Eddy has now started his Winter Wind up of the local possum population
His demenour out on rides has changed from trotting in beside me, to being a couple of hundred yards ahead!
He is not quite as fast as he has been in the past now that he is almost 8, but he has already had a few in the last couple of weeks.
Current count is 168

If your looking at doing the Barron's Flat Ride, make sure that you are well prepared for a long slog with plenty of mud holes and dismounts.
Its definatly worth the effort if you are prepared for it, but the DOC litrature makes it sound a little easier than it actually is.

DOC say its an intermediate ride mostly downhill, sometimes boggy with the occational carry inplaces.

A more accurate description is probably

check this guy out!

http://youtu.be/zCMQPzKcFqs

This was about people on the Moutere Highway, but I see it as applicable to any road cyclists, so I am posting it here for other roadies. The email came from Krista Hobday, the TDC road safety coordinator, who is a supporter of cyclists in the region

Any idea where we should ride this coming weekend?
What's your preference?

I has got my possum number 150 now!
I is a good boy, my master told me so!
master was not so happy when I got my number 150 rubbish bag though!

The "Dogs" Tracks have had a bit of a makeover and been condensed into one "Super" track. Work is still in progress on the lower bypass, but the main run is awesome. Three ramps and a log jump (all with chicken lines)
And some great corners to boot.
The only rideable track is the yellow line in the picture. The green line is under progress and has a giant ramp and bouncy bridge!
The other two tracks (blue and White) have trees down and are in no way ridable any more so don't bother trying!

Ok Buddies... If you have found this, please add a comment and let me know how you are finding this so far.
Its going to take a bit of traffic and info to flow to get the interest up.
Eventually the Wrap will be posted here rather than to individual mail boxes too.

Hi Steve
Can you let people know we have completed track clearing on Matai (100% clear again now!) Rimu and Sharlands Creek. There was a lot of pig rooting on Sharlands and this is now fixed, as well as a lot of clearing where the ruts have formed on the exit out. The pipe in the creek has been recovered with fresh dirt too so should be riding nicely.

The more people we can get riding Rimu and Matai, the less clearing work we will have to do in spring We saw 6 people come down the trail on Saturday which was awesome.

Cheers,

Regards,

Kelvin Brown

Ok, we are now half way through the year, and for some of you the original challenge of riding down the main Codgers Trail by the end of the year is no longer the challenge it originally was, while for other its still pretty daunting.
I personally feel I am on track to acheive this, and am encouraging the rest of you to take up this challenge and join me on December the 31st to acheive the goal!

BUT... lets define the actual goal.

Is it riding from the Tantragee Saddle down to the Monument, all in one go?

Is it doing the above but being able to stop for a rest along the way?

Hi Guys, Another good week of riding and plenty of photos in this wrap !! There were no night rides this week but we had an excellent turn out on Saturday with a last minute LUni session.

LUni Session at Tahuna... We had 15 riders and plenty of spectators at our new location at the Tahunanui Beach tennis courts. This is a great location with the tennis courts, walking tracks and off road tracks so close at hand for anyone wanting some variety.