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Two lanes and the driver wants to be 40cm away from me,

Pedaltours | www.pedaltours.co.nz New Zealand's original bicycle tour specialists since 1985. The Southern Alps tour takes one on a breathtaking loop through some of the world's finest scenery. Stay in charming inns and hotels. Walk on a glacier, experience the rainforest on a range of short hikes and meet friendly New Zealanders. Ride to Mt Cook and stay on a sheep farm. Besides great biking you can try jet-boating, rafting, scenic flights and bungy jumping. This is one of our most popular trips. Accommodation includes luxury wilderness lodges, farmstay, alpine chalets and character inns. DAY 1 CHRISTCHURCH. Meet in the cathedral city of Christchurch for a ride along the Port Hills. DAY 2 ARTHUR'S PASS. Start biking at Porter's Pass through Southern Alps wilderness to Arthur's Pass. DAY 3 HOKITIKA. After a short walk to the Devil's Punchbowl Waterfall enjoy a fabulous descent of Otira Gorge to the sea and Hokitika. DAY 4 + 5 FRANZ JOSEF. Time for a walk up the valley to the terminal ice and perhaps a scenic flight onto the snow. DAY 6 LAKE MOERAKI. Ride through lush rainforest to Lake Moeraki. Here we enjoy the comfort of the Wilderness Lodge, take a bush walk or canoe on the lake. DAY 7 MAKARORA. Enjoy an optional jet-boat ride up the Wilkin River in Mt Aspiring National Park. DAY 8 WANAKA. To picturesque Lake Hawea and Lake Wanaka, famed for trout fishing. DAY 9 + 10 QUEENSTOWN. Pass Arrowtown, a beautifully restored old gold mining town, on the way to Queenstown ...

Highlights from the three days of the New Zealand National Road Cycling Champs in January 2010. Includes two Tour de France riders, Julian Dean and Hayden Roulston. Shot by me in 1080P HD video on a Canon 5DMk2 DSLR. This was only my second attempt at video so please forgive the shakey and blurry bits! As a video newbie I'm still figuring out how to get the best out of this great camera from Canon - check out www.cinema5d.com for examples of what people with a lot more talent than me have done.

Inventor Grant Ryan from New Zealand explains his revolutionary concept to steer a bike with your hands behind your body. See a test drive of Reporter Heiko Müller at Eurobile 2009. Yike Bike is planned to be shipped in 2010 for 4.500-5.500 USD - see more videos on www.radfahren.tv

Two lanes and the driver wants to be 40cm away from me,