Feature: An Escape - Camp out, Ride out
I often feel the urge to disconnect from real life. Detach myself from normality. Lose myself then find myself again through physical...
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- Mar 23
Feature: Banks Peninsula - A Riders Playground
Circumnavigating a peninsula is a unique experience - with the perfect example of this being Banks Peninsula, on the east coast of the...
- Feb 17
Feature: The Queenstown Trail - A Multi-Day Excursion
Queenstown: the land of majestic landscapes and intrepid exploration. It’s attracted people of an adventurous spirit for eons and, on...
- Feb 15
Feature: Addiction to Explore
I’ve got an addiction. Wait, hear me out! It’s not a bad one. Although, I suppose that depends on how you look at it. I’m addicted to...
- Dec 14, 2022
Feature: The Third Wheel
I’ve always been a solo kind of guy. At school I was known as a loner and, now I’m a little older, I seem to have settled into this...
- Oct 11, 2022
Feature: Otago Trippin'
There are many places in Aotearoa that are jaw–droppingly stunning. But, when it comes to totally unique landscapes, there’s not many...
- Oct 11, 2022
Feature: Kōpiko Aotearoa
Kōpiko Aotearoa. When I first saw that phrase pop into my inbox, towards the end of 2019, I didn’t think much of it. However, the email...
- Sep 15, 2022
Feature: World Tour Meets Gravel
When we initially floated the idea of the alternative race program amongst our EF Pro Cycling riders, in late 2018, there was very little...
- Jul 25, 2022
Feature: 48 Hours of Escapism
Forty-eight hours. A weekend. Two whole days. However you choose to look at it, there are many ways to pass that stretch of time: you...
- Apr 6, 2022
Feature: At the mercy of Mother Nature
In a land with a small span there seems to always be a front looming. It will blow from any which direction. It’s with respect you must...
- Apr 5, 2022
Q&A: NS Carbon
Q&A with Javi and Hugh from NS Carbon. Earlier in the month, we sat down (over Zoom) with dynamic entrepreneurs Javi and Hugh from NS...
- Mar 17, 2022
Feature: Mighty Marlborough
A photo essay of our bikepacking trip to the stunning southern Marlborough region, with a stay at a high-country station thrown in for...
- Jan 27, 2022
Story: Addiction
I’ve got an addiction. Wait, hear me out! It’s not a bad one. Although, I suppose that depends on how you look at it. I’m addicted to...
- Oct 22, 2021
Story: The Rise of the Multi-Discipline Rider
“The inches are all around us.” So goes Al Pacino’s famous speech from Any Given Sunday. “In every break of the game, every minute.” The...
- Oct 21, 2021
Story: P.Digsss: EP
Track 1: Prelude I first bumped into Paora Apera (aka P. Digsss) at Crankworx 2018. He was on the sidelines with a big grin, a beer in...
- Oct 1, 2021
Story: It's Got Texture
Bobby, my ride buddy for the day, settles into his chair, takes a drink of his post-ride smoothie, eyes me impishly and says, “It’s got...
- Sep 24, 2021
Story: Dinner with Keith
A few years back, when I was in the states and got a chance to visit Santa Cruz, which sits on the central California coast. It’s the...
- Sep 3, 2021
Story: Inside Castelli
There are few cycling brands that have iconic status within the sport: Castelli is one of them. The Italian company has a heritage that...
- Sep 3, 2021
Style Counsel: The First Ride Back
How to ease out of hibernation and slip back into the ride cycle. There are two types of cyclist: those who ride through winter - and...
- Aug 12, 2021
Story: The Big Bike Trip
It was a cold morning as we pushed our bikes out of the small apartment in Kolkata. A low fog hung over the city and stretched over the...
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