tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35229604.post8542836091769146703..comments2024-03-16T11:54:08.553+13:00Comments on Bandit Rider: A trip to FeildingAndrew Thomsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00716829007873864871noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35229604.post-15318829583674102122018-04-02T07:46:18.378+12:002018-04-02T07:46:18.378+12:00Yep, loops are a lot more fun than out and backs. ...Yep, loops are a lot more fun than out and backs. Gravel is good!Andrew Thomsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00716829007873864871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35229604.post-72327705432244855742018-04-02T07:28:09.302+12:002018-04-02T07:28:09.302+12:00I love stitching gravel roads together to make a l...I love stitching gravel roads together to make a loop ride, unfortunately someone is always paving them. People bitch about the dust, and cost of maintaining gravel roads so they pave them; then they bitch about the increase of traffic causing potholes, and how everyone drives too fast. I'll take gravel over asphalt any day.<br />Beautiful scenery and seclusion, perfect opportunity to pack a camp chair and picnic lunch. Troubadourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10567767701065756330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35229604.post-26320364295117131442018-03-27T17:28:20.835+13:002018-03-27T17:28:20.835+13:00Yeah, maybe if I was a trout fisherman - always st...Yeah, maybe if I was a trout fisherman - always struck me as being a bit boring (not mention you need a bit of skill with a fly). Give me a decent salt water loving, nylon stripping fish anyday.<br /><br />Yeah, quads can be interesting but I reckon utes are more dangerous - they're going faster and tend be all over the road...Andrew Thomsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00716829007873864871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35229604.post-85376559018962937972018-03-27T17:26:00.667+13:002018-03-27T17:26:00.667+13:00Ahhh, a sympathetic soul who loves the gravel - I ...Ahhh, a sympathetic soul who loves the gravel - I always knew you were ok ;)<br /><br />Yep, everything pretty green at the moment, leaves are changing colour though... Andrew Thomsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00716829007873864871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35229604.post-54341234561368993152018-03-27T15:57:51.423+13:002018-03-27T15:57:51.423+13:00So is it a collapsible fishing rod for those trout...So is it a collapsible fishing rod for those trout next time Andrew? You must know all those terrific back roads inside out by now! Had to smile at your reference to the local farmers on quads and the like. Around our way on both dirt roads and seal, the local farmers and the like seem to regard the choice of which side of the road to drive on purely optional.Geoff Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05041523109817248619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35229604.post-33207106751289227652018-03-27T11:20:03.549+13:002018-03-27T11:20:03.549+13:00Not sure why folks feel the need to pave over perf...Not sure why folks feel the need to pave over perfectly good gravel. Sigh. They do it here too.<br /><br />Beautiful views of those lush green valleys though.Trobairitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03453398807198746434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35229604.post-9916722873153858792018-03-27T05:46:51.534+13:002018-03-27T05:46:51.534+13:00Yes, you need don't want to be stuck with a fl...Yes, you need don't want to be stuck with a flat battery now, do ya?<br /><br />I know you don't mean that last bit...Andrew Thomsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00716829007873864871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35229604.post-82520091333563900092018-03-26T22:18:49.547+13:002018-03-26T22:18:49.547+13:00You had to charge the battery, wait didn't the...You had to charge the battery, wait didn't the 2 week ride around the south island charge it enough?<br /><br />Mint gravel, lucky someone thought to start tarring it.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10160712689280276620noreply@blogger.com