Age - 43
Profession - Poo Doctor (plumber)
Experience - weekend warrior since the 80s
Bike - 29er avanti competitor
Age - 2013
Bike set-up - revelate bags all the way
Camping gear - one man tent, lite weight kathmandu sleeping bag, silk liner, matt and titanium spork
Age: 52
Profession: chef
Experience: street rider all my life
Bike: GT Zaskar black
Age: brand new
Bike set up: toppeak rack 700-35 tires
Camping gear: light weight
Age: 52
Profession: Cabinet maker machinist
Cycling experience (endurance event or touring history): Le Petit Brevet Nov 2011, Tekapo Run 79, Molesworth Muster, Hanmer Hammerhead about 14 years of mountain bike events.
Bike (make, model and colour): Canondale Rush
Bike Age: 8 years
Bike setup (racks, modifications, wheel size, tyre size): 26inch tyres, carrier with pannier bags, few tools, spare tyre
Basic Gear list (e.g.. camping): One man Bivvy, sleeping bag, airbed, maps, one change of bike gear, rain jacket just in case!
Age: 22
Profession: Student
Cycling experience: Toured around Tasmania, Australia in 2010
Bike: Specialized, Epic, Red and Black
Bike Age: 2011 Model
Bike setup: 26inch wheels, running 2.2 tubeless. Rear Freeloader with pannier racks. Front handlebar bag.
Basic Gear list: Camping: Sleeping bag, sleeping mat, tarp, mozzie net, basic single jet butane burner, mug.
Riding gear: Jersey, two pairs of bibs, spray jacket, leg warmers, warm gloves.
Casual Clothes: Jandals, shorts, shirt, merino jumper.
Age: 59
Profession: IT
Cycling experience (endurance event or touring history): I used to do some cycle touring. Keen to get back into it. Starting at the deep end :-)
Bike (make, model and colour): Scott "Scale 60". Black, yellow trim. Hardtail, cantilever brakes, my old Brooks saddle from way back. Mainly used for commuting up to now...
Bike Age: 2005
Bike setup (racks, modifications, wheel size, tyre size): Added FreeLoad rack at the rear, bar ends, extra bottle holders, wider tyres (WTB Wolverine 26x2.2, tubed). Dug out my old Tika handlebar bag, and a pannier. I'm planning to carry nothing on my back.
Basic Gear list (e.g. camping): Bivy bag, Exped Downmat, summer weight down bag, basic tools, etc. No cooker.
Age: 45
Profession: Geek
Cycling experience (endurance event or touring history): Various random road events over the years plus some touring in NZ and Europe. Limited off road experience and first Brevet.
Bike (make, model and colour): Specialized Stumpjumper Comp 29er Hardtail
Bike Age: couple of months.
Bike setup (racks, modifications, wheel size, tyre size): The bike is pretty much stock (including tires which are tubed 29 x 1.95) except for the saddle (running an Arione cannibalized from my roadie), a slightly shorter stem, and barends.
Bags: Freeload rack + 20 litre dry bag up front. Mapcase mounted on top of dry bag. Revelate gas tank. Carousel Design Works Escape Pod Saddle Bag. Cammelbak mule with 3L bladder.
Basic Gear list (e.g. camping): Bivvy bag, sleeping bag, sleeping mat, all in dry bag (along with merino long sleeve top & long johns), most of the other stuff in the saddle bag. Backpack will be lightly loaded except for days when lots of water needed.
Age: 40
Profession: Clothing Designer, but would prefer to be a full-time cycle tourist.
Cycling experience (endurance event or touring history): Several short and extended cycle tours in the last 20 years around NZ, Philippines, Fiji, Mexico and an 8 month training ride from SW China to Indonesia last year.
Bike (make, model and colour):1996 Kona Kilauea, turquoise
Bike Age: 16 years. One careful lady owner.
Bike setup (racks, modifications, wheel size, tyre size): Original frame (and paint job) and derailleurs. The rest is a mostly borrowed mash-up of parts from our garage and Daryl's bike cave – thanks D!. 26" Maxxis Crossmark 2.1 tyres. Ergon grips. Blackburn mountain rack. Front harness, frame bag and feed bags custom made by myself and friends (thanks to Scott, Jo and Cactus Equipment).
Basic Gear list (e.g. camping): Bivvy bag, Macpac Pinnacle sleeping bag (20 years old, once owned by the late great Sam Raphael) and 3/4 Thermarest. Plastic spork, sunblock, insect repellent, No Doz and anti-inflammatories. Probably way too much other stuff.
Thanks to Mark for the training motivation and the endless hours invested in my bike so I can go out and suffer without him having to listen to me for a change.
Age: 50
Profession: Sales
Cycling experience (endurance event or touring history): I followed Simon's GDR campaign with interest and admiration and was glued to the Kiwi Brevet site for the 2010 edition. I then spent too much time hanging around Jonty's Revolution Bicycles and ended up getting dragged into the Brevet by some sort of weird gravitational pull ... I've been exploring the Wellington hills a lot lately.
Bike (make, model and colour): Surly Cross Check in "Gravy Brown" mmmm
Bike Age: 2011
Bike setup (racks, modifications, wheel size, tyre size): "Midge" Bars, 700c Wheels built by Oli at roadworks: XT Hubs laced to Salsa Delgado rims. 700x45 Schwalbe Marathon Mondial tyres. (basically the biggest I can fit between the stays). 3x9 Drivetrain. Front rack from Velo Orange to carry handlebar bag nice and low and Topeak rear rack for Dry Bag. Jandd Frame Bag.
Basic Gear list (e.g. camping): Ultra light Macpac sleeping bag + bivy bag. Primary fuel: One square Meals. 2x Water bottles + Camelback bladder.
Brevet theme song: "Return of the Grevious Angel" by Gram Parsons.
Age: 45 & 50
Profession: Accountant & IT Support
Cycling experience: A few years dabbling in various disciplines- mountain biking, road racing, commuting, local and overseas touring including the Great Divide. Strengths: Carbo loading.
Bike: Santa Cruz Superlight & Giant XTC
Bike Age:11 & 9
Bike setup: Free load rack. 26”. & Tubus rack.
Basic Gear list: Henry’s tarp tent (2 person tent weighing 1kg), car sunshields for camping mats, down sleeping bag liners & fleece liners. 2 sets cycle clothes. Minimal off bike clothes. All equipment will be on bikes ie no backpacks. Julie has 4L water bag that is handle bar mounted. Thomas has 5 bottle cages installed.
Age: Closing on 50
Profession: Office seat warmer and father of two great daughters ...
Cycling experience (endurance event or touring history): Grew out of multisport and XC racing, experienced the Cape Epic and now hooked on blue dot watching.. also 2011 and 2012 Le Petite Brevets and 2012 Great Southern Brevet
Bike (make, model and colour): "Black Bike" aka 2012 Niner Air 9 Alloy, fully rigid with Carbon Forks.
Bike Age: Less than a month..
Bike setup: 29er of course, no racks or backpack, will add dust later..
Basic Gear list (e.g. camping): Full camping: bivvi bag, light down sleeping bag and silk liner, emergency tarp.
Sponsored / supported by: Niner Bikes, my wife and daughters and blue dot supporters at home...
Age: 52
Profession: Real Estate Agent
Cycling experience (endurance event or touring history): Numerous Canterbury back country rides
Bike (make, model and colour): Van Dessel Buzz Bomb 29er
Bike Age: 8 years old
Bike setup (racks, modifications, wheel size, tyre size): Rholloff hub, revelate seat bag, freeload rack and drybag, aero bars, ergon grips, no suspension. (bars and grips are great) 29 inch wheels with crossbike tyres.
Basic Gear list (e.g. camping): Tarp, lightweight macpac sleeping bag, Klymit mat, cooker, pot, voltaren and saddle sore cream.
Age: 38
Profession: Bicycle Technician
Cycling experience (endurance event or touring history): Commute, Audax, bunch of singletrack in AZ and SoCal, numerous solo tours
Bike (make, model and colour): Salsa Fargo ti
Bike Age: 2011
Bike setup (racks, modifications, wheel size, tyre size): Apex with triple, Revelate bags, Chris King rear, SON 28 new front, E-werk, Ayup and Exposure lights
Basic Gear list (e.g. camping): Contrail, Exped
Age: 23
Profession: Student, transitioning into 'Job Seeker'.
Cycling experience (endurance event or touring history): Couple of ill-fated 24hour solo events, some (relatively) casual cycle-touring around the South Island, and general Wellington skids.
Bike (make, model and colour): Niner EMD9, THE BLACK OF NIGHT.
Bike Age: Varies. Frame is about a month old, everything else a big older.
Bike setup (racks, modifications, wheel size, tyre size): Big wheels (and corresponding tyres). Subject to final confirmation: freeload racks front and rear with drybags, plus light backpack. Yes, this is not what is in the photo, but not far off.
Basic Gear list (e.g. camping): Sleeping mat + bag, bivvy bag, thermals/lycras/other figure-hugging clothing, ayup lights (with limited battery life...), misc. other items.
Age:16
Home: Wellington
Occupation: 7th former
Pre MTB: tramping, road riding and skiing
Year began mountainbiking: 1987
Preffered type of riding: racing, mad downhills and anything else really.
Races competed in: 88 Omega and Tararua Traverse, 89 Wgtn Botanical Gardens, Kahuterawa, Port Hills Classic, Hawkins Hill, Karapoti Classic and Riverhead Off Road Race.
Most memorable event: 3 weeks cycle touring of the south island.
Most forgettable: breaking freewheel on 1st hill of the 89 karapoti Classic - had to run and freewheel the last 40km.
Bicycle: Fisher Hoo-Koo-E-Koo, race equipped. Broken 7 freewheels, but only 3 derailleurs
Training: Ride lots
Diet: Anything that's available.
Taken from May-September 1989 edition of MOUNTAINBIKE New Zealand News Letter because Jonty hadnt quite got around to it. Nothing much has changed, except Jonty is now the owner-operator of Revolution Bicycles
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| Introducing Ti-Tina on the Waiuta |
Rider name: Scott Emmens
Age: 42 (feel 30)
Profession: Equipment Merchandiser (Gear Freak) for Macpac
Cycling experience (endurance event or touring history): A couple of cycle tours in Europe, Upper South Island tour, Great Divide Mountain Bike Route. Le Petit Brevet 2010 & 2011. Retired Multisport racer J Endurance Junkie
Bike (make, model and colour): “Ti-Tina”, Carver 99er custom with carbon fork, brushed Ti, mmmmm
Bike Age: Two and a half weeks old on the start line
Bike setup (racks, modifications, wheel size, tyre size): Homemade saddlebag, handlebar harness, top-tube bags and feedbags. 29er No Tubes Crest’s laced to Hope hubs, shod in Maxxis Icon 2.2 rubber (tubeless), XT running gear and brakes.
Basic Gear list (e.g. camping): Sleeping bag, bivy bag, mat. One set of cycling clothes, minimal off bike clothes
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| That’s me & ‘The Brut’ at top of Ward Pass on the Molesworth on training mission. |
Age: 35
Profession: Product Developer for Macpac
Cycling experience (endurance event or touring history): 2x Cycle Tours – 1st Upper south Island 2008 & Great Divide 2009, otherwise just enjoy riding the port hills & doing the odd overnighter on the bikes.
Bike (make, model and colour): ‘The Brut’ Giant 29’er – Best bike I have ever owned – never thrown me or let me down!
Bike Age: 2011
Bike setup (racks, modifications, wheel size, tyre size): Sorry I am a ‘girl’ when it comes to bikes… my partner Scott is in charge of bikes in our house & he has sorted out all the best tyres etc… needed for the ride – I have no idea what they are..!! Freeload on back, stuff sac on front, homemade feed bags & bento boxes
Basic Gear list (e.g. camping): Bivy, S/Bag, S/Mat,1x set of cycle kit,1x set of off the bike kit, jandals…plenty of Roctane Gels… & yes Mark Watson I am taking deodorant J
Good Luck to me!!! Eek!
Age: 36
Profession: scientist
Cycling experience (endurance event or touring history): Unsupported touring since my balls dropped.
Bike (make, model and colour): Coconino bike in dark military blue with sparkles. Bike fitted with drop-out bottle opener.
Bike Age: maybe 7 years
Bike setup (racks, modifications, wheel size, tyre size): Tubus cosmo rear rack, maybe a pletscher front rack, 700X50 dureme tyres, nitto albatross cromo handlebars, paul thumbies driving 2 X 8 gears, rings protected by a swank aluminum raceface bash ring.
Basic Gear list (e.g. camping): bivy, probably a stove and a bialetti stove-top coffee maker, wine-holder and cork screw. Yes, please note the mavic downhill rear wheel and green space invader grips.
Age: 36
Profession: Solutions Architect
Cycling experience (endurance event or touring history): I'm of the road, but I have done lots of tramping - which I hope to not require frequently! Paris-Brest-Paris, Lake Taupo Extreme Enduro, Various road brevets 200k-600k
Bike (make, model and colour): 2011 Specialized Stumpjumper Comp 29er, Lime/Black with white trim
Bike Age: 5 months
Bike setup (racks, modifications, wheel size, tyre size): As stock except for a Brooks B17 saddle and aerobars. Rackless with all camp gear and clothes carried in a Carradice saddlebag, and an Exped 15L day/drybag attached to the aerobars. Macpac Hydration bag with maps; 1-2 days food; Camelbak bladder for sections with doubtful water resupply. Tubed 29 x 2.1
Basic Gear list (e.g. camping): Camping: ZPacks Cuben Fibre Fly; Tyvek groundsheet; short thermarest; Sea to Summit MCIII sleeping bag; DIY Ghetto stove; Billy
Clothing: Merino singlet; cycle top; bib shorts; dry pair of polyprops, Macpac eVent raincoat, Fleece vest, Knee/Arm warmers; other random items of the warmth
Lots of billy tea (compulsory)
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Age: 41
Profession: IT Support Analyst
Cycling experience: Started falling off bikes when I was a wee tacker and haven’t stopped.... Completed the “Bike Odyssey” event (300km supported off-road tour from Whakatane to Taupo) 2007,8 & 9. Been a regular at Moonride/Taupo 24hr/12hr solos for the last 5 years, as well as various NDuro series races at Rotorua. Rode at World Solo 24hr in Canberra 2010 as well as World Singlespeed Champs 2010. Survived several months of commuting in Auckland’s traffic as training for Kiwi Brevet.
Bike: Ibis Mojo SL, white
Bike Age: Frame 10 months, age of the other bits varies
Bike setup: Front & Rear Freeload Racks, 26” with Continental Race King UST (2.0 front 2.2 rear) and Stan’s goo to keep punctures away. Replaced the carbon handlebars with alloy & added Aerobars. Added a bottle cage and ‘tool bottle’ to carry tools & spares. Rest of bike unchanged.
Basic Gear list: Camping setup (tent, sleeping bag, small thermarest), small stove & food (1 dinner & breakfast), clothes, jacket, Ayup Lights & charger, first aid supplies (for me and bike).
Age: 28
Profession: Mobile Bicycle Mechanic
Cycling experience (endurance event or touring history): KB 2010, Cycle touring around NSW and Victoria, Endurance mtb racing including 3 solo 24 hour races, road audax experience, eg P-B-P 2007, GSR 2008.
Bike (make, model and colour): Salsa Fargo 2010, Fun-Guy green with black touch-up highlights
Bike Age: 2 years
Bike setup (racks, modifications, wheel size, tyre size): Frame modified to run Rohloff internal geared hub with eccentric BB. Schmidt Dyno light with Supernova E3 Pro light. Topeak super-tourist rack, no panniers this time, just straps and drybags for maneuverability in the singletrack (learned that one last time), 29" wheels with Lightweight Maxxis or Kenda tyres (will see what I can pick up today!) in a 2 or 2.1" size, with tubes.
Basic Gear list (e.g. camping): basic 2-man tent, split between two riders. Lightweight sleeping bag and liner, therma-rest type mattress, 3 litre camelback with space for maps, personal items, Revelate Tangle bag for water bladder/food.
Age: 25
Profession: Trail Builder/ Journalist/ Unemployed (Actually at the time of the event)
Cycling experience (endurance event or touring history): Numerous 24 hour solo races, some that went well, some that put me in the medic tent. Many silly large rides between cities in NZ that are long drive in cars. 2010 Brevet for me was an example of ambition, realisation, resentment, reassignment then comfort.
Bike (make, model and colour): Niner Sir in orange, (same steed as last time) but now with a fancy new carbon fork.
Bike Age: 2008 (steel bikes never die).
Bike setup (racks, modifications, wheel size, tyre size): Currently my bike hangs up without any barely anything that follows because I am in Australia.This aside the set up will be:
Bike: Niner carbon forks, 38c cycle cross tires, Sram/Shimano driveline with 180mm cranks, Al raiser bars with aero clip on's, Magura Mata 160mm brakes (f/r), Hope/Stans 29’er wheels, old faithful and almost broken Gobi saddle, ergon grips.
Accessories: Freeload racks, dry bag, bento box, mountain feed bag, Ay-Up lights (not for riding all night), under seat bag (small), peanut butter jar, two bottle mounts,.
Basic Gear list (e.g. camping): Proper bivy bag (upgraded from last time), compact synthetic down jacket, warm riding pants, lots of food, batteries, jacket, hopes and dreams, small hydro pack, map light (secret project), hip flask (non-alcoholic whiskey), the shirt on my back, a small length of dehydrated 1965 rustic curtain, two pairs of shorts, multi tool, hunting knife (for the limes), small road pump, all too vague course notes on torn scraps of paper.
Comments: A faster and lighter set up than last time with better equipment as 2010 was truly a marginal affair with a glorified rubbish bag and pocket of loose change. Better racks too with the Freeloads instead of a beam rack, lowering the centre of gravity and not having to worry about breaking the frame or seat post. Cycle cross tires too this time for greater on road speed and more discomfort off road, some of this I hope to be countered by the carbon fork and steel frame. I am still planning on camping it up in parks and the side of the road. Still all ideas as I will be putting this altogether a day or so before the start. Can’t wait to see you all on the start line and wish you all the best with final preparations.
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Age: 48
Profession: Broadcast Technician
Bike: Niner, SIR Nine set up with Shimano XT 2 x 10 [Maybe SS next time] Carbon rigid fork, Aero bars, Brooks B17, Freeload on rear, Crossmark 2.1 UST front, Race King 2.2 rear. 11Kg minus gear. 3 Months old. see attached photo.
Gear: Vaude Bivi, NeoAir mat, Kathmandu White Goose Sleeping Bag, No cooking, Basic first aid, basic tools inc repair kit, spare links- tube etc.
Total gear inc spare clothes = 3.1Kg minus food/drink. All gear inc food and drink will be on the bike, no backpack.
Experience: Kiwi Brevet 2010, TeTawhio 2011, Le Petite Brevet 2011, + various multi-day backcountry tours.
On the 2010 Kiwi Brevet I had far to much gear, this time I have only 1/3 the weight on the bike, and no panniers.
Age: 47yrs ave
Profession: Weekend Warriors
Bike age: 3yrs old (On the start date) da Vinci Symbiosis Tandem lightweight touring options (not) 20mm front axle, triple clamp forks, 203mm discs, 36 spoke wheels, 2 freeload & a La Plodge custom original .Shelter/ over night supported
Age: 19
Profession: Engineering Student at Canterbury University
Cycling experience (endurance event or touring history): No endurance or tour experience just years of riding around Wellington
Bike (make, model and colour): Merida , Matts , silvery-blue
Bike Age: 3 years
Bike setup (wheel size, tyre size): 26 inch , 2.1
Basic Gear list (e.g. camping): Homemade tent fly, sleeping roll, sleeping bag, food, cooker and bike gear
Age: 52
Profession: Tech Support (not IT)
Cycling experience (endurance event or touring history): Te Tawhio 2010 and few other long days, couple of 12 hr solo but had to have a break at 9 hr mark for burgers.
Bike (make, model and colour): 2005 Santa Cruz Heckler with lots of updates
Bike setup (racks, modifications, wheel size, tyre size): Freeload and Vaude bag front, Bontrager seat post rack and dry bag rear + 2 Tri bags Tent, Exped UL7 sleeping mat etc, no cooking gear. Plenty of One Square Meal 2.25 Maxxis Crossmark LUST Tyres with Stans No Tubes
Rider name: Karin PehrsonAge: 28
Profession: Environmental Scientist
Cycling experience (endurance event or touring history): Done McLeans 6 hr and Le Petite Brevet last year, but not much really before that.
Bike (make, model and colour): Nishiki Cross Road, a dark blue cyclocross.
Bike Age: 2008
Bike setup (racks, modifications, wheel size, tyre size): Rack with a couple of panniers on the back, 700 x 33 tyres (ooouch, this is gonna hurt...)
Basic Gear list (e.g. camping): Bivvy bag, sleeping bag and camping stove. And probably too much other stuff. Expecting to be out there for quite a while.
Age: 41
Cycling experience (endurance event or touring history): GREAT SOUTHERN BREVET A WEEK AGO - AND THAT'S IT!
Bike (make, model and colour): IBIS MOJO BLACK
Bike Age: 4 YEARS
Bike setup (racks, modifications, wheel size, tyre size): 26" WHEELS, REVELATE SADDLE BAG, SMALL DRY BAG ON TRI BARS
Basic Gear list (e.g. camping): NO CAMPING GEAR
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Age: 32
Profession: STEALTH BOMBER PILOT
Cycling experience (endurance event or touring history): YEARS OF SOUL RIDING
Bike (make, model and colour): LYNSKEY PRO29 SS 36x17
Bike Age: 2010
Bike setup (racks, modifications, wheel size, tyre size): FREELOAD, 20L SEALINE, TOPEAK WEDGE, RAVENS
Basic Gear list (e.g. camping): RAMBO KNIFE
Age: 39
Profession: Gardener
Cycling experience (endurance event or touring history): Tootling about
Bike (make, model and colour): Black XL Karate Monkey
Bike Age: 2 1/2 years
Bike setup (racks, modifications, wheel size, tyre size): 2 x freeload racks with 2 Dry bags, Frame bag by La Plodge, NO backpack. 29 x 1.9 Kenda Karma tyres
Basic Gear list (e.g. camping): Bivy bag, light sleeping bag and self inflating Mat. Way too much other stuff
Age: 49
Profession: Student / Massage Therapist
Cycling experience (endurance event or touring history): 2010 Kiwi Brevet
Bike (make, model and colour): Specialized Hardrock (circa. 1995)
Bike setup (racks, modifications, wheel size, tyre size): Topeak 'tourist' rack, Ortlieb Pannier, Revelate 'Gas Tank' and tool pouch. Schwalbe Marathon XR 26 x 2.25 (running tubeless). Brooks saddle, & ergon grips, lights and cycle computer.
Basic Gear list (e.g. camping): bivvy bag, liteweight sleeping bag, cut-down sleeping mat, survival bag, basic tools, pump, 1st aid kit, butt butter etc.
Age: 26
Profession: Civil Engineer
Cycling experience (endurance event or touring history):
I love to ride! 2010 Kiwi Brevet, 2010 & 2011 Petite Brevet, 2012 Great Southern Brevet, Off road tour of Annapurna circuit in Nepal, numerous 12 hour races
Bike (make, model and colour): Ventana El Commandante, Carbon Drive Belt with Rohloff, Niner carbon fork
Bike Age: 6 months
Bike setup (racks, modifications, wheel size, tyre size):
-29er rolling on 2.1 WTB Vulpines
-Aerobars
-Rear Freeload with homebuilt integrated dry bag
-Homebuilt handlebar bag
Basic Gear list (e.g. camping):
-Z Packs tent, Western mountaineering sleeping bag and Exped synlight mat
-Garmin Edge 800 GPS
-Exposure Diablo Mk2 light
-Gore bike wear rain gear
-No skinsuit
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Age: 33
Profession: Bureaucrat
Cycling experience (endurance event or touring history): I like to ride to work, this is only 5k each way, but I think about riding my bike while I'm at work which pads it out to a solid days riding. I also quite like walking which should come in useful at various points of the Kiwi Brevet.
Bike (make, model and colour): Avanti Montari, hard tail. Greyish. It's my commuter.
Bike Age: I got it in 2010 but the high quality frame cracked, so the frame was new in 2011.
Bike setup (racks, modifications, wheel size, tyre size): Freeload rack on the back with a dry bag on top. Handlebar bag with the rest. 26" wheels with a couple of Continental Tyres (forget the model, but they are good for this sort of thing). Probably going to stick some aero bars on it for some mad stylz
Basic Gear list (e.g. camping): I haven't decided yet! light sleeping bag - was 125g of down 10yrs ago, now just a nylon sack; 3/4 length blowup mat; bivy bag OR Macpac Microlight fly (based on long range forecast on friday night); long johns and microfleece, spare socks and balaclava; Ground Effect Flash Gordon jacket and overpants; camera (Canon G10); various products to fix chaffing; 2 bottles
Frame is now different and I will have a different rack and won't have panniers, but my style probably won't change too much
Age: 41
Profession: Quantity Surveyor
Cycling experience (endurance event or touring history):
2007 Great Divide Race, Trans Alp Challenge; Grand Raid Cristalp; La Ruta de Los Conquistadors
Various MTB Touring; Les Chemins du Soleil; Alta Rezia; Southdowns Way
Bike (make, model and colour):Van Nicholas, Zion 29er
Bike Age: 2009
Bike setup (racks, modifications, wheel size, tyre size): Revelate Designs, Frame, Bar & Seat Bag
Basic Gear list (e.g. camping): Thermarest, Mountain Equipment Sleeping Bag and Big Agnes Tent
Rider name: Kerrie Noonan
Age: 21
Profession: Actuary
Cycling experience (endurance event or touring history): La Ruta de Los Conquistadors - Costa Rica, Various mtb touring; Les Chemins du Soleil – Grenoble to Nice; Austria, Italy & Switzerland
Bike (make, model and colour): Cotic, Soda 26"
Bike Age: 2011
Bike setup (racks, modifications, wheel size, tyre size): Revelate Designs, Bar & Seat Bag
Basic Gear list (e.g. camping): Thermarest, Mountain Equipment Sleeping Bag and Tent
Age: 35
Profession: Outdoor instructor/Student
Cycling experience (endurance event or touring history): First Brevet and many cycle tours + MTB/road races
Bike (make, model and colour): Specialized Camber 29ner
Bike Age: 10 months
Bike setup (racks, modifications, wheel size, tyre size): Freeload, 29ner
Basic Gear list (e.g. camping): Macpac microlight outerfly, bluemat(1/2) msr pocket rocket and pot, macpac Escapade 150 sleeping bag
Rider name: Owen HughesAge:24
Profession: Student
Cycling experience (endurance event or touring history): Couple of 24 hour races, touring in Europe, NZ and SE Asia, couple of trail building stints in Chile and some other bike related adventures
Bike (make, model and colour): Specialized Stumpjumper 29er, grey
Bike Age: Built from bits, all different ages, frame is three years old I think
Bike setup (racks, modifications, wheel size, tyre size): Free load on back with Ortlieb panniers + matching handlebar bag for food, bike pretty standard
Basic Gear list (e.g. camping): Camping: Sleeping pad, bivvy bag & sleeping bag
Clothing: 2 riding shorts, 1 top, 1 socks, 1 wind vest, 1 misc base layer, 1 merino hoody, tights, rain jacket, fleece hat, running shorts, poly pro vest, jandles & sunnies
Other stuff: Multi tool, 2 tubes, patches, tape, power links, lube, sun screen, water treatment tabs, nuun tabs, couple of gels for emergency, 2 water bottles, little head lamp thing, anti-chafing goop, bank card, some cash, cell phone & what ever food I happen to have
Age: 27
Profession: Student
Cycling experience (endurance event or touring history): None really, just some casual weekend riding.
Bike (make, model and colour): Santa Cruz Highball, Black (naturally)
Bike Age: 6 months (Must be time for a replacement?)
Bike setup (racks, modifications, wheel size, tyre size): Nothing flash. Racks are for commuting.
Basic Gear list (e.g. camping):
- Sleeping bag liner
- jacket
- arm/knee warmers, beanie
- spare socks
- jandals, shorts, t-shirt
- spares (brake pads, chain joining pin, tubes, pump, etc...)
- phone, camera, credit card
- Most of this gear fits in my Osprey Talon 11, a lovely light 9 litre backpack, and weighs under 3kg. I'll take two bottles on the frame, along with a couple of tubes and the pump. Tools go in a wee saddle bag. Easy as.
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Age: 51
Profession: exotic dancer
Cycling experience (endurance event or touring history): part time cycle tour guide, lots of on road tours and multi day MTB expeditions, 2010 Kiwibrevet
Bike (make, model and colour): 2012 GT Zaskar carbon 29er 100mm suspension fork
Bike Age: New
Bike setup (racks, modifications, wheel size, tyre size): 700c with cyclocross tyres, aero bars, no racks,
Basic Gear list (e.g. camping): bivvy bag, thermarest ultralite mat, fairydown goosedown liner, emergency blanket, tools, Thermals, spares, food, prophylactics, penthouse magazine black label edition
Age: 57
Profession: Scientist
Cycling experience (endurance event or touring history): Plenty of MTB and Road riding over last 10 years
Bike (make, model and colour): KONA Kula blue, hard tail.
Bike Age: 8 years
Bike setup (racks, modifications, wheel size, tyre size): Freeload rear rack, Phillips handlebar bag, tyres 26 X 2.2
Basic Gear list (e.g. camping): Light single tent, Therma rest and sleeping bag liner.
Age: 41
Profession: Seismologist
Cycling experience (endurance event or touring history): 2010 Kiwi Brevet, Too many years of Ironman (so I should know better) Road multi-day stage racing
Bike (make, model and colour): Singular Gryphon 29er, (not a single speed). Fully rigid.
Bike Age: 2+ years, it is a Kiwi Brevet veteran
Bike setup (racks, modifications, wheel size, tyre size): 29x2.0 tubeless Ravens. Freeload rack on the back with a drybag on top. I am not yet decided about the remainder. I am trying to sort out how to do it with nothing on my back.
Basic Gear list (e.g. camping): Bivy bag, sleeping bag, sleeping pad; too much warm clothing.
Age: 28
Profession: Computer geek
Cycling experience (endurance event or touring history): This is my first multi-day solo event, having done some single day endurance riding like the South Downs Way Double in 2011 (200mi).
Bike (make, model and colour): Singular Gryphon rigid drop bar 29er, Beige, singlespeed (34x19)
Bike Age: 2 years, had it for a year.
Bike setup (racks, modifications, wheel size, tyre size): Frame bag, saddle bag, dry bag slung to the bars, some food bags. 29x2.2 Maxxis Ikon front, 29x2.1 Maxxis Crossmark rear, tubeless
Basic Gear list (e.g. camping): Bivi, sleeping bag, stove and mug, general riding kit.
Age: 35
Profession: IT
Cycling experience (endurance event or touring history): 2011 - Te Tawhio o Whanganui
2010- Kiwi Brevet
2009 - Bangkok to Kathmandu , 5 months, 6500kms , fully loaded cycle tour, 2008 - South Island, 2 months,2900kms, fully loaded cycle tour,
Bike : Cannondale Caffeine F29 - Black
Bike Age: 2008
Bike setup: Niner Carbon RDO fork, Rohloff Hub, WTB Nano 29*2.1 tyres(tubeless), BrooksB17 seat RevelateDesigns Seatbag, and Fuel Cell, custom frame bag, front drybag
Basic Gear list (e.g. camping): Fairydown Bivvy Bag, Down Sleeping bag, ¾ length Thermarest
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Age: 50
Profession: Webmaster
Cycling experience (endurance event or touring history): Every kind of cycling except trials, BMX and DH, my only multi-day stuff was 2010 Kiwi Brevet, and the Road Tour of Wellington one year.
Bike (make, model and colour): 26 inch Santa Cruz Superlight full suspension. Black.
Bike Age: 4 years?, had it for 3 years, at a guess.
Bike setup (racks, modifications, wheel size, tyre size): "Chopped" Freeload rack on the back, aero bars on the front. 2.0 Vredestein Spotted Cat on the front (seriously) and a 2.0 Raven on the back. Yes-tubes at the moment. Ayup lights. Tried to attach commonly used items to the bike rather than store them in dry bags or on back - chain lube, dimp, sun-screen, nuuns.
Basic Gear list (e.g. camping): Bivi, sleeping bag, sleeping pad.
Nutrition, Powerade from gas stations, nuuns for camelbak, pies and milkshakes.
Tools: Multi-tool, zip-ties, chain connectors, tire boots, patches, pins, breaker, spokes, cassette remover, spare drop-out and disc pads, tubes x 2. Camera and cell phone for blogging.
Goals: To travel in comfort and have as much fun as last time!
http://jeffsbike.blogspot.com/
