New toy to ride the ‘worlds steepest downhill’
Meet what became known as 'Rapid Rob'
Thanks Cycle City Manukau!
Thanks to the workshop at Cycle City Manukau. Was cycling while a quiet country road near Auckland Airport and heard a strange 'ping'. Soon after what felt initially like a flat tyre turned out to be a broken spoke on the rear wheel. It was still in place
Remarkable Adventures International Cycling
Adventure South have launched a new website for their international tours. I really like the design but felt compelled to add a few annotations of my own. NZ & Vietnam done, Tibet/Nepal next in September 2014! Remarkable Adventures - www.remarkableadventures.co.nz Welcome to Adventure South’s Remarkable
From Tibet to the edge of the Universe
From Tibet to the known Universe
Coming in 2014 - The most epic cycling trip I’ve ever contemplated!
From Kaikoura to Tibet?
No escaping Adventure South even when being lazy watching TV!
Watching NZ Story on TVNZ One, about Lydia Bradey the first woman to summit Everest, thinking about Bas's Tibet/Nepal ride next year. Then they showed a clip from an old news broadcast which had (I'm pretty sure) Geoff Gabites, as NZ Alpine Club President, commenting
New Zealand Mountain Biking
Been a while since I did any trail riding but this shows New Zealand at it’s best. Heli-biking in Queenstown looks awesome. I’ve only done some remote metal road riding (left) and a part day single track ride down Skippers Canyon (right). That will have to change as
Amazing what reminds you of a cycle tour…
One of the delights about joining a cycle tour group is the wonderful people you meet. Who’d have thought a bike trip in New Zealand would be connected, quite directly, to this… Space Insurers continue to make profits...but for how much longer? - Hyperbola “Ariane 5 ECA carries
Marlborough\West Coast Cycle Day 8 – Kaikōura to Christchurch
Last dinner, last ride, end of a wonderful Christmas Eve tour
Marlborough\West Coast Cycle Day 7 – Wairau Valley & the Sounds
A downhill valley and sounds cycling, then drive to Kaikōura
Marlborough\West Coast Cycle Day 6 – To St Arnaud
Reprise Motueka Valley and on to St Arnaud
Marlborough\West Coast Cycle Day 5 – Fancy footwork & the Tākaka Hill
Knocking the bastard off... Tākaka Hill