Adventure pushies

**Paul in NZ** · 17th November 2015, 17:28

Originally Posted by Gremlin

Can you blame them? They're hanging out with their friends, minding their own business, then some speed freak slams into them... and blames the tree

I bet they keep track of their scores with their mates

What like putting crosses on your fighter plane?? This ones the grand champ then

http://hosting.rectang.com/gordon/sc...s/P1010013.jpg

**Gremlin** · 17th November 2015, 18:45

Originally Posted by Paul in NZ

What like putting crosses on your fighter plane?? This ones the grand champ then

http://hosting.rectang.com/gordon/sc...s/P1010013.jpg

I dunno, I saw that tree when I was down that way... that's just broken gear getting up there by the looks of things.

When you see a tree with multiple scars (preferably some higher up) then you know... like the Redwoods, there are a couple of squeezes between trees, with both sides have marks at bar height.

**NordieBoy** · 18th November 2015, 19:44

Originally Posted by Gremlin

As for the girl that crashed... it was with a tree... it didn't chase her

If it WAS chasing her, it wouldn't stand a chance...
She got 2nd at Megavalanche for the last 2 years...

Jamie Nichol (another Nelsonite) having fun this year...

**NordieBoy** · 22nd November 2015, 16:02

Today was bought to you by the letters E and X...

2nd hand front 26" wheel off TM for $75 and several hours of loosening all the spokes off and re-tensíoning them later and it's sweet.

**NordieBoy** · 22nd November 2015, 17:08

Not to mention the words Small, Kona and Unit...

**RJC** · 22nd November 2015, 18:40

You've done better than me, I binned over the bars it in a scree shoot at craigieburn yesterday and have been real sore today.

Also, I've got geared dropouts for those units at work if you ever want to chuck gears on it.

**NordieBoy** · 28th November 2015, 16:06

Today is "Overhaul the 26" single speed" day.
New(ish) front Arch EX wheel with 2.4" Ardent tyre setup tubeless, rear wheel converted to tubeless and running an Ardent 2.25. Change the brakes from Avid Elixir CR's to Shimano SLX's, shorten the lines and re-bleed.

Racing tomorrow...

**NordieBoy** · 30th January 2016, 14:59

Top Gun XC race tomorrow.

Old school single lap race.

Start Andrews Field
-Up Tantragee Rd.
-Up either IV line or Tantragee & Fireball Rds with IV being 1min 30 quicker but harder.
-Down Turners
-Up TMTYL
-Up to Top Dog side entry
-Down Top Dog
-Up North side Fireball Rd to Turners Skid
-Down lower Firball climb
-Up Jacks track to road
-Up road to Turners Skid
-Up Upper Firball climb to trig
-Down Firball to road
-Up road to Viral Flow
-Around Viral Flow
-Down P51
-Down Pipilini
-Up Codgers
-Down Gully
-Down Walnut
-Finish Andrews Field

Up IV Line!? WTF!

I'm tempted to race in my Shimano SPD sneakers because I'll be doing a lot of pushing...

**NordieBoy** · 31st January 2016, 14:04

That was more of an Enduro track with all bits timed.
Glad I wore my walking shoes. I did quite a bit.
Good battles with a few people. Getting passed on the downs and passing them back on the flats and slight ups and staying about even when I had to walk

Heat rate monitor didn't work and testing them at home, none of them seem to be working

Warewolf finished about 7 min ahead of me