Made it to Auckland! Couple of days now to recover from the jet lag and reassemble the bike, and the madness starts on tuesday!

First real test of my samsung tags and my bike has successfully followed me onto the first plane, fingers crossed it continues to follow me onto the next 2 🤞

Do i need a bagpiping duck mascot? Arguably I have enough extra weight on my bike already, but then again, its a bagpiping duck!

Finally finished scrubbing my bike within an inch of its life ready for NZ biosecurity, and to my surprise my wheels spin nicely now! turns out i didnt have brake rub, my axles were just rammed full of mud and trees 😅

Made some noise during a fully loaded training ride with all the kit on the bike. Did you know Queen songs bagpiped?