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Derailer broke this morn in Wharfedale. Single speeding it since then!Jeff's bike stories and links from Wellington New Zealand
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Days 4 and a half - Kiwi Brevet
I snuck out of Hanmer on day 4 in the evening and stumbled upon Brian and Steve also heading up Jacks pass. I had moved my sser to hill climb mode, 24/34 so had no problems with the gradient. Riding...
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Kiwi Brevet 2014 long player
Surly Karate MonkeyThe Kiwi Brevet is an 1100 km cross country event designed to give people an experience similar to what its creator Simon Kennett had when he first did the Tour Divide. This years...
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Kiwi Brevet kit evaluation 2014
Here is some gear geekage and ramblings from my 2014 Kiwi Brevet, recorded in no particular order. A few people have asked for a list of kit, but lists are pretty boring so here are some of my views on...
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Hauraki Rail Trail
This is not a tale of epic endurance and sleep deprivation, far from it. Its a story about 6 over 50s casual (very) riders doing the Hauraki Rail Trail. We had a lovely holiday earlier this year with...
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Return to Mount Climie
Jonny in the early 90'sReturn to Mount Climie - With pix by Ricoh Riott.A couple of weeks back I was looking through some old piccies from back in the day. I found a goodie of local rider Jonny Waghorn...
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World's fastest Karate Monkey
My long running fascination with the adaptability of the Surly Karate Monkey reared its head again recently and I made plans to revisit my earlier attempt at the unofficial Karate Monkey World Land...
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Francis Hoen, Johnsonville Cycles
It's 11am on a Saturday morning at Jville Cycles and a guy walks in off the street with a flat tire. A mum shopping for junior's first bike is asking a multitude of questions and the people who have...
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My favourite derailer Shimano XT M750
An awesome CX derailer and will even got to 36 teeth.Do you like using drop bars off road?Do you like using large rear sprockets?Do you use Shimano?See below my favourite derailer. Its my favourite for...
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The Internet, social media and the Kiwi Brevet
 The following is a brief story of my introduction to the Internet and its impact on the Kiwi Brevet via social media.My first introduction to the "Net" came in the late 80's where I became aware of...
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Seat-bag vs rack, Kiwi designs
In 2016 a 3000km dirt brevet called Tour Aotearoa will be held for the length of our country, New Zealand, and like many others I will be looking at what gear I will take, and how I will carry...
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Dynamo lighting 101. Part 1
I have recently set up a bike with a dynamo hub for use in the Tour Aotearoa and while it's all fresh in my mind I will share the basics so you might find it easier than I did. There are many resources...
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So why don't pedestrians get bagged for doing dumb things on the road?
I had a bit of an epiphany the other day as I was commuting through the CBD on my bike. If I catch the first set of lights past the train station I can often make it all the way to Manners Mall before...
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Tune axle swap. 9mm to through-axle
Is your old Tune hub looking sad and neglected cos you dropped her for some swanky new model?No problemo.1. Bash out the old axle  (on the right), using the closest approximation to the official tool...
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Is technology your friend?
Some people think that the Tour de France is at the bleeding edge of tech as far as the bicycle goes, but I suspect that apart from wider tires and rims, TDF tech probably plateaued at least 5 years...
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Dynamo diatribe
I've just realised that I've been posting most of my Tour Aotearoa stuff on my Instagram instead of my blog, which is pretty hopeless as far as being a resource for anyone else who may be...
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Woodward Mounty double-barrel-bottle-mount
Trevor Woodward is doing another run of his revolutionary Woodward Mounty double-barrel-bottle-mount. Try saying that after 2 litres of Angry Peaches!Trev only uses organically grown steel in his work...
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The Great Rimutaka Bike eXperiment
144 kms off road and gravel.The Great Rimutaka Bike eXperiment #GRBX was a social media experiment that paid off in spades for the guys at Inspiring Riding, if empowering people to get out and ride...
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Any plan is better than no plan
For some of you preparing for a bikepacking event is a bit new.3000kms is a long way, but the more prepared you are, the more fun it will be.There is a saying that goes "any plan is better than no...
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What is your Achilles heel?
As I found out in my 2014 Kiwi Brevet, there is nothing worse than having Achilles problems on the bike. I had done two previous KB's without a hint of it. I couldn't pin it down to any one thing,...
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