New Zealand Tour Rental

[chris__P]

Hey

I'm going out to New Zealand for a 6-week tour this summer. I think the best way for me to do it is probably going to be a rental bike. Has anyone any recomendations? I've been looking at a company called Natural High. Anyone had any experience with them or any other rentals in NZ?

Chris

 

[mazza]

i went to newzealand and used natural high and found the good the bike was very reliable i hired it for about five weeks without even a puncture and i covered thousand miles the price wasnt to bad either

 

[jay clock]

Personally I would take a bike (if you have one) and getting it there with ANZ was very easy. Full details here http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/nz

Also when you say summer (apologies if this sounds patronising) do you mean UK summer? Which is their winter. And not ideal (to me at least!)

 

[chris__P]

yeah im going april 12th for 6 weeks so its their autumn really. i couldnt really go any earlier. i dont want to take a bike all that way as the flights are booked, and i dont have a touring bike anyway. so i'm either going to rent or buy one out there nd then sell it again at the end.

mazza out of interest, what bike did you use?

 

[jay clock]

sounds great! if you need hostels they are excellent and very easy to find one

 

[Duds]

take time to get off the bike and do some of the walks / tramps, particularly in the South Island.
Routeburn is excellent 3 day walk. Less busy than the Milford. (used to be, anyway)

also, canoe the Abel Tasman coastline for a few days. (north end of South Island)
dirt cheap, camping on the beaches - no roads - wonderful

 

[mazza]

it was there best tourer with drops it was canondale