As much as possible, in the longest possible time.
Below is the setup used for the 2020 Tour Aotearoa (click here for the TA blog post to read all about it). In summary, all went really well, and it just would be better to have had a different bike. Else this Tour Aotearoa gear list is relatively fast & light and good to go! […]
Is it possible to see the North Island of New Zealand with a window of only two short weeks? That was the question on our minds (spoiler: definitely not enough). Next question was how – camp, camper van, airbnb, motels/hotels..? Our answer: it’s easy enough to find a caravan park with a ‘cabin’ at fairly […]
November 2019 – A campground to revisit again sometime! Christmas Creek Campground was the perfect spot to camp, set on the bank of the flowing creek which is perfect during hot summer days. From the car park the walk was fairly short to the Stinson turnoff (flagged with tap/”before the grave”), and that was a […]
Pre-Spiel The first edition of this race last year attracted a large contingent of racers and had excellent coverage giving you insight into an exciting and challenging race. It was clearly very well run – a factor driven by renowned racer/here Race Director Staffan Björklund. So; a new well-run race.. A real expedition style over […]
March 2019 – Ararula-Moogera-Ta-da. A really easy trip onto the edge of the Main Range NP and the secluded bush camp ‘Spicers Gap’ is the ideal place to stay. 2km Above the camp is a fantastic lookout on the ridge line called the Governors Chair. From there is a large loop which is not that […]
Pre-Spiel; This race was actually off the calendar; I’d made a lousy promise to limit races until April in lieu of family time. That is until I got an email from Mark Wilson around Xmas asking if I’d like to join their team for Alpine Quest the month later. Fortunately the words “unsanctioned activity” gets […]
Pre Spiel: Following most international race updates, it is the enticing images (or videos) of an ‘exciting’ race that draws the eye to the Corsica Raid Adventure which is part of the Outdoor Racing World Tour. Celebrating their 25th anniversary for this 1-6 June 2018 edition it was ‘back to the roots’, however we didn’t […]
I assume it fell apart from off road use and vibrations – screw on the underside came off in my hand and bits everywhere incl. the quick release leaver. Steps to fix: Turn the leaver upside down so you can work with it on top of the handlebars and everything wont fall out (Pic 1) […]
Pre-spiel: This race has always been ‘fun’, with a 2 person format and an atmosphere that everyone is there to just have a good time.. This year, not so much.As an inclusion in the Adventure 1(A1) series, all the top Australian 4-person teams were there, and in a sharp team myself it suddenly felt very […]
Pre-Spiel: There’s something enchanting about epic events that nag at me to do them. I love mountain biking, and the past Kona 24/Flightcente Epic/now-Merida 24 races have vaguely been on my radar for years as ‘that sounds cool’. What isn’t cool is that I’m not a fan of things that require lots of laps (here each […]