South Auckland Thursday Night Ride

[Lula]

Pass them then lol?

I would if I knew where the fuck we where going!

[prettybillie]

That's all i'm interested in. If it isn't at least 120km (preferably more like 200+) I wonder why I bought my bike.

Short rides should be more like this: "Hey dudes, anyone want to go to the pub?"

Real rides are like this: "Hey bikers, wanna go for a bike ride? We might even find a pub on the way but if not, never mind."

As for the pace, you all know I hate slow. Don't mind waiting but slow aint for me.

Hey Lula

Here's your post - sorry I was out by 20k's.........

[Lula]

Hey Lula

Here's your post - sorry I was out by 20k's.........

Well it looks like its a bit of a wind up - preferably 200km! Take it with a pinch of salt along with the 120km mention. I recommend that we just get two groups sussed with a TEC

[prettybillie]

All cool - I'm out anyways. This is all just getting too hard. I don't know how this has come about as we all just used to turn up and go. Why all the drama???? (retorical question)

[Ragingrob]

All cool - I'm out anyways. This is all just getting too hard. I don't know how this has come about as we all just used to turn up and go. Why all the drama???? (retorical question)

A couple of crashes here and there have made some people think twice about things... Better to be safe than sorry!

All it needs is rather then "turn up and go", make it "turn up, take 5mins to communicate directions and ride structure, and go".

[Korumba]

I believe there is still a miss quote or misunderstanding… idleidolidyll is talking about distance, not speed.
I will be there on Thursday because I enjoy riding and I am also enjoying the company of the other riders, hope to see you all there as well.

[prettybillie]

I'm out anyways - I've got a date on Thursday night. Hopefully I'll get a bit more action out of this one than I got with Caseye!!!!

[idleidolidyll]

Hey Lula

Here's your post - sorry I was out by 20k's.........

No pretybillie; you are misreading.

I'm talking about ride DISTANCE not speed.

The comment refers to the short rides almost directly to the pub: yawn
give me a ride of at least 120km and better still 200km and I'm keen.

[idleidolidyll]

Well it looks like its a bit of a wind up - preferably 200km! Take it with a pinch of salt along with the 120km mention. I recommend that we just get two groups sussed with a TEC

wow!
are you both naturally blonde?

there is no mention of kph only of km

anyone keen to explain the difference?

[idleidolidyll]

I believe there is still a miss quote or misunderstanding… idleidolidyll is talking about distance, not speed.
I will be there on Thursday because I enjoy riding and I am also enjoying the company of the other riders, hope to see you all there as well.

Look, it took a bloke to figure out the difference

thanks Cuz

[caseye]

OK I will be there on Thursday night, I'm happy to go TEC and I think from now on if I'm not going to be there that we designate someone else as TEC too.
Second, we can and usually do tell everyone present where we are going.
Most of the time,bearing in mind that some nights we just don't know where the ride is heading until everyone has got to the start point.
The issue of speed needs to be put to bed once and for all.
So here it is.
If you don't want to go faster than you feel comfortable with, DON'T.
Ride to your own ABILITY and enjoy the ride.
If conditions are rough, slow down, no one is going to give you a hard time for being SANE!'
I think it is a good idea for everyone who wants to ride on a Thursday night and get some experience at night riding and riding as a group( not necessarily in a bunch) to Pm either Jafar or myself and let us have your cellphone numbers.
This will enable us to keep in touch with all riders before during and after a ride.
Jafar rang me last Thursday night because I had said I was coming and I hadn't shown up.I thank him for that as I may well have been lying in a ditch on the side of the Southeren motorway, instead I was at home cursing at my inanimate computer.
So, if there are any more concerns about the SATN Rides please voice them here and lets get this thing put to bed.
As far as I'm concerned personally, I'd be disappointed if people still wanted to have two distinctly different groups of riders out on the same roads on the same night.
I feel it's not necessary and defeats the purpose of riding together (figuratively speaking) and gaining expereince from seeing what the older and or more experienced riders do in different situations and under different road and traffic conditions.
That my two cents worth.

[idleidolidyll]

caseye, that's about 12 cents worth mate

[caseye]

K I'll accept ten cents worth back as a credit! Happy now??? LOL.Be seeing you on Thursday, won't we.

[scottjpalmer]

Sounds good to me, see y'all on Thursday

(I've just been half way down SH22 in a thunderstorn today then left just past Naike into the back of Huntly, we definately need to do that on a dry night or maybe once daylight savngs is back. Is someone making a list? )

(Burgled the Waikato Tag-O-Rama while I was down there too he he he)

[caseye]

Scott, it's already been done mate and on a SATNR sometime back in the days when there was still light elft at 9pm, was a great ride then too.C U on Thursday night too.