While the riders are preparing to journey around the Deep South - here are the rigs they have chosen to ride. Enjoy. Gary M 2025 GIANT REVOLT ADVANCED 0 Mechanical GRX / 2.1 Schwalbe THUNDER BURT tyres / Apidura Bags (food pouches to add) / Wahoo for NAV! Aaron W It’s a 2022 Kona Rove DL that saw me across the USA and Canada that same year. Mismatched bags with my favourite being the frame bag sewn together by my girlfriend. Ratio 1x12 drivetrain upgrade for some nice big cli

Welcome to the conversation, the Tuatara deep south adventure returns to Gore for 2026. This is a quick blog to remind you of some key information, and hint at some changes for the future. In the early days, the Tuatara route started in Invercargill and headed West, taking the long way to get to Gore. It then headed East to Dunedin before hugging the coast all the way back to Invercargill. For 2026 there are a few changes, starting in Gore with the option of heading in either

After far too much time, and a few bugs to iron out, we bring you the LPB 2025 Results.... NB: These are results as submitted via the officially low key Great Kiwi Gravel web form. These are not strava results or officially timed results, nor do they matter. What matters is that people got out for an adventure of some form, rode up some hills and made some friends. So, please do enjoy these results and stories. Stand by for LPB 2026 on the new date of 31st Oct/1st Nov, with t

We have arrived home and the dust is mostly washed off the kit, the trailer is unpacked and the photos are starting to arrive. Almost as exciting as welcoming riders into the velodrome, being able to relive the weekend through the images captured makes this week a very special time. It is great to be able to share these with you, so you in turn can share the images (and stories) with your worlds. Please remember to credit and acknowledge the photographers, Edition Zero Gravel

Welcome to event week and the final newsletter before your adventure this weekend. We are keen for you to have a successful weekend, to us, this means travelling safe, taking on the challenge, enjoying your adventure safely, making some friends, and getting home all in one piece. Timeline for the weekend Friday afternoon plays host to registration and the Expo! Come on down from 3pm to register and check out some of the very best in gravel cycling kit. Make some new friends,

Welcome to the second newsletter for Edition Zero Gravel. If you are reading this and would like to know where Newsletter 1 is, please check it out here (It does include the GPX files for your navigation) This week, let's talk car parking, event registration and expo, prize giving, the gathering afterwards and of course - keeping you safe on course! Carparking: It is really important that everyone is respectful of the neighbourhood we are in, especially for the Mains riders