Tag: South Island
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Alex Rocks
Click or not: Alex RocksAlexandra has to be one of our favourite places to ride a mountain bike. The rockscapes are otherworldly in their formations, the wide openness and expansive views unlike anywhere else in the country. And the trails, well if like your terrain natural and your descents long and fast, this is the place. Former JAFA Phil Oliver… …
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South By South Quest
Click or not: South By South QuestFrench globetrotter, artist, surfer and rider sounds like the dream job description, right? Tito Tomasi lives them all, and hasn’t worked a day in his life! He graced our shores over summer, or should that be our shores (and mountains, lakes, parks) graced him, and conspired in the most spectacular way to produce the latest… …
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Drones Over Old Ghosts
Click or not: Drones Over Old GhostsThe Old Ghost Road is a must-do ride that we still must do, and this spectacular drone footage of Jamie Nicoll and Tristan Rawlence flowing along the sinuous singletrack on the epic ridgelines confirms that it must be done soon. The clip is from a new doco called Muscle and Dreams – Creating the Old Ghost Road, produced by West… …
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This Is My Real Job: Jamie Greenway
Click or not: This Is My Real Job: Jamie GreenwayYou know those mountains don’t just produce trails by themselves don’t you? Snow doesn’t just melt away and form jumps berms and singletrack due to volcanism, though that did help way back in the day. It’s hard working people like Cardrona Bike Park’s Jamie Greenway who swap handlebars for pick handles and melt the icing on these… …