NZLcyclist

The Aussies are having their very own party in an Australiyarn way, so bout time for an across the ditch attack with our own Kiwi thread.

So how many of you Kiwis are there? there's me, Bmw_maniac, Greywolf and a few others. Out you all come!!

By the way, if anyone wants to know about our country just ask in here.

Is anyone going to tour our way sometime? come on down and do our around the lake century!

Brendon

Hitchy

g'day,

we could come over & all have 'fush & chups an go an get pussed!.........

NZLcyclist

pussed? ummm? oh you mean pissed!

Hitchy

thuts whut I sud.....pussed

NZLcyclist

come on over and ride the summer with us

Hitchy

g'day,

so what's the racing scene like over there/....i imagine the touring would be spectacular!....we see a few of your pro's around the traps (scotty guyton comes to mind!), but don't hear much else...so give!,

cheers,

Hitchy

NZLcyclist

We have Sarah Ulmer racing track (kicked some australian Mactier ass!) Julian Dean, Jeremy Yates, Roulston, all in Pro teams (Julz was in le tour!) Greg Henderson....quite a few overseas....my Coach threw in the professional racing towel 3 months ago so now he's ripping up the local scene haha (Gordon McCauley)..there are others overseas just too many to know.... Heath Blackgrove as well.

Touring is indeed spectacular, but please come in summer! winter sucks! down the line you get -7 deg C at night!

Racing scene....well depende what sort of racing you like? when I get my website working again (the upload half of it) I'm going to redesign and list all our overseas riders. oh theres another....David Rae.....currently in aussie somewhere.

want to elaborate on what exactly you want to know?

Brendon
P.S. touring is HILLY in places

NZLcyclist

Not to mention 18y/o Adam Coker who is one of our top road sprtiners...... out sprinted a US Pro peleton to win...hehehe

ed073

Gordon McAuley.....one kick-arse kermis racer. Respeck!

Roulston has just signed for Discovery, I believe.

Hitchy

g'day,

hills??...kiwis got hills?...thought you blokes just skied down 'em, not rode up 'em..i'm not coming...Hitchy is severely 'gravitationally challenged' ie: fat bastard..........

cheers,

hitchy

ed073

This thread has been hijacked.....Aussie Thread II!!

KonaSmoker

since this is a kiwi thread, i thought i would ask folks how avanti bikes are....

NZLcyclist

meh the high end stuff is OK...Sarah Rides it....but the mid range to low range stuff is HEAVY!....too popular too. Thats why I chose the Cervelo rare and nice.

Yes we have hills boy!

And yes a good signing of Roulsten there...who knows...with Dean and Yates in Credit A, we might end up with 3 TdF riders?! one can only hope

NZLcyclist

Yeah and he is now my coach! Aiming for the NZ U23 Road TT title, then the Open Mens title. Spending the next YEAR building up for Nationals, will see how my U23 TT goes, and if I don't win it I'll get it the next year.

bmw_maniac

better than gettin peesed and feesh n cheeps!

Ahhh the good old rivalry between the kiwis and the aussies, oh what fun we have.

I'm a young kiwi but not a fast one... I hear you had hail in seedknee (sydney)

NZLcyclist

it's saidknee u moron

wfin2004

You guys(blokes) have been taking to many walkabouts in the hot outback sun. You need to get some shade under a eucalyptus tree somewhere.

62vette

Hills? We've got plenty of hills - here's a couple of rides you can do with a couple of hills in October and November

K1/K2 100km or 200km - https://www.sportzhub.com/arc/K2/
Round Taupo 160km - https://www.cyclechallenge.org.nz/

Profiles are attached as well.


Lindsay

NZLcyclist

Yo Lindsay! welcome to the forums.

Are you doing one of the K's? I am doing K1 and around Taupo.

Brendon

henders

Hi NZ Crew, I grew up in Tauranga, riding all around the area. Then moved to Walkworth. But now I live in the middle of the USA. Came over 4 years ago for a kayaking/biking trip and got married. Hope to get home soon. Good to hear from all of you over there.

62vette

Hey Brendon,

I am planning on riding K2 (first time) and Taupo again this year. If I can complete K2 in better than 6:30 I'll be happy. I am aiming for under 5:00 for Taupo.

Henders - you'll be pleased to know there are plenty of cyclists on the roads around Tauranga. I am sure that Welcome Bay and Reid Rd carry more cycle traffic than cars some days.

Cheers,
Lindsay

kiwispur

Greetings NZers, will put my input in here, I ride a track bike around Auckland, have had it for a couple of months, just getting used to the fixed gear thing, it's a lot of fun Probably not the most practical since Auckland is fairly hilly in places, and I don't do waterfront... ah well...

the ockers trying to take over this thread is just typical aussie behaviour - jumping on the kiwi bandwagon and claiming it for your own (see also crowded house, phar lap, john clarke, russell crowe (you can have him) etc etc etc). who's got the beldisloe cup then eh? eh?

choice bro

wattsy_rules

I was in Auckland a couple years back when you lost it...funniest thing I ever saw. Only problem is that you can't make fun of 'man mountains' for crying without having your back broken in 3 places. I just shut up and enjoyed the drama unfolding around me...

ed073

Gregan to Kelleher...."4 more years, 4 more years....."

Hitchy

G'day,

You forgot the 250,000 who are on the dole at bondi!..........Whats a Bledisloe anyway? & why does he have a cup?......someone just mentioned they thought this might be Thugby?.....I thought we were talking about sport....thugby is not a sport...it can't be...the poms are good at it!...QED.

hitchy