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2018 Annual Membership is now available
Online registration for 2018 annual membership is now available.
https://endurancecui.active.com/event-reg/select-race?e=49043252
Posted: Fri 01 Dec 2017
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Rose and Richard on a mission - Tour of Aotearoa for Kids Bike Taupo
Richard Balm and Rose Blackley depart from Cape Reinga on the 10th February. They hope to complete the 3,000km to Bluff, self-supported, in under 30 days.
Tour Aotearoa has six waves of 100-120 riders in each wave, using the NZ Cycle Trails and back country roads. This ride, designed by Jonathan Kennett, is the being held for the second time. There is no entry fee, just a donation to a cycling charity plus the offsetting of the rider’s carbon emissions for the journey.
Richard and Rose have named Kids Bike Taupo as their charity and invite sponsors. Donations start at 1 cent per kilometre ($30.00) and multiples of 1 cent are encouraged.
Established in 2012 from a cycling summit, Kids Bike Taupo schedules regular visits to the schools as part of the sports programme, to encourage a safer and healthier community. Although Taupo District Council contributes $5,000.00 annually, fund raising is always required for bikes, ongoing equipment replacement, fuel, and repairs. 7,800 riders per year benefit from the organisation, led by Cath Oldfield. Both Rose and Richard have great respect for Cath, stating, “Her patience, fortitude and contribution is much greater than our one-time cycling effort “.
Donate here:
https://www.biketaupo.org.nz/category/156822
Posted: Fri 02 Feb 2018
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2016 Trail Fund Rider Survey. All you ever wanted to know about MTB trends in NZ.
This is the report of Trail Fund's 2016 rider survey. lots of interesting stuff of how demographics of riders are changing in NZ.
Posted: Fri 27 Oct 2017
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Spring Membership Now Available
We are introducing a new online membership format this Spring. It will make the process of joining Bike Taupo way more seamless. Let us know what you think...
https://endurancecui.active.com/new/events/47290652/select-race?_p=7722130894203469&locale=en_NZ
Posted: Thu 31 Aug 2017
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Steamfields Logging Underway
Death Notices
On November 8th without ceremony, and only the buzz of a chainsaw, our beloved Sugar Daddy, AKA Steamfields Downhill is no more. The track is closed, destroyed, finito, but will live on as a memory to be enhanced in future post ride discussions.
Continued access between Wairakei Resort and Outback will be via the existing shortcut up the forestry road. The two-way track from the resort will be closed from this intersection. Please observe the signs and stay out of the logging areas.
Posted: Wed 08 Nov 2017
