Revolutionaries

Joe Houghton says goodbye to his European enduro-packing adventures with plenty of excitement at the EDR in Combloux and Megavalanche downhill race.

Joe Houghton makes his way from Austria to France, sneaking over his first big mountain pass. The inclement weather isn't exactly serving up the Euro summer by bike he had in mind.

Emma Bawtree celebrates a milestone birthday with bestie Fiona Hosie by riding the North Island section of the Tour Aotearoa – taking time to smell the flowers along the way.

Robin Pieper and Will Keay cross the ditch to blitz Tassie's mtb popstars – Maydena and Derby – plus some of the lesser known but also excellent bikeparks and trails. 

Joe Houghton continues his dream European enduro-bikepacking trip. Stage 2 takes him from Italy up to Poland and then back to Austria.

Tony Hutcheson returns to his home town of Tāmaki Makaurau twice in one year with bike and mates in tow, devising an eclectic urban tour linking up cycle paths, obscure lanes and byways with taverns and pastries.

Joe Houghton has filed his report from Finale on the first leg of his dream bikepacking experience. Three months pedalling across Europe, hoping to race a few Enduro World Cups and the Megavalanche along the way.

Joe Houghton tests out the bikepacking/enduro trip combo with a 10 day summer journey from Arthur's Pass to Blenheim. A great shakedown for his 2024 plan to spend three months pedalling across Europe, racing a few Enduro World Cups and the Megavalanche along the way.

The 78.4 km Heaphy Track in Kahurangi National Park is Aotearoa's original multi-day mtb ride, open to bikes each year between 1 May and 30 November. Cati Pearson jumped at the chance to join her mates on their babymoon trip through the Heaphy, and reminds us why it's still an iconic ride.

In typical understated fashion, Emma Bateup takes us along through the highs, lows and pain of her sub-six day blast down the South Island on Aotearoa’s toughest bikepacking race.

Dave Mitchell and Ditte van der Meulen pay homage to Italy’s famous mountain bike playground of Finale Ligure.

Cati Pearson and Tysin Langridge ride an extended loop from Picton taking in the Waikakaho Track and Nydia Track. Their enduring optimism surviving a Christmas gift of extreme wet weather for much of the trip.