Nelson Rideouts - Where next?

**NordieBoy** · 9th May 2012, 21:13

Originally Posted by Woodman

I have big shoulders .

All the better to land on.

I mentioned you and as she was wearing the fancy phone, she called straight away...

Assumed it was you 'cause I heard a crash in the background...

**NordieBoy** · 13th May 2012, 12:55

Going up into Hira after coffee.
Suspension testing time.

If you go up there, I'll be the one under the bike in a ditch.

**pete-blen** · 13th May 2012, 14:47

Originally Posted by NordieBoy

Going up into Hira after coffee.
Suspension testing time.

If you go up there, I'll be the one under the bike in a ditch.

So we can take the bike as part of the deceast estate?

**NordieBoy** · 13th May 2012, 17:47

Originally Posted by pete-blen

So we can take the bike as part of the deceast estate?

Deceast?

I didn't say nuffink about deceast.

Ditches are comfortable. Just lie back in one and pine for the fjords...

There's a short cool track near the start of Scout Rd, to the right as you go around the gate. It bypasses most of the clay.

There's also a track on Westley's Rd that I'm not sure where it comes out as it's wet, muddy and rooty...

The track that comes out at the Teal Valley gate looks to be a good'un too. For 2 or more people from the Teal end or possibly solo from the top end off Westleys.

I tried cutting some scrub that was stopping me going between 2 mucky puddles of indeterminate depth on the Maungatapu and in the distance I could hear the buzzing of some 2-strokes. Oops. The scrub was in the middle of a wasp nest

After all that, I got a branch and tested the depth around the northern side. Shallow and a base like concrete

A good day out

**Fluffy Cat** · 14th May 2012, 01:11

Haw haw 16hr shift just got home and.......................

http://deceast.com/

What has this got to do with ditches?.

**NordieBoy** · 14th May 2012, 19:31

I see someone went arse over teakettle (slippery log - 4m bank - bike landing on leg) up Hira yesterday about 1:40pm and had to get helicoptered out.

I was in there then, the carpark had about 5 trailers and I didn't see or hear anyone all afternoon.

It was brilliant.

Although at one point I thought I'd lost compression and may have had to walk out...

**Fluffy Cat** · 14th May 2012, 19:40

Now you know why I was at work for so long.
Darn motorbike riders!!!! bane of the world......solar system......galaxy.

**NordieBoy** · 14th May 2012, 19:53

Originally Posted by Fluffy Cat

Now you know why I was at work for so long.
Darn motorbike riders!!!! bane of the world......solar system......galaxy.

And in the same article...
Someone in their 60's broke their leg in the shower and had to get helicoptered to hospital

**Fluffy Cat** · 14th May 2012, 22:52

Actually.......forget showers, we get huge numbers of breaks from just falling over. Mostly sober

.

**madmartin** · 15th May 2012, 07:03

Originally Posted by Fluffy Cat

Now you know why I was at work for so long.
Darn motorbike riders!!!! bane of the world......solar system......galaxy.

hmmm, and how many mountain bikers that don't pay rego fees turn up at hospital?

**Fluffy Cat** · 15th May 2012, 18:37

I think you will find that most of those pesky mtb'ers pay rego. Just not specifically for their bikes.
Where would it stop....would it be like bikes and cars with rego for each individual bike....what about skateboards, scooters(kids ones), good old ruggggga, tramping, kite surfing, fishing etc etc.
Ah!, food has arrived........................................... ..............

**That looks like fun** · 15th May 2012, 19:09

Originally Posted by Fluffy Cat

I think you will find that most of those pesky mtb'ers pay rego. Just not specifically for their bikes.
Where would it stop....would it be like bikes and cars with rego for each individual bike....what about skateboards, scooters(kids ones), good old ruggggga, tramping, kite surfing, fishing etc etc.
Ah!, food has arrived........................................... ..............

It would stop at the end of course

Thats where everything stops evenchullee

**NordieBoy** · 19th May 2012, 16:45

Right...

I've had half a teaspoon of concrete and have hardened up a little, and am going back up Westleys Rd tomorrow to have more of a nosey at the 2 tracks.

I'll be taking the shovel, rope, pruning saw and possibly even the chainsaw...

What could possibly go wrong!