Trans NZ – Day 4: The Wild West
At some stage when you're talking to people about doing Trans NZ, especially locals, they may suggest that its a reasonable amount of money to pay to ride trails that you can pretty much access any time you wan...
Trans NZ – Day 3: Peaking Duck
There were so many reasons to look forward to Day 3 on Trans NZ... First up, Coronet Peak is SO hot right now. Head to any fashionista main stream mountain bike website and you'll be hard pressed or just straig...
Trans NZ – Day 2: The Edge of Tomorrow
You'd think when you come away for a 5 day race that after finishing each fairly big day, you'd eat everything that was offered up to you and then fall blissfully into a 10 hour sleep, to arise fresh the next d...
Trans NZ – Day 1: Beginners Luck
As I stand at the start line of writing up 5 days worth of Race Reports for the Trans NZ Enduro, I find myself mixed up in a cocktail of laziness and reflection which has resulted in the two week gap between th...
Mission Briefing – Last of the Summer Shred
Last week I proceed to bemoan the state of affairs for 2016 thus far on the Dirty Mission front... So, rather than bleat on like a roasted goat, it's time to put some runs on the board.
My main approach for ...
The Blank Canvas
Woah, Mid Feb and its taken me a loooong time to come out with the usual 'WTF is going on?/Me Me Me' post which acts as a rambling preview as to what's coming up on the Mission side of the Dirty Business. Well,...
The EWS Love Affair
Hopefully this is the last week of #Bracelyfe! I'm touching wood/cloth that its the final dash to being cleared by the docs this coming week, getting de-braced and commencing the next phase of the Road to Recov...
EWS Finale – Day 2: Doom & Redemption
Here we are then... The final day of the Finale EWS... The final day of riding on EuroEnduro II... The final race day of 2015... The final day of racing for some big PRO careers and the final day of the EWS ser...
EWS Finale – Day 1: The Talent Test
An EWS Race weekend... An 800km drive... A 13 hour flight and all of a sudden I'm back in the cHub feeling not only jet lagged into Zombie status, but also disgusted with myself that its the first time in a few...
EWS Italy – Preview: The Finale Countdown
I'm learning quickly that back to back EWS rounds when you're sick and have a few bike issues can make for some interesting times! Initial plans called for getting to Italy and then macking out on some of the s...