Casey Brown Rewriting the Rules of Mountain Biking
New Zealand-born Casey Brown, who has lived in Canada for the past 16 years, has established herself as one of the most talented female mountain bikers in the world. And now she’s aiming to…
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Sam Gaze Wins Mountain Bike World Title
Rio-bound Cambridge mountain biker Sam Gaze, 20, has made it a New Zealand double taking out the under-23 cross-country title at the UCI World Championships in the Czech Republic. Gaze, who rides professionally for Specialized…
Crankworx Rotorua Slopestyle Finals
Step into Brett Rheeder’s shoes and experience his final run through of the 2016 Crankworx Rotorua Slopestyle Finals in New Zealand. Crankworx has pushed the boundaries of mountain biking by creating a…
Mountain Biking Wellington – Makara Peak
Do you want to find a great place to go mountain biking? Try out Makara Peak in Wellington as Rosara Joseph, Kieran Bennett and Craig Pattle show you what’s…
5 Great Rides for Mountain Bikers
There are numerous mountain bike tracks in New Zealand and a lot of new tracks are being created while old tracks are being reworked. “Many follow old pathways forged by early Māori and pioneer…
One Man. One Wheel. One Epic Trip Across NZ.
Take a look at 100% Pure NZ’s video on New Zealand’s top Freeride mountain biker Conor MacFarlane as he pulls a ‘wheelie’ through Queenstown’s stunning mountain vistas, Christchurch’s urban…
Cam McCaul & R-Dog Mountain Biking
Watch the mountain bike pros and longtime friends, Cam McCaul and Ryan “R-Dog” Howard found themselves with some time in Queenstown, New Zealand. They spent the time having a…
North Island a Feast of Exhilarating Activities
Ahipara, on the west coast of Northland, New Zealand’s northernmost region, is a fantastic place to begin a tour of the North Island, the National Post’s Kat Tancock suggests. “It’s late afternoon on a hot…
The Hobbit Heli Mountain Biking
Devinsupertramp go on a Hobbit adventure by mountain biking through New Zealand. Filmed by Devin Graham and TeamSupertramp using the RED Dragon in 6K resolution, with the Glidecam Devin…
New Zealand’s Heaphy Track Open for Cyclists
New Zealand’s Heaphy Track, the longest of the country’s nine famed Great Walks, is now permanently open to cyclists during winter. In a decision almost 15 years in the making, New…
Exceptional Mountain Biking Trails Abound
New Zealand “boasts exceptional mountain biking” according to Men’s Journal, which includes a feature on our best trails, saying that local “fat tyre offerings are too often overlooked by adventure-seekers rushing toward the beach…
Mountain Biking for the Well-heeled
Queenstown’s Fat Tyre Company is recommended for “those who like riding down and can afford not to pedal up” in the Globe and Mail’s travel pages. “For the well-heeled rider, there’s a…
Impressive on Wheels
A New Zealand mountain biking trip features in the extras of Canadian adventure documentary DVD release, Follow Me, which is paired with a slide show by New Zealander Caleb Smith of Wellington-based mountain bike…
Biking Across the World
Kiwis turn up in the most extreme places. The Copper Canyon region of Mexico is hardcore: the roads are rocks-strewn, pot-holed and dusty. Typical terrain includes dizzying curves, steep switchbacks and narrow passageways. Intrepid mountain-biking Kiwi Blair…
Biking Versus Hiking and the DOC Peacemaker
Mountain biker Yuri Kuzyk takes issue with an Ottawa Citizen article claiming that mountain biking erodes mountain trails in Gatineau Park. He cites the hard science of a 1995 New Zealand Department of Conservation Study that shows…
Queenstown in World’s Ten Best Places for Mountain Biking
“Queenstown has a deserved reputation as the extreme sport’s capital of the southern hemisphere, and the mountain biking is nothing short of crazy. Gorgeous scenery that assaults the senses with waterfalls and snow-capped mountains.”
