The first reaction I generally get when I (or others) tell someone I’m going to ride NZ is, WTF are you crazy? It seems like an impossible feat for nonbikers, right? It stands out as a holy grail achievement, even for those who cycle.(I’m not taking that away from any […]
Riding New Zealand
The Old Ghost Road
I’ve put a series of photos at the end of all these blurbs, fast forward if you don’t need my lengthy words in your head. (ps, there are tons of photos!) There is a history with this great ride, and if I didn’t quickly mention some of it, […]
Bikepacking, it is a thing!
If you had asked me two years ago (which someone did), Bikepacking wasn’t ever going to be my thing. You may sugar coat it as much as you like (and it’s all true), with the stories of beautiful scenery, the freshness of being outdoors, being free to explore, anywhere you […]
FatBoy does Glendhu Bay Bike Park, Wanaka
Straight up, it costs $30 for an Adult ride pass, where you can ride all day from open to close. If you want to do three days or more / season pass, there are pricing options. Do I think it is value for money? Well yes. These guys have done […]
Rebuild
I’m notorious for writing long posts. A rebuild of the FatBoy is going to be one of those posts. To save you reading all my rambling words of ‘detail’, i’ve first added a quick captioned photo timeline of the build from start to finish as a visual tour (Part 1), […]
I won’t shut up about Gearing
When you get further into riding you can tweak a few things. One of those ‘things’ is working out the gearing on your bike, you can muck around with online ratio calculators to find out what works or go ride your mates’ bikes set up. For those that don’t know […]
Wensley’s Cycles & 2 Tyre Tracks 8 Hour
The weekend brought a few of us a Saturday 4 / 8-hour mountain biking enduro event out at Sandy Point MTB Tracks. This is a well-organised event run by the Southland Mountain Bike Club, supported by local MTB enthusiasts and sponsored by Wensley’s Cycles & 2 Tyre Tracks Starting at […]
Reflect’or’ing on Tubeless
Since I got my Fat Boy I’ve wondered about going full ‘Monty’ tubeless. The Internet communicates some wonderful success and failure stories about this very thing, enough of them to keep a reader entertained and or to stop procrastinating further about trying to justify the change and just go and […]
When is Fat “Too Fat”
Let’s talk about weight loss. Fat Bikes, just look heavy. This is the first thing non-fat bike riders think when they see one and who can blame them when the tyres just look like they belong on a motorbike. If your Fat Bike has a alloy frame and a carbon […]
May 2019 Wall Paper
Added a Ranger Frame Bag from Revelate Designs https://www.revelatedesigns.com/index.cfm/store.catalog/frame-bags/fullframebags