ACROSS THE DITCH

50 – BORN IN NEW ZEALAND 54 – CRANKWORX ROTORUA New Zealand is just a three hour flight away from Australia’s eastern coast, but offers a whole host of different experiences for mountain bikers. In this issue we travel across the Tasman Sea to get a fantastic taste of what the 62 – THE WORLD’S A STAGE: REVISITING THE PIONEER 72 – THE GOLDEN TRAILS OF CENTRAL OTAGO Kiwis are dishing up: from the party atmosphere at the crazy Crankworx event, to the historic gold mining trails of Cnetral Otago, through to the energysapping Pioneer race that has become an instant classic on the stage-racing calendar. All that, plus a visit to the Ground Effect clothing company who are setting global trends in MTB gear from their humble base in Christchurch. It all goes to prove there really is a diverse range of mountain biking to be enjoyed in NZ and it’s possibly just as easy to access compared to a long interstate trip… so what’s stopping you?