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TJs recovery ride - I'm off again!

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 mert
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Thought the upgrade would have moved us on to something a bit more robust. Rats maybe.

 
Posted : 11/02/2025 7:43 am
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Anyone know any good recipes for Wekas?  Theiving wee barstewards stealing my food and this morning I caught one stealing my soap.

 

 

Ffs

 
Posted : 11/02/2025 8:53 pm
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Canoe guide when I was in NZ said 'tastes like chicken '. I think that's allegedly.

Quite comic beasties and at least they don't shriek all night like Kiwis and have less tent attack instinct than Kias do.

PS hope Buddha granted you a peaceful night.


 

 
Posted : 11/02/2025 9:46 pm
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Posted by: tjagain

Anyone know any good recipes for Wekas?  Theiving wee barstewards stealing my food and this morning I caught one stealing my soap.

Are you leaving food unattended?

It's a problem in Oz at popular campgrounds because people feed the wildlife so they become accustomed to it. The risk being that the get aggressive. I think you'd freak out if you see a Goanna coming for your 'nanas 🤣  

 
Posted : 11/02/2025 11:41 pm
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Fabulous day today riding the wilderness trail. Almost all off road. Not much more than a thousand feet of climbing that went well. Lovely trails thru dense forest right up to the foothills of the southern alps. Loads of lovely singletrack including a long winding descent. 20250212_140706.jpg20250212_140126.jpg20250212_133952.jpg20250212_114538.jpg20250212_103736.jpg 

 
Posted : 12/02/2025 4:15 am
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More pics

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Posted : 12/02/2025 4:19 am
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How's the Liv holding up tj?

 
Posted : 12/02/2025 4:22 am
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Thieving bloody Weka came into the porch of my tent and took a bag of cereal bars.

 

I think im going to have a rooftent on my ute in Aus.  Aus wildlife scares me

 
Posted : 12/02/2025 4:23 am
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Drop bears love roof tents 😘 

 
Posted : 12/02/2025 4:57 am
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Posted by: tjagain

I think im going to have a rooftent on my ute in Aus.  Aus wildlife scares me

just sleep on the trayback. You could even pitch your tent on it. Ute we had, had a huge canvas tonneau on the trayback so we just kipped under that in swags. Felt like a proper adventure when we crossed the Simpson. But a tent up there would’ve been better.

 

 
Posted : 12/02/2025 6:35 am
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Arrgggghhhh

Folk are replying from the post count but i cannot see the posts.  Cant even see my own.  Hit the big button please Mark.😜

 
Posted : 12/02/2025 7:03 am
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Have another pic 20250212_202620.jpg 

 
Posted : 12/02/2025 7:38 am
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Whoohooo

I can see it now 

 
Posted : 12/02/2025 7:45 am
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How's the Liv holding up tj?

 

 

Tickety boo.

Had to replace a worn out rear tyre and straighten the mech hanger.  Thats all.  Glad i put a 22 tooth granny ring on it. 

Im broken  not the bike.  Easy day back to the coast tomorrow a d pick up a hire car.  Im just not going to make it to see the best of the south on the bike.  I seem to have gone into limp mode.  I can spin along the flat fine but the slightest hill im doing 3mph in granny gear.  

Ill still do some day rides.

 

 
Posted : 12/02/2025 7:51 am
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Lovely sinuous singletrack

 
Posted : 12/02/2025 7:57 am
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More singletrack.   Flowy hairpins signal-2025-02-12-17-09-42-811.jpg

 
Posted : 12/02/2025 8:03 am
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More singletrack.   Flowy hairpins signal-2025-02-12-17-09-42-811.jpg signal-2025-02-12-17-09-42-811.jpgIMG-20250212-WA0020.jpg

 
Posted : 12/02/2025 8:03 am
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Well thats the last day of touring done.  Im back on the coast in Hokitika which is a faded port from the gold mining years. I pick up a hire car tomorrow.   I'm just not going to be able to get right down south on the bike and have any energy to do anything once im there.  The next section is mainly road as well.

 

Todays ride was short.  Just 20 miles and almost all dowhill.    The slightest upgill had me in granny gears doing 4mph.   My ecu is fried and I'm in limp.mode.😜

 

Ill drive to the south now and i wont be doing daily updates as it don't seem right seeing as this is a cycle forum. 

 

Ill probably do some day rides and ill post those pics

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Posted : 13/02/2025 4:06 am
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Todays trails signal-2025-02-13-12-18-08-132.jpg 

 
Posted : 13/02/2025 4:12 am
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Ill drive to the south now and i wont be doing daily updates as it don't seem right seeing as this is a cycle forum. 

I'm enjoying the updates and photos...daily updates would be good!

 
Posted : 13/02/2025 5:15 am
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Posted by: tjagain

Ill drive to the south now and i wont be doing daily updates as it don't seem right seeing as this is a cycle forum. 

 

Noooo, keep the updates coming 🙂

 
Posted : 13/02/2025 6:53 am
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I stll cant see the repies😭

 
Posted : 13/02/2025 6:59 am
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I've just got pissed with two kiwi motorbikers and now orderd a large pizza.  Life is weird.   In a good way .   You guys are having breakfast and i am having drunk pizza

 
Posted : 13/02/2025 7:04 am
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Definitely keep the updates coming. 
enjoy your adventure 

 
Posted : 13/02/2025 7:07 am

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Yup, keep the updated and pictures coming. Much better than looking out to the gloomy Scottish weather 

 
Posted : 13/02/2025 8:26 am
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We do like the pictures and updates....but perhaps TJ may want a rest and chill out without social demands from the other side of the world;)

The key is flexibility....and beer....which helps flexibility...:)

 

Not sure what the rules are for bringing stuffed birds back to UK...maybe just go with a nice BBQ...

Enjoy!

 
Posted : 14/02/2025 8:30 am
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Cycling up hill at 4 mph is normal for me and always has been

 
Posted : 14/02/2025 8:31 am
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It disnae feel right doing a daily update when I'm nor cycling but have a few photos from the south west anyway.

 
Posted : 15/02/2025 9:55 am
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I think i effed that up but i cannot see it to check. 20250215_165102.jpg20250215_165055.jpg20250215_132852.jpg20250215_092835.jpg 

 
Posted : 15/02/2025 10:00 am
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I did ride a bike today.  Just a 25 mile out and back along the lake then river.  More fabulous scenery.   It was the right call to bail on the tour but it was nice to be back on a bike particularly with no luggage 20250216_114409.jpg20250216_122039.jpg20250216_121540.jpg20250216_110016.jpg 

 
Posted : 16/02/2025 7:18 am
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A few more

 
Posted : 16/02/2025 7:32 am
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Absolutely amazing TJ. Good call on not flogging yourself to death on the bike. 

 
Posted : 16/02/2025 6:07 pm

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