Sam from Aotearoa, New Zealand sent in this beauty of a Hunter Cycles Midtail hardtail cargo bike for this week’s Readers’ Rides. Let’s check it out!
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Under Biking Down Under on Damien’s Trail
A while back we shared the first Under Biking Down Under video and today we’re back with another one from Damien’s trail in New Zealand.
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Under Biking on a Kona Sutra Ltd Down Under
In typical modest Kiwi fashion, local NZ rider Lewis Ferris calls this riding in this video Under Biking. Watch as he rides a Sutra Ltd down one of Wellington’s rowdier public trails.
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Cycling the World With McKenzie Barney Part 2
In Part One of her Cycling the World story, McKenzie Barney wrote about going all-in on bike touring after an introduction to unsupported two-wheeled travel in Vietnam led to a months-long ride down the length of Africa. In Part Two, she picks up the thread in recounting her solitary rides across New Zealand, Australia and South America.
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Cycling the World With McKenzie Barney Part 1
For McKenzie Barney, cycling the world was never about chasing a record, or even adhering to all of the Guinness Book of Records parameters to qualify for an “official” time. But after an introduction to bike touring in Vietnam and learning about the 18,000-mile goal post for a “Cycle the World” completion, she was intrigued. For the next few years she planned, scrimped and saved between trips while pursuing her own Cycling the World project. Earlier this year, she completed the project after having ridden 18,000 miles, in 28 countries, and on five continents. Read on for Part 1 of her journey download, where she writes about moving from thru hiking to bike touring, gaining solo experience in Europe, and then putting it to the test on a ride from Cairo to Cape Town with her partner James. Plus, don’t miss the trailer to her upcoming self-documented, self-edited film!
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Congrats to McKenzie Barney on Completing Her Cycle the World Project
We’re a little late to the congratulatory party but we want to congratulate writer, filmmaker, endurance-rider, and Radavist contributor, McKenzie Barney on the completion of her Cycle the World Project! McKenzie has shared several stories from her 18,000-mile journey that spanned five continents, and four years, and we can’t wait to see more stories from this impressive journey.
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Vuja De: Bikepacking New Zealand’s South Island
After first experiencing New Zealand‘s South Island during a life-altering thru-hike in 2015, Mckenzie Barney returns with a same-but-different journey in mind. This time astride her Kona Sutra LTD, Mckenzie reconnects with the familiar terrain through a new medium all while stitching together classic stretches of mixed-surface bike touring routes to cover the 1500km from Picton to Bluff.
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The Coronet Loop Trail: Queenstown Singletrack at It’s Finest
In the 1980s, Queenstown was a small lakeside community with just a couple thousand residents. Perched on the foreshores of the majestic Lake Wakatipu; its unique mix of snowy-topped mountains, roaring rivers and stunning vistas made it the perfect summer holiday destination for nature-loving Kiwis. However, the mid-90s brought adrenaline junkies and stoke seekers to Queenstown’s shores and soon enough, the town got an ‘Xtreme’ makeover!
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Flex Appeal: A Long-term Review of the Passchier Gump Bamboo Handlebar
We’re living in the golden age of handlebar comfort. Never before have we seen such diversity, originality, or inclusivity for riders as right now. For a lucky few, long days behind an ultra-wide curly bar is analogous to lounging in their favourite La-Z-Boy. For others, a backswept alt-bar with more hand positions than the kama sutra offers the perfect perch to grind out those backcountry miles. But for so many riders, comfort on a long ride is still a thing of legend and fairy tales. With the laminated bamboo Gump handlebars, however, Passchier of New Zealand claims to have found the key to both comfort and performance.
Continue reading for our thoughts on how the Gump handlebar holds up after many months of trail riding and touring…
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Riding in Remembrance: New Zealand’s Paparoa and Pike29 Memorial Track
With ancient podocarp forest blanketing the trail beneath me, I stand, perched on the escarpment about halfway through the Paparoa Trail. The mountain wind forces tears from my eyes and between the momentary breaks in the cloud, I catch a glimpse into the deep channels of Pike River valley, which once held the Pike River Mine.
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Radar Roundup: Saddle Angle, Panda Snacks, Copper PINND, Black People Don’t Do That, and Desert Bike Fishing
Our Radar Roundup compiles products and videos from the ‘net in an easy-to-digest format. Read on below for today’s findings…
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Kona’s “Moving Mountains” Video Follows Riders Through the Paparoa Track in New Zealand’s South Island
Kona‘s latest video features an epic bikepacking trip across the recently built Paparoa Track in New Zealand’s South Island.
Check out more photos and a brief synopsis below. Enjoy!
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HOUSE BLEND: Get Lost Cycling, Wellington
Bombtrack’s House Blend series takes a look at the brand’s dealers around the world. The latest video showcases Get Lost Cycling in Wellington New Zealand. Check out the video above and drop down below to see one of the shop’s latest builds with a Bombtrack Cale.
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Readers’ Rides: Sam’s Late 1980s New Zealand-Built Pertini Ten Road
For something a little different this week, we’re bringing in Sam from Christchurch, New Zealand and his unique late 1980s New Zealand-built Pertini Ten Road. This one has some patina but a great story and as Sam puts it’s “all just old as hell.”
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Wooden Bars? Why Not? New Zealand’s Passchier Bamboo Handlebars
If you recall our coverage of the 2021 Handmade Bicycle Show Australia, then you probably noticed those unique bamboo handlebars on some of the unique builds. Here’s a quick video showcasing Passchier Bamboo Handlebars. Would you ride them?
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Kōpiko
Deane Parker‘s newest bikepacking film brings you along for a ride on the stunning Kōpiko Aotearoa, a 1,100-kilometer route across New Zealand’s North Island. See the wonderful sights, meet the locals, and share in the physical and mental challenges of this bikepacking adventure.
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TRACKME
SALSA CYCLES
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Paparoa Track revisited
Damian Stones and friends take on New Zealand’s Paparoa track in a hut-to-hut adventure.
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Crater Rim Circuit: A Montage
Join Deane and Rose on an overnight bikepacking trip. Starting from the heart of Christchurch around the extinct volcano of Lyttleton Harbour on Banks Peninsula. Starting with a chairlift from Christchurch Adventure Park and finishing with some of the parks groomed singletrack.
