Nelson Rideouts - Where next?

**NordieBoy** · 3rd February 2011, 21:14

Just got back.

35W headlights rule!
If you keep the revs up.
And don't really need to see much.

That's the closest I've come to coming several croppers on a ride.
The front and back were deflecting off the edges of rocks as I wasn't seeing them as clearly as usual. The DR is much more stable in this regard with the extra weight.

**cooneyr** · 4th February 2011, 06:33

Originally Posted by NordieBoy

.....35W headlights rule!
If you keep the revs up.
And don't really need to see much.....

You've just to to ride faster to make better use of the stiffer suspension - oh wait

**NordieBoy** · 4th February 2011, 08:26

Originally Posted by cooneyr

You've just to to ride faster to make better use of the stiffer suspension - oh wait

Faster?
Not with 13psi and a 100 section rear tyre.
My mountain bike has a wider tyre.

Can't wait to get a 120 on the back and a proper 90 width on the front.

**JATZ** · 4th February 2011, 19:21

Originally Posted by JATZ

Orrrr......
I'm going for a proper ride on saturday, I'll be leaving home about 8 on saturday, passing through Nelson about 8:30 ish
All welcome

Might even find some where for a late on the way home

Just been in the shed swapping wheels, so I got some properish knobblies, might need them

Change of plan.... leaving Mariri at 10:00.
heading through NSN a bit after that.

**NordieBoy** · 4th February 2011, 21:04

Originally Posted by JATZ

Just been in the shed swapping wheels, so I got some properish knobblies, might need them

Change of plan.... leaving Mariri at 10:00.
heading through NSN a bit after that.

Drop in when you get here. Not before though. That'd be silly.

**umopom** · 4th February 2011, 21:24

Originally Posted by JATZ

Just been in the shed swapping wheels, so I got some properish knobblies, might need them

Change of plan.... leaving Mariri at 10:00.
heading through NSN a bit after that.

Wot you got in mind? 10:30 ish in Nelson sounds civilised!
Cheers
JC

**JATZ** · 5th February 2011, 03:23

Originally Posted by NordieBoy

Drop in when you get here. Not before though. That'd be silly.

Will do...

Originally Posted by umopom

Wot you got in mind? 10:30 ish in Nelson sounds civilised!
Cheers
JC

Do you want us to wait anywhere ? or will we just see you along the road ? We'll be going around Tahuna way.

**umopom** · 5th February 2011, 07:24

Originally Posted by JATZ

Will do...

Do you want us to wait anywhere ? or will we just see you along the road ? We'll be going around Tahuna way.

If your poppin to Fran's then there is prob best - around 10:30 - if I'm not there don't wait.
Cheers
JC

**JATZ** · 5th February 2011, 08:22

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**umopom** · 5th February 2011, 18:18

Originally Posted by JATZ

...........

Very very

great day - wife not impressed that I was squelching in my boots and we hadn't been through any fords!!
Must do it again soon.
Thanks JATZ
JC

**JATZ** · 5th February 2011, 18:34

Originally Posted by umopom

Very very

great day - wife not impressed that I was squelching in my boots and we hadn't been through any fords!!
Must do it again soon.
Thanks JATZ
JC

Yeah... bit of a warm one today.
I've wanted to do that one for a while,despite the small technical issues it was a good day. I did'nt take any pics 'cause the SD card was not put back in the camera

Hopefully Nordie will be along shortly with some pictographs
Next time we go from the Penzance end

**cooneyr** · 5th February 2011, 20:07

Originally Posted by JATZ

.....Next time we go from the Penzance end

Oooh keen to hear more about this one if you were where I think you were.

**Woodman** · 5th February 2011, 20:11

Originally Posted by cooneyr

Oooh keen to hear more about this one if you were where I think you were.

yes me too. been meaning to go up there myself one day, if you were where I think you were too

**NordieBoy** · 5th February 2011, 20:55

That was fun.
Smelly but fun.

As I got home I realised I havn't done a proper adventure ride with the new bars on the DR.
This would have been a really good test

Not many photos as the riding was a bit time consuming...

Ready to go...
Topo, Jatz, Umopom & NordieBoy...

Half way up the Maungatapu Jatz decides to strip the DR down and rebuild it...

Planed the head, gave the cylinder a quick hone and we were on our way.

Warewolf dropped in for a visit too.

Just over the summit and Jatz also decided he didn't like the new right rear blinker either...

Umopom and I both got wasp stings. Him on his manly chest and for me it was just a pain in the neck.

Topo also killed a blinker but just from DRZ vibration. Get those wheels balanced!

From Elaine Bay over to Penzance from the summit...

Wouldn't want to do that in the morning or within a few days of rain. The green moss covered clay would be lethal.

Cool tree. Jatz decided he just had to hug it...

Nothing on the bike is sharp and/or hot near this area. Only thing I can think of is gorse inside my sock

I didn't even know it'd happened until I had a shower and it started stinging like crazy.

Umo's rear tyre hasn't even got any Padmei km's left in it. It's as bald as, well, Padmei.

I want to do this track the other way. In a dry spell. On the DR.

**JATZ** · 6th February 2011, 06:49

Originally Posted by cooneyr

Oooh keen to hear more about this one if you were where I think you were.

Originally Posted by Woodman

yes me too. been meaning to go up there myself one day, if you were where I think you were too

Yip.... Elaine Bay to Penzance track

:

I would say it was rough

and would be treacherous heading down into Penzance if it was even slightly damp. Come to think of it.... all the rocky bits would be interesting when wet
O.K. on a big bike for an experienced rider, I will head back through at some stage 'cause MrsJatz wants to have a look, and I'll get some pics of the gnarlier bits

This is just my opinion, Topo will be along soon to tell us it was nothing and he'd happily ride a unicycle through there, with bald a tyre

( and he probly could too)
Even the ride out from Penzance on the seal is a stunner.