04 June 2025 3 Comments
Dave Mitchell and Ditte van der Meulen continue their exploration of Sardinia’s tracks and rich archaeological history.
27 May 2025 3 Comments
Dave Mitchell and Ditte van der Meulen sail to Sardinia to taste its exceptional singletrack, curious archaeology and pleasant maritime climate... and to sample its eponymous sandwich filling.
20 May 2025
Huw Kingston spends 5 days on a slice of the Munda Biddi Trail in Western Australia in preparation for the Alpine Odyssey Aotearoa, a 90 day, 4000 kilometre traverse of New Zealand on bikes towing skis. Joined by great mate Laurence Mote (one time Ground Effect staffer) they depart 25 June, plan to ski all 24 Kiwi ski fields en route and raise $75,000 for climate adaptation projects in the South Pacific.
06 May 2025 3 Comments
Emma Bateup completes the Great Southern Brevet. 1100 km of gravel and farm track over four and a half gruelling days through the extremes of Central Otago weather – horizontal rain, snow storms, blistering heat and strong winds – mostly from the wrong direction.
29 April 2025 1 Comment
Cati Pearson & Tysin Langridge experience the many stunning highs and lost lows of the Tour du Mont Blanc.
25 March 2025 4 Comments
Cati Pearson pedals Coromandel over New Year – packing 120 km and 3000 m of climbing into two days. Nice to burn off New Year's excesses, but her top tip would be to extend the itinerary to three days.
18 March 2025 7 Comments
Jane Shearer and Chris Nelson circumnavigate Taiwan – delighting in local cuisine, dodging typhoons and grappling with the local road code that includes the committing 'Taiwan Turn' into oncoming traffic.
04 March 2025 3 Comments
As part of an international crew of seven women, Ella Wake cycles 833km down the length of Sri Lanka over ten days. They have raised over $20K for Hey Sister to help fund higher education for 13 Sri Lankan orphaned girls.
25 February 2025 8 Comments
John and Jenny Mote cycle tour through Somerset, Devon, Bretagne and Normandy to watch their granddaughter Ellesse Andrews triumph in the velodrome at the Paris Olympics.
11 February 2025
Tanning is so 1980s, and being sun-safe matters. We sent our friends at BQ across the ditch a Flare and Solaris sunshirt for testing in the harsh QLD sun - they're comfortable, made in New Zealand and they were really impressed!
21 January 2025 6 Comments
Emma Bateup recounts her challenging bike to, hike carrying bike, and bike home from the Tararua Southern Crossing.
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