Good pub for meet ups?

**Waylander** · 1st September 2006, 20:19

Is that round trip or one way?

**miSTa** · 1st September 2006, 20:36

Round trip. I should've really said its south west of Dunedin too.

**Waylander** · 1st September 2006, 20:38

Hmm.... Nah better not actually. Would mean only being there for like half an hour before having to head back.

Sorry Scummie but looks like you still miss out unless you do make it up.

**Waylander** · 2nd September 2006, 14:31

OK guys, Pub should be one that is central city but hopefully not too crowded with pleanty bike parking (read big footpath) say 6pm friday night?

As for a ride, reading my motorcycle map of NZ, the banks penninsula looks fun. Start out in Chch City and head Via Main Rd to Sumner then Ewans Pass to Summit. Join in on Gebbies pass rd and either ride through to Motukarara for a feed or turning right when we join Gebbies and stoping in Teddington.

From Teddington
I'de like to ride out to Diamond Harbor aswell before finally heading back to Chch.

IT's not the full ride in here just parts that looked interesting with a relativly short ride time as some have things they need to do later that day.

**Ruralman** · 2nd September 2006, 20:36

Originally Posted by Mr Sensible

The 'Riviera of the South' is basically inland from Dunedin - not a day trip from Christchurch (not unless you like >1000km in a day)

Try South from Dunedin - about 45mins - but yes it would be a bloody big round trip.

**Oakie** · 2nd September 2006, 20:49

Originally Posted by Waylander

OK guys, Pub should be one that is central city but hopefully not too crowded with pleanty bike parking (read big footpath) say 6pm friday night?

Not much chance of finding a quiet pub with heaps of parking in the central city on a Friday night although I suppose if you snare one car park you'll fit 6 or so bikes into it. I guess all it would take is for a couple of bikes to get a couple of parks wherever about 5 pm and keep feeding the meter.
Alternatively there's always the Parklands Tavern. Fairly quiet and heaps of parking in the trees where the cages can't go. Oh yeah ... it's only 3 minutes walk from my place but that has nothing at all to do with my suggestion.

**Waylander** · 2nd September 2006, 20:52

Where is that one at Oakie?

**far queue** · 2nd September 2006, 21:43

Originally Posted by Oakie

Oh yeah ... it's only 3 minutes walk from my place but that has nothing at all to do with my suggestion.

Really? It's about 5mins walk from my place, therefore you must be just about a neighbour.

**Oakie** · 3rd September 2006, 19:53

Originally Posted by far queue

Really? It's about 5mins walk from my place, therefore you must be just about a neighbour.

I'm in Daytona Place (off Mairehau).

**Oakie** · 3rd September 2006, 20:02

Originally Posted by Waylander

Where is that one at Oakie?

Well it's not in the Central City. It's in the north east of the city ... on the corner of Mairehau Rd and Inwoods Rd to be precise. It's a couple of kilometres down Mairehau Rd past Burwood Hospital but would be dead easy for anyone coming into Chch from the north to find.