Kea built its name on the original Kea Kit, a proper modular survival system covering the five usual pillars, water, shelter, fire, tools, and first aid. Built by a bloke, Matt Butler, who came at the problem from actually guiding
Ben Haselden
I'm an outdoor mad, adventure seeker who has ridden bikes, played with bikes, modified and fixed bikes. I've been around bikes since I was a child through racing, crashing and enjoying them.
Kea Stash System: does it actually stop your pack smelling like a bin truck?
Anyone who's unzipped a pack three days into a backcountry trip and been hit by the ripe smell of old gel wrappers, a banana skin, meat cans and whatever's leaking out of last night's
The UCI Killed Enduro. Honestly? Good.
So the UCI's pulled the pin on the Enduro World Cup after 2026. Fourteen years, done. World Champs sticks around, apparently, but the actual world series — the thing that made enduro enduro is getting put down like a
Destination Queenstown
Some places do mountain biking. Queenstown does mountain biking like it's trying to prove a point. You've heard the marketing. Adventure capital, bungy birthplace, scenery so good it's basically cheating. All true. But underneath
ORBEA WILD M-TEAM 26 — RIDE REVIEW
ORBEA WILD M-TEAM 26 — RIDE REVIEW Let me be upfront. I've been a vocal sceptic of eMTBs. The extra weight, the motor dependency, the fact that your mates are now technically cheating. All of it. I said I&
Destination: Hanmer
Hanmer, one of New Zealand’s true, quaint semi alpine towns home to loads of adventure.