Name: Jonathan Kennett
Age: 47
Profession: Writing about
and designing cycle trails
Experience: Knocking
about on bikes since the mid '80s. Mostly mtbing, touring and commutting.
Bike: Niner Air9
Bike set-up: Revelate bags
and small backpack
Camping gear: Sleeping bag,
inflatable mat and maybe a tent fly.
Other: Ground Effect clothes
Name: Marcus Peters
Age: 49
Profession: Director of " The Original Smoke & Spice
Company "
Experience: Great Southern Brevet, Yak Attack, Tour de Timor,
Terra Australis, Alpine Epic etc etc
Bike: Intense spider comp 29er
Bike set-up: Carbon superbike, Enve rims, Brooks saddle and XTR
goodness.
Camping gear: Sleeping bag, mat and bivvy bag 1250 g total. No
cooking equipment - lean and mean.
Other: Taking a bit of a gamble this year with light bivvy bag but planning
on finding decent shelter on route.
Name: Dirk Naish
Age: 52
Profession: Contracts officer for Council water company
Experience: 17 years mountain biking, last 5 years doing
brevet rides; KB’10, Great southern ‘12 and ‘14, rode sections of Tour Divide
from Montana to New Mexico last summer
Bike: Singular Swift with Alfine 11spd hub
Bike set-up: Revelate frame bag, harness and freeload rack
Camping gear: Sleeping bag, thermorest and Tarptent
Name: Christopher R. Bennett
Age: 55
Profession: Lead Transport Specialist, The World Bank
Experience: Tour Divide, Transcontinental
Bike: Motobecane Titanium 29”
Bike set-up: Stan’s Arch EX rims, SON dynamo hub, Supernova
E3 light with Plug II USB adapter, Garmin 800, 3 x 10 Shimano XTR,
Thudbuster
Camping gear: Z-packs tent and sleeping bag
Name: Craig Madsen
Age: 41
Profession: Cycletech NZ Sales Manager
Experience: The odd ride with the kids to the diary…and back.
Bike: Surly Karate Monkey (custom) with Stans Flow EX Wheelset with Raven
Tyres, Whiskey Parts Co Carbon No.7 Fork, Salsa Woodchipper handlebar,
9spd XT
Bike set-up: Revelate Design Bags all the way ! Viscache
Saddle bag, Jerry Can, Gas Tank, 2 x Mountain Feedbags, Harness with large
pocket.
Camping gear: SOL Bivy bag, Exped Syn down mat, Mountain Equipment
Helium 250 bag
Name: Bethany
Dunne
Age: 29
Profession: Rural
firefighter
Experience: Some
Bike: Niner MCR
Bike set-up: Niner carbon
forks, revelate bags
Camping gear: Tarptent rainbow
Other: Coffee coffee
coffee
Name: Bryce Lorcet
Age: 40 plus some
Profession: Bike Geek
Experience: More than none, less than enough.
Bike: Aging Niner Sir 9. Steel is real.
Bike set-up: Revelate bags, aero bars, fast Stan's tubeless
wheels and Raven tyres.
Camping gear: Micro size fly (lucky I'm not tall), DIY Tyvek
building wrap ground sheet, and a little luxury with a 3/4 length Thermarest.
Name: Seb Dunne
Age: 29
Profession: Actuary
Experience: some bikepacking and adventure racing
Bike: Waltly titanium
Bike set-up: rigid 29er, 3 x 10, revelate designs bags, SP
dynamo and revo lamp
Camping gear: integral designs bivy
Other: Love NZ and cant wait for KB!
Name: Brian Alder
Age: 50
Profession: MTB/ Cycle tour guide
(sometimes)
Experience: Le Petite Brevet 2013,
Great Southern Brevet, Kiwi Brevet, Kahurangi 550, LPB 2014.
Bike: Santa Cruz 5010 , 140/130 travel full
suss.
Bike Setup. aero bars, Conti Race
Kings, Revelate seat bag & top tube bags, feedbags, dry bag under aero bars
Camping: light sleeping bag, SOL Bivvy Bag, Klymit air
pad.
Other: More light this year - helmet & grunty
bar light.
Name: Rob Hoult
Age: 50
Profession: Consultant
Experience: 30 years or so of endurance sports. Way too many
tris, multi-sport, adventure racing and ultra marathons to remember.
Bike: Giant Anthem Advanced 29er.
Bike set-up: Standard bike, with Syntace aerobars. Heard about
Brooks saddles a bit too late to break one in this time…Running Maxxis
Crossmark UST tyres. Gone the whole hog with Revelate Gear (because it’s
awesome…) Sweetroll (large), Viscacha, Tangle frame bag (small) and two Gas
Tanks on my top tube. Also carrying lightweight backpack with 2.5 l bladder and
room for extra food as needed.
Camping gear: Macpac Sololight tent, Exped mattress, 150 weight
Fairydown sleeping bag. Lightweight cooker and titanium mug/billy. A few
freeze-dried meals as back up.
Other: Specialised ‘Grail’ gloves. Hand numbness pretty much sorted. The plan
is to pretty make ride how I feel and take it as it comes, however long that
takes and as long as it means eight days or less. I’ve decided that for me this
isn’t a race, but the first journey for 2015. The hidden bonus with Brevet
training is that when you take the bags and gear off - you fly!
Name: Mr Dale Lopez
Age: 65
Profession: Builder
Experience: 30yrs MTB rider, owned & operated a Helibiking venture
on the Kapiti Coast for approx. 3yrs, I have competed numerous times
in; Karapoti, Perverse Reverse, Huka Challenge, several solo rides over
5-6 days durations all around North & South island. But my highlight was
riding with my eldest son from Llasa in Tibet to Kathmandu in Nepal
back in 2005.
Bike: Trek Superfly hard-tail carbon, 29inch .
Bike set-up: Revelate bags, plus rear carrier
Camping gear: yes
Other: Watching my Coastal Crew mates doing the Brevet last year inspired me
to get my backside on my saddle and join up this year by compromising due
to my age, by riding the Brevette course!
Name: Emily Powell.
Age: Older than I look.
Profession: Paramedic.
Experience: Is what it's all about.
Bike: Blue.
Bike set-up: Two wheels, one seat.
Camping gear: Comfort, not speed.
Other: Happy to trade medical help for mechanical help.
Name:
Hamish Southcott
Age: 40
Profession:
Graphic Designer
Experience: Le
Petit Brevet (x3), 2014 Kiwi Brevet and numerous cycling adventures.
Bike:
Lynskey Pro26
Bike set-up:
Revelate bags
Camping gear:
Bivi bag
Name Darren Tatom
Age 54
Profession:
retired (again)
Experience:
Years of MTB and road racing. 2 Kiwi Brevets and 1/2 of a Great Southern
Brevet. 15 years of multi-day bikepacking
Bike: GT
Zaskar carbon 29er. Just about standard. ITM aerobars
Set up and
gear: RevelateViscacha, in-frame bag and Event compression
sack. Inside of which I carry a few spares, some wet weather gear, a thermarest
mat, down bag liner and Vaude bivvy tent (without the poles). I will carry some
bars, gels and plenty of cash
The photo is from the brevet before last. I will be
using mtb tyres
Name: Andy Fraser
Age: 56
Profession: Civil Engineer
Experience: Bike Rider most of my life, road racing,
unicycle, penny farthing, ridden some of the Brevet roads in 70’s before there
were MTB’s, now into MTB’s this year thanks to the great Cycletech guys Bryce
& Craig
Bike: SURLY Karate Monkey – old school steel, what else
Bike set-up:Revelate Bags, Aero Bars
Camping gear: Microlight Classic Tent, Exped Downmat 5, Express
400 Bag
Other: This is certainly a tough challenge and I am determined to do
justice to such a great track with all thanks to Jo and Scott’s selfless
organisation
Name:
Michael Dann
Age:
30
Profession:
Research Assistant/Bike Mechanic
Experience:
Brevette in 2014, Bike Packing/Touring in NZ/AUS
Bike:
Rawland Drakkar rigid steel 29er
Bike
Setup: 2x9 gears, sweepy bars, revelate bags, DIY anything cages
and most importantly my rims match my dry bags.
Camping
gear: light tent, mat, bag etc, no cooker
Other:
NB: pic is the bike/me in touring mode.
Name:
Andy GILBERT
Age: In
the phase 50+- 60-
Profession: Depends
on what’s happening at the time
Experience:
General riding, a couple of Brevets, ½ of the only team to Brevet on
a tandem, extended trip adding the Craigieburn on the last Brevet
riding the Krampus
Bike: Surly
Krampus
Bike
set-up: Whisky
parts fork, XX1,tubeless 29+, Relevate Designs Tangle/ Gas tank/
Jerry can/ Salty roll/ Terrapin
Camping
gear: Spitfire
solo tent/ Exped airmat,
Other:
photo is from the finish 2014
Name:Brenda
(BOB) Clapp
Age:
40
Profession:Hydrologist
Experience:Old
washed up XC rider who now does a bit of trail riding and the odd
Brevet
Bike:
Salsa Fargo
Bike
set-up:
Loaded with an array of Revelate Design bags
Camping
gear:
SOL bivy bag, thermal rest and small sleeping bag
Name:
John Etherington
Age: 40
something
Profession:
Owner / Operator Escape Adventures (International cycle tours)
Experience:
Lots but nothing like this.
Bike:
Wanted to use my sons 24” but he wouldn’t let me…. Surely Karate Monkey next
best choice. Really this was an excuse to buy another bike…...
Bike set up:
Stans rims, Conti race king tyres (tubeless), 2x10, random selection of bike
bags and dry bags.
Camping gear: SOL
bivvy, 3/4 thermarest, very light sleeping bag and a teddy.
Other:
Looking at it as an excuse to eat as many pies as I can in a week…
Name: Matt Quirk
Age: 43
Profession: Bike shop
owner (recent) / graphic designer (feels like forever)
Experience: Mostly
backcountry touring in Europe and NZ - lots of exploring, pretty much zero
‘racing’.
Bike: Either the On-One Inbred
or old Karate Monkey with carbon fork. Steel - extra ballast! Pic to come...
Bike set-up: SP hub,
Supernova lights and charging gizmos, festooned with Revelate bags. Lots of
gears!
Camping gear: Meagre
lightweight bivi sack, 1 season down bag, Thermarest Neoair Xlite (small baby
size). Crux stove and Ti pot.
Other: Not sure if I’ll be racing or
sight-seeing - hopefully a bit of both!
Name:
Jackson Foster
Age:
54
Profession:
water specialist
Experience:
40 yrs biking. Rd Mtb racing,triathlons, touring ,
Trans
America . Europe ,NZ everywhere just about
Bike:
cannondale fat boy
Bike
set-up:
revalate bags harness , sweet roll, gas tank, jerry can, tangle bag,
viscascia seat bag .still contemplating rack with topeak slide on box
. Don't want a back pack
Camping
gear:
freedom tent mono , exped down matt, macpac 150 grm sleeping bag
Other:
dyno front hub set up for free power to Garmin etc
Name:
John Carman
Age:
41.....
Profession:
DOC Inspector. Dream job really, I Inspect Huts, Tracks and
Structures in the Central North Island including the Timber Trail,
the Great Lake Trail, 42 Traverse....
Experience
: 2014 Brevette, Huka’s,
Karapoti’s and other 1 day events. Ride now for fun and the
enjoyment.
Bike:2
008 Surly Karate Monkey set up many ways over the years and Km’s
Bike
set-up: Revelate bags of
course! Plus Freeload Rack. 2 x 10sp as blew a knee up last year
running a single chain ring. Crossmark Tyres run tubeless on Fulcrum
wheel set. Rigid Fork.
Camping
gear: SOL Bivvy Bag, Sleeping
bag and mat, small fly, no cooker.
Other:
Hope to be running a bit wiser and lighter set up this year. Looking
forward to the course changes and some fine weather.
Eat/Sleep/Ride/Repeat
Name:
Derek Poshtar
Age: 30
Profession: Electrician/
bicycle tourist
Experience: No
cycling event experience.
Bike: Surly
Troll (orange)
Bike
set-up: Honestly I probably have the most overbuilt bike for
this brevet. 20 kg of steel everything :)
Camping
gear: 1 man tent, thermarest and lightweight sleeping bag.
Other:
actually I make my home on a bicycle for most of the year. Been on
this tour since March 2014, mostly in Asia.... Also I am searching
for a job in Christchurch after the brevet :)
Name: Sam Davidson
Age: 23
Profession: Bicycle
Mechanic
Experience: Riding my
bike, fast or slow, near or far, if it's on two wheels i'm in!
Bike: Salsa La Cruz, (Cyclocross bike)
Bike set-up: 1x 10 with a
42t Rear extender cog, SP dynamo front hub to exposure revo light, sram x9 mid
cage, apex shifters, wtb nano tyres, xposure revo
light, wtb nano tyres, revolution components front ring , Oveja Negra Bags,
Time mx4 pedals
Camping gear: Sleeping Bag
and Tin-Foil Bivy! (maybe a light weight tarp if common sense and the weather
man tells me to =)
Name: Brendan Pheasant
Age: 32
Profession: recently
returned from UK, starting to slowly look for work...
Experience: MTBing all
over for a few years now, usually try to work in seeing new places, ride the
odd event, starting to get into bikepacking about a year ago, first event of
this type.
Bike: Surly Ogre
Bike set-up: Wildcat bar
& saddle harnesses; Alpkit frame bag, stem cell & fuel pod.
Camping gear: Yes
Name:
Pete Goodman
Age: 50
Profession:
Service Manager/Bike Mech
Experience:
Been riding ATB/MTB's for over 40 years (yes start riding offroad in 1972!)
Riding in loads of places around the world (and some times payed to do so) Tour
d'Afrique 2012 etc....
Bike: One
of the new Specialized AWOL
Bike set-up:
Drive train shimano XT/Road, Revelate Designs bags, Maxxis Ikon tyre's, WTB KOM
rim's, DT Swiss 350 hub's, Look pedals, etc.
Camping gear:
Luxe Sil-Hexpeak tent, Macpac 300 sleeping bag, Therm-a-Rest ProLite Plus
mattress, Titanium Evernew Appalachian cookset (161 g), etc...
Other Sponsored
by Top Gear Cycles (Taupo) and Friends
Name: Barryn Westfield
Age: 47
Profession: Architect
Experience: Enough
to know better, not enough to stop doing it
Bike: Yeti BigTop - pretty
standard
Bike set-up: All a
bit DIY + plus a Revelate Tangle
Camping gear: Why
would I turn down a soft bed, a shower and a beer each night??
Other It's not a race
Name:
Nathan Mawkes
Age: 38
Profession: IT
Support
Experience :
Kiwi Brevet 2010, 2012, 2014, Great Southern Brevet 2012, 2014, TourDivide
2012, 2013 and quite a bit of touring.
Bike: Santa
Cruz Highball Carbon, Whiskey No.9 fork, 1x10, Brooks Swift Saddle, Profile t2+
aroebars.
Bike set-up: SP
dynamo, RevelateDesigns Seatbag, frame bag, Fuel Cell.
Camping gear: CF
Bivy Tent, RAB Neutrino 200sl Sleeping bag, Klymit X Frame.
Name: Oliver Herdsman
Age: 31
Profession: bicycle
mechanic/vegan
Experience: . cycle
touring, 12 hour mountain bike racing
Bike: Kinesis FF29
Bike set-up: 2x10,
SP/Exposure Dynamo hub, Stan's Crest rims, Thunder Burt tyres. Wildcat gear frame
bag, Alpkit Stem Cells, Fuel Pod + Saddle bag, bungee cords
Camping gear: Alpkit Bivvy,
Homemade tarp, sleeping bag
Other: maybe a backpack with extra
water capacity, maybe not.
NAME:Lou
Perkins
AGE:39
PROFESSION:Builder
EXPERIENCE: Adventure
races,
Road races, multisport, triathlon,
And love to ride
BIKE: giant
anthem 29er
BIKE SET UP:
loaded with revelate bags conti race kings
CAMPING:
bivi tent, neo air thermarest , 150 lite weight sleep bag, traveling as
lite as poss
Name: Craig Moss
Age: 49
Profession: I think-
"hard working small business owner". They think -
"as little as possible , bum , still a kid", -so the answer is
probably in between.
Experience: none , just a
couple of small events of 3-6 hrs riding max and some practice for this.
Bike: trek mamba 29 hard tail,
Bike set-up: brooks
saddle, stans tubeless wheels and raven tyres, 4 drink bottles on there
somewhere, approx 4-5 kg gear on back and 1.5-2kg on front , small lunch bag
with easy wet weather gear access on top of rear bag,(me 84kg, bike about 12kg)
Camping gear: lightish
sleeping bag, 3/4 mat, tossing up between fly or old an army poncho/bivvy, also
haven't decided on weather to take lightweight cooker etc,
Other: yes the bank will be weed eaten
and lawns mowed before going. Shadow the dog would be keen for the first couple
of km then fade real quick,
Name:
Geoff Gabites
Age:
62 and a few months.
Profession:
Cycle Tour Operator - ( which means that I don’t get to bike )
Experience:
Enough to know better you would think. No experience in these types
of events but spent so long following the event on line last year
that I was bullied into participating this year. Not that bright
but good at lifting things. Experienced at suffering
Bike:
Black Avanti type bike – with my secret weapon being a Cane Creek
Thud Buster seat post!
Bike
set-up:
Stuff on the front, on the back, down the sides and in my backpack.
Camping
gear:
Yep, cos who knows where I will get to by dark.
Other:
My wife spoiled the chance to suffer from Day 1 on by buying us
tickets to Paul Simon concert in Auckland on the Friday ( before the
Brevet dates were announced ) . So now I have to overnight Saturday
in Hanmer and drive into the bottom of Island Pass to wait for Phil
Brownie who is my riding partner, before I can start to suffer over
the St James. I did try to get out of this concert thing – honest!
Name:
Dean Ford
Age:
36
Profession:
Economist
Experience:
Kiwibrevet (DNF), Godzone, Le Petit Brevet, Brevet’s Little Brother
Bike:
Giant Anthem 29er
Bike
set-up: Aero bars, Wheelworks
carbon wheelset, Revelate bags
Camping
gear: Bivy bag, lightweight
sleeping bag and the luxurious comfort of a Supercheap Auto car
window shade for a sleeping mat
Other:
Some unfinished business to attend to after last year’s DNF.
Kiwibrevet ’14 was three 10-hour days of cafes, pub meals and motel
beds, rounded out with an inflamed Achilles and a flight home in my
cycling shoes from Christchurch. That obviously didn’t work, so
this year I’ll try going long, eating on the bike and sleeping
rough! Blue dot watches will be well placed to assess this strategy…
Name:
Paul Chaplow
Age:
49
Profession:
Tourism Business Advisor
Experience:
Great Southern Brevet 2012, 2014. Cycle tours - Chile, Argentina,
Laos, Europe. Regular at the annual Karapoti mtn bike race. Several
expedition adventure
races from 2002 - 2006 - Southern Traverse, ARWC World Champs 2005
(NZ) & 2006 (Sweden/Norway), Primal Quest, (USA) 2006.
Bike:
Salsa Fargo 2011
Bike
set-up:
Seat bag, frame bag, handle bar bag (not sure if I will use
handle bar bag), Salsa anything cages on forks.
Camping
gear:
Fly, 150g sleeping bag, neo-air thermarest sleeping pad
Other:
Want to see the scenery so will be minimising riding after dark as
much as possible.
Name: stephen (stealth mode)
butterworth
Age: 35
Profession: wood merchant
Experience: XC
racer/dirty roadie/STRAVA WHORE - KB2012, TeTawhio2013, GSB2014 + lots of my
own crazy adventures
Bike: SINGLE SPEED
Bike set-up: frame bag + 3
bottles + light back pack
Camping gear: light bivvy
(emergency only)
Other: prefer to travel light and fast
and bed down somewhere cheap with beer
Name: Dee Tee
Age: 50 +
Profession: Body Bender
Experience: Yes
Bike: Cute KHS
Bike set-up: Dusty and
fast.
Camping gear: Half
share of a tent.
Other: After being a long time blue dot watcher, time
to become a blue dot.
Name: Gee Tee
Age: 50..
Profession: Office Seat
Warmer
Experience: Yes
Bike: Very used Niner Air 9
Bike set-up: Fully rigid..
Camping gear: Z - Packs
Solo Plus for two
Other: Plan to eat pies, drink beer and milk
shakes.
Name: Luke Thomson
Age: 44
Profession:
Construction Project Manager
Experience: not so
much
Bike: Cannondale F29 'Leftie'
Bike set-up:
Revelate bags, Garmin eTrex 20,
Camping gear: Macpac bag
and Vaude Bivi
Name: Jeremy Bray
Age: 40
Profession:
Technical Sales for Brother Corporate Sales team
Experience: More than
currently when I finish... (Brevets Little Brother, been riding MTB and
road here and there for the last 20+ years)
Bike: Trek Xcaliber 29er - Gary Fisher
geometry (the man is a genius!). Standard X-cal except for Shimano brakes
and WTB saddle, Maxxis Crossmark on the rear and Bontrager XR1 on the front.
Bike set-up: Revelate
handlebar harness with drybag (s-bag, s-mat, bivi fly); drybag on rear rack
with spare clothes, Stealth top tube snack bag, tool bag on the top tube, 3
drink bottles and Cactus zero for food
Camping gear: Macpac
pinnacle sleeping bag, Synmat sleeping mat, home made bivi fly, no cooking gear
Other: Brother NZ have agreed to a
donation towards the Multiple Sclerosis of New Zealand (MSNZ) for my ride
around the Brevet - Thanks Brother; and Thanks to Scott, Jo and others behind
the scenes for setting up this years ride!
NAME:
Steve Halligan
AGE:
38
PROFESSION:
Builder/ B&B Lodge manager
EXPERIENCE:
Last years kiwi brevet, Lots of long distance racing and multi day rides
BIKE:
Salsa Fargo Ti
BIKE SET UP:
Stans raven tyres , Garmin GPS, Revelate bags
CAMPING GEAR:
Neo lite sleeping mat, Mountain Designs, sleeping bags. Tent fly (depends
on forecast)
OTHER:
Looking forward to seeing you all in blenheim and cant wait to start pedalling
Name: JackieO
Age: too old!
Profession: underpaid and overworked!
Experience: over-enthusiastic amateur at
mtbing, running, triathlon and swimming!
Bike: Specialised Stumpjumper for
the brevet (but the new love of my life is my Juliana Joplin!)
Bike
set-up: As little
as possible...saddle bag, top tube bag, and handlebar bag!
Camping
gear: Hmmm,
still considering it...anyone wanna share their tent with me?
Other: Could you please organise some
good weather for the event, thanks!
Age: 39
Profession: Ecologist
Experience: Rookie at
this brevet business
Bike: Hardtail 29er
Bike set-up: Bar bag,
rear rack with drybag
Camping gear: All of
it!
Other: Main endeavour is
to try keep up with my esteemed and youthful, riding buddy, Robyn
Blyth whilst also eating at least as many pies as John
Etherington
Name: Dan du Bern
Age: 34
Profession: Gallery
Technician
Experience: MTB and CX.
Numerous long day rides on gravel and singletrack and an experienced tramper,
but this will be my first bikepacking adventure. Gulp.
Bike: Salsa El Mariachi
Bike set-up: Fred Sled -
SRAM 3x10, Jones Loop bars, Brooks B17 Ti saddle, RaceKing 2.2” tyres, full
Revelate Designs fit-out.
Camping gear: OR Helium
Bivy, summer-weight Synthetic bag, 3/4 UL mat. Opinel knife. No cooker.
Other: Will be riding with my brother
Oli from Wellies, who rode last year’s Brevette, and Tom, Scott and Mike, whom
I met while living in Melbourne (representing FOA &
ThereWillBeDirt). Been wanting to ride the KB this since I first got wind
of it. Super excited.
Name: Jasper van der Lingen
Age: 54
Profession: Architect
Experience: Various rides
and hike a bikes
Bike: Black Sheep single speed fatbike
Bike set-up: Revelate bags
mainly and a backpack
Camping gear: Bivy out if I
cannot find good accommodation.
Other: Aiming for many relaxed beer
stops to increase my Back of the Pack Racing Algorithm rating and get on the
BPR Leaderboard.
Name: Greg Thurlow
Age: 40
Profession: Programmer
Experience: 2x Great Southern Brevet, Te Tawhio o Whanganui,
numerous long bike tours including last tour down the
western united states in nov 14
Bike: Boardman Cx
Bike set-up: mixture of topeak, revolt designs & rear rack
Camping gear: yes
Other: Nice way to see another part of the mainland, testing
fully laden cx setup on gravel roads for further travels in
the next year...
Name:
Nicki Squire
Age:
Lots younger than my Dad (he’s 93)
Experience:
Yes, It started with a trike
Bike:
“Bluey” Ritchey 650B, Flite wheels by Wheelworks, crankset yes
(thanks to the souls who ransacked their spare parts)
Bike
set-up: Stealth & Revelate Bags
Camping
gear: Tin opener, spork &
cycling karma credits
Other:
Gordon (the adventurous travelling bear), strapping tape! Looking
forward to swimming in rivers and eating berries.
Name:
Dean Marshall
Age:
45
Profession:
Shift maintenance fitter at Cadbury Dunedin
Experience:
first Brevet, heaps of racing and adventure riding over the years
Bike:
Niner Air 9 carbon 10x2
Bike
set-up:
syntace clip on bars ,revelate and freeload for gear .
Camping
gear:
Fully self supported, but hopefully light weight. Macpac sololight
tent, Jetboil ( Whole kit nearly macpac gear )
Other:
Name:
scott symes
Age:
36
Profession:
bike mechanic
Experience:
I've done a bit of traditional touring and lots of mountain biking,
some bike packing adventures but not this long.
Bike:
2013 Focus Raven 650B.
Bike
set-up:
2x10. Rigid fork. Dynamo. Lots of bags
Camping
gear:
palatial
Name:
Oli du Bern
Age:
32
Profession:
Visitor Experience Manager, Wellington Zoo
Experience:
Brevette 2014, cycle tour of USA west coast and South Island NZ.
Bike:
Cube Reaction Carbon 29er
Bike
set-up: Front freeload rack, revilate seat bag, small top tube bag.
Camping
gear: bivvy bag, sleep bag and mat.
Other:
doing the ride this year with my brother and one of his friends from
Oz. Looking forward to trying the longer distance this year and the
new course changes.
Name:
John de Garnham
Age:
Over 60
Profession:
Retired, (now part-time pie man)
Experience:
I used to be a cyclist, I’ve ridden most Open races in the South
Island and a fair number in the North Island, everything from The
Tour of Southland to the Palmerston North to Wellington, NZ
Nationals, Road, Criterium, Time Trial, Track. The list goes
on…… I’ve toured through Eastern Europe and the USA, did
some of the Tour Divide Sections in Colorado in 2014. Ran from
Christchurch to Picton once and have done a few multi sport events
like the Gold Rush and Southern Traverse. I now just muck about
on bikes doing a few MTB, cyclo cross and road races
Bike:
Same as Emily Powell's - Blue
Bike
set-up:
Same as Emily’s - two wheels, one seat
Camping
gear:
I don’t believe in camping
Other:
Now crippled from blast injury to my left foot and I’m a survivor
of a life threatening medical condition, (Guillian-Barre Syndrome
(twice)). I’m doing this because I still can and for all the other
60 plus survivors out there
Name:
Iain Guest
Age: 38
Profession:
Chiropractor
Experience: I’m
a relative newby to touring and long distance racing. I’ve
completed a couple of longest night & longest day rides
(2013-2014). The Hinakura Hundy (2014). I’ve spent more time in the
bush on foot than on a bike so it will be a new experience /
challenge from that perspective.
Bike: Litespeed
Obed 2009
Bike
set-up: Stan’s
No-Tubes Raven tyres, Fox float 100mm fork. Aero bars, Revelate bags
(Frame Bag, Terrapin saddle bag & Gas Tank). Shimano XT gearing
with 3x chain-rings and 11-36 cassette.
Camping
gear: Macpac
fly & sleeping bag. 50mm mattress.
Other:
Completing the Kiwi Brevet as part of ‘The Coastal Crew’ team
with Todd Foster and Bryce Lorcet, veterans of the 2014 Kiwi Brevet.
I’m also a Type 1 Diabetic and a lot of my planning revolves around
the safe management.
Name:
Dave Sharpe
Age:
30
Profession:
Former child-star turned exotic dancer
Experience:
Some light touring
Bike:
Salsa Fargo
Bike
set-up:
2x10 MTB setup, carpet-fiber fork, Stans wheels & 2.2 Ravens,
Woodchipper 'bars, Garmin 800, Lupine Piko
Camping
gear:
Apidura bags, Credit card, sleeping bag, Rambo knife
Other:
I'm looking forward to a nice leisurely lap - lots of swimming,
gasbagging, skids, and general tomfoolery.
Name:
James Burgess
Age:
38
Profession:
Reformed engineer, now helping people communicate clearly at Write
Limited. Chair of Cycle Aware Wellington, advocating for better bike
infrastructure around the city.
Experience:
Bits and pieces - this is my longest challenge so far, but I've been
MTBing since about '92...
Bike:
Kona Process full-suss. Going for comfort! Tried out rigid 29er
frankenbike made out of my 26er singlespeed / Alfine 700c wheelset /
cross tyres but changed my mind. Happy with the change after prep
rides!
Bike
set-up:
Stock except tri bars and flatter saddle off my racer. Pumped the
suspension and tyres up a bit :) Luggage: Stealth bags front and
back, plus Camelback Mule.
Camping
gear:
Alpkit bivvy bag, lightweight sleeping bag and half mat. Planning
half and half camping / B&B.
Pic
with gritty eyes (not paparazzi)>>
Name:
Margaret (Peg) Leyland
Age:
39
Profession:
Equine Vet
Experience:
Working on it
Bike:
Specialized Stumpjumper HT
Bike
set-up:
Bits and pieces stolen from my racing bike. Aero bars. Revelate frame
bag and saddle bag. Bedding roll on handlebars.
Camping
gear:
Bivvy, sleeping bag, inflatable mat.
Other:
Seeing if I like this before I commit to Tour Aotearoa and Tour
Divide!
Name:
Alex Dyer
Age:
38
Profession: Designer,
mainly web applications nowadays
Experience:
Wellington hills most weekends or round the bays commutes. Pic from
Rimutaka Cycle Trail recently.
Bike: 2006
Marin Nail Trail - my everything-off-road bike.
Bike
set-up: Shimano
XT groupset installed last summer. Stealth handle bar bag, dry bag on
rear pannier and camelbak backpack. Budget aero (bar end) bars -
cheers James!
Camping
gear: Alpkit
bivy bag, Fairydown sleeping bag - a real one older than 15 years!
Also a light foam mat.
Other:
Ground Effect clothes, got the new B52 top. So far so good!
Name:
Thomas Crowley
Age:
24
Profession:
Software Developer
Experience:
Various rides such as TWBD (therewillbedirt.blogspot.com),
various solo, multiday bikepacking adventures (Canberra ->
Melbourne, Devonport -> Hobart)
Bike:
Salsa El Mar
Bike
set-up:
Rigid, loop bars, revelate everything
Camping
gear:
Tarptent contrail, Big Agnes mummy, sea to summit spark SP1
Other:
Bike is already packed for NZ - so here's a photo of my bike naked
and in XC mode (and without me!). I'll get a fitting photo of me +
bike to you by Wed when I land in Wellington :)
Name:
Steve Bilton
Age:
34
Profession:
IT Consultant
Experience:
Experienced
MTB lover and road cyclist with the occasional race and tri thrown
in. Started offroad cycle touring in UK and continued in NZ after
nzcycletrails were built. Last year did a 1300k ride from Queenstown
to CHC with the round the mountain and Alps to Ocean routes
included. Every trip you do you learn a better way to do cycle
touring through your mistakes.
Bike:
Specialized
Stuntjumper Comp Alley HT 29er running Schwalbe Land Cruiser tyres.
Super light race bike and I consider it almost perfect for this
event.
Bike
set-up:
2x
Thule Tour Racks with small drybags attached, AeroBars, Central
triangle bag with bladder inside.
Camping
gear:
Freedom
Mono superlight tent, katmandu goosedown 680 sleepingbag, lightweigh
sleeping mat. MicroCooker.
Other:
Solar
Charger for GPS and lights.
After
hearing about this through a mate I'm looking forward to my first
Brevet, but nervous as I experienced huge pain on the rainbow road
and St James a few years ago.
I
love riding my bike so much but I reckon I won't want to ride it for
a while after the Brevet completion. :-)
Name:
Gary Mckenzie
Age:
44
Profession:
Bike Wrench
Experience:
Got round the block last week and only had to stop once.
Bike:Specialized
Hotrock 16"
Bike
set-up: Revelate
bags all round. Viscacha,
gas tank, jerrycan, mountain feed bags, sweet roll and pocket. Garmin
Etrex 30
Camping
gear:
Tarptent
Other:
Don't believe the hype about bigger wheels.
Name:
Phil Jones
Age:
Pensioner
Profession:
Importer
Experience:
A number of unsupported credit card tours, mainly in the south of the
South
Island in the company of friends. This will be all new trails for me.
Bike:
Cannondale F4
Bike
set-up: Headshock, drops and Speedcity wheels.
Camping
gear: Whole nine yards I'm afraid.
Other:
Planning nice week out of my warehouse with a minimum of suffering.
Name: Ian Huntsman
Age: 49
Profession: Research
Engineer
Experience: Great
Southern Brevet 2014
Bike: Trek Superfly 29er hardtail
Bike set-up: Revelate:
Viscacha, jerrycan, gas tank, ranger frame bag, sweetroll
Camping gear: Tarptent
Stratospire 2, Montbell Super spiral #3, exped synmat 7ul
Other:
Name: Wendy Riach
Age: 51
Profession: Police
Officer
Experience: Great
Southern Brevet 2014, Alpine Epic
Bike: Gary Fisher Carbon Superfly
Bike set-up: Revelate:
Pika, tangle, jerrycan, sweetroll
Camping gear: Sharing
Tarptent Stratospire 2, Montbell Spiral #3, Neoair xlite
Name: Gordon Sloane
Age: 55
Profession: Self Employed
Wholesale Food Distributor
Experience: First
Brevette, 30 years of Cycling – Road and Mtb, Triathlon, Adventure Racing, and
recently completed the South Island leg of the Te Araroa Trail
Bike: Specialised Crave, with Fulcrum
wheels, Maxxis Ikon tyres,
Bike set-up: Revelate bags
Camping gear: Real light.
Terra Nova tent if wet, Bivvy Bag if dry
Other: Absolute Wilderness Dehy meals,
MAKfuel Isotronic Drink, (Thanks Grant), Ground Effect Exocet Shorts (Brilliant)
and Ground Effect Road Rage Top, Sweet Cheeks Butt Butter (great product)
Name:
Phil Brownie
Age: 55
Profession:
, Commerical Manager for DoC
Experience:
Been multi day mountain bike exploring here and abroad since
the mid 80s , and have enjoyed events like Alpine Epic, la
petite , 2014 Kiwi Brevet and extended multi sports events.
Bike: 2009
Giant Trance 2, an oldie but a goodie on its last legs before going
out to pasture
Bike
set-up:
Brooks Saddle, (soooo good ) 3/9 with 11-34 cluster, good for
most mixed ridin. Bull bars and aero bars to provide plenty of riding
positions, Philips carrier off the seat stem for camping gear and
stuff sack on the front with Revelate food bag on the very front and
a bits and bobs bag on the top bar. WTP nano 2.1 on the rear and
maybe Fast Trak control 2.2 on the bow
Camping
gear: Bivy
bag, foam pad, lightweight sleeping bag thou not as light as
last year (it was chilly up the rainbow ), still deciding if I
can survive another year without a wee primus
Other:
Had a great time in 2014, exceeded all expectations , so coming
back for more suffering this year but in cruise mode this time
around.
Name:
Alistair Davidson
Age:
52
Profession: Publishing
Experience: Lots
of road riding including two- and four-lap Taupo enduros (320 and
640km) but sod all on the MTB. Made up the numbers in a few MTB
endurance race-type events but nothing longer than 150kms. This will
be a shock to the system.
Bike: Stumpjumper
Pro (FS), dunno how old, was a Trademe special. Just got news
wheels as I split the back one. Did get it serviced, if that counts
as prep?
Bike
set-up: Aero bars and the
seat off my roadie. A raft of revelate bags, X2 Gloworm lights.
Bladder in a Tangle frame bag, don’t want anything on my
back. Conti X-king tyres complete with those heavy black inner tubey
things.
Camping
gear: Kathmandu sale
lightweight one-person tent and 3 season sleeping bag, silk liner,
Thermarest Neo Xtralite mattress, tyvek groundsheet. No cooking gear,
museli bars, pubs and cafes are the plan.
Other:
Using this event to see if I like the bikepacking thing.
Name: Greg Galway
Age: 46
Profession: Turf
Manager
Experience: Bike
Packing Newbie. Some MTB and road racing
Bike: Salsa Fargo
Bike set-up:
Revelate Bags, TT Bars, Brooks B17
Camping gear: Bivy,
Thermarest Lite, Sleeping Bag (outdoors all the way)
Other: Everything is carried on the
bike. This is a shake down for the Tour Divide 2015 then Tour Aotearoa 2016
Who knows where this will lead
Name: Chris (PureSports) Hodder
Age: 43
Profession: Civil
Engineer
Experience: Selling
Rohloff hubs for almost ten years so know a bit about them and I rode my bike
to the dairy by Craig’s place a couple of times.
Bike: i have one of those it has
Steel frame and forks, Rohloff hub Rear wheel, front wheel, Stans Raven Tyres,
crankset, chain, Headset, stem, bars, shifter and brakes what else do you need.
I would like the frame and fork that Dave Sharpe is using. (Dave you know that
you have to give it back)
Bike set-up: front
bag, Revelate frame bag and small panniers on the back. Oh no you cry, panniers
are so old school. Yep but they work for me.
Camping gear: yep,
Bivy tent, sleeping mat and sleeping bag. No cooking gear just OSM’s
Other: can’t believe that most people
are still using a gear system invented around the 1930’s
Name: Nigel Walls
Age : 50
Profession: Regional glazing manager
Experience : Kb 2014, general riding for
the last 2.5 yrs
Bike: Giant TCX
Bike set up: 2 x 11 sram red, areo bars
and as most others thanks to Cycle tech re elevate, pika, tangle, feed bags and
sweet roll
Camping gear: Kathmandu bivy, sleeping
bag and exped mat
Other last year was a blast on a fs
Scott this year rigid which I am sure will want throw me off at the sniff of a
bump. Anyway can't wait for my second time round.
Highlight is meeting like minded mad
cyclists
Name: Joe Jagusch
Age: 33
Profession: Assistant
Project Manager
Experience: Multiple zany
outdoors adventures and the odd organised event
Bike: Under construction, revised to
full susp Scott Spark after realizing it's lighter and more comfy - fun in the
rough - than my touring no-suspension rohloff bike.....I admit it, I'm just not
tough any more...sniff
Bike set-up: 1x10 with
manual front granny option. Has some bags on it. Tubeless Stans Crest and Hope
wheels. K-lite headlight for eager darkness temptations. Rubbery skull strap-on
tail light. Brooks saddle...mmm leather. Adjustable syntace VRO stem and skinny
Ti handlebar.
Camping gear: Fly,
footprint, sleeping bag, G'friends light and cushy mattress.
Other: moisturiser and lippy. needle and
thread. Can opener and wooden spoon. look-out naughty children!
Name: Alex Grigg
Age: 52
Profession: Surveyor.....no
excuse for getting lost.
Experience: Brevette
last year
Bike: GT “Peace” Tour
, all steel (and lots of it!)
Bike set-up: Salsa
‘woodchipper’ bars, random parts stripped from road and mountain bike.
Camping gear: unfortunately
yes this year.
Other: this
year 42mm cross tyres ...luxury from the 32mms last year
Name: Diane Grigg
Age: 45
Profession: Travel
Broker
Experience: Hopefully
enough (Brevette last year)
Bike: Richey
Breakaway cross bike
Bike set-up: Ask
Alex
Camping gear: yes
of sorts – please don’t rain.
Other: Looking
forward to an improved North bank !
Name: Andy Beale
Age: 44
Profession: Mechanical
Design Engineer
Experience: First
time multi-day brevet
Bike: Kona Unit, now with 1 x 10
Bike set-up: Revelate,
SP dynamo, Sinewave Revolution, Brooks B17, FSA Metropolis, Garmin 810
Camping gear: MSR
Hubba - hoping for rain and snow
Other: I’ve no idea what
is about to happen
Name-Steve
Maikin
Age
- 53
Profession
- retired (ex oil industry)
Experience
- lots of touring, bike packing, 24 hr races etc but never something
like this !
Bike
- Surly ECR
Bike
set-up - Rohloff, Woodchippers, Revelate and Carradice
Camping
gear - Bivvy bag, light down doss bag, neoair mat, jetboil, bug
net
Other
- have the ability to get lost of my own trails, who knows what will
happen here !
Elisha
(Eli) Nuttall
22
Profession:
Financial Analyst
Experience:
Experienced Adventure racer, amateur Brevet rider.
Bike:
Trek Superfly 29er
Bike
setup: Revelete sweet roll and rear bag
Camping
gear: Single skin two person mont bell tent and two exped synmat UL
mats shared with two others
Name:
Glen Kivell
Age:
44
Profession:
Instrument Tech (Like an Electrician)
Experience:
lots of MTB trips , A bit of trail running , No big stuff like this
one…
Bike:
Giant Trance
Bike
Set-up: Thule Rack , Side Boxes , Aero Bar’s
Camping
Gear: One Man Tent , Small down bag
Other:
See you all at the Beer Garden tomorrow
Name: Richard Davies
Age: 36
Profession: Buearucrat
Experience: Tramping/cycle commuting/few cycle tours and brevets
Bike: 29er HT - Specialised Carve Comp.
Bike set-up: Revelate visacha back and roll at the front
Camping gear: Sleeping bag, inflatable mat and maybe a tent fly.
Other: Probably bring a camera, I'll also instagram my pies and milkshakes. Don't think I'll bother with lights, days will be long enough as it is.
Name: Kirk Hamilton
Age: 22
Profession: Bike mechanic
and Massage therapist
Experience: Dabbled
in pretty much all forms of on and off road riding and racing. Started this
touring thing about a year ago
Bike: Specialized Carve, Shimano
components (1x10), Specialized cockpit and saddle, Hope hubs with Stans rims,
Maxxis Ikon tyres 2.25
Bike set-up: Stealth bike
bags seat bag, NZ Canvas frame bag, Topeak handle bar bag
Camping gear: Bivi bag
(hopefuly wont need), sleeping mat and light weight sleeping bag with liner
Other: Hopefuly I still want to ride my
bike afterwards
Name: Glenn Wright
Age: masters
Profession: No, amaterur
Experience: Bike tours, Cape Epic, Duathlons and
Triathlons, Kona, Coast to Coast
Bike: Merida Big 99 FS
Bike set-up: SRAM XO, 3 chain rings, conti xrace
tyres, aero bars, revelate bags
Camping: tent and sleeping with awesome shower pass
jacket for the rain coming through
Other: garmin and some nutty trail mix
Name: Hamish DalglishAge: 52Profession: ManagerExperience: None, looking for an adventure.Bike: Orange Five, It just looks like the type of contraption one would have an adventure on.Bike set-up: XO1, Roam wheels, set up with Stans. One reluctantly so, Big thanks to the guys at Basic Bikes. Revelate bagsCamping gear: Zpack bivi and sleeping bag. Thermorest but will be looking for a bed where possible.Other:
Name: Keith Payne
Age: 32
Experience: Great Southern Brevet 2014Bike: Brandless Rigid Carbon 29er
Bike set-up: , 3x10 XT drivetrain, BB7 brakes, Schwelbe Thunder Bert 2.1" tubeless tyres. All bags are DIY.
Other: DIY scrolling map holder.
Name: Jon Keyzer
Age: 28
Profession: Competitive Eating
Experience: Oceania Kebab Portage Champ 2014
Bike: Specialized Stumpdumper, plastic frame, black metal colorway
Bike set-up: Relevant bags, Badweather by Bluelug
Camping gear: Hotel California
Other: Custom mounted mid-volume Brevet-specific sidepumper in silver colorway.
Age: 28
Profession: Competitive Eating
Experience: Oceania Kebab Portage Champ 2014
Bike: Specialized Stumpdumper, plastic frame, black metal colorway
Bike set-up: Relevant bags, Badweather by Bluelug
Camping gear: Hotel California
Other: Custom mounted mid-volume Brevet-specific sidepumper in silver colorway.
