New Zealand

Dave Mitchell and Ditte van der Meulen are dwarfed by the Richardson Mountains as they hike and bike their way up and down the Rees Valley, Glenorchy.

Dave Mitchell and Ditte van der Meulen contrive connections to the Sex Pistols as they plunder Alexandra's finest singletrack - Linger & Die, Matangi Station, Badlands and Flat Top Reserve.

Isabella Guise, aged eleven, tells it like it is on a whānau adventure over two days on Queenstown’s latest must-do ride.

Dave Mitchell and Ditte van der Meulen reacquaint themselves with some classic Queenstown singletrack on the slopes of Coronet Peak.

Nick and Jenny Ferrier charge up their eBikes and spend 12 days bikepacking 1000 km from East Cape to Cape Egmont.

Dave Mitchell and Ditte van der Meulen set up camp for a week in the Clarence Reserve near Kaikoura - exploring the river valleys, rocky ridges and historic huts by bike and on foot.

Ground Effect staffer Cherie and her sister Katie join the latest Kennett Bro's bikepacking brevet - the Sounds to Sounds. The ride traverses Te Waipounamu from Ship Cove in the Marlborough Sounds to Milford Sound in Fiordland.

Dave and Ditte launch at autumn assault on Queenstown to check out the new Coronet Loop Trail - 50 km of historic goodness.

Finn McLachlan - son of Ground Effect Product Designer Fraser - joins his mates for a weekend at the old Ida Valley Railway Hotel, but elects to take the long way via the A2O, Danseys Pass and Otago Central Rail Trail.

Beautiful images and emotions from the iconic Paparoa Track on the South Island’s West Coast.

Dave Mitchell saddles up and heads south to sample the historic Roaring Lion gold mining tracks near Garston, score laps at Te Anau's Perenuku mountain bike park and uncover the myriad of trails behind Alexandra on Matangi Station.

Dave and Ditte double their money, riding the then freshly minted Paparoa Track both ways over two days for 112km of alpine adventure. Cherie from Ground Effect mucked in at halftime in Blackball for orange segments and the return match.