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Red Hill ride on Mothers Day, 9am!!
When:
Sunday, 13 May, 2007 - 09:00 The meeting times are 'ready to ride'. If you need time to prepare equipment then please arrive a few minutes earlier.
Duration:
3 hours
Come Rain or Shine:
If it's raining, I won't be there.
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Red Hill Meeting Point:
Red Hill Car Park off Lady Penryhn Drive, Beacon Hill
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Hi there,
alright.... it will be a morning ride after all now!! 9.00am, no more changes, be there or be square (or something like that 
...
It will still be a nice technical ride let's just see what we feel like...(3m drops Gazza ! excellent)
Fingers crossed for some sunshine, it's Mothers Day for heaven sake!?! It can't possibly rain!
Let's go!
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of the day is good with me. with a 1.30 start I might be able to sneak in a morning ride too
And the ride time doesn't make any difference either...
=;o)
Am looking soooo forward to get out there before I go away!
Shaun, let's see what your new beast can do with you
Don't know for sure if I can get back home in time to make this ride. So don't change any plans on my account. Assume I won't be there. I would text you if I can go.
Greetings,
Me and Mick were riding through Red Hill today. We did the main trail, parts of 4WD Follies, Mr MX, Drop Zone, and Garden of Gullies. Others we spoke to had also been out through the Rim ride. From my observations and from other's, the state of the trail is currently very poor due to the amount of standing rain water.
Plus these loser MX riders have absolutely ripped up the trail in many places. There are foot deep mud ruts running through many of the trails that we would use. Making them impassable without getting off and walking. Not good. And the mud sometimes is a few inches deep in parts of the trail, like potters clay. Sticky and gooey. Fine if your a potter, but mud and MTB's don't mix.
Not sure how relevant my post will be by the end of this week, Sunday the 13th. Hopefully the trail will be mostly dry by then. But this is just for your info.
Hi there!
Thanks Liam for the info! Doesn't sound like much fun! Let'S wait and see what the weather will be like this week. If it doesn't rain I think it might be alright?
Sorry for all the hickhack with this ride but considering that Liam won't maeke it back in time I would like to make this ride a morning ride again (9.00). Just because I like riding in the mornings better, it would work better for Evan and maybe we could have lunch after
?!
Let me know what you think Christine, Garry, George, Mildred, Shaun, Bruce and whoever else I forgot!
Cheers
Carolin
I'm in
Anytime suits me. I managed to get Mothers day thrown in with my birthday dinner. Which leaves me Free! Yay!
Liam, Mick, Clint and myself did two laps of Manly dam on Saturday morning and it was great fun the ground was dry with a few small puddles so there was no evidence of the rain erosion from all the rain that we have had in the past few weeks. BUT there are a few corners that seem to be getting straighter... doh!!!!
Andrew
Sounds excellent. I'll be there (unless it's raining).
Sorry boys and girls, you'll have to count me out of this one. Family bash for mothers day.
Evan
Morning is good too, followed by lunch, perfect.
At this point, I'm
bendyflexible...Hi all!
...meeting time is 9.00am confirmed now.
Changed it in the header too, so hopefully no confusion!
Can't wait
Unfortunately the time change cuts me out - I can't make it on a Sunday morning. Have fun. It sounds like a great ride.
Bruce
I had it in my head that everybody was flexible timewise!
Promise no time changing around for next time, I know that doesn't reall help for Sunday!!
Mmmhhh...
Thanks Carolin. I understand.
Bruce
Heeeeeeello!
HGRMPH. Can't make it, but I'll dream of those trails the night before!
Next time
Flo
Soz Carolin, but the thoughtless in-laws changed the time to be smack on 9am...
Please take lots of pics!!!
Hi Caro, im in for the ride if its still a goer, will check back in tomorrow morn to see if changes to postings before heading out, otherwise see you at the meeting point.
Lee
Hi Lee,
see you there at 9.00am.
C
Thanks guys and girl for a top ride today. Did some stuff that made me cack my pants as well as laughing my c..k off! I was so impressed with the quality of riding. Caro, dont ever get a full suspension or we all might as well stop riding! Lee and bruce, dont get get big bikes or you'll make me look like i ride a rigid bike. Pete, great rolldown work and hopefully look forward to taking bruno for a ride if he'll come along. Andrew, well done mate, good riding dare i say it... I want your car even though i prefer holdens! Sorry boys to sabotage your manly dam ride but we just couldn't get enough today! At least i gave you a laugh at the 19th hole! Sorry liam but you would have loved today. And one more thing... The best thing of the day was... I did manly dam steps on an 8inch travel bike with a bald back tire! In ya face cross country purists!
Hi, just wanted to say thanks to Carolin & everyone else for a fun day.
Special mention to Gazza you are insane! riding things I can hardly walk up or down, well done.
I agree Carolin isnt allowed to get a new bike, especially a dually or we will all be put to shame.
Thanks again
Bruce
Hi,
Yeah cool ride! I got a bit lazy in the end though. Thanks for organising this Caroline!
For everyone who wants to improve their riding do come along to one of these rides. There is no better way to improve than to have a few people hanging around and offerring support, advice, safety in numbers and the occasional laugh when things go wrong (and grumbling at the motorcross riders) and video! (hint hint
there was some good video shot that day.
Lorrie
Thanks fellas for a great ride. A good skills session and a lot of larfs.
Cheers
Peter
Hi all,
yes what a great day it was, spills and all.
Have posted (most) of the clips to youtube.
http://youtu.be/5GCsD1Ez0Wg
http://youtu.be/hwfi2KfJao0
http://youtu.be/2di7D1nJVTI
http://youtu.be/-e5KIr0qtbA
http://youtu.be/Al6D6aNtOi0
http://youtu.be/cs9RMDLoXWQ
http://youtu.be/IC3IHrg4wxA
http://youtu.be/ygoAiwTDYqU
http://youtu.be/rSM1uVTJO2I
http://youtu.be/Re0tPWVI2Ew
Hi guys!
Thanks for an awesome day!
, laughs and detangeling me from my bike 
.
I can't believe some of the stuff you did, well done!!! Thanks for leading the way, loads of advice, encouragement (no pressure!!!
Garry you are a crazy man, love watching you ride! Shame the video at picknick point doesn't do your bravery any justice at all! Bruce and Lee I am amazed by what you cleared yesterday, awesome! Thanks for posting all the vids Lee! Nice work, love your stack, it's clear to see that you love your trees
Paul, Rob, Shaun and Co, was great to ride around the Dam with you! Thanks for showing all the new paths Paul, very nice!
Have a great day!
C
Cacks.
Lee, your second career as a movie stuntman is not off to a great start. Nice camerawork though!
Enough said
Evan
Chicks dig scars (quote..Lance Murdoch - Stuntman)
Liam - you would have enjoyed the riding on the weekend.. ive started (and prob Bruce too), looking at some big hit bikes. stay tuned...
but I have to write it anyway
Are you saying Lee that you guys are only doing the big drops for the scars to pull girls??? ;-D
Mmmh.... I am not sure if that is a guarantee for success..
Anyway good luck! or should I say 'break a leg'??
(Lol.... sorry can't help myself today! Too much fun!)
Good for hospital stays, maybe not for pulling chicks. But Lee, I will be happy to laugh at your stacks.
You will need to keep us up to date on your bike search when we are out riding next.
What happened to the second video of the jump off the 19th Hole? That was the funny one!
Yep Lee,
a big bike could be on the cards. Just gotta work out how Im going to pay for it, might wait till the new seasons bikes come out & try to get a bargan on an 07 model.
Wishful thinking
Bruce
Bruce... but if you turn DH, how will you fit a pressure suit under your lycra?
No answers to that one yet, sure I can sort something out though, any suggestions?
Too easy - wear it over the top.
Rob - who was unfortunately wearing Lycra racing MTNX at the National Championships
A big thanks to all you red hill riders on sunday!
Dispite having my ride cut short due to mechanical issues, I had a blast! The pics and vids suggest that the rest of the day was a success.
It was nice to ride with friendly, like minded people -thanks!!
Looking forward to more adventure....Ourimbah on sat is perfect, hope to see some of you there.
-Caro, thanks again for the pump, it made the return trip much easier.
nate
Glad to hear you made it home riding rather than pushing
Shame you had to bail! Which brings up the discussion about (dis-) advantages of tubeless tyres again.... not sure now
Have fun!
Carolin
Hey Carolin,
That was the second flat tire I have had in 4 years! The slime usualy works well but I guess the tyre is very old. I also have this tiny tube of quick set glue made by hutchison that allows you to repair a small hole from the outside of the tyre (yet to be tested). Of course do you have to bring it with you!
go tubeless!!
it so you can keep on riding? Pull the tube out after the ride and fix the problem then
I recently learned that you can also patch a tubeless tire from the inside with standard patch kit.
Of course, you'd have to know where the hold was, but if the gu inside the tire didn't seal it, then no doubt it's big enough to spot?
I'm hoping to never have to try this out and can't say if this is good advice or not... but it's what the guys at BA told me.
you can patch tubeless tyres from the inside but i didnt have much luck with it (old bike had tubeless), would lose pressure quite quickly, you can buy specific tubless patches and sealant though which might work better. I ended up putting in a normal tube and never had another puncture in 3 or 4yrs of riding, made it slightly heavier but felt more confident with the setup. Current bike doesnt have tubeless and have had 2 flats in 5 months riding, not alot but more than the tubless setup. I am not fussed as the current tyres can be changed inside 5 mins if a flat occurs, tyre rolls on and off the rim with no tyre levers so its easy to do.
My oppinion is that for general weekend warrier types either setup is fine, no big deal if you have a flat on a social ride, plenty of people to help and good excuse for a chat and break. If your into hard core racing then the choice may be different. basically i wouldnt base a new bike purchase on whether it had tubeless or not and i wouldnt bother changing a non tubeless to tubeless setup.
my 2c
Don
As ever.. I run tubeless and carry a couple of tubes for such emergencies, if you have a gash that the stans can't fix then as Stuart says just stick a tube in for the rest of the ride. Just make sure you take care of the valve that you remove from the tubeless rim. Then when you get home see if the tire's fixable, if not get a new one.
Don't just leave the tube in unless you're really strapped for cash, it'll likely puncture again anyway, and it's the worst of both worlds - you have a heavy tubeless tire with more inner tube weight. The point of tubeless being to shed the inner tube weight!
To my mind tubeless is the go if you have the inclination to set it up right, ie. a bit of stans (if you're being conservative} and a good feel for the tyre pressures you need. The rotating weight saving and the ability to run lower pressures really make a big improvement to your ride.
TTFN,
Matt.
just posted an extra couple of vids, should be able to find them by doing a search for nobmob on youtube
cheers
lee
Lee thats your new nickname
After pulling that cracker Endo at Marra Marra looks like you tried to impress the crowds here too.
Nice vids guys looks like good times!
Sam
Hiya,
if Lee is talking about the vids that I mean it might be worth having a look you two. Should be one of your jumps Bruce and the proof of you riding up the steps at MD with your DH bike Gary...
Cheers Lee!
Caro
nice work with the camera again. Hows that big bike coming along?