We’ve got lots to say about our world of mountain biking here in New Zealand’s North Island, and about our love of riding in general.
With 12 amped up riders from the USA and Australia all fizzing after the first couple of days on their mountain biking tour of New Zealand’s North Island, BKXC and the New Zealand Mountain Biking team proposed a “rest day” in the middle of Nowhere – otherwise known as the central North Island. The BKXC…
After an epic first day in Rotorua, riding some classics to kick off our BKXC multi day North Island mountain biking trip – we took the team into the heart of the North Island to a back country classic – the Waihaha. This in and out trail has a slice of everything. The BKXC North…
On the surface, running multi day single track mountain biking trips looks like a great time. That’s because it is. It’s also really hard work behind the scenes – having all the logistics taken care off-stage to ensure that the on-stage show appears to be seamless and all according to script. But all that hard…
With so much world class singletrack right on the doorstep of Rotorua, you’ll be forgiven for thinking that as a visitor, you’ll have a hard time riding the best of the best in a short space of time. Our private jeep shuttles are proving to be a hit with short term visitors wanting to Show…
… and it’s nice to be appreciated We like to think we’re on the right track – getting people of all stripes into the forest, for a day or a few days of great riding at any level. Over time, we’ve refined our trips, made a few tweaks here and there, and learned a thing…
More fun than you can poke a bike at At just a hop skip and a jump from Rotorua, on the isolated east coast of the North Island, a hidden gem of a trail lies in the backcountry – the Pakihi Trail. Once a pack route to transport goods across to Gisborne, this continuous downhill…
We’ll say anything to extol the virtues of Mountain biking here in New Zealand’s North Island at ANY time of year. This is self-evident, as we’re clearly biased, but we’re also proponents of saying what we mean, and meaning what we say when it comes to all things mountain biking in New Zealand – especially…
How do we make mountain biking even more awesome than before? Add a helicopter flight into the North Island’s remote native forest is how! Here’s how we entered the world of heli biking and added an x factor to our range of trips… After visiting the area many times before by car foot and bike with…
The Essence of back country riding One of New Zealand’s great rides, and an area of outstanding natural beauty, the Timber Trail is a ride that will take you deep into the backcountry and satisfy any riding style and ability. The terrain on the Timber Trail has a little something for everyone, from flowing single…
New Zealanders identify strongly with our national bird. Land locked in the bottom corner of the South Pacific isolated for 80 million years. These strange birds that had no need to fly, have a strong sense of smell, come out at night, and lay one giant egg per clutch are in desperate need of help to survive as a species. With only 5% of each egg laid in the wild making it to adulthood these birds are in real danger of becoming extinct off of the mainland.
