Hot Rides

Huw Kingston leads a tour through Italy, weaving a winding line through the Apennines on singletrack, dirt tracks, gravel roads and a bit of asphalt, with an unexpected dose of fango, before heading north to the Dolomites for a big mountain finisher.

Dave Mitchell and Ditte van der Meulen flee the Kiwi winter to basecamp themselves at Canazei in the heart of the Italian Dolomites.

Rod Oram embarks on his ride along the Silk Road - the first phase of his odyssey connecting Beijing and Birmingham by bike.

Tony Hutcheson escapes winter on a family excursion to Samoa with bikes, snorkels and masks.

Wolter Kuiper takes on 'Puffing Billy' the heritage steam engine in a great race through the Dandenong Ranges, Australia.

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.

Cati Pearson extended her Labour Weekend into a 5 day bikepacking trip on Great Barrier Island. The ride kicked off with a pedal along Te Ara i Whiti/Lightpath to board the ferry from downtown Auckland.

Wanaka-based conservation, adventure and wildlife filmmaker Richard Sidey captures his 8 day solo mission across Iceland.