14 July 2026 5 Comments
Emma Bawtree and Fiona Hosie complete their TA epic – riding the South Island north from Bluff – with plenty of honey, roadside rags and friends made along the way.
24 June 2026 5 Comments
Dave Mitchell and Ditte van der Meulen compare the clockwise and anticlockwise merits of the Coronet Loop Trail in Queenstown.
16 June 2026 1 Comment
It’s 10 years since the first wave of Tour Aotearoa riders gathered predawn in late February for the inaugural 3,000 km brevet from Cape Reinga to Bluff. Jonathan Kennett reflects on what has changed and remained constant on the pedal to the bottom of the land of the long white cloud.
05 May 2026
Dave Mitchell and Ditte van der Meulen park up at the Kenepuru Heads DOC campsite and explore the Kenepuru Sound by bike and foot, learning plenty about the history of the area along the way.
24 March 2026 3 Comments
Finn McLachlan escapes the capital on the bus with his bike for a Waitangi Weekend overnighter. With his sights set on the possibility of making it all the way up Mt Matthews – the tallest maunga in the Orongorongo range, Finn battles the wind, finds a glimpse of the city and more wild places.
17 March 2026 2 Comments
A bikepacking trip in Aotearoa, an encounter with Cass Gilbert and a pressing question inspired Michael Dammer to create the Trans Ecuador Mountain Bike Route (TEMBR) with his brothers. He shares how it came about and what is (hopefully) still to come.
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