Nelson Rideouts - Where next?

**rigley** · 24th April 2012, 20:31

Originally Posted by NordieBoy

So.

Who's going Denniston way tomorrow?

I can wave to all from work, i rode down to Westport this morning at 5 am

**Padmei** · 24th April 2012, 20:38

Originally Posted by NordieBoy

So.

Who's going Denniston way tomorrow?

I'm not up to riding for too long so I'm gonna head to St Arnaud tomm morn to do the Porika, Braeburn & Maruia saddle return with a couple of coffee stops obviously.
Anyone is welcome to tootle along if they wish

**Padmei** · 24th April 2012, 20:40

Originally Posted by NordieBoy

What others?
I do/did have Silk Riders...

They must be yours as there's heaps in a container I remember borrowing about 1986 (about the same time I borrowed Woodmans welder)

**NordieBoy** · 24th April 2012, 20:42

Originally Posted by Padmei

I'm not up to riding for too long so I'm gonna head to St Arnaud tomm morn to do the Porika, Braeburn & Maruia saddle return with a couple of coffee stops obviously.
Anyone is welcome to tootle along if they wish

Cool.

Leaving when?

**Woodman** · 24th April 2012, 21:08

Welder?

No ridin tomorrow

**rigley** · 24th April 2012, 21:12

Hi Fran, could do with that new tube back i lent you as i have some new MT21'S coming on Monday. Are you around Sunday?

**JATZ** · 24th April 2012, 21:12

Nope...

not me either

working on fixing rear shock on the DR

**Padmei** · 24th April 2012, 21:28

Originally Posted by NordieBoy

Cool.

Leaving when?

About 9ish? I'll ppost in the morning.

**NordieBoy** · 24th April 2012, 21:31

Originally Posted by rigley

Hi Fran, could do with that new tube back i lent you as i have some new MT21'S coming on Monday. Are you around Sunday?

Yep.

No probs.

**NordieBoy** · 24th April 2012, 21:48

Originally Posted by Padmei

About 9ish? I'll ppost in the morning.

Bugger. NordieMissus is even sicker tonight.
Tomorrow will only be a short ride, if at all

**NordieBoy** · 25th April 2012, 08:09

I can go!

**NordieBoy** · 25th April 2012, 15:15

Missed Padmei, so headed out to erase his hour head start...
Assuming I was going in the same direction of course.

Got to the Spooners and started to have some stomachular issues.
Dropped down and had a look at the mightily impressive door covering the entrance to the 1.3km long disused rail tunnel. Impressive.
Then curved back around to the top of the Spooners and headed back along Berrymans Rd toward the Moutere.
Was going well with only a few more "issues" and realised I was on the road to Panic Mac.
What the hell, I thought. I've got a pruning saw and camera, what could possibly go wrong?

I only had to cut my way through 2 fallen trees and the ones that blocked me coming the other way last time, I managed to avoid by riding up the bank next to them, untangling the footpeg from the old fencing wire and dropping back down again in the clear

Then Dovedale Hill, north at the summit and Foxes Rd onto Deepdale Rd, Sunrise Valley, Moutere Highway and home via some Moutere Highway clay, Appleby River gravel and Marsden Valley dirt.

Today would have been perfect to see how far south you could get up the river, but I had the decidedly non-waterproof digital SLR with me and I was getting sick of having to stop with "issues"...