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Mildred up for sale!

Yes, I’ve given in to pressure and decided it’s finally time to let Mildred go her own way. I think she’ll be happy to stay in NZ. We’ve had an awesome innings together, but now it’s time for me to get something newererer. Let’s just hope I get a decent price for her – watch the auction here .

Posted to The Life of Sloth (Weblog) by le_sloth on 09-06-2009
McCleans Island – short and fast

The girly legs must go before winter gets here. And there’s not long now. We’ve got a few days of ChCh’s bizarre Nor’wester weather at the moment – so where recently it’s been around 0c in the morning, it was back up to 26c today. Been meaning to head over to McCleans for a while as an alternative to...

Posted to The Life of Sloth (Weblog) by le_sloth on 04-26-2009
Connecting the Dots

Finally got myself out for a ride today – incredible weather, 25c and bright blue skies. As I’d not been out on a proper ride for, erm, let me see, 10 months or so?! I’d decided on a “drive to the top and ride along without too much climbing” type ride. Got back into it so much though, that I ended up...

Posted to The Life of Sloth (Weblog) by le_sloth on 03-29-2009
Lake Sumner Ride

Went out on an awesome ride last weekend, along the edge of Lake Taylor and Lake Sumner, a couple of hours north-west of ChCh. The drive in was pretty mental really - once you get off the sealed road, it's very windy, very rough gravel with plenty fords to cross (although many of them were dry this...

Posted to The Life of Sloth (Weblog) by le_sloth on 01-29-2008
The Vulcaniser

Sloth enters a race? Really? Well, no, not really, my mtb racing days finished around 12 years ago, but that didn't stop me going out to the Vulcaniser course for a couple of laps. This was around an hour north of ChCh, in the Waipara (where I seem to be going a lot recently), then off on some rough...

Posted to The Life of Sloth (Weblog) by le_sloth on 01-25-2008
Hanmer Springs rides

I was up in Hanmer Springs yesterday with some of the Vorb crew for a couple of fine XC rides. Got up just in time for 10am kick-off, already quite a hot one (was 31c day before and didn't drop too much over night). Now I'm not going to remember what all of these trails were called as mtbrat...

Posted to The Life of Sloth (Weblog) by le_sloth on 12-17-2007
Summer Rides

Decided that a new bike was way out of the question at the moment, what with buying house and Nippon just around the corner. So took Mildred in for a long overdue service at Bike HQ . The full works please, forks stripped down, rear shock sent off to the specialists, wheels trued, gears tuned, the lot...

Posted to The Life of Sloth (Weblog) by le_sloth on 12-09-2007
Beast of a climb

Finally i got myself out riding today. 23c, warmest it's been in awhile here. Actually that was almost too warm on the climb up Rapaki.Damn that's a long, tough mission! Bit like riding the wrong way upThe Gap in Brecon Beacons. Ugh. Still, we made it. From there it'ssingletrack climbing...

Posted to The Life of Sloth (Weblog) by le_sloth on 11-18-2007
Night Rider

Just been out on my first night ride up in the port hills. Borrowed somebody's home-made light, attached to helmet, 2kg battery in camelbak. Think there were about 15 of us, more girls than blokes. Up Rapaki again and godDamn was it a killer this time! Thought it would be easier in dark but no! Ok so...

Posted to The Life of Sloth (Weblog) by le_sloth on 05-23-2007
Trailbuilding at Haven mtb park

Went over to the Banks Peninsular yesterday to help out on a trail building day at Haven Mtb Park . Stopped at the Blue Duck Cafe on the way and got the most ridiculous sized BLT bagel I've ever seen. Taller than a burger from Gourmet Burger Kitchen! Great news. So after that I drove off up into...

Posted to The Life of Sloth (Weblog) by le_sloth on 05-20-2007

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