SlowRiders: Rapaki to Anaconda
On sunday the SlowRiders rode from Rapaki to Anaconda, then back from Taylors Mistake. Other than the headwind on the way home, riding conditions were perfect! Relive ‘Rapaki to Anaconda.’
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Easter break in Central Otago
A small group of us travelled down to Central Otago for the Easter break. Easter Friday: Rode around Flat Top Hill located just outside Alexandra. The Flat Top Hill circuit crosses Butchers Dam & then follows orange then blue markers to the top of the hill. The trail gains 200 metres of height which at
Reefton: Queens Birthday Weekend, 2017
With fine weather forecast for the coast, 15 of us left a cold, grey day in Christchurch for a long weekend of mountain biking in Reefton. After a coffee and bite to eat, we headed off on our first ride, Blacks Point. This is a loop ride of approximately 15kms (760 meters of elevation during
Don’t forget Denniston!
Barren? Yes – Boring? No! OK, so we are probably all guilty of riding the popular tracks on the West Coast, so Glen and I thought we’d take a look at a lesser ridden track network – Denniston. So I’m no gung-ho rider, but for me, this was an excellent place to practice riding technical
Trackwork 6th of November 2016
We substituted our club ride for trackwork for the Christchurch Adventure Park! We worked for 3 hours on the uphill track finishing it off ready to ride. We dug corners wider to make it more achievable to get around them. It was great that so many people came along and contributed to our local mountain biking community.
Twizel: 21-24th October 2016
Twizel was epic all round! With 18 people this was the largest away trip group we’ve had for a long time. We had multiple ride options each day so people could choose the most suitable ride for them. For most of us Twizel was new terrain, so we were up for an adventure to discover