Wellington Rideouts - Where next?

**buggsubique** · 22nd May 2011, 16:38

Well, what a day! Most of us have photos and bike cam footage (although mines a bit foggy - will post the best of it soon).

So yeah, I thought I'd have another look at CNUT, and before I knew what was going on I was climbing the f*cker. Got past the worst bits before I cocked up my line and stalled but a few restarts later I was at the top. F*cken stoked. Had a camera on my engine bars so will see if the footage is any good and post it up.

Mark also got his KLR 650 (with panniers!) up.

Stoked. And knackered.

**buggsubique** · 22nd May 2011, 16:47

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**Crim** · 22nd May 2011, 17:35

Originally Posted by buggsubique

I was at the top. F*cken stoked. Mark also got his KLR 650 (with panniers!) up.

Great stuff, you two - ya knocked the bugger off!

See Eddie, told you you should have got a Klimbs Like Rountain goat (poetic licence)

**marks** · 22nd May 2011, 19:43

Originally Posted by buggsubique

Mark also got his KLR 650 (with panniers!) up.

actually the panniers only made it halfway up. I would have only got half way up if you hadn't given me a push

what an awesome day

**andy mac** · 22nd May 2011, 19:49

Congrats Matt & Mark, thats an awesome achievement. Did you ride out to the coast? I was doing an organised trailride at Pirinoa and thought I could see the ridgeline of the coastal end of the Cnut track.

**marks** · 22nd May 2011, 20:18

Originally Posted by andy mac

Congrats Matt & Mark, thats an awesome achievement. Did you ride out to the coast? I was doing an organised trailride at Pirinoa and thought I could see the ridgeline of the coastal end of the Cnut track.

Hi Andy

no - we had the other guys waiting for us down below and time was marching on so we just went up and came back down.

Here's the climb ffom Sutherlands Hut up to the first level - this is reasonably straight forward. - its undedited so you'll have to ignore the boring bits

**Eddieb** · 22nd May 2011, 20:33

Originally Posted by buggsubique

Well, what a day! Most of us have photos and bike cam footage (although mines a bit foggy - will post the best of it soon).

Well done Mark and Matt.

My helmet cam footage hasn't come out so well, the camera was pointing too far down on most of it. I've got a little bit of handheld stuff though.

**bart** · 22nd May 2011, 20:57

Well done guys.

**NordieBoy** · 22nd May 2011, 21:42

Good on ya's

**marks** · 23rd May 2011, 08:10

it probably needs to be pointed out that the track is in the best condition I have ever seen - very few 'deflector rocks from hell'

so if you ever want to join the exclusive 'I've ridden to the top of Cnut Hill and lived' club then now is the time to do it.

I also don't think I would have gotten up without the ex Struan Ex Nordie and now pretty well destroyed Kenda 760 knobbie on the back (at 14 psi)

the Kenda is great off road and a total piece of shit on road

Matt rode a significantly heavier bike up with well worn tyres at normal pressures and he didn't need a push.... sigh

got some great video footage which my son will 'process' for me this evening.

**NordieBoy** · 23rd May 2011, 08:23

Some people just root tyres

I've marshalled a 3hr cross country (rock and shale), Rainbow/Molesworth, couple of laid back trail rides, a few adv rides and mine are about 1/4 gone.

I don't mind them on the road either.

But then I'm not riding a big bike with panniers carrying emergency latte fixes.

I run them at 18psi with a rimlock and only go to 14psi on the 350 with twin rimlocks.

**GPS MAN** · 23rd May 2011, 08:27

Good effort Guys

I need to get the KLR down there and see if I can break it .....again

**buggsubique** · 23rd May 2011, 10:21

Here's the vid from my engine bars. Pretty crappy quality as the lens was covered in muck and water. I lost count of the number of times I dropped the bike, I'm amazed I couldn't hear any of my swearing, cos there was a lot of it after about the fourth time I had to lift her back upright.