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FIELD OF DREAMS

You know how you think you’ve ridden all the great singletrack in New Zealand? But really you haven’t, have you?

A poster recently appeared advertising an upcoming mountain bike event in Garston, south of Queenstown, at the Welcome Rock Trails. I’d heard of them, but had no idea what they were all about. A day trip materialised, starting with a 6:30am coffee ride: meet up with like-minded folk,

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