Mcleans Island 12hr 2009
Take what seems 24+ hrs of solid rain and a team of three to ride for 12hrs and there you have our plan. Brent arrived at 8am and I was still in my dressing gown- while Spencer running more than 30mins late rocks up outside beeping his horn. As you can tell, our hearts were [...]
Hanmer 12 hour by Blue Dog Events
Getting ready
Taking Friday off and packing for the weekends sillyness at the Hanmer 12hr race was a great idea and a relatively stress free experience in contrast to the Cyclic Saga only a few weeks prior. Infact by the time Craig got here for 7ish I was totally ready to rock and roll… and chomping [...]
Richard’s visit. Ride four. Craigieburn (Photo rich!)
After some last minute emailing/ phoning and car shuffling 4 of us took off for the Craigieburn Forest Park and in particular the Lyndon Saddle Loop. Soon after leaving the carpark we realised that we had taken the wrong track… but decided to keep going and find out where it took us… I mean…. what [...]
Night riding on Port Hills rigid…ouch!
Last nights ride was an interesting one in many ways. A group of seven headed up Rapaki for 5.45ish and what a mixed bunch we were! Oli was on a Ventana rigid single speed while John was on his new and shiny “pearl” Marin, with another chap (sorry forgot his name) on a full on [...]
Mountain biking at the Wharfedale Track
Watching the weather all week, a group of us on Vorb confirmed a trip to the Wharfedale track on Thursday. Zane rocked up with his 4WD van early yesterday morning and we all checked our gear, piled in and headed off to meet a few more there. The group had a few familiar faces from [...]
