I spent a month in the South Island of New Zealand in January and February 2023. I stayed on the eastern side of the mountains and linked up some existing trails, quiet roads and bike routes. I intended to visit the north island as well, but as large areas had been badly affected by flood …
Today’s ride on Komoot Time to leave the YHA in Nelson and it seemed like everyone in the dorm room was doing the same. I’d finished my breakfast and made the mistake of asking a guy where he was riding too today. He’d brought his helmet to breakfast, so I should have realised that he …
Again, the day looked downhill on paper, but while there were some exhilarating downhills, there were plenty of hills to climb. After the second, they were of decreasing severity, which was nice. After the Rainbow Trail, it was hard to get enthused about the rural scenery. The highlight was the pathetic local driving on a …
Today’s ride on Komoot Mist covered the lake, the mountains and our campsite this morning. It was eerie and beautiful, but cool and everything was dripping wet. I got up early and ate, filtered some water and looked for good photo opportunities. The area around here is what I was expecting from NZ scenery – …
At the hostel this morning, I met two tourers Ramon from Argentina and Vincent from Belgium They’re doing the Rainbow Road like me today. They were off before me, but I met them at the coffee shop soon after. I had a few things to get so we thought we’d be aiming for the same …
The Rainbow Trail – Hanmer Springs to Lake Tennyson Read More »
Today’s ride on Komoot A wet start today with drizzle and cool temps. Luckily it’s only 36 kms up to Hanmer Springs where I’ve booked a room to wait out the rain from the cyclone. I have to make comment on the drivers today. I think I’ve ridden enough roads here in NZ, to have …
Today’s ride on Komoot (to Hurunui) Today’s ride on Komoot (to Culverden) Last night was noisy as the campsite was close to the road. However, my mat didn’t deflate, so the last repair has worked well. There’ll be more required I suspect, as this issue looks like a manufacturing error, albeit 4 years after buying …
Christchurch has some great cycleways and I was aware that you could leave the city and head north along protected paths. That’s fantastic, not that the traffic in Christchurch is bad at all. So, I followed the signs and turns for kilometres until I was in Rangiora at lunch time. There I met Barbara from …
I got going early today because the first opportunity for second breakfast was in 30kms at the metropolis of Horrorata. Rakaia was Gorge-ous (oh hah ha hardy ha) in the early morning light. Right off the bat, I struck the only hill of the day. It was frustrating because the great views were mainly behind …
UPDATE – I’ve just passed 20,000 kms but I’ll update my review after the bike has been serviced next month in the Netherlands and any parts replaced etc. That detail should be of more value to readers. I’m still super happy with the bike though ! On my five and a half month South East …
Koga World Traveller (2 of 3) – Review after 12,500 km Read More »
