NzoLand
Bike Camping, chapter 2
The second phase of my experimental bikepacking project launched on Waitangi Day. It is all very well being able to go somewhere, camp, and return alive. That concept was proved...
Big weekend in Rotorua
Whakarewarewa Forest near Rotorua is not that big. Only about six kilometres from one side to the other, and not much longer than that north to south, it contains hundreds of kilometres of forestry roads and trails for walking or running, horse riding, and best of all, bike riding.
Coronet Loop is a great day out
One of the best bike days I have been lucky enough to score this year, and there have been a few, was away down south near Queenstown. The Coronet Loop is a fifty kilometre trail best accessed from Arrowtown.
Selective Memory
Fresh trails are hard to beat
Even when the principal activities are sitting around looking at a stonkingly beautiful view, and then wandering out into it, there are a some things that are arguably better.
Tasmania: an Nzo Field Trip
In late spring, Nzo took a long-overdue trip to Tasmania. The party was Craig and me, and we were heading to Tassie to have a look around and do some bike rides.
The Paparoa Track
Top of the South
Almost two months since I reckoned I would report on a recent mountain biking trip in this blog, I am only now getting around to it. I am getting to it now because we are sitting in our little caravan in a tiny but excellent campground while the weather goes from bad to really bad.
New Zealand's latest great mountain bike ride.
Kaimanawa Alpine Adventures is launching an unforgettable new back-country experience from their base off the Desert Road south of Turangi. Last weekend a dozen lucky riders took the trip, and everybody agreed it was one of the highlights of their mountain biking careers.
Marlborough Sounds Getaway
Picton is a town most people like passing through. As the ferry terminal for the South Island, travel in either direction involves Picton. If you are a lucky Northerner arriving in the South Island, it is a sort of welcome sign that flashes past as soon as you can hit the road out.
First World Problems
We currently share a house with my very inspiring brother-in-law. He is 84, and right now he is training for a South Island bike trip he has signed up for. In general he is one of the more positive people I have ever met, but he is also given to being glass-half-empty on certain subjects.
Beating boredom
Hi there from Lockdown! We are entertaining ourselves by keeping an eye on your orders, and reading the discussions on social media about what constitutes responsible outdoor exercise.
Like a road race, only crunchy
As the seasons roll by the motivation to enter stuff gets harder to muster. Unless there is a damn good reason, it’s easier to just go for a ride. The Dirty K is a damn good reason