Hot Rides

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.

Ground Effect staffer Cherie hooks up with friends and family to tie a figure eight around the Wairarapa, linking Greytown, Martinborough and Cape Palliser.

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.

Jess Rathgen and Ryan Carr travel by bike to link up hard core trail running missions in the Pyrenees and the French Alps.

Pete Meffan chronicles his adventures bikepacking the length of the UK on the GB Divide in a four part video series. 60% of the 2000 km is off-road, and there is nearly 30,000 m of climbing. Hard but rewarding.

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.

Mark Megaughin catalogues the thrills, spills and acquired wisdom from a series of increasingly ambitious bike-based family adventures with his pre-school aged kids.

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