Canterbury Rides, Ride on the 23 Oct

[PLUG]

... payed me entry today & got the route sheet ... looking forward to the ride even more now ...

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... payed me entry today & got the route sheet ... looking forward to the ride even more now ...

So where are we going then?

[miSTa]

Must call in and grab a form...time is flying by.

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... payed me entry today & got the route sheet ... looking forward to the ride even more now ...

So where are we going then?

Since ya wouldn't tell me, I've gone and got my own route sheet to have a look see. Very interesting it is too ...

[Transalper]

So you two think it will be worth while? Do we have some hills?

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So you two think it will be worth while? Do we have some hills?

From a quick look at the route sheet ... it heads up Rapaki track, along the summit to Gebbies, down to Motukarara, out to Springston, Selwyn river ... then I got lost. There an easy/hard diversion at one point as well for the more/less trail oriented bikes. I'll have a better look with a map sometime before the ride. Only got the route sheets, instructions to be handed out on the day.

[Transalper]

Yea, thanks that's enough info for an idea of direction.. don't want to spoil it completely.. sounds like it has possabilities, i will go pay my money now. J will pay on the day.

[PLUG]

Since ya wouldn't tell me, I've gone and got my own route sheet to have a look see. Very interesting it is too ...

... curiousity got the better of ya a FQ ... that was the point of my post ... now you've spoilt it ... bastard

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... curiousity got the better of ya a FQ ... that was the point of my post ... now you've spoilt it ... bastard

Just gave out some points of interest along the way so people know the general area the ride's going to. I like to have an idea of where I'm going before hand so I figured others do to. I'm not planning on sticking the whole route on here once I suss it out. The other reason to get the route sheet earlier was so I'm not sticking it together on the Monday morning.

[miSTa]

All signed up and ready to go.

[Transalper]

Bump... not long to go, with the crap weather forcast on the coast this weekend i might be home resting up on Sunday instead of returning from Nelson Creek

[miSTa]

Looking forward to getting out and about as well as getting dirty again.

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Bump... not long to go, with the crap weather forcast on the coast this weekend i might be home resting up on Sunday instead of returning from Nelson Creek

Forecasting rain on the Coast for Saturday, which is where I'll be - forecasting rain and thunder on the coast for Sunday, which is where I'll still be - forecasting showers and fine spells for Canterbury for Monday, which is where I'll be. So, if you lose me on the ride, I'll be under my own personal raincloud that's been following me for the weekend.

Looking forward to getting out and about as well as getting dirty again.

No need to get it out, just close up that raincoat, and don't go getting dirty around me fella.

[feral1]

Forecasting rain on the Coast for Saturday, which is where I'll be - forecasting rain and thunder on the coast for Sunday, .

Yeah the wx forecast does not look too good,
Will have to get the slicks off and wets on...
See ya friday
Feral

[Ghost Lemur]

Bugger.

Got permission from the wife (still weird saying that), all relaxed and refreshed from the two weeks away and looking forward to getting out there with the chch dualsport crew. Only to reread this thread and discover that the ride on Monday is a more formal (and larger) affair. Not sure if I'm ready for that.

Getting out there with a few of you guys where I can learn and not worry too much about being the noob is one thing. Being on a big group ride is I think a little out of my depth just yet. So it looks like I'll be chickening out of this one. Might just go for a solo somewhere out the waimak or up into the port hills, get some practice in.