2017 1KC
Yesterday was the running of this year's NZDR 1KC. Another great excuse for getting up early and riding all day with like minded maniacs...
The weather forecast had been firmly in the "not great" category leading up to the ride so I'd finally bought some new wet weather gear to hopefully just take along for the ride. With any luck it could just stay in the topbox for the day...
Because the ride starts in Upper Hutt, the Palmy riders have to be even madder than the others and get up extra early to hopefully meet up with the rest of the gang at around 6:30. For me, I set the alarm for 4am and then got up at 3:30...
Well, I can quite confidently tell you that there is nothing on TV at that time of the night so I ended up being ready to rock pretty quickly and was first to the gas station where we were meeting. Not long after I arrived Yod turned up, followed by Meanie and Monie and then Rodney keen for his first NZDR ride.
The Connie knows how to get up early too
With the weather actually better than forecast (no rain, not cold), we headed South with Menie showing the way. In places the road was wet but there was just the odd spit. The trip over the Paikok hill got a little exciting for me a couple of times when I hit something that threw the bike a bit sideways before she shook her head and carried on. Then the idiot rider managed to hit a rock just two corners up the road. I gave myself a bit of a slapping, drop...
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