Hello from New Zealand

Hi I am 60 years old I have reverted to cycling because of the economic situation plus I need to keep fit
I am building a motored bike out of an old racing Raleigh it has a 28 inch front wheel and a 26 inch wheel on the back
6 speed indexed gears and a jackshaft and a 48cc chinese 2 stroke.
My other bike is also a Raleigh but a mountain bike 21 speed.
I am mostly friendly but am still learning about cycling

 

Hack Im from West Auckland and kia ora to ypu
Obviously you have some local knowledge
thanks

 

Xela I am most parts friendly. But I dont like people who try to alter the course of my life.
I have often wondered about cyclists that tour our country with extreme loads on their bikes, but there is are cycle ways to be constructed soon we are told

There has been tourist attacked before but I dont think our country is the worst in the world by far, you may find it relaxing and peaceful.
So most Kiwis welcome people from overseas but there is always somebody that takes exception to strangers and questions about our history can be touchy.
I myself am Scots, English and Maori so I have to put up with both sides of the debate about the Colonization of this country
:thumbsup:Anyway dont be put off there are some lovely sites to see

 

KShep dont quite gnow what you mean by ecopheres
But some towns in New Zealand are overly industralized and polluted and they may be able to steer the average tourist away from these places for sure

 

Glad you enjoyed the Haka thats a war dance or challenge traditionally
But to the dismay of some Maoris t has taken on a humorous nature nowdays

 

too true Hack there are some good Kiwi blokes :thumbsup:

 

that would be quite fearsome for you Im sure you had coping stratergies
have a nice day

 

we call those plastic maoris Hack good of you to notice my friend
it that area they are the children of the mist
Years ago young maori from Rotorua would dive off high bridges diving for pennies thrown by tourist.
Most likely they still do it nowdays I guess the grins on the faces of the more successful diver would spur the tourist on, anyway the authorities took a dim view of the practice
Anyway I think the trick was to be in the water waiting for the penny before the main body of diver messed the water up
Klubnika our people are most likely proud of our culture
Its all part of kiwis are a little bit different

 

well Hack marriage means they have evidence on paper that they are in half at the divvy up
Dont get me wrong I still like ladies I can be a critic though
At least you have the courage to say what you feel

As we got older the ratio of men to women changes to even more women to men,dont know if thats good

the welcome from this forum has been really good