Nelson Rideouts - Where next?

[pete-blen]

Cruised out to Brightwater at 10am in gusty wind, occasional rain and 10* temps.
Rode back to Nelson at 1pm in fcukin strong gusts, rain, 6*, trees down, power wires down, even a street sign down.

I was shitting myself Brightwater to Richmond. 30-40kph max.


Everything is copping a hammering.

just rain here..& a lot of it...
Snow somewhere close.. Got that bite in the air temp..
Wait till it clears... Mt Pat might be white...
" better get that new tyre on"

[madmartin]

you're dedicated nordie, i'll give you that

[pete-blen]

dam cold here... got sleet falling... that don't happen often..

Think it's safe to say the Mt Pat snow rides close..

[pete-blen]

I'm going to have a noisey around Mt Pat on the week end..
Looking from here the snow's right down into the base of the valley..

[Padmei]

The hills this morning were absolutely fricking beautiful looking. Snow was right down. people were stopped on the side of the road on the way to work taking pics.
Chch looked awesome on the news. Might have to go for a walk in the snow this weekend

[NordieBoy]

Hmmm...
Patriarch is a bit far...

Inwood Lookout (just over 1000m) isn't though...
Mt Arthur - Flora Carpark is only 940m...

[pete-blen]

Hmmm...
Patriarch is a bit far...

Inwood Lookout (just over 1000m) isn't though...
Mt Arthur - Flora Carpark is only 940m...

I'm only going to play around on the lower sections.
Might go as high as the lake Chalice car park if possable..
look at the forestry tracks behined Mt Pat...

dose the top of the munga look as if its under snow?

[NordieBoy]

dose the top of the munga look as if its under snow?

Would have been yesterday.

[pete-blen]

All ready for the snow...
just spent the last 2 hours fighting with
a 460 /18 - 605... What a bitch of a tyre
that was to get on...My only working
tyre tool in the hira..

[NordieBoy]

All ready for the snow...
just spent the last 2 hours fighting with
a 460 /18 - 605... What a bitch of a tyre
that was to get on...My only working
tyre tool in the hira..

I can't get this bluddy trials front to seat nicely and stay straight...

A cool tool would be useful...

I've spent about 6hrs looking for that little barstard so far

[pete-blen]

I can't get this bluddy trials front to seat nicely and stay straight...

A 100psi dose wonders..

[NordieBoy]

A 100psi dose wonders..

80 wasn't enough...

[Padmei]

I can't get this bluddy trials front to seat nicely and stay straight...

A cool tool would be useful...

I've spent about 6hrs looking for that little barstard so far

keep looking cos i'll need it to get my new front on. I surrendered the last one to the shop & watched them struggle too.

[NordieBoy]

keep looking cos i'll need it to get my new front on. I surrendered the last one to the shop & watched them struggle too.

Just spent an hour fiddling with it.
Popped a side off and rotated the tyre 90* and it went on a little better.
Also balanced it, just for the hell of it.

95g of lead

[pete-blen]

I just picked up another rear wheel for the XR...
old steel rim with drum brake... freeby so it will do..
now just got to shoe horn it in..
bearings are the big prob.. has a 15mm axle...
17mm bearing have a diffrent OD.. 20mm bearings
come in the right OD.. so prob end up pressing
internal sleeves in them to bring the down to 17mm ID..

nothing is ever straight foward..