Alps 2 Ocean

$15.00 NZD

Category: Cycling

Otago Central Rail Trail: Easy Guide by Brian Miller & Diane Miller

$15.00 NZD

Category: Cycling

An easy-to-use pocket guide designed to enhance and extend the experience of cyclists and walkers on the Otago Central Rail Trail. Following an introduction to the region's background and natural history, the book is divided into sections of the trail. Each section has colourful visual cross-sections, p hotos, ideas of what to do and see as well as suggestions for side-trips on each section of the trail. ...Show more

Bikepacking Aotearoa by The Kennet Brothers

$30.00 NZD

Category: Cycling

Bikepacking Aotearoa is a guide to twenty cycling adventures around New Zealand. The trips range in length from two days to two weeks and explore the less travelled parts of this beautiful little country. New equipment and a change of mindset have opened up a whole new world of possibilities. Bike pack ing bags, strap directly on to the bike and allow you to travel fast and light, on off-road capable bikes. Get away from busy main roads. Take to the gravel backroads, cycle trails, and back-country tracks to really get away from it all and find the hidden gems that Aotearoa has to offer. For riders who are looking for adventures close to home and for bikepacking routes that can be completed in 2-3 days Bikepacking Aotearoa offers a choice of 20 exciting routes that explore some of the most scenic parts of the country. These routes are perfect as weekend getaways or as preparation for a bikepacking event. • Introductory chapters cover equipment choice, bike setup, training and preparation. • Includes detailed route descriptions, maps, elevation charts, essential service listings • Routes are graded by difficulty • Includes a list of Bikepacking events on offer around Aotearoa NZ Contents Introduction Choosing and fitting your bike Packing your bags Preparation On the road North Island 1. The Heart of the Octopus 2. Great Barrier Island 3. Coromandel Peninsula 4. Raglan to Te Awa Loop 5. Caves to Coast Loop 6. Geyserland Classic 7. Whanganui – Whangaehu Valley Loop 8. Mangatutu Mission 9. The Five Beaches 10. Remutaka Plus South Island 11. Marlborough Sounds Loop 12. Kahurangi 500 13. Tasman’s Great Taste Trail Plus 14. Rainbow – Molesworth 15. Wilderness No.8 16. Le Banks Peninsula 17. Alps 2 Hakataramea Loop 18. Te Kouka Traverse 19. Nevis and the Old Man 20. The Ram Rock Other Rides Plus summaries of an extra 20 nearby trips – recommended by leading bikepackers. Bonus rides: * Tour Aotearoa: 3000 km the length of New Zealand * Kopiko Aotearoa: 1060 km cape to cape across the North Island ...Show more

Classic New Zealand Mountain Bike Rides 10th Edition by Kennett Brothers

$50.00 NZD

Category: Cycling

Since this book was first published in 1991, mountain bike events, tracks and bikes have undergone a stunning transformation - from pushing heavy fully-rigid clunkers along overgrown stock routes to whipping around purpose-built trails on lightweight full-suspension machines. And over that time, this bo ok has evolved, from a small black-and-white publication to the 416-pager you're holding now. This, the 10th edition of Classic New Zealand Mountain Bike Rides, has focused on our 40 favourite rides. They range from fantastically popular mountain bike parks like Whakarewarewa in Rotorua to the inspirational, multi-day, Old Ghost Road on the West Coast of the South Island. For each ride, you will find: * a detailed route description * Geographx 3D maps * elevation charts * essential tips and nearby services * the intriguing back story to these fabulous rides ...Show more

Where There's a Will - Hope, Grief and Endurance in a Cycle Race Across a Continent by Emily Chappell

$25.00 NZD

Category: Cycling

A London cycle courier with a taste for adventure, Emily Chappell entered an extraordinary new race - The Transcontinental - in which riders must find their own way, entirely unassisted, across Europe in the shortest time possible. On her second attempt, she won the women's event, covering nearly 4,000 miles in 13 days and 10 hours, sleeping in short bursts wherever exhaustion took her. In the aftermath of a win that troubled as much as pleased her she worked with Mike Hall, the founder of the race, until his tragic death on the road. Where There's a Will is a book about a normal person finding the capacity to do something extraordinary; the paradoxes of comradeship, competition, vulnerability and will and the shock of grief, combined in a beautifully written and very human story. ...Show more

Bill Pratney: New Zealand Cycling Legends 3: by Jim Robinson

$20.00 NZD

Category: Cycling | Series: New Zealand Cycling Legends

Pratney’s cycling career began in 1926 at the age of 17 and spanned an astounding seven decades. He won an array of championship titles and he triumphed in classic races. Tagged the ‘Iron Man’, Pratney was tough as nails. His extraordinary career had barely begun when he was involved in a dreadful accident. One rider was killed, while Pratney was left for dead. Against the odds, Pratney recovered and got back on his bicycle. This is his remarkable story. ...Show more

Classic New Zealand Mountain Bike Rides South Island Updated 9th Edition by Jonathan Kennett

$30.00 NZD

Category: Cycling

The ninth edition of New Zealand's best-selling mountain biking guide has been fully revised to include all the essential information needed to guide you to the most exhilarating rides around the country. For over 25 years, the Kennett Brothers have carved a name for themselves in the sport of mountain biking. They continue to promote their passion by designing and building tracks, organising events and writing and publishing books. If it's worth biking, it's in this book. Now it's your turn to discover New Zealand's best trails! ...Show more

Queenstown & Central Otago Best Bike Rides by Kennett Brothers

$15.00 NZD

Category: Cycling

Queenstown and Central Otago Best Bike Rides includes 18 of the best cycle trails in and around New Zealand's adventure capital. This full-colour book provides all of the maps, elevation charts and track information you need for an unforgettable cycling holiday. If it's worth riding, it's in this book. ...Show more

Tour Aotearoa Official Guides, 2nd Edition

$20.00 NZD

Category: Cycling

This Road I Ride: My Incredible Journey from Novice to Fastest Woman to Cycle the Globe by Juliana Buhring

$42.00 NZD

Category: Cycling

In December 2012, Juliana Buhring became the first woman to circumnavigate the world by bicycle. With only a few months of training and little sponsorship, support or money she left from Naples on 23 July 2012 to cycle the world. Raised in a religious cult as a child, Juliana finally broke away as a you ng adult and found her soul mate - an explorer seeking the source of unmapped rivers in Africa. When he was killed by a crocodile, her world went dark. To escape her grief, she decided to set herself a challenge. Having never seriously ridden a bike, she set out to ride around the world. 18,000 miles, 152 days, 4 continents, 19 countries, 29 punctures, 6 big mountains, 1 desert and a cyclone later, she made it back just days before Christmas with a Guinness World Record. Empowering, inspiring, often humorous, This Road I Ride is testimony to the power of sheer will to overcome any obstacle. Discover a true story of adventure, blood, sweat and gears. ...Show more

Louise Sutherland: Spinning the Globe by Bronwen Wall

$25.00 NZD

Category: Cycling | Series: New Zealand Cycling Legends

Louise was a small woman with a big heart. She knew virtually nothing about bicycles, except what really mattered, and so became a cycling legend without winning a single race. Instead Louise Sutherland planned her own route - one that was far longer and rougher than any Tour de France. She was the firs t person ever to cycle right across Brazil, through the Amazon Jungle. The day she arrived in Brazil in 1978, government officials told Louise that her plan was "Quite impossible!" The Trans-Amazon Highway, connecting one side of Brazil with the other, had just been bulldozed and passed through remote areas inhabited by "primitive" people and wild animals. The idea that this petite woman from New Zealand could ride a bicycle slap bang through the middle of such wilderness was "absolutely crazy". But Louise wasn't any ordinary cyclist. She had already pedalled through 50 countries and solidly believed in the best of human nature, especially in indigenous peoples - around the world she had found them to be the most hospitable. In fact, she was sceptical of modern civilisation. Travelling alone, her small stature and humble mode of transport presented no threat to anyone. And loneliness didn't worry her: "I was never lonely while I was cycling. I had my bicycle to talk to." ...Show more

The Swart Brothers, Jack and Stephen by Russell Jones

$25.00 NZD

Category: Cycling