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There’ll be lots of news to come very shortly on the new trip, it’s taking a lot of work but we’re getting there!

New Zealand Mountain Biker magazine publish the Queen Charlotte Track story, a three page spread in their end of year edition.

Thanks to Julian for starring in the photos and being a top riding buddy, the Dalai Lama (not really) and Bruce at NZMTB, all the best with the new editor’s position!

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The guys at Old Man Mountain are stars! Santa Barbara based OMM have offered to help us out with two of their flagship hand made Cold Springs Racks for the trip.  These racks really are the best, no thin little screws into the chainsstays on these puppies oh no, they come with an oversized scewer so the rack clamps on to the frame itself - super strong with immaculate welding and a host of add ons suited to your frame.  They even make racks for all you full sussers out there :o)

I had a Cold Springs in Mongolia, it was da bomb until I lost it (!), I think somewhere in Beijing airport!

Thanks guys!

A friend from Trailfinders UK (thanks Nic) flicked this on, he’s been doing this for years and years and just got on an AMEX ad!

Where the Hell is Matt? (2008) from Matthew Harding on Vimeo.

Well, we got back to Australia in one piece just about.  The smurf suffered only a bent front disk rotor and slight twist in the back wheel.  A quick trip to Favourite Cycles in Manly and one spoke key later and she’s all good.  I treated her to a new front tyre and she’s ready for her first spin round the dam this weekend!

Check out the review on NTD TV for “Tibet’s Cry for Freedom” at her preview screening in Brisbane last week :

http://english.ntdtv.com/?c=256&a=4443

With the world’s attention on Beijing on the eve of the Olympics, a small group of Tibetans and East Turkistans gathered outside the Chinese Consulate in Sydney.

After the candle light vigil, it was time to watch the much awaited Sydney Premier of Lara Damiani’s “Tibet’s Cry For Freedom”.  Lara gave a small speach to introduce the film and what an achievement!  The doco brings the Tibet issue bang up to date on the night of the Olympics.

Another film definately worth checking out is “The Forbidden Team” - a film about the first national Tibet soccer team.  Tibet vs Greenland hosted in Denmark!  The film is very funny but does have some serious aspects, especially when China tried to stop the match taking place by threatening to stop Denmarks exports to China -

www.theforbiddenteam.com

www.thetibetproject.com

Three days riding the beautiful Queen Charlotte Track on the South Islands Marlborough Sounds.

• photos are here
• UTube clip is here

The track is 71km in length starting from Captain Cook’s Ship Cove and ending three days later in Anakiwa, just around the corner from Picton in the north of the south island, a short 25 minute water taxi ride away.

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