Nelson Rideouts - Where next?

**Padmei** · 17th December 2011, 19:19

I'll meet you at the eporium as I have to put some pink milk in.

**NordieBoy** · 17th December 2011, 20:52

Pelorus for coffee at about 1:45...

**pete-blen** · 17th December 2011, 21:06

Originally Posted by NordieBoy

Pelorus for coffee at about 1:45...

Sounds doable

**Woodman** · 17th December 2011, 22:28

Yup sounds good, don't wait for me too long at the Emporium cos I am on a tight schedule, and will catch up at pelorous.

**Padmei** · 18th December 2011, 07:54

Originally Posted by Woodman

Yup sounds good, don't wait for me too long at the Emporium cos I am on a tight schedule, and will catch up at pelorous.

How about we give the coffee a miss & just ride this avo? I've got to carry on making Mrs Padmeis chrissy pressy when I come back.
I'll bring a rope.

**Woodman** · 18th December 2011, 08:35

Originally Posted by Padmei

How about we give the coffee a miss & just ride this avo? I've got to carry on making Mrs Padmeis chrissy pressy when I come back.
I'll bring a rope.

yea suits me. No need to bring a rope though, we won't be that upset about missing coffee.

I spose you don't wanna stop and talk about tyres either?

Should be there at 1.

**JATZ** · 18th December 2011, 09:15

Originally Posted by NordieBoy

Pelorus for coffee at about 1:45...

Unless NordieBro is going...... then it'll be about 3:30/4:00 ish

**pete-blen** · 18th December 2011, 10:58

hope it's better wheather over there than here..
windy / overcast.. but quite warm still...

**Fluffy Cat** · 18th December 2011, 17:15

Thanks guys

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Still alive yipee!!!!......

**JATZ** · 18th December 2011, 17:36

2 words.....

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**NordieBoy** · 18th December 2011, 18:47

No one fell off!

Almost everyone got up the Maungatapu Summit bank!

Everyone? got up Linton Hill! And some Down!

There's been a dozer down Linton Hill and the rocks in the middle are easier than before and there's a little dirt coverage which helps.

One little rock fall going up to Horse Bridge, one bit of tree down near the head of the dam, some nasty looking cracks in the track that may make it 1/2 a lane when they let go, otherwise the Maungatapu is in pretty mint condition.

Heringa Stream was even doable. Sort of.
The base of the stream was a bit lacking in traction. The base of the climb wasn't.
Nearly looped it and then there wasn't enough traction to get going again. That was the only part of the ride where knobs would have made a difference.

**Woodman** · 18th December 2011, 18:53

Originally Posted by NordieBoy

No one fell off!

Not quite.

Was good fun, was expecting mud and ruts and all that kind of good stuff. Dust and smoothness was a surprise.

**NordieBoy** · 18th December 2011, 18:59

Originally Posted by Woodman

Not quite.

Where?

Originally Posted by Woodman

Was good fun, was expecting mud and ruts and all that kind of good stuff. Dust and smoothness was a surprise.

One water bump down the bottom pylon track nearly caused soiled daks. The back end came up a bit high and the additional height of Jatz'z oilskin meant I got quite a surprise...

I don't like it when the front end comes down a second or two before the back...