I'm looking for Christchurch Adv rides

[cynna]

it pays to build up some adventuring stamina leading up to the event to be able to enjoy it fully and that's part of what I'm starting to do for myself already as I don't feel quite up to my normal fitness level for this time of year.

youre not going to make me mtb those passes on the rainbow road again are you? must have been bad because i forgot the name of them

are those pics at the waimak brp?

hope to get the bike out this sunday if i dont get made to work

[NordieBoy]

Was just remembering a story I heard recently of where someone thought it was a good idea to have a go at the DB1k not realising how much more ride fit you need to be over their usual road riding.
Didn't end well.

Sounds basically like everyone who tried the first DB

[cooneyr]

Sounds basically like everyone who tried the first DB

Umm we knew exactly what we were doing - first run was jusr a social ride dressed up as a endurance ride. Yep it was abit of a miserable fail!

You sound like your getting soft or is it old TA? Rember folks its both mental and physical prep that you need. 10-15 hours riding per day even just for the 2 day run needs good mental stamina.

Cheers R

[NordieBoy]

Umm we knew exactly what we were doing - first run was jusr a social ride dressed up as a endurance ride. Yep it was abit of a miserable fail!

Blame it on the TKC80's

[brp]

youre not going to make me mtb those passes on the rainbow road again are you? must have been bad because i forgot the name of them

are those pics at the waimak brp?

hope to get the bike out this sunday if i dont get made to work

Yeah just south of the gorge

Yea, had looked a while ago, tis no problem, I'm a DB1k Veteran you know

Yeah know you old pro from way back - just thought might be some tips on there that you hadn't come across to conserve energy ........

[brp]

Umm we knew exactly what we were doing - first run was jusr a social ride dressed up as a endurance ride. Yep it was abit of a miserable fail!

You sound like your getting soft or is it old TA? Rember folks its both mental and physical prep that you need. 10-15 hours riding per day even just for the 2 day run needs good mental stamina.

Cheers R

What mental prep can be done ?

[NordieBoy]

What mental prep can be done ?

I watched videos of Dakar and Erzberg.

[Crim]

Tyre is still up - speedo still down

Tyre still up - speedo now fixed - took the wheel off turns out the plate thingy with the lug thingys on it, that attaches to the screw thingy, that go into the slot thingys on the wheel had bent so I used a bit of precision engineering (read smacked it with a mallet on top of a piece of firewood) to straighten said piece - put it all back together and success!

Only two things annoyed me; I didn't take the opportunity to put new tyre on and I couldn't use a cable tie or duct tape in the operation (which I like to do whenever I operate on the old girl)

[TangoCharlie]

Just back from a 300km trip exploring the various roads / tracks on the Northern Eastern Banks Peninsula. I have found a beauty! The old Le Bons Bay Track from Takamatua up onto the Summit Road.

3 km of extreme 4WD track: steep, rutted, slippery and covered in large volcanic rocks. Wouldn't try it on anything bigger / heavier than a 650. Was glad to get to the top as didn't fancy a downhill version....

[Woodman]

(read smacked it with a mallet on top of a piece of firewood) to straighten said piece - put it all back together and success! :

Great to see you still have the original KLR toolkit.

[Transalper]

Just back from a 300km trip exploring the various roads / tracks on the Northern Eastern Banks Peninsula. I have found a beauty! The old Le Bons Bay Track from Takamatua up onto the Summit Road.

3 km of extreme 4WD track: steep, rutted, slippery and covered in large volcanic rocks. Wouldn't try it on anything bigger / heavier than a 650. Was glad to get to the top as didn't fancy a downhill version....

Tis a great track, been a while since I've done it, bit of it is in the last minute of one of my youtube vids. I did prefer going down but if it's muddy at the moment I don't know.
Very keen to get back there on the WR but was hoping to have my gearing and tyres better sorted first.

The Robsons Bay one is fun too, done that on the Transalp. That one is grassy with a couple of steep bits. No rocks that I remember on the Robsons Bay one.

[TangoCharlie]

Tis a great track, been a while since I've done it, bit of it is in the last minute of one of my youtube vids. I did prefer going down but if it's muddy at the moment I don't know.
Very keen to get back there on the WR but was hoping to have my gearing and tyres better sorted first.

The Robsons Bay one is fun too, done that on the Transalp. That one is grassy with a couple of steep bits. No rocks that I remember on the Robsons Bay one.

Was going to go down that, but it looked like a disused farm track, and wasn't sure if it went all the way to the bottom! The old Le Bons track would be perfect for the WR, need right Tyres and gearing! I was sweating like the proverbial by the time I got to the top! Rocks the size of rugby balls!

[brp]

I watched videos of Dakar and Erzberg.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7u3IaRRwq_E

Around 2.45 good example what rider skill and torque can do .........

[TangoCharlie]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7u3IaRRwq_E

Around 2.45 good example what rider skill and torque can do .........

Reminded me of you blasting up the South Waimak and into that nasty ford!

[cooneyr]

What mental prep can be done ?

Go riding non stop till you almost out of gas (planned to occur at gge), take no more than 15 mins stop then ride home again.

Slightly more seriously - when you do go out for a ride like Pig Saddle etc, just get rid of all the social stops, or if you do stop, 2 min max. Learn to keep the brain in gear for 3-4 hours at a time. Doesn't have to be top gear. Tortise and hare type thing. Just need to keep moving.

Basically on a normal outing we stop often cause the social side of it is what makes it enjoyable. You don't have that much time to stop on a DB1k.

Cheers R