Cycle touring in New Zealand, what do we know about cycle touring? Well not alot apart from you cycle from place to place carrying all your gear, I guess that is a start!
Because of this and the huge distance we wanted to cover in the US we started our trip with the aid of a van. The plan was to spend 4.5 months starting in LA and travelling in a big circle visiting National Parks and mountain biking the best trails we could find along the way. After buying a beat up old van and a trip to Walmart to purchase camping gear we set off.
Now this is all another story as our time in the US draws to a close we have started to prepare for the next leg of the trip New Zealand, with only our new bikes for transport. Yes new bikes, the old ones went to a new home via ebay, as we found a great deal on 2 2010 model Kona Sutras from a great shop in Salida, Absolute Bikes (thanks guys). We have also purchased a BOB trailer from a shop in Santa Cruz, panniers from a shop in Estes Park and visited no end of Pearl Izumi shops (thanks to Frances in Gilroy for her help) to stock up on cycle gear.
This blog will cover our final preparations and our trip in New Zealand and, with any luck the rest of the trip in Australia, Thailand and beyond.
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