Chch Wednesday Evening Cruises - 2008

**MTW** · 2nd January 2008, 17:56

Originally Posted by Ghost_Bullet

I would have liked to have made a trip out tonight, but only just got in from work, and got to go back at 8.30... so... mmm bugger.

I just got in from the Kaikoura ride with 200busa and lemans and crew. great ride, great guys and gals too...fantastic day out. Will be along for next Wednesdays ride with any luck.

**laRIKin** · 2nd January 2008, 18:32

Originally Posted by MTW

I just got in from the Kaikoura ride with 200busa and lemans and crew. great ride, great guys and gals too...fantastic day out. Will be along for next Wednesdays ride with any luck.

I don't know about you, but I'm to stuffed and it's to late.

**fireliv** · 2nd January 2008, 19:01

Yeah didnt make it either- really not feeling to well. Wont be along next week (we are touring the south island) and the week after I have friends here! So I guess I will see everyone either out on the roads or the end of Jan!

**Dave-** · 2nd January 2008, 22:19

YAWN!

im beat.

ahh we went to ashley grove...place thing...on the way we got seperated while people went looking for karla....we stood around and they came back so we went on, then I found sonic he went "broooommmmmmm" and i lost him again....then I found him again "broooommmmm" and i lost him again....then I found the group again and sonic found us and we went to oxford for beer and i had chrisps and i actually had a guinness and made jokes about how it's a round meal, then we went back the way we came and I sat at the back and watched everyone scream away then i got into town and waved bye to alex flamed some dick on another forum and here I am now, fuck paragraphs, infactfuckspacestoo. andgrammar andwordsohwaitiusedwords

**karla** · 2nd January 2008, 22:34

Originally Posted by Dave-

YAWN!

im beat.

I'm gonna sleep well tonight too, fresh air and sunshine. Thanks for peeling off and meeting up with me, didn't quite manage to make it back to BK in time but it was good to meet up with the Wed night group anyway. I've had double my quota today ... one ride is never enough

.

Looking forward to the next one already

**Ghost_Bullet** · 2nd January 2008, 23:33

Well that just sux, I have just this minute got in from work. Perfect weather for a run this eveing.. (yesturday eveing I mean---time???

)

WHats with everyone getting lost and broken up? Can't have that now

Keep it together!!

**imdying** · 3rd January 2008, 10:07

The Hillltop Division made it to Barry's Bay safe n sound... might do it again tonight, and tomorrow night

**Spuds1234** · 3rd January 2008, 11:01

Was a good ride. Pity about the sun all the way up the Gorge the first time.

Comming back was way more fun.

**The Lone Rider** · 3rd January 2008, 16:13

Originally Posted by Spuds1234

Was a good ride. Pity about the sun all the way up the Gorge the first time.

What about that poor doggy that decided to play chicken with us on the road?
DOH!

**SuperSonic** · 3rd January 2008, 17:10

Originally Posted by Dave-

YAWN!

im beat.

then I found sonic he went "broooommmmmmm" and i lost him again....then I found him again "broooommmmm" and i lost him again....then I found the group again and sonic found us and we went to oxford for beer and i had chrisps and i actually had a guinness and made jokes about how it's a round meal,

Yes finally made to the weds night rides(WNR), and what a half/full ride it was.

I had to play catch up, but ended up heading towards them instead of catching the group, as a late change of direction(by the group) put me off. Anyway as above we found each other and had a great

and a awesome chat. So thanks to all, awesome to put faces to names and meet some great people. Hopefully I can make more WNR.

**karla** · 3rd January 2008, 17:19

Originally Posted by LLAMA SOLA

What about that poor doggy that decided to play chicken with us on the road?
DOH!

I missed that ~ what happened - was that on the way back?

Originally Posted by Spuds1234
Was a good ride. Pity about the sun all the way up the Gorge the first time.

I've been thinking about that today - it was pretty dodgy riding with the sun like that, even with sunglasses on the glare was really strong. Difficult to see the road at times. What do others suggest doing when it's like that? I just slowed down (seems like that's starting to be my answer to everything) ~

**The Lone Rider** · 3rd January 2008, 17:36

Originally Posted by karla

I missed that ~ what happened - was that on the way back?

I've been thinking about that today - it was pretty dodgy riding with the sun like that, even with sunglasses on the glare was really strong. Difficult to see the road at times. What do others suggest doing when it's like that? I just slowed down (seems like that's starting to be my answer to everything) ~

That was on the way out of town and I think it was only me and spuds that had to take action to avoid it as we were at the rear at that time.

I raised my visor a bit to deflect the glare off my eyes, seemed to work with the angle the visor was sitting but yeah, not a great solution.

**Mr Triple** · 3rd January 2008, 19:26

It was a great night for a ride up to the Ashley Gorge, apart from the sun on the way

We left BK at about 6.45pm and headed off to Rangiora with Shrek in the lead. He took us down all these back roads to make it a bit more interesting instead of all straight bits like the motorway, etc.
In Rangiora we went to pick up Karla and that was when we got separated for a bit. Just a little misunderstanding, Shrek went to the corner that comes down from Amberley (after coming back from her trip to Kaikoura) but she was at a diffrent one. No dramas, back half of group peeled off and went to meet her and the rest waited on side of road.
Once regrouped we went up through Loburn round all the good twisty bits through to the Ashley Gorge to Oxford. Once at Oxford we stopped at the pub for a BEER and a chat for about an hour or so and decided to head on back.
Five of us went back through the Ashley Gorge and the rest went another way.
It was good to meet and put faces to names. A great night with great people.