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Originally Posted by kiwiandy
OK Thanks Will give it a go..looking at the pix here there seems t be some river crossings?.. so they have big boulders.. or are they pretty smooth?
No I havent had the bike up to Nelson yet... one day!
Cheers and thanks for the welcome
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The height of them depends on the rainfall over the previous day or so. There is only 1 ford on the Molesworth iirc on Taylors pass rd which is a piece of cake.
The fords at the Nelson end of the Rainbow are ok however they do creep up on you fast - if you see a sign SLOW DOWN. The one Pete fell in was a lil slippery - but he was just unlucky to slide off the front of a rock which spun him round. I went over ok & I think having a heavier bike helps a great deal. I was riding a newish 70/30 front & a half worn E07 on the back.
There are some closer to the
here's another RR I did a few years ago which has a bit more info.
http://advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=537291
It isn't really in the middle of nowhere as there are heaps of cars & mtbs going thru so don't be intimidated by it
