Lines & tips ride

**ZeroIndex** · 24th May 2007, 11:23

Originally Posted by Bnonn

Hmm, you are a long way from the proposed Glen Afton route. I don't mind heading out to Cambridge and riding with you, but I can't do much about the rain (;

Given your situation, I'm perfectly happy to second the Roto-o-rangi route you proposed if you aren't keen on the Glen Afton one. We can always leave Glen Afton for the summer when there is less chance of rain.

As far as mentors goes, I know we have Warr and TA, and I believe Smoky has offered his help as well. DMNTD seems keen, although he's further north.

DMNTD isn't north... he's East...

**Bnonn** · 24th May 2007, 12:17

My bad.

Daza: I'm keen for a 1 pm Saturday start. Where do we meet? I'll import your map and clean it up a bit with some more tags and so on, if you like, and call it Alternative Lines & Tips Ride or summat.

**TerminalAddict** · 24th May 2007, 13:16

meet at whatawhata (I'm biased of course

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**Bnonn** · 24th May 2007, 13:17

Heh, Whatawhata is a bit of a ways from Lemmington q: On the route I am creating I'm saying meet at Gwyneth Common in Lemmington, but us Hamilton chaps could always meet somewhere in Hamilton first.

**Daza** · 24th May 2007, 13:34

Originally Posted by Bnonn

Daza: I'm keen for a 1 pm Saturday start. Where do we meet? I'll import your map and clean it up a bit with some more tags and so on, if you like, and call it Alternative Lines & Tips Ride or summat.

Okay thats cool if you want to clean up the map and rename it.
How about meeting outside of a primary school carpark which is on the roadside itself. The RotoOrangi road is around just around the corner.
I probably didn't need to make a map of how to get there coming in from Hamilton way, but it can't hurt.
RotoOrangi-Ride-Suggested-Meeting-point
Also on Shakespeare Street there is a BP station half way down if you guys need to top up.

If it rains Saturday we can try same place and time Sunday...?

Who else is going to meet up?

**2 wheel madness** · 24th May 2007, 13:55

im keen, work commitments and weather pending.

would be happy to meet up in whatawhata then ride to wherever

**Bnonn** · 24th May 2007, 15:04

Okay, sweet. Because I am a little bit autistic, I'm creating routes based on a '$city Kiwibiker $ride ($route)' syntax; so this is Hamilton Kiwibiker Lines & Tips Ride (Rotoorangi Route): http://www.motowhere.com/maps/route/...toorangi-Route

There is also the Glen Afton route for summertime: http://www.motowhere.com/maps/route/...en-Afton-Route

There is no plain old Hamilton Kiwibiker Lines & Tips Ride map any more, so you'll get a 404 on the previous link q;

**terrygurl** · 24th May 2007, 22:18

Roto-o-rangi sounds good to me

**TerminalAddict** · 25th May 2007, 08:52

so .... I've got a buddy for saturday

any one else?

**tri boy** · 25th May 2007, 10:03

Hey guys,
Not sure if this weekend is so good for you. I think it is "gypsy weekend". When share milkers are moving stock on the road all through the Waikato. Heaps of crap/stock etc on back roads.
Not positive if Sat or Sun is the main day. Be careful.

**Bnonn** · 25th May 2007, 10:37

Thanks for the warning. If it's not raining we'll go ahead anyway. We aren't going to be riding hard, and hazard detection is an important part of learning to be a good rider (;

Paul, I'll meet you in Whatawhata at about 12.30? Where do you want to meet, and what route will we take to Leamington?

**2 wheel madness** · 25th May 2007, 17:20

why not the caltex where we meet on wednesdays?

**Bnonn** · 25th May 2007, 17:26

Well, I'm happy to meet there. Saves riding out to Whatawhata (: I thought Paul said Whatawhata, is all. I guess the Caltex is the better place really, since we all know it.

**ZeroIndex** · 25th May 2007, 19:21

Originally Posted by Bnonn

Well, I'm happy to meet there. Saves riding out to Whatawhata (: I thought Paul said Whatawhata, is all. I guess the Caltex is the better place really, since we all know it.

I might come along... I need to learn to ride on the road after todays fun adventure called Taupo racetrack...