October 2022

21.39kms I’d read that Old Kilpatrick was a bog and to be avoided during winter. I wasn’t sure how rainy it had been so posted on a facebook group asking if anyone knew the conditions. A local guy named Walter said he was heading up and invited me along. Defo, it’s always easier (and safer) …

Home is where the heart is, and its where I started. Originally from sunny Hawke’s Bay I moved to Wellington 14 years ago. It didn’t take long for the windy city to become my home. With a bustling city life and plenty of mountains around it was good for a social life and offering plenty …

After a month of saying farewell to all my family and friends over food and copious amounts of alcohol I’d only been out for a couple of rides and was vastly unfit. I was a bit worried about getting out in new terrain with someone I didn’t know. I was going up with a friend …