Name: Cliff Clermont
Age: 47
Profession: Construction Manager/Civil Engineer
Hometown: Carlsbad CA
Experience: AZT 750 (DNF), Stagecoach 400(s), 2014 Great Southern Brevet, 2014 Kiwi Brevet, 2016 Tour Aotearoa, 2017 Great Southern Brevet (pending)
Bike: TREK Procaliber, HT 29er, 1x11 (36x11-46)
Camping equipment: Bivy, Bag, Pad and a wee pillow.
Other: First bike packing event without using a back pack of any sort, using a Steath frame bag instead. Eliel Cycling kit.
Name: Pete Goodman
Age: 52Profession: E-Bike Test Rider
Hometown: Taupo
Experience: Mountain Biking (riding offroad) 45 years, Being cycling all over the world looking for Timbuktu! KB 2015 (DNF)
Bike: Jones Steel Diamond 29"er
Bike Name: Adventure
Camping equipment: Bivy Bag, Sleeping Bag, Mat, Titanium Evernew cooker, etc
Other: Water and a Pie
Name: Ross Braybrook
Age: 57Profession: Fish Whisperer
Hometown: Upper Hutt
Experience: Bugger all of none
Bike: Avanti Competitor 9.1
Camping Equip: Shelter, Sleeping Bag
Other: Looking forward to the complete unknown
(Ross took my request for a photo of his bike literally!!)
Name: Richard Davison
Age: 42
Profession: Freelance writer
Hometown: Dunedin
Experience: Couple of brevets, other touring/eventing
Bike: 2002 Haro VGF-V1 - still going strong and the veteran of many thousands of ks...
Camping equipment: Zempire Atom, Four Square loyalty card, $2 coins.
Other: Stealth frame bag - bomb-proof Tardis. Ground Effect (indestructible, 24-hour wear) Robin Hood merino hoodie. Halo solar skullcap & tail.
Name: Stu Smith
Age: 51
Profession: I buy and sell $
Hometown: Jafatown (a great place to work, but not play)
Experience: 10 years of chasing, coaching school kids (MTB and road) did the 2016 TA (signed up for 2018)
Bike: Specialized Crux – mods include 1 x 11, 42mm tyres, flat bars, aeros, stealth bags
Camping equipment: Lightweight single skin tent – or maybe just a fly for this event
Other: Comfortable mid pack rider, out to enjoy the country, the people on the way and the ride
Name: Graham Collis
Age: 67
Profession: Partially Retired property maintenance contractorHometown: Christchurch
Experience: Done a bit over the years, but virgin breveteer.
Bike: Carbon Stevens Cyclocross Bike. Sram Red 1 x 10. Mavic Rims & hubs. 40mm Clement tyres. (Thanks Dan)
Camping Equipment: Bag, Mat & Tims tent.
Photo to come when I get my gear/bags sorted.
Name:Jo Haines
Age: closer to 50 than 60
Profession:Web work and sometime walking guide
Hometown:Wanaka
Experience:Lots of long distance dirt road touring overseas & NZ but not this intensity
Bike:Surly Pugsley with plus tyres (if the 2nd rim turns up in time) and Rohloff reliability
Camping equipment:Hotel Tyvek tarp
Other:Aim is to complete in 8.4999 days and enjoy as much as is possible
Name: Rob Davidson
Age: 50
Profession: Unemployable so Self Employed:-) Personal Trainer/Coach/Bottle Washer
Hometown: Alexandra
Experience: Sexual.. limited - Biking.. reasonably experienced.. 3 GSB's (4 by the start of this kiwi) Couple of Kiwis.. 2 Tour Divides. Developing alzheimers so often repeat things.. Developing alzheimers so often repeat things.. :-)
Bike: Ventana El Commandante - Belt drive Rohloff hub - SP Dynamo - Various additional bits I probably don't need but really like...
Camping equipment: Likely minimal. Credit card most important 'camping' accessory..
Other: No room for other on my bike.. Very supportive family staying at home:-)
Name: Hedley Wilton
Age: 42
Profession: Paramedic
Hometown: Wanaka
Experience: Rode to get an icecream this arvo!
Bike: Niner Air9
Camping equipment: Tentin
Other: Wide brimmed helmet and possum protection.
Brent Macdonald
From Stokes Valley
age 61
Self employed : Maker of PVC ,canvas, and leather, products [including some bike products.]
Experience : lots of road ,mountain and cyclocross riding over some 55 years
Camping gear : Bivi bag and a small fly and maybe a stove
Bike 29 in mountain bike
Name: Daniel Jessee
Age: 33
Profession: Outdoor Educator
Hometown: Atlanta, GA
Experience: Highland Trail Race, Stagecoach 400, Cross-Florida ITT, Cohutta Cat 260, Transcontinental Race (DNF), many other 200-500 mile rides and tours
Bike: Ritchey P-29er hardtail with suspension fork
Camping equipment: tarp, pad, sleeping bag
Other: Visit Daniels personal fundraising page here https://www. crowdrise.com/kiwi-brevet-to- keep-cancer-at-bay
Name: Symon Mitchell
Age: 58
Profession: Firefighter
Hometown: Nelson
Experience:10,000km a year all on the road, newbie at this off road stuff!
Bike: Salsa Dos Niner running Campag 11 speed [Roadie after all]
Camping equipment: minimal, bivvy bag and that’s about it.
Other: I’ve ridden just about every bit of tarseal in NZ, so I thought I’d better start checking out the other 80%
Name: John Carman
Age: 43
Profession: I walk/bike tracks looking at Huts/Tracks/Structures and get paid for it….. DOC Inspector
Hometown: Taupo
Experience: A little, 2 Brevettes, Section of TA last year Thames to WGTN and other Bikepacking trips around Central Nth Is
Bike: Minty Fresh Surly Karate Monkey 29r
Steel is Real Frame, Rigid Fork
3 x 10, need all the gears I can
Experimenting with Aero Bars
Maxxis tested and trusted Crossmarks, tubeless
Camping equipment: Fly, Exped Bed Rolls, Sea to Summit Sleeping lite as Bag and Silk Liner
May carry a lite cooker/Ti Cup/100gm gas….. as a luxury. Used in the weekend first time packing and it was quite nice to have something warm…
Other: Want to do the Brevet but life has come along plus broken bones so riding been lacking so will sign up for the Brevette and see when I get to the Brevet turn off ;)
Name: Peter Broking
Age: 59
Profession: making things
Hometown: Auckland
Experience: Kiwi brevette 2015, TA 2016
Bike: SHAND Drove, single speed, belt drive
Camping equipment: tarp, ground sheet, quilt, wee cooker, pot, knife, fork & spoon,
Other: hip flask full of fire water
Name: Ross Cheesman
Age: 60
Profession: Scientist
Hometown: Upper Hutt
Experience: Not much, Kiwi Brevet 2014, Tour Aotearoa
Bike: Giant Advanced 29er hardtail
Camping equipment: Light tent, sleeping mat and bag, no cooking gear
Other: Should know better
Name: Noel Whiteside
Age: 41
Profession: Procurement Office (IT)
Hometown: Christchurch and Newtownards (sorry for being difficult, I've lived in both long enough I refer to both as home).
Experience: Le Petit Brevet a couple of years ago. It was real hard but super fun.
Bike: Cube, 29er, hard tail.
Camping equipment: Klymit Inertia O Zone sleeping pad, Enlightened Equipment sleeping quilt and the cheapest bivy I could find on Trade.
Other: A mix of Revelate and Blackburn bags to carry everything.
Name: Phil Petersen
Age:35
Profession: Environment
Hometown: Wellington
Experience: GSB '16 & '17, some Flahute hit outs and random weekends.
Bike: Haro Mary SS 32x20.
Camping equipment: UL fly, Helium Solo Bag, Klymit X frame mat. Plastic ground sheet.
Other: "Evolution is not perfect. People will be distracted by carbon frames, aero bars and derailleurs. Inevitably though, the bike packer will evolve to perfection - Single speed, steel and Jones bars." - Charles Darwin, On the Origin of Species 1859.
NAME; STEVE HALLIGAN
AGE; 40
PROFESSION; BUSINESS OWNER (VIBRANT LIVING RETREAT)
HOMETOWN; HANMER SPRINGS
EXPERIENCE; TOUR AOTEAROA, 2 KIWI BREVETS
BIKE; SALSA FARGO TI
CAMPING EQUIPMENT; ZPACKS SOLO TENT AND SLEEPING BAG, THERMAREST PAD
OTHER ; GARMIN ETREX 30 X , SUPERNOVA LIGHTS
52yrs
Trek mamba 29r ,3x9 speed
Only recent to riding ,
Kb15 , TA16, and lots of local rides ,
Brooks saddle, set up changes a bit , but refining to a little less and fraction lighter each time .
Name Phil Ruddenklau
Name: Jason Harris
Age : 42
Profession : Plumber
Home town : Marlborough
Experience : Molesworth Muster, Macleans island 6hr , Kaiteriteri 6hr x2 , Moa hunt , Nelson coppermine race x4 ,One season Cx tasman racing , Two seasons CX marlborough , Kaiteriteri marble mountain ,
Bike: Marin pine mountain
Camping Equipment : Cocoon , Sleeping bag , air bed , sleeping bag liner , gas cooker , Mirco clothes line,
Name: Kevin Townsend
Age: 63
Profession: Retired U of C Engineer
Hometown: Motueka
Experience: First Time Brevet BikePacking … mainly Bike Touring
Bike: Specialized Stumpjumber Carbon HT (1x11 speed), BarYak AeroBars / Arm Rests, Brooks Cadmium C17 Saddle, Maxxis Icon 29x2.35 Tubeless Tyres
Camping Equipment: Nemo Hornet 1P Tent, Exped UL7 Mat, Sea2Summit Sleeping Bag & Extreme Liner, MicroStove & Optima Pot
Other: Ground Effect Clothes, Mont-Bell Anorak, Garmin Oregon 650 GPS, Exposure Axxis M3 Light, Revelate Bags (SweetRoll, Viscacha Seat Bag, Tangle Frame Bag, GasTank, Jerry Can and Mountain Feed Bags) … and big can of SweetCheeks Butt Butter
Name: Bryan Prestidge
Age: 57
Profession: Self employed Quantity Surveyor
Hometown: Timaru
Experience: TA 2016
Bike: Trek Procaliber 9.8
Camping equipment: Big Agnes UL2 tent, Neo Air mat, Kathmandu Pathfinder bag
Other: Brooks B17 and Ground Effects Ringleaders for maximum riding enjoyment
Paul Lowe
Age: 37
Profession: Town Planner
Hometown: Christchurch
Experience: My own overnight adventures, a few 12 hour events and Le Petit Brevet (4 times completed)
Bike: Scott Scale 920 (hardtail, 29er)
Camping equipment: emergency bivy, sleeping matt, sleeping bag and gas cooker.
Other: Garmin Etrix 30x, seat bag and frame bag.
No picture available unfortunately
Name: John McKnight
Age: 54
Profession: IT Consultant
Hometown: Lower Hutt
Hometown: Lower Hutt
Experience: Not nearly enough to know better.
Bike: Aging but trusty Giant Anthem 29er X, sporting brand new WTB Nano tyres, Profile aerobars, Specialized saddle and grips, and cut down BBB bar ends.
Camping equipment: Macpac Sololight tent, Escapade 350 sleeping Bag, and Short Lite mat 2.5. Jetboil Zip stove.
Other: Revelate bags - Sweetroll, Viscacha, Gas Tank, Jerrycan, and Tangle. Ground Effect clothes - Storm Trooper, Helter Skelters, Snipers, Ringleaders, Stingray, and Pushover.
Garmin Etrex 20x GPS
Name: Jon Keyzer
Age: 30
Profession: Philosophy lecturer / bike shop dude
Hometown: Dunedin
Experience: Kiwi Brevet 2015, Tour Aotearoa
Bike: Specialized Stumpjumper HT
Camping equipment: Solo tent, stove, kebabs, camp vibes
Other: Bluetooth speaker, trusty Fuji mirrorless camera
Name: Jasen McCutcheon
Age: 44 (141 in primate years)
Profession: Motorcycle sales
Hometown: Masterton
Experience: Riding in circles, mostly for fun.
Kinda new-ish with the bag carrying thing.
Bike: Surly Karate Monkey, 3x10, dynamo
Camping equipment: Tent, bag, nightlight and cooking stuff
Other: Plan to carry alot of Bananas and buy
pies and beer on the way.
Name: Sam Davidson
Age: 25
Profession: Bicycle Mechanic
Hometown: Timaru (currently living in Wellington )
Experience: 2 and half Kiwi Brevet, 2016 Tour Aeoteora, more overnighters than you can shake a cracked carbon frame at. Couple multi day bikepacking trips.
Bike: Surly Krampus
Camping equipment: solo tent and down sleepingbag. Cooker, ti mug and ti spork
Other: generally carry a few packets of average banter and the odd tailwind just incase. Will fix your bike for a beer in the next town too.
Name: Bob Vaile
Age: 58
Profession: Hostel Owner
Hometown: Arthur’s Pass
Experience: Lot’s. I’ve made alot of choices. Most have not been wise.
Bike: Jones Plus
Camping equipment:Yes: tent, pad, warm jammies.
Other: Everybody is welcome at our campsite.
Name: Ben Clarke.
Age: 48.
Profession: Pastry Chef.
Home Town: Carterton,Wairarapa.
Experience: New to Bikepacking.
Bike: Marin Pine Mountain One.
Camping Equipment: Tent,Sleeping Mat,small pillow and sleeping bag.
Other: Curiosity.
Name: Pete Barnes
Age: 45
Profession: Open Space Planner
Hometown: Christchurch
Experience: Plenty of riding around the park with the kids, I'm a bit of a Brevet novice, though survived the mid winter High Country Brevet in 2016, few 2-dayers, and 3 days of the GSB 2017.
Bike: Giant XTC, mainly stock, though for comfort have put on a Brooks, aero's and ergon's.
Camping equipment: UL tent, s-bag and matt
Other: Using a Stealth frame bag and a couple of Revelate bags.
Name: Richard Lindsay
Age: 47
Profession: Very Amateur
Hometown: Amberley
Experience: Rookie
Bike: Specialised Crave
Camping equipment: If it’ll fit on my bike
Other: Hoping there’ll be some other riders looking to maximise the time spent on the course (i.e 7-8 day riders) to share a few laughs.
Photo of you and your bike if possible – attached is a photo of the bike I took through Big River – Waiuta last year. Needless to say I have upgraded since.
Craig Moss
Auckland52yrs
Trek mamba 29r ,3x9 speed
Only recent to riding ,
Kb15 , TA16, and lots of local rides ,
Brooks saddle, set up changes a bit , but refining to a little less and fraction lighter each time .
Name: Craig Ward
Age: 34
Profession: IT Manager
Hometown: Wellington, originally Wales
Experience: No previous bike packing experience. I did the 5 day Trans NZ enduro last year, they had shuttles - the Brevet has shuttles too right?
Bike: BH Ultimate 29er hardtail that I bought off trademe a week before the race starts.
Camping equipment: Mainly some last minute purchases from Alpkit: tent, sleeping bag, something to make a brew on.
Other: This is all a bit last minute for me but that's how I roll. Strava says my longest ride last year was 50km, hoping to top that. Plan to get by on beers, pies and will power.
Name: Biker Bob
Age: Doing the brevet’s my 60th birthday present to myself.
Profession: Research / designer of violence prevention campaigns and services
Hometown: Wellington, on the edge of Polhill
Experience: Kiwi Brevette ‘15, 8-day solo bikepacking trip thru Central Otago, numerous 2-5 day trips
Bike: All-red Trek X-Caliber alu frame, Ritchey carbon forks, lighter gears, all important Brooks seat
Camping equipment: lightweight s/bag, mat, emergency fly, small thermos, opinel knife, ti folding spoon
Other: Doing it while I can and won’t die wondering
Name: Greg Galway (Mosquito Man)
Age: 48
Profession: Turf Manager
Hometown: Wellington
Experience: Kiwi Brevet 2015, Tour Divide 2015, Tour Aotearoa 2016 plus a few other shorter rides
Bike: Giant XTC, HT 29er, Maxxis Crossmark Tyres, Brooks B17, Revelate Gas, Jerry & Viscacha Bike Bags, SP Dyno, K-Lite Light, Exposure Joystick Light, LX60 Limefuel Bat, Garmin Edge 820
Camping Equipment: Bivy, Thermarest Lite, Black Wolf Sleeping Bag
Other: Staying indoors is over rated. Outdoors all the way (I did that for Tour Aotearoa 2016)
David Williamson
49
Protein Producer (Beef farmer)
Maungaturoto (Northland)
Little bikepacking exp/ several self organised CC tours in Europe on the LHT
Salsa (Ste) El Mariachi Brooks/Hope/Thomson/Jones Bars/2x10 Shim/Wheelworks Stealth/Revelate Bags
Tent Pad Quilt
Looking forward to a grand adventure
Name: Kevin Crowley
Age: 58
Profession: I work hard at Kiwibank
Hometown: Gladstone, Wairarapa
Experience: How much is needed? No brevets, a couple of one day gravel races, lots of triathlons, used to run when knees worked.
Bike: Singular Swift 29", Srampagnolo gears, 3 x 10, Salsa Cowchippers bars, Profile T3 aero bars, Stealth bags, Brooks saddle, the new Mk 3 Stans Flow rims, Ikon tubeless 2.2 tyres, Shoe Warehouse jandals, extra assistance from Ted the dog.
Camping equipment: Enlightened Equipment quilt, MSR Hubba NX1 tent, no cooker.
Name:George Richardson
Age:60
Profession:Software Developer
Hometown:Christchurch
Experience:Done a bit of cycle touring
Bike:Shiny silver giorgio
Bike set up:Ortlieb, Stealth, Revelate combo
Camping equipment:little grey tent
Rob Dawson
Occupation.TV Producer/Photographer/Editor
Hometown. Takaka, Golden Bay.
Experience. Just past stabiliser stage.
Founder of Milk & Honey Race.
Bike 'Bertie' Bombtrack Beyond 29er
Vaude Bivvie Bag
Sea to Summit Sleeping Bag
3/4 thermarest
Home made muesli
no cooker......
Name: Ken Beckman
Age: been carrying a Gold Card for a while now
Profession: University Research Centre Director
Hometown: Christchurch
Experience: heaps of mountain biking over many years but new to bikepacking
Bike: Scott Scale Plus
Other: had a bit of a spend up at Ground Effect and Porcelain Rocket, plus repurposed some motorbike kit
Name: Alex Dyer
Age: 40
Profession: Designer
Hometown: Wellington
Experience: Kiwi Brevette 2015, other touring and much lurking around Wellington trails.
Bike: 2006 Marin Nail Trail (frame), Surly Ogre fork with Salsa anything cages (thanks James!), XT groupset, Stealth bags, 26" Maxxis Ardent tyres. 26" ain't dead!
Camping equipment: Bivvy bag and home made hyperlite fly made with fishing line, duct tape and an old emergency foil blanket (it won't last!). Also an inflatable sleep mat - luxury.
Other: New chamois bib shorts and golden Ground Effect Rock Lobster top.
Name: Kane Thornburrow
Age: 39
Profession: RNZAF
Hometown: Palmerston North
Experience: Brevet virgin, but many years MTBing and a few overnighters
Bike: Charge Cooker steel 29er, 2x10 gears, Profile T4+ aerobars, bar ends, Brooks B17 saddle, Stans Crest rims with tubeless Maxxis Ikon 2.2 tyres
Camping equipment: Wild Country Zephyros 2 Lite tent, Exped Synmat UL5 inflatable mat, Kathmandu Pathfinder sleeping bag, silk liner, cooking gear
Other: Revelate bags (Harness, Ranger, Feed Bags, Gas Tank, Pocket), Thule rack, Garmin Etrex 20x, Ground Effect cycling kit, and probably far too much food.
Name: Craig Robertson (Team Yoda 1 of 3 riders)
Age: 50
Profession: Professional Picture Snapper (so I’ll always be in catchup mode!)
Hometown: Rotorua
Experience: Quite a bit of normal Touring but only 2nd time bike-packing
Bike: 2014 Specialized Crave + carbon fork - XXL frame! Bags all local courtesy of Mr Dancing Moose including customised Bar Slinger to take Think Tank Hubba Hubba camera bag.
Camping equipment: Paine (Japanese brand) tent/shelter, Klymit matt, Kathmandu sleeping bag, titanium pot and cooker.
Other: “Do or do not. There is no try” Yoda.
Name Phil BrownieAge: 50
Profession: Professional Picture Snapper (so I’ll always be in catchup mode!)
Hometown: Rotorua
Experience: Quite a bit of normal Touring but only 2nd time bike-packing
Bike: 2014 Specialized Crave + carbon fork - XXL frame! Bags all local courtesy of Mr Dancing Moose including customised Bar Slinger to take Think Tank Hubba Hubba camera bag.
Camping equipment: Paine (Japanese brand) tent/shelter, Klymit matt, Kathmandu sleeping bag, titanium pot and cooker.
Other: “Do or do not. There is no try” Yoda.
Age: 58
Profession: DOC worker
Hometown: Timaru
Experience: A lifetime of biking the highways and by ways of NZ and overseas, lots of brevets , love them
Bike: Specialised Epic alloy , off the shelf with a Brookes leather saddle - the best
Camping equipment: Very small tent fly and Solo Bivy bag
Name: Bryn Jones
Age: 48
Profession: Mechanical Designer
Hometown: Auckland
Experience: Cycled up Mt Ventoux, France, twice. Bought my first MTB a month ago. Started training for this Brevette 3 months ago.
Bike: Cube Reaction, HT 29er, 2x11
Camping equipment: Bivy, Tent, Bag, Pad and pillow
Other: First bike packing event, Arkel seat bag, other bags borrowed from Chris Bennett