Exploritary ride Southend Watagans 12-12-09

[murph the surfMember]

Asking for expressions of interest at this stage for some exploration around the SE end of the Watagans
Ride will be capped at 6 as the going could get a little tough :woohoo:
Meet at Dunks Lane ready to ride 6:30 Saturday 12-12-09 (Dozens Day)
Plan is to head up Watagan Forest Rd taking in some pretty gnarly singles, down Tunks and back up Hitchcocks :woohoo: Its a rough plan but a plan none the less :silly:
Saturday temp forecast is 25 degrees
Grade will be 5 at times I’m sure :woohoo:
Cheers
Murph

[TrentMember]

If my mate backs out I’ll come for a torture session Murph. My bike deserves a bit of punishment before I get rid of it and I’ve been down hitchcocks a few times and thought “that’d be f!@#ed to go up so why not find out

If benno is going to ride it’ll be my last ride with him before he moves to port douglas and I don’t think he’d be able to ride grade 5 without too much help slowing down the group. Is hitchcocks the only grade 5? If it is I might talk him into it because he’s a capable rider just might not have the conditioning since he’s ridden about 80kms in the last 6months! TBH I’m jittery about how I’ll handle it if it gets hot!

[murph the surfMember]

You think your jittery :S
I have nevr been up Hitchcocks either
Not sure about going down Tunks either, could be a bit tricky
If we find the singles I’m after, they could also be challenging but they couldn’t be as hard as last time we were up that way as it was pouring down :ohmy:

Riders

Diddel
Austblue ?
Smurph ?
Murph

[PaulMember]

Hitchcocks is a bastard to get up, good luck.
Tunks is easy to get down, tricky going up but not as bad as Hitches.
I haven’t been on either for 12 months or so, conditions are probably worse now.

[murph the surfMember]

Thanks for the heads up Wikdbeemer
Can’t say we weren’t warned now :ohmy:
Cheers
Murph

[Anonymous]

Depending on which bit of Tunks you go down it would be getting close to grade 6 in my opinion. The single trail off to the left after you leave Dunks is decent too. Grade 4 if ridden at speed as it has several log hops, prick hill and then a couple of rock hops if you keep going.

I’d love to come, but can’t

I’ll probably do a very similar ride to this around the 27th/28th December for anyone else that can’t make Murph’s ride.

[Dwayne OMember]

Murph the surf wrote:

Quote:

You think your jittery :S
I have nevr been up Hitchcocks either
Not sure about going down Tunks either, could be a bit tricky
If we find the singles I’m after, they could also be challenging but they couldn’t be as hard as last time we were up that way as it was pouring down :ohmy:

Riders

Diddel
Austblue ?
Smurph
Murph

C`mon Murph, you will be fine :laugh:
The Super Commuter made it down Tunks a while back with GavB
It has some rocky steps etc, but apparently they are not quire as bad as they used to be …..

Have a good & safe ride anyway :woohoo:

[murph the surfMember]

Thanks for the encouraging words Eages
There is still room for two more if your keen
You can even lead mate, I will gladly sweep
Should be a good day, be it hard work :woohoo:
Cheers
Murph

[GregMember]

He can only lead half the ride then he has to go home :laugh:

TB

[Dwayne OMember]

Ha Ha Farken Ha

That would be a funny site Murph,,,, all you guys waiting for the LEADER to catch the SWEEP :blink:
I will pass this one Murph, have things on anyway, Cheers

As for YOU TB,, the tennis balls will have two letters on them tonite T & B gotta get the weeks frustrations out you know :laugh:

[NathanMember]

sign me please Murph,

ive been down tunks, didnt think it was that bad, been down hitchcocks, never been up it but love hill climbs

tf2

[LiamMember]

Murph the surf wrote:

Quote:

You think your jittery :S
I have nevr been up Hitchcocks either
Not sure about going down Tunks either, could be a bit tricky
If we find the singles I’m after, they could also be challenging but they couldn’t be as hard as last time we were up that way as it was pouring down :ohmy:

Riders

Diddel
Austblue ?
Smurph
Murph

Was worried when I saw 11 new replies then read capped at 6 :ohmy:.
Lucky I got in before the EOI even went out :laugh:.
Can you start earlier? Got to go north afterwards so won’t be on the bike Sunday .

[DeanMember]

Murph I have sent you a PM of the loop that Gili and I do. You will have a good sleep after this ride :laugh: Hey Trent if 45 year olds can do it you young Bulls should be able to piss it in!
have fun boys. I will be working all weekend

Ollie

[murph the surfMember]

Thanks again Ollie
If we get through all those tracks we will sleep well that night :side:

tf2 your in mate

Diddel, surely a 6:30 start is early enough

Cheers
Murph

[murph the surfMember]

Riders

tf2
Diddel
Austblue ?
Smurph ?
Murph the surf

Still room for a couple more :woohoo: As I am not sure about Austblue and young Smurph
Cheers
Murph

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