Saturday 10th May

Due to Sunday being Mothers Day, Mellonfarmer, Tinkerbell, Geez and Twopot arrived at Rubberjaws for a ride about 9.15. Rubberjaws was feeling a bit rough due to a late night and a tad to much to drink. He was still ready to go. After a breif chat we all decided to head up and help do some work at Greenwood park. We followed Mellonfarmer around the back of the Woolston Loop (that the Woolston Cut cut) Industrial zone on some single style track behind the fish factory, over the river onto the track along the river behind the Ferry Rd industrial Zone. I think it used to be the track used for towing the barges and ferries along with horses. Back to business anyway, out along here and a little bit of road to McCormacks Bay. Checked out the slip that had happened here. Bit noisey. Then we went up this really cool track from the end of McCormacks Bay. It is a nice gradient with a couple of steep hairpins but I would say 99% rideable, (unless you have to much blood in your alcohol system). It joins up with the Mt Pleasant Road easily 2/3rds of the way up. A simple road ride to the start of the Greenwood track. We caught up with the workers who were removing a few of the really sharp shitty rocks and re aligning some of the track. Did some work for 1/2 an hour and got a $10 voucher for The Hub cycles. Good scheme. We then headed down Richmond Hill, (not the MTB track but cross country to Richmond Hill Rd). MF and 2P rode on while, T, G and R stopped for Coffee before the road ride home. A nice way to spend 1/2 a day.