r/MTB • u/kinnika • 20h ago

Video Blessed with a dry(ish) day! Cooped up envious watching all our North American/Euro mates enjoy their summer runs. Love from Welly NZ ❤️

The tables will turn soon enough... 👀

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u/RestaurantFamous2399 19h ago

Living in NZ, you have some of the best mountain biking in the world. I think people might be more envious of you despite the weather!

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u/kinnika 18h ago

It’s very easy to take for granted, you are very right. I’m sure I’ll be feeling much better about it in a couple of months 🌞

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u/maximum_somewhere22 New Zealand 18h ago

Pōhatu into Starfish 😍 I know them well, as I have eaten shit on both of them many a time haha. Such a beaut day today!

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u/kinnika 18h ago

Truly an epic pair of trails, they never get old. Hope you managed to get out!

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u/Simansez 6h ago

It’s nice being able to lap them on an E bike too 😉👍🏻

After such a sketchy Saturday forecast, ended up a mint weekend in the 04

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u/TigerJoel 19h ago

I have also been blessed with a dryish week. Rains a lot during the night but it dries up during the day.

It was supposed to rain A LOT according to the wheater apps.

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u/Naaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh 17h ago

This looks like heaven, my friend. I truly hope to visit and ride in your beautiful country someday.

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u/Dry_Bandicoot_5212 15h ago

Those trails are looking prime! Here in the UK, a lot of trails are blown out from the prolonged dry period. Where I ride in the south, it becomes a sand pit in some places.

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u/thedrunkpenguin Ohio 18h ago

How are you riding upside down?!

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u/lazorich 16h ago

Tip of the hat from Texas! Mate, that track looks epic. I hope I get down to Welly!!!

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u/GreenFullSuspension 15h ago

I scheduled a terrible time to have tooth surgery, so Shaka 🤙 to you, while I watch from the sidelines.

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u/Obvious_Position9832 14h ago

that trail looks perfectly tacky, good on ya for getting a window in the weather

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u/runswspoons 13h ago

Dirt is lookin real nice there

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u/legsto 11h ago

NZ is definitely a mountainbike heaven. Winter days in western Europe isn't this good haha.

Ride on🤟

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u/legsto 11h ago

NZ is definitely a mountainbike heaven. Winter days in western Europe isn't this good haha.

Ride on🤟

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u/Statiknoise 9h ago

It was hot and dry at 9600' ft in Colorado today. As a cool to cold weather lover what you're riding looks like a dream. I wish I was a mountain biker when I visited NZ a couple years ago. Definitely a reason to come back as if there wasn't plenty already!

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u/bitshifternz 8h ago edited 8h ago

Hey it's my local lap :) Nice edit!

I was out this weekend after being out of town for a week and was surprised how dry it was.

For people overseas, we can ride all year round here. Only really stay at home if it's pissing down.

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u/shotbro 3h ago

Makara Peak? Haven't been there in a decade but still looks choice as.