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A bike touring blog full of epic Aotearoa adventures, New Zealand cycle trails, inspirational kiwi stories, nz bike and gear reviews. A place for bike tourists and their stories of their Escape Adventure NZ cycle tour

Cape to Cape Cycle Tour NZ – What’s the big deal? A challenging route traversing East to West across New Zealand’s North Island. This won’t be everyone’s cup of tea, but those who venture out will be rewarded with an unforgettable journey. Cycling remote and beautiful roads, the route is rich with Māori culture and...
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Escape Adventures beyond Covid, we are proud and very, very stoked to be still standing! And this is 100% down to YOUR support! THANK YOU! The support that we have felt over the past year has been absolutely amazing!! It’s been a while since we been in touch and talked about anything beyond our New...
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It’s the Bike Packing, Brevet Event, Cycle Touring season! “Dot Watching” is a recently discovered sport where one sits on a couch and digitally watches live-tracked bikers riding the Kennett Brothers’ Tour Aotearoa and Kopiko Aotearoa rides as they happen… And even better than watching, many of you have actually spent your summer being the dots!  Go you good things!  Some (possibly slightly...
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When our cycle tour leaders can’t Escape, they let us know what they’ve been up to… Our wonderful New Zealand based tour leaders can’t Escape! But they’re hanging in there! Read below to find out what they are all doing this year when their work is called off… Alice Dear Escape Family. After hastily altering...
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Escape Adventures NZ are supporters and true friends of this Big Bike Film Night NZ event, these guys really see and share the BIG picture!  “Na to rourou, na taku rourou, ka ora ai te iwi”“With your food basket and my food basket, the people will thrive.” The Big Bike Film Night is an evening dedicated...
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Escape Adventure crew have been wearing Ground Effect clothing for eons!  Mandy and John, and many of our tour leaders have have been wearing Ground Effect cycle clothing for years!  And now… we couldn’t be more pleased to have Ground Effect on board as our preferred supplier.  Our tour leaders are all kitted out and loving putting their Ground...
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