It was a mixed day which combined inland bush & coastal walks with some cycling in between. The morning started with a short walk up one river, a climb up to a ridge and descent to another river running through a lovely limestone gorge. Lush bush & spectacular rocks &
Cycling
After a bit of uphill from Arthurs Pass to the ridge it was, at last, my chance to tackle the amazing Otira Viaduct descent. I had been denied this on two previous trips due to miserable weather but today was rewarded with perfect conditions. It's a steep grade
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We left Christchurch to avoid drizzle and headed to Springfield. This avoided the dull cycle across the Canterbury Plains and meant we escaped the rain. It was an easy start until things got serious with the ascent of Porters Pass. Mostly steep, apart from the bits which were steeper!, it
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Below are two photos of the Milford Sound Rd heading from Homer Tunnel to Milford Sound. The first was taken just before a thrilling 800m to 0m (sea level) 8km mountain bike descent, part of the Adventure South Milford Wilderness trip. I have also done this in the car (fun
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My regular Sunday cycle was a little unusual this week. When your route includes Tamaki Drive, Auckland's Waterfront, Tsunami warnings on the news get your attention. Heading through Waterview first sign of anything unusual was a couple of Police cars stationed to close the on-ramp to the, barely
Cycling
A Swiss man on a 100-year-old Swiss army bike beats Tour de France 2 stage winner Jens Voigt on his 2009 high tech bike. http://www.youtube.com/v/0QEjuCLcwyM&hl=en&fs=1&&hl=en<\/embed><\/object><\/div>"
Proof, Pukematekeo Summit by bike Originally uploaded by RobiNZ I actually just parked the bike there while getting some photos looking over the city, then turned around to see this!
They lost my support today, Stupid Auckland Harbour Bridge protest goes ahead - RobiNZ Personal Blog
I'm an Aucklander, I'm a cyclist, I'd use a Harbour Bridge cycle path if there was one. I signed up to the Get Across Campaign and got their invitation to this protest. I didn't participate because I thought the action, to block
I think it's great that the New Zealand Cycleway Project is going ahead with National and the Greens support. What amazed me, although have probably read it elsewhere & forgotten, is that 80,000 rode the Central Otago Rail Trail last year. I thought it was a pretty
Take a Look Bike Mirror If anyone looked at the current banner , or full image below, they may wonder about the strange looking fellow with even stranger attire. I call the white thing by my glasses "The Bas" as purchased it...
Auckland Viaduct A amusing cross cultural moment yesterday (Sunday, Jan 25). We made our regular bike ride stop at Planet Ice Cream * - Shed 20, Auckland Viaduct - and the lovely lady who owns the store was there. It's the first time this year we'd seen
