W H Worrall & Co Ltd / Rockshox New Zealand
Well, as much as I don’t want to rant and rave and act like a “consumer” the time has come to share my awful experiences with Rockshox’s New Zealand distributor W H Worrall & Co Ltd. I’m also hoping that lots of traffic find this post and seriously consider purchasing mountain biking products from W [...]
Long time no blog…
Apologies for the lack of ramblings of late- Summer has eventually arrived over this side of the world and I’m keener to be out doing stuff rather than sat in front of this screen.Truth be known, I’ve not done anything that exciting since breaking my ribs anyway- other than attempting to keep my base fitness [...]
Daelim Bonita – our new family member!
It has been on the cards for a number of months now and today Amy and I headed into City Scooters here in Christchurch to lay down some cash on a new scooter. After some careful research we opted for a nice 50cc motor bike from Daelim- called the Bonita.
Having no mode of transport for [...]
Running in 2010
I’m not one for the whole new years resolutions as I tend to set goals on the fly and just do it. Saying that, I do have some personal running/ fitness goals that I’d like to achieve.
2009 was mental!
With 2009 being the nuttiest year yet with regards to my physical challenges, I’m keen to roll [...]
Meeting Grace & Phil
Phil contacted me via twitter some weeks ago to chat about some South Island running trails. Grace and Phil are currently a few weeks away from returning to BC in Canada after spending 3 months traveling, hiking, kayaking and camping across Australia and New Zealand. Awesome! Currently in Christchurch we met up for Thai on [...]
It never rains but it pours…
A few weeks ago on the Wharfedale ride I had the most epic spill of my riding to-date (15+ yrs) and landed hard on my left side. Initial x-rays found nothing to worry about and off I went. Well, yesterday a second opinion showed two breaks in rib 4 & 5 which means that I’ll [...]
My favourite posts of 2009
Another year nearly over, and what an epic it has been at www.paulpetch.com! Some obvious highlights have been merging of personal blogs into one (that went problem free within 24hrs!), lots of riding, shed loads of running (61.7 KM ultra anyone!) and a rapid increase in internet traffic.
The more subtle stuff of 2009 has been [...]
Christmas party
I’ve been at the University for two Christmas parties now and hope to be there for a lot more. I must keep on track of my eating over the festive season though, as pigging out today highlighted!
Wellington Weekend
Amy’s boss shouted air fare and accommodation for us back in October (better late than never to blog huh) to visit Wellington as a thank you for some recent projects that she had just competed. Nice eh. Flying into Wellington we could not believe how sketchy the landing was, but once on our feet it [...]
www.paulpetch.com
Well. It has been on the cards for sometime and the majority of the posts at www.mountainbikingnewzealand.co.nz will shortly become part of my personal blogging rather than a fully dedicated website devoted to “two wheels”. With work commitments, more time doing “outdoor stuff”, training and a total change of attitude/ outlook to what cycling means [...]
November updates
Summer is here?
Eeek. Mid November already and the days are hanging on until about 9pm ish. Summer seems to have officially arrived and as odd as it sounds my mind and body take a while to adjust to having all of this extra light and seemingly more warmth (13degs with sun is warm for Christchurch!). [...]
Essence Bicycles closing – & I can relate
Times are tough that’s for sure & many businesses are closing. But Essence Bicycles are closing for a different reason and can be summed up in a post by Paul on Vorb.
“The bike has become more than the tool, it is actually defining the type of riding. I think that is all upside down. The [...]
Some visitor statistics to this humble blog…
Backing up the database and files this evening I thought that I’d check how things were coming along with regards to traffic. Well here you go….boy oh boy that’s a lot of people, page views and bandwidth for such a humble blog! WoOt!
A big thank you to you all- including the fantastic post contributions… you [...]
Running New Zealand blog
Shameless plug :)
It was only a matter of time, and the time is now :) Over the past week I’ve registered another domain name www.runningnewzealand.co.nz and I’ve got the ball rolling. As you can imagine, this blog is all about running :)
I’ve always said that the hardest part about blogging is having something to say [...]
www.abc-of-fitness.com & stretching
Over the past 6 months I’ve become a bit of a habitual stretcher after a ride or more recently a work out/ run. It really does help my recovery (combined with correct nutrition) and also those niggling aches and pains…..I bloody like the feeling too!
With some recent hamstring tenderness leading up to my first half [...]
Road bike FAIL :D
Strolling about the University campus this afternoon I noticed this bike. I know students can be poor, but this is just crazy!! FAIL :D
April 2009 updates
Holidays
What a week it has been here in Christchurch! Over the Easter weekend Amy and I hit the Little River Rail Trail, with some fantastic Craigieburn tramping the following day (so nice!). I then met up with Spencer on the Sunday for a spin in the hills….which was an expensive but memorable day. After [...]
2008 wrap up
Is it Christmas Eve already! 2008 has been a year full of many ups and downs which I’m sure that you can all relate too. But one thing has kept me rolling forward and that is my mountain biking. I’ve met some amazing friends, seen some beautiful places and ridden trails that have blown my [...]
Chain Reaction Cycles warranty woes – faulty rockshox revelations
I’m not one to rant and jump up and down when it comes to customer service these days as its generally crap across the board- but my recent experience with Chain Reaction Cycles UK is blog worthy (and I want to see how well this rant ranks in Google :D). To date I’ve yet to [...]
The University of Canterbury Christchurch
I managed to snap a few shots of my new place of work this week in between the feeling of being stretched in multiple directions that only a new job brings. Everywhere you turn there seems to be bikes….bikes in stands, in lock ups or free wheeling through the campus. What a fantastically green campus [...]
First post in some time – some updates
New Job.
I started my new job this week at the University and it has been a superb week. It’s like being back at University but I’m on the pay roll :D Everyone has been friendly- helpful and really nice to work with. What is another bonus is how remarkable the campus grounds are….I’ve never seen [...]
Club Grind logo design
Well, here is the final version of the “Club Grind” logo for the guys at Grind Bikes here in Christchurch. The club is not funded so I worked on the logo in exchange for fame, fortune, chicks and a sweet pair of Pearl Izumi baggies :D
I tend to do a fair bit of graphic design [...]
September updates
The Weather
I’d not be English If I did not start with the weather.. lol. Well this week has been fantastic when it comes to the weather! The trails are as good as dry and the sun has been shining most days. Yesterday was kind of strange with 23degs and a North Wester (as its [...]
Rain rain rain
I’m still struggling with riding the same old trails here in Christchurch over and over and over again due to the worst winter on record in 10 years (so they say :/). The problem is that even with 4- 5 days of sunshine which does bless this island occasionally throughout winter time… it does not [...]
