I think I will be buying my next bike from Christchurch

[Subike]

When is the best time of year to go down for good weather /road conditions down in CHCH?

CHCH is good anytime there is not an easterly blowing, year round.
For the rest of the Island.........well........
from November till march, be prepared to get wet, windblown, hot and covered in dust all on the same day.
if its wet on the east coast, go over to the west, you will enjoy the mountain passes doing this.Real mountain passes lol.
If you think the desert road is long and boaring, dont travel the coast road from CHCH to Dunners lol.
Plenty of friendly places to stop, and apart from CHCH, safe to sleep under the stars almost anywhere.

[Goblin]

Plenty of friendly places to stop, and apart from CHCH, safe to sleep under the stars almost anywhere.

That's good to know cos with no job he wont be able to afford accommodation....or food... or petrol.....

[skidMark]

That's good to know cos with no job he wont be able to afford accommodation....or food... or petrol.....

Well considering i need a bike and i estimate approx 5k in savings to do this trip right then yes i will need a job duh.

[Subike]

That's good to know cos with no job he wont be able to afford accommodation....or food... or petrol.....

he could work in the vineyards for a month and have enough for a good ride
easy work, sunny days, lousey wages, but better than the dole
been doing it myself for a year, aint broke yet!

[Goblin]

he could work in the vineyards for a month and have enough for a good ride
easy work, sunny days, lousey wages, but better than the dole
been doing it myself for a year, aint broke yet!

This is skiddy we are talking about.

[Subike]

yeap I know Goblin,
come down here for the winter Mark
I'll get you a job,with a place to stay and you will have a new bike for the summer
pluss be fit and healthy.
pruning season starts in four weeks! You could make a grand a week if you work.
If you can keep pace with me in the vineyard,
then well, I might keep pace with you on the road, but I doubt it lol.
If you are really keen of getting a ride, touring some good roads, and live a good life , its an offer
its only made once.

[MVnut]

As i said not full tit but i would rqather have somebody to follow that knows the best roads and the nasty bends in them.

Because i know 2 corners on the way to kaiaua that if you were on your own up here they would catch you off even riding at a nana pace, i got caught by them the first time i did the road.

Things like that i would rather not be caught out by when over 1,000km's from home.

Any corner can bite you if you don't read it right Mark, and reading the road is all part of learning. Having said that, some roads are harder to read than others, that's why I never go too fast on the road, always leave a good chunk in reserve. The road is not a racetrack. There are plenty of roads down here you will love and I'm sure plenty of people will ride with you (they will be watching for stupid stuff too tho). The guys and girls that regularly ride the hills are all good to ride with, sometimes the pace is quicker than others.. that vid is of a cruisy ride possibly with some learners so no-one is gonna be hanging it out. Subike's (page 5) post and offer of job help etc seems like a bloody good idea

[sosman]

Awsome vid man,get to see a bit of sth island & wotching the ride from helmet cam was cool too! cause you get to see around the corner more & see wot the other riders r doing.

[doc]

When is the best time of year to go down for good weather /road conditions down in CHCH?

You want to try planning to do the "Sth Island KBr do" around Dec 09. You could meet them and stay with them as you travel . Those southerners are always offering places to stay . And I think Speedgirl likes you.

[ynot slow]

the bit of road i love is the switch back section heading north from queenstown over the crown range. something like 10 30k switchbacks. in order to get around the corner without going over the line ya almost have to come to a stop, change down, creep around and change up. very tricky due to the number of downhill vehicles that cut the corner with you half way round.

one of my favourite bits that provides a challenge i cant find up here.

To true dudette,we did that road in a crewcab commodore,the return trip was tricky due to a truck and trailer in front and roadworks towards Queenstown end,a few times other trucks had to stop.

[Big Dan]

I See we have some swallow bullies on this site its ashame cause 90% of the members seem pretty decent

[Boob Johnson]

one of my favourite bits that provides a challenge I cant find up here.

You need to go just a lil further north for the good stuff........



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[Mully]

come down here for the winter Mark
I'll get you a job,with a place to stay and you will have a new bike for the summer
pluss be fit and healthy.
pruning season starts in four weeks! You could make a grand a week if you work.
If you can keep pace with me in the vineyard,
then well, I might keep pace with you on the road, but I doubt it lol.
If you are really keen of getting a ride, touring some good roads, and live a good life , its an offer
its only made once.

Mark, take this offer dude. Seriously. Take this offer and do not blow it. Don't make excuses, just do it.

I See we have some swallow bullies on this site its ashame cause 90% of the members seem pretty decent

What's a swallow bully?? Is it like a pedo bear??

[onearmedbandit]

I'll show you around Mark.

[Boob Johnson]

When is the best time of year to go down for good weather /road conditions down in CHCH?

When you have your license back & have a job, a job that pays enough so you can save that amount.

By which time most here will be old & grey

Jesus your a dreamer if ever there was one. How bout fixing your eyes on getting a job first, then saving the funds and then how you will spend it. Dreamers typically three steps ahead of themselves & typically never make it.