fun but don't know whether to buy it in the UK and ship it over or to wait until I'm in NZ (due hopefully early May if NZIS pull their finger out). Triumph suit here is about NZ$400, any ideas on the cost there?

Motomail in Auckland (http://www.motomail.co.nz) have a decent selection of gear, they'll send you a huge glossy catalogue if you pay shipping (it's free in NZ). How much you'll pay for gear depends on how good you want it... you can easily blow $1600-$2000NZD if you want top-of-the-line stuff (Spidi, BMW etc.), I haven't seen Triumph gear here myself. After a few bad experiences with cheap gear (stitching/glue (!) coming undone etc.) I tend to brace my wallet and buy the best I can get.

[danb]

Sorry I just had to comment on the spelling!

Ohh the Spelling over here IS bad

Check this out

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If you can read that Im sure you will be fine over here in New Zealand espically Auckland

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[riffer]

Shit that's scary - I didn't even notice anything wrong with the words at first - I read it so fast!

[Solarwind]

Shit that's scary - I didn't even notice anything wrong with the words at first - I read it so fast!

I know enough people who type that badly I didn't even notice it was a gag at first

[Coldkiwi]

I've been commuting in Auckland for the last 4 years and I can advise on the following
-overall, compared to britain, its not bad at all.
-never gets so cold a decent pair of winter gloves/jacket+balaclava can't keep you toasty
-can get a bit rainy but a one piece rain suit takes care of that. only bugger is when its hot humid and rainy (not too common) and you start cooking when you slow down
-... which is why i probably wouldn't recommend a blackbird. depends on where you're going of course. it'd be fine on the motorway where the lanes are nice and wide but even my 600 feels a little portly when trying to make progress down arterial roads that have narrower lanes. depending on your distance, I reckon a supermotard could be the ideal commuter in this place! forget about using panniers on a Bigbird tho because we simply don't have the lane width of Aussie or the US to get enough room between cars. Thats a personal opinion I guess driven by my mentality of 'its my right to leave all you cage drivers sitting there contemplating your stupidity for being stuck- and I'm going to run your face in it by carving you up'.. well, sort of

I'm sure you'll enjoy it tho. its a very nice city for the most part and can turn on some awesome weather on a not too irregular basis

be sure to let us know when you arrive

[Blackbird]

[QUOTE=Coldkiwi]
-... which is why i probably wouldn't recommend a blackbird. depends on where you're going of course. Forget about using panniers on a Bigbird tho because we simply don't have the lane width of Aussie or the US to get enough room between cars.
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I wouldn't use a Blackbird for commuting in Auckland either - they run a bit on the hot side in traffic as well as being a bit heavy for quick evasive action. I'd be inclined to buy a cheap 250 for commuting, and use the Birdie at weekends, but there again, I'm a tad biased

With regard to panniers, the Ventura luggage system is perfect for them - they don't hang over the side.

Cheers

Geoff