Ground Effect Cycle Clothing

16/06/2026

It’s 10 years since the first wave of Tour Aotearoa riders gathered predawn in late February for the inaugural 3,000 km brevet from Cape Reinga to Bluff. Jonathan Kennett reflects on what has changed and remained constant on the pedal to the bottom of the land of the long white cloud...

It’s 10 years since the first wave of Tour Aotearoa riders gathered predawn in late February for the inaugural 3,000 km brevet from Cape Reinga to Bluff. Jonathan Kennett reflects on what has changed and remained constant on the pedal to the bottom of the land of the long white cloud.

09/06/2026

A POTTED HISTORY OF WATERPROOF-BREATHABLES
With the release of HydroFoil™ Endure, Fraser – Ground Effect’s Product Designer – squints in the rearview mirror to track the evolution of waterproof-breathable fabric technology over the past fifty years to this new high-water mark...
www.groundeffect.co.nz/blogs/news/a-potted-history-of-waterproof-breathables

27/05/2026

BIKERAFTING KYRGYZSTAN – THE PROLOGUE
Here’s a question: What do you do when your friend asks if you’d like to bring bikes, packrafts and camping gear halfway across the world to a country you can’t even spell the name of?...
Max Corcoran downloads the nitty gritty on his imminent bikerafting trip to Kyrgyzstan with mate Bernard Andersson.
www.groundeffect.co.nz/blogs/news/bikerafting-kyrgyzstan-the-prologue

19/05/2026

As an old volcano covered mostly in native bush, Pirongia is an awesome maunga for building mountain bike tracks. The Ground Effect Slush Fund recently replaced an e-barrow destroyed in the February storms for Pirongia MTB so they can get back to work.
www.groundeffect.co.nz/blogs/slush-fund/pirongia-mtb

13/05/2026

BIKEPACKING THE PERU GREAT DIVIDE & BEYOND – THE PROLOGUE
Adrian Crampton and friends David and Robbie, lay out plans for their upcoming Peruvian bikepacking adventure...

Adrian Crampton and friends David and Robbie, lay out plans for their upcoming Peruvian bikepacking adventure.

07/05/2026

ONE IN A HUNDRED
Dave Mitchell and Ditte van der Meulen park up at the Kenepuru Heads DOC campsite and explore the Kenepuru Sound by bike and foot, learning plenty about the history of the area along the way...

Dave Mitchell and Ditte van der Meulen park up at the Kenepuru Heads DOC campsite and explore the Kenepuru Sound by bike and foot, learning plenty about the history of the area along the way.

29/04/2026

29/04/2026

SUPERTANKERS' BIG HIT
Wolter Kuiper remembers the good times with his now holey and extra-lightweight Supertanker shorts...
It’s been a difficult few weeks. What with supertankers not getting through the Strait of Hormuz and the cooler weather on this side of the world, I’ve had to make a painful decision I’ve been putting off for many months. By unhappy coincidence, my cherished Ground Effect Supertankers, bought in 2013, just aren’t going to make it through another winter without causing embarrassment...
www.groundeffect.co.nz/blogs/news/supertankers-big-hit