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East Coast Supported Tour 16 to 26 November, 2020

East Coast Supported Tour         16 to 26 November, 2020

By Lyn Jobbins This East Coast ACTA tour had been rescheduled from March to November 2020 due to the Covid 19 lockdown. On the Monday evening 11 keen cyclists gathered for a meeting in the dining area at Opotiki Holiday Park

Editor December 10, 2020April 28, 2022 Trip Reports Read more

Hub Tour of Manawatu. October 25th to November 2nd, 2020

Hub Tour of Manawatu. October 25th to November 2nd, 2020

By Lyn Jobbins and Maureen McRae It has been June since the last organized tour and with the Auckland August lockdown many ACTA cyclists were ‘chomping at the bit’ to get out and about again. Simon Bucherer, our tour coordinator,

Editor November 30, 2020April 28, 2022 Trip Reports Read more

Removing tires

Removing tires

This post explains how to remove a tire from the wheel rim. We’ve covered this topic in previous ACTA “Roadside Repair” workshops, but I’ve been asked about it several times since then. The task can be especially difficult for those

Editor July 5, 2020May 2, 2022 Bike Maintenance Read more

Roadside repairs

Roadside repairs

ACTA has held several “roadside repair” workshops. This is the handout from the most recent one, organised by Colin Quilter. If you want the handout in a printable form (2 sides of A4), here it is: The most common roadside

Editor June 28, 2020April 30, 2022 ACTA Blog, Bike Maintenance Read more

Winter Solstice Rides Pukehina June 19-21 2020

Winter Solstice Rides Pukehina June 19-21 2020

By Sarah Ley-Bucherer Our first tour since getting out of lockdown saw us all excited to be out and about again. Unfortunately, the weather started with storms and gale force winds the Thursday night we all arrived. In the morning

Editor June 25, 2020July 4, 2020 ACTA Blog, Trip Reports Read more
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