Looking for others to trail ride with on weekends in Christchurch

[fireliv]

Thanks Peeteey for the company. Nice to catch up with Liv too.

Picture attached is the track file from my gps displayed in google earth.

Was awesome to see you both. BADGIRL and I will hopefully be there Sunday so will see you then. See if I can have a few less offs than Sunday. Will have the camera out so hopefully I won't break it!

[Peeteey]

Was awesome to see you both. BADGIRL and I will hopefully be there Sunday so will see you then. See if I can have a few less offs than Sunday. Will have the camera out so hopefully I won't break it!

Excellent! Liv, we should all hook up and ride together. Would be even cooler with a group!
Am hoping to ride both days seeing as it is shorter than usual and doesn't look too challenging in general. Will see but will def be there on Sun!

[Transalper]

Excellent! Liv, we should all hook up and ride together. Would be even cooler with a group!
Am hoping to ride both days seeing as it is shorter than usual and doesn't look too challenging in general. Will see but will def be there on Sun!

My thinking was shorter laps means more laps and maybe a look at one or two Enduro bits if the main loop is too easy.
I want to be there by 9:30 this time in hope of starting my first lap by 10. Messing around with cameras and getting the gear on always seems to take forever so I've left everything more or less set up. Getting fuel organised tomorrow instead of on the way and already remembered to put my tool kit with the gear this time.
Tool kit is no good to me left on the Transalp when I'm on the CRF

[Stylo]

Thinking about going to Balcairn too for a squirt on my trusty KX on Monday.

Not sure about the weather though ?

Forecast does'nt look too bad :-)

Enjoy the Sunday ride Guys, take it easy

[Transalper]

Could be a spot of drizzle Sunday but nothing to worry about.
Monday should be better but I'm riding the Transalp elsewhere that day.
Well have a go at cutting up the track good and proper for you tomorrow.
Hope you have a good one too.

[cooneyr]

Just found this thread. Family and work get in the road of bike riding these days but I'll be keeping an eye on this thread for when I do get a break/leave pass.

[Trials Rider]

Hi Guys

Had a good ride today at Balcairn, 6 enduro loops, 23.30 km including the enduro loops, not sure what the main loop was by it self.

Excellent ride, plenty of fun in the gully's and I am nucken fackered now.

If you are thinking about going Monday then DO IT, other wise you will miss a good ride

I have attached a picture off fresh maps

[Transalper]

Yep highly recomended ride. Bit of mud, some hills etc but not as harsh as last weeks one unless perhaps you take the enduro deviations.
On the third lap even after the threat of a few spots of drizzle I reckon the track was drying out.

My lap times were 57minutes first lap with some long stops included.
28 minutes second lap where I jumped on behind some workmates who were riding a bit faster than my usual pace.
38 minutes we'll call our cool down lap and would have been a more typical run with only one 'look at the view' stop included.

Main loop as measured by GPS so with all the wiggles actual will be slightly longer, about 14km+ gps error.

And finally I'll take Trials Rider's Fresh maps pic and add my main loop in purple to see the differences.... attached.

[Peeteey]

Here's some pics from the ride today, vid to come ...

Honestly, if you can, go do this ride! Was a great fun short track (17k-ish?) with a good mix of fun stuff.

While waiting for saussies to cook, got chatting with friendly fella who turned out to be Mark, the owner of the farm.




Check out the envious looks!


Admiring the rainbow. We were both saying how we should have brought our 'normal' video cameras to capture it better.


Admiring the mud.

[fireliv]

So so so much better than port levy for a beginner. Had a great ride besides my crash and concussion. Due to that made the decission to just do the 1 lap but went and had a small play at the waimak on the way home.

Did anyone ride it today??

Transalper/Peetey check out my crash vid on FB

[Transalper]

Not the hill I thought you crashed on Liv.
As on FB I was feeling your pain until I read the "ow" was from the electric fence more than the tree. That cracked me up a bit.

OFF ROAD RIDE-
Original poster 'Trial Rider' has posted intent to do 'the Waipara Pub Run' on Sunday in the Adv forum.
It's a river bed/beach ride good for Trail Bikes so I hear.
The posts here (clicky).
Could probably be done on lighter ADV bikes too (imagining sand and soft pebble riverbed) I guess but haven't done it so don't know for sure.

[Peeteey]

Hi kids,

Here's a wee video from last weekend's trail ride up in Balcairn:



Hope you're all keeping warm!

[Transalper]

Man's having another go at the LeithfieldWaipara pub run this Sunday.
Rivers should be a bit better this round but still no as low as they were a week before the snow.
Read his post here.

[Chris K]

Dean at Avon Suzuki me you are looking at selling your bike.

As i missed out on the KLR they had by an hour to Warwick (who has taken your bike 4 a ride and said it was in Gr8 nick)

Can you send me a txt on 021 570 603 so i can check it out.

Cheers


Chris K

[Transalper]

Dean at Avon Suzuki me you are looking at selling your bike.

As i missed out on the KLR they had by an hour to Warwick (who has taken your bike 4 a ride and said it was in Gr8 nick)

Can you send me a txt on 021 570 603 so i can check it out.

Cheers


Chris K

Who are you talking to?