Retrospective 4: Jan-2013 New Zealand South Island

Family holiday for two weeks of the South Island and I managed to bring the Pocket Rocket. Pushing the envelope with some soft trail riding around Lake Wanaka. 28mm tyres were quite rideable on these trails.

Spent an afternoon doing a stretch of the Rail Trail through the old mining districts. Wider tyres would have made it easier, but with a well-made trail, the PR didn't feel any harder to control than a regular road bike.

The tunnel section was particularly fun to ride.

Unfortunately I missed on attacking Baldwin Street in Dunedin, claimed to be the world's steepest street, but here's Katie demonstrating why that might have been a good call (it's about 1 in 2.8 at this point).