Off to New Zealand. Any Advice appreciated

warm18
warm18 Posts: 341
edited January 2008 in MTB general
hi guys well as it says in the title im off to new zealand for 3 weeks and want to get a few days in mountain biking. does anyone have any useful tips . ill be most likely travelling around south island and ont venturing to the north.
i do xc but do fancy having a go at a ski lift downhill day.
thanks
Adrian


Zesty 514
http://cornwallmtb.kk5.org

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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    http://www.vorb.org.nz/forums.html
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
    Parktools :?:SheldonBrown
  • The General
    The General Posts: 23
    If you get chance, both Christchurch and Nelson have some really good riding.
    In ChCh crater rim is good, and in Nelson you've got Fringed hill, Kaka Hill, and the national champs course. Last time I was there you could get route maps for these in the LBS's
  • Matteeboy
    Matteeboy Posts: 996
    Lucky lucky git!

    Wife and I did 3 months there (as part of a 5 month surfing honeymoon) and loved NZ to bits.

    South Island is more mountainous and has some stunning scenery.
    We didn't ride there but I'd love to go back and give the Kaikoura and Queenstown areas a go.

    Oh and the surf was superb too!
    Two Stumpjumpers, a Rockhopper Disk and an old British Eagle.

    http://www.cornwallmtb.kk5.org
  • warm18
    warm18 Posts: 341
    ah fantastic, where did you go surfing? i want to teach my mate if its possible and get some good surfs in. on the short search i did on the web it looks like the north island is better for it.
    thanks for all the advice so far guys. we'll be flying into christchurch most likely to start the road trip round sounth island off
    Adrian


    Zesty 514
    http://cornwallmtb.kk5.org
  • Matteeboy
    Matteeboy Posts: 996
    The South Island was actually more consistent when we were there- Kaikoura has three cranking RH point breaks and we spent three blissful weeks there - although a Great White was spotted just after we left!

    Also surfed Raglan (West N Island), Piha, Gisborne, Taranaki , Castle Rock (nr Wellington) and some of the Northland. Absolutely loved it!
    Two Stumpjumpers, a Rockhopper Disk and an old British Eagle.

    http://www.cornwallmtb.kk5.org
  • llandai
    llandai Posts: 49
    haven't biked in NZ but spent four months snowboarding in queenstown. i'd imagine there should be some good riding up in the remarkables or in coronet peak. queenstown is a good spot to hang out for a while also.
  • richard_l
    richard_l Posts: 375
    Is certainly topical -

    http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/web/si ... z_race.asp
  • lost-time
    lost-time Posts: 549
    Whakarewarewa Forest ....

    http://www.nzonline.org.nz/planetbikero ... biking.htm If you do go up to the North Island and as far as Rotorua.

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