Dunedin rides

**NighthawkNZ:Me** · 23rd April 2007, 20:36

Originally Posted by FREE2B

Thanx again for the rescue guys you rock

me carrying the gas for Glenys on her first rescue...

Free2b can't complain... she took the photo...

need to have a new nick name mes think eh G...

**Delphinus** · 23rd April 2007, 20:53

Originally Posted by FREE2B

Thanx again for the rescue guys you rock

Anytime! I think i might start carrying a tube to siphon fuel out of the rest of the tanks in the ride... prob wouldn't have helped last night as I was down to reserve myself at the bottom of the hill... maybe something to due with keeping the chainsaw at 16k rpm through the corners?

**Ruralman** · 23rd April 2007, 21:03

Originally Posted by Delphinus

Anytime! I think i might start carrying a tube to siphon fuel out of the rest of the tanks in the ride... prob wouldn't have helped last night as I was down to reserve myself at the bottom of the hill... maybe something to due with keeping the chainsaw at 16k rpm through the corners?

What corners - you found some corners?????.....shhhhhhh that road is our little secret
Actually I planned out another bloody good ride today - only thing is there is a 15km gravel bit between 2 excellent sealed roads that I doubt many of you have ever been on. The gravel section is a really wide gravel road with wide wheel tracks that are pretty easy to ride on any bike - easier than the road up to my place. Probably a 200ish km round trip from Milton (via Lawrence again)
So who could cope with that amount of gravel?
Free2b is dead right about that coffee - if you like good coffee then don't go to the Lemon Tree cafe in Lawrence - try the Wild Walnut just up the road or Jaffa's just over the road.

**Ruralman** · 23rd April 2007, 21:06

Originally Posted by NighthawkNZ

Well he wasn't always on the grass... did ok for his first go at bit of trail riding

Oi - how many times did you make me go up and down that steep stuff so you could get a photo???? - so where is it??? - or were you just waiting in vain for me to fall off????

**Delphinus** · 23rd April 2007, 21:16

Originally Posted by Ruralman

Actually I planned out another bloody good ride today - only thing is there is a 15km gravel bit between 2 excellent sealed roads that I doubt many of you have ever been on. The gravel section is a really wide gravel road with wide wheel tracks that are pretty easy to ride on any bike - easier than the road up to my place. Probably a 200ish km round trip from Milton (via Lawrence again)
So who could cope with that amount of gravel?

Sounds good to me... So we doin that wednesday?

(I think I might be heading out that way on wed anyway, have to replace a circutboard in cromwell and dont want to do it tuesday or thurs.)
Actually - Ruralman, Is there any other sealed routes to cromwell without having to go along SH8 along the dam/river/lake?

**Daffyd** · 23rd April 2007, 21:17

Originally Posted by Ruralman

What corners - you found some corners?????.....shhhhhhh that road is our little secret
Actually I planned out another bloody good ride today - only thing is there is a 15km gravel bit between 2 excellent sealed roads that I doubt many of you have ever been on. The gravel section is a really wide gravel road with wide wheel tracks that are pretty easy to ride on any bike - easier than the road up to my place. Probably a 200ish km round trip from Milton (via Lawrence again)
So who could cope with that amount of gravel?
Free2b is dead right about that coffee - if you like good coffee then don't go to the Lemon Tree cafe in Lawrence - try the Wild Walnut just up the road or Jaffa's just over the road.

I might be.......

**NighthawkNZ:Me** · 23rd April 2007, 21:28

Originally Posted by Ruralman

Oi - how many times did you make me go up and down that steep stuff so you could get a photo???? - so where is it??? - or were you just waiting in vain for me to fall off????

well I was, but wasn't holding my breath...

**botb** · 23rd April 2007, 21:40

Lmao so when does the "Krusty Klown's" tour start???? looked like lots of fun!!!

And G what are we going to do with you lovey lol.... hose sounds like a good idea actually!!! bummer eh havin no fuel guage o well lest we got plenty of willing and ables to go fetch when we need it thats what mates are for

**Ruralman** · 23rd April 2007, 22:16

Originally Posted by Delphinus

Sounds good to me... So we doin that wednesday?

(I think I might be heading out that way on wed anyway, have to replace a circutboard in cromwell and dont want to do it tuesday or thurs.)
Actually - Ruralman, Is there any other sealed routes to cromwell without having to go along SH8 along the dam/river/lake?

Hmmm Weds???? Need to think about that one.

Theres always another route - trouble is to get to Cromwell by another sealed route probably adds another 200km to your trip!!! - maybe not - the obvious one is up through Middlemarch or the Pig Root and the Maniototo. The less obvious would be through West Otago, over to Riversdale,Lumsden, Garston, Queenstown and back down through the Kawerau Gorge. The worst part of that ride would be Riversdale to Lumsden (boring, straight and usually a few cops).
Fortunately the SH8 ride up to Cromwell is a pretty nice ride so even if you haven't got time for the diversions you still enjoy it.

**scumdog** · 23rd April 2007, 23:54

Originally Posted by botb

And G what are we going to do with you lovey lol.... hose sounds like a good idea actually!!! bummer eh havin no fuel guage o well lest we got plenty of willing and ables to go fetch when we need it thats what mates are for

The 'hose' is known in certain parts of the world as an "Arkansas Credit Card" - I carry one hidden on my bike,
just in case.

**botb** · 24th April 2007, 07:38

Originally Posted by scumdog

The 'hose' is known in certain parts of the world as an "Arkansas Credit Card" - I carry one hidden on my bike,
just in case.

Yer good idea i have a rather roomy tool box on my bike!! can fit all sorts of goodies in it, think i will stuf a bit in there along with my dry socks, gloves and lippy lol....

**NighthawkNZ:Me** · 24th April 2007, 07:55

Originally Posted by botb

Yer good idea i have a rather roomy tool box on my bike!! can fit all sorts of goodies in it,

nail file, polish, make up...

**botb** · 24th April 2007, 08:06

Originally Posted by NighthawkNZ

nail file, polish, make up...

LMAO glad to be thought of as girly doesn't happen that often

pretty sad really but my mother bought some make-up for me i don't buy it lol

**FREE2B** · 24th April 2007, 10:44

Yep a hose or "ACC" will have to become part of standard equipment I think

.Hope the weather Wednesday is better than todays lot. And if Im guna do anything else I should be on the end of a paint brush not sitting here I guess.

Tis ok Botb full makeup isnt required for ridin thank god!!! Ironing the hair takes long enough.