Biking Off Limits

Have recently had a bit of keyhole surgery on my knee to clean up a rugby injury. Because of this the bike has been holed up in the shed. It may be making an appearance on a road near you soon, but it won't bit hitting the wairarapa tracks ever again as am leaving the mighty Eketahuna on 22nd December, to move to Cave for 2 months and then its off overseas for a few years.
My last Wairarapa bike journey was a school ride where we rode out to school camp in the Putara Valley at the foot of the ranges. A nice 15km ride in true Eketahuna conditions, drizzle and blowing a gale.

My Favourite Wairarapa Tracks

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The Changing OF The Man

The Mountain Biking Man is beginning to change face a little. The Transformation to more of a Golfing Man is happening as we speak. With a free day tomorrow the prospects of playing golf are a lot greater than going for a mountain bike. I am still deliberating whether to enter into the day night thriller again for 2007, but golf is my interest at the moment, especially with the skins trophy i have been busy making. This trophy will be up for grabs next weekend between Rhino and MYself, with Ben away in Taupo.

Lack of Mountain Biking

I have not had an adventure on the bike for a while now. Have been a bit busy, combined with a bit lazy and filling in my spare time instead of golf. Sunday came with two options biking in the Tararua Wind Farm or Golf in Carterton. Sunday ended up being spent playing golf with Rhino at Carterton. A great day was had. Rhino won the stroke play by four shots and I won the skins 8 to 5 with the final skin carrying over to next time. Bring it on Rhino you have got no chance a taking out the trophy next time!!!! I'm confident and backing myself to clean you up.

The Trip

No sign of mountain biking here!!



The dodgy weather around the taranaki area really put pay to any boogie boarding or golf. We did get in a few other sites however. A visit to Tangiwai a drive drive around to New Plymouth and around surf highway 45. Huka Jet, Waiouru Army Museum. Missed seeing the tornadoes but did see some of the distruction the day after. For those who don't know 153 people died at Tangiwai Christmas Eve 1953, after the crater lake erupted on Mount Ruapehu with the laver flow took out the rail bridge, which sent the train carrering into the swollen river.

The other pic is at Te Kuiti the home of David Fagan - shearing legend.

Journeys using other forms of transport

Boogie boarding on the coromandel.











After a rough ride!!










One of the slowest forms of transport possible, between eating and toileting stops you make very slow progress.















Shelley after her near death experience riding in a TukTuk in Phuket

Tararua Wind Farm June 07

THATS GOLD the chief would be happy, this is a wicked view of some of the turbines in the background. The road heading up the hill is off limits we have come the goat track which then meets the road where you can just see some wooden railings on the right of the photo, just before the road heads up the hill. This is about 10kms along the 20km ride.


Shelley and a wind turbine trying to chop her head off!!!!!!!

Lost Time

Have a few pics and entries to add from my adventures riding through the tararua wind farm, however have had a bit of difficulty adding posts, so have lost a bit of time, will get them up later. Anyhow onto the present day. Am off on a wee roady to Tangiwai, Army Museum in Waiouru, Huka Jet in Taupo and then of to New Plymouth for a drive around the Taranaki coastline. The mountain bike will not be accompanying me on this journey however the golf clubs and boogie board will be so look out for some pics of this outing later.

Day Night Thriller

September 2006 saw myself and three compadres compete in the Day Night Thriller 12 hour mountain bike race in Taupo.

The event started at 10 am and finished at 10 pm. As a team we completed 18 laps of the 8km track.

This was a very cool event to be apart of. We used one bike and only had bout of technical difficulties which was when Ben crached riding down the hill and broke the brake handle.

We were placed 48th in the competition and our team the Wooden Spooners one the best site, team name competition. For our win in this category we won free passes on the Huka Jet.

About Photos

Top Photo
On the way up the incline, in the background you can see the track weaving along the side of the hill.

Middle Photo
At the entrance to the 600m (if I recall correctly) tunnel at the summit.

Bottom Photo
At the summit, there used to be a settlement here we people lived up until the 1950's.

The Rimutaka Incline

This is wicked adventure ride along the old Fell Incline Railway Line. Once you are at the top you can head back the way you came or carry on down the otherside to either Kaitoke of Featherston (Cross Creek). The downhill to Cross Creek is pretty wicked.