Some advice please - off-road touring in New Zealand
lae
Posts: 555
Hi all,
I'm semi-permanently moving to Dunedin in the spring, and there are a lot of off-road trails I'd like to explore. Firstly I was thinking of going up the (sedate) Rail Trail to Alexandria, then over to Cromwell and Queenstown then along the off-road trails around Lake Wakatipu for a while, then coming back on the Old Dunstan Road, then another time trying the trails from Blenheim>Hanmer Springs>Nelson. Although none of these trails are technical, they are rather 'rugged'. I've found some pictures below:
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5146/5...a446f5386f.jpg
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5268/5...dc463690_b.jpg
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Jkey5DB4ab...0/IMG_1902.JPG
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_X-YZ9kSTgP...tan+Road+2.jpg
http://cyclingdutchgirl.files.wordpr...pg?w=450&h=253
The question is - do I build up a beautiful 1970s Holdsworth Mistral with some modern-ish (but classic looking) components and off-roady tyres (it can take 37c with mudguards), or do I build something more rugged - an On-One Inbred 29er with drop bars? Basically, will the Inbred be necessary or would it be overkill? I'll be camping but travelling on the light side.
I'm semi-permanently moving to Dunedin in the spring, and there are a lot of off-road trails I'd like to explore. Firstly I was thinking of going up the (sedate) Rail Trail to Alexandria, then over to Cromwell and Queenstown then along the off-road trails around Lake Wakatipu for a while, then coming back on the Old Dunstan Road, then another time trying the trails from Blenheim>Hanmer Springs>Nelson. Although none of these trails are technical, they are rather 'rugged'. I've found some pictures below:
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5146/5...a446f5386f.jpg
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5268/5...dc463690_b.jpg
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Jkey5DB4ab...0/IMG_1902.JPG
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_X-YZ9kSTgP...tan+Road+2.jpg
http://cyclingdutchgirl.files.wordpr...pg?w=450&h=253
The question is - do I build up a beautiful 1970s Holdsworth Mistral with some modern-ish (but classic looking) components and off-roady tyres (it can take 37c with mudguards), or do I build something more rugged - an On-One Inbred 29er with drop bars? Basically, will the Inbred be necessary or would it be overkill? I'll be camping but travelling on the light side.
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