The farm enduro...

**little.whittle** · 29th April 2010, 18:43

What is the terrain like up there? What sort of tire would you reccomend for doing it? either a mid hard or a mid soft?

Anybody keen on coming up for the enduro there next week?

**takitimu** · 29th April 2010, 19:00

I am not in town, otherwise would be helping out marking & doing it

, normally I'd say mid soft, but last time I rode there was mid-hard territory. The bush stuff can get pretty wet & slippery if there is any rain. Give Mike a ring @ the Farm or email him, top bloke & he'll give you good advice.

Terrain, steepish farmland with native bush tracks, the farmland is like a scaled down operau, the bush tracks are nice. Not to sure that they've decided what parts to run the enduro yet, but should be a nice mixture of riding.

**noobi** · 29th April 2010, 19:07

Im going. !
I talked with Mike recently, he said they've had a good dosage of rain, and that he has spent alot of time cutting new tracks, and that he is going to try and put in plenty of short technical sections.
Iv ordered a dunlop MX31 for this, which is a mid soft.

**Rupe** · 29th April 2010, 19:37

Originally Posted by little.whittle

Anybody keen on coming up for the enduro there next week?

Would be keen, but prob won't make it.

**flyingcr250** · 29th April 2010, 19:57

Originally Posted by Rupe

Would be keen, but prob won't make it.

same...........

**Crisis management** · 29th April 2010, 19:58

It is great enduro country, I went thru there on an adventure ride late last year on the 640 and it is great single track...watch out for the creek tho, I managed to flip the 640 into it...not my best moment!
I can't make the enduro up there but it should be a great ride.

**little.whittle** · 29th April 2010, 20:01

souds good think will save the mid hard for the summer then haha

**tommorth** · 29th April 2010, 20:04

i'm hopeing to go tires hmn for me its a s12 that looked quite different before operau and a bridgestone somthing with lumpy bits on the front

**oldskool** · 29th April 2010, 20:21

I'm going up there this weekend. I've got a 75%ish S12 on. I'll let you know.

**oldskool** · 3rd May 2010, 20:09

Mud tyres may help in some sections but don't let your wheels stop rotating. Your new tyres will probably last the day but won't help you on off camber gnarly rooty sections which there are a few of. Sharp edges will definitely help. Copperhead Road will be a challenge and would be a good spot to sit for plenty of laughs and giggles...if you could get in there by foot. If you do ride it take your time going through or else you'll be in there overnight.
Heres some spycam pix of the new longdrop challenge. Not sure if it's included in the enduro or whether its in the intermediate or novice section. haha

In pix are FlyingCR250 at top, Mike going down, Bradz going down.

**little.whittle** · 3rd May 2010, 20:18

Thanks for that.

Whats the Copperhead Road like?

**oldskool** · 3rd May 2010, 20:36

You go down a gully into a swamp and back up the other side. Lots of log crossings and a tin bridge, if you choose the wrong line you're either stuck or slipping down one of the many slopes. Don't worry it's an experts section so chances are you won't be riding it. I was fortunate, I had experts guiding me through it, otherwise I'd still be in there! The rest of the enduro is fun yet challenging and definitely a must to have a go.

Oh and yeah, definitely 2T territory.

**barty5** · 3rd May 2010, 20:40

Shame the new Pirells i got a look at last week arnt going to be here for another couple a weeks awesome new mud tyre they have come up with might be able to get 1 or 2 if anyone is keen.