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Mountain bike tourist with trailer

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Mountain bike tourist with trailer

Cycle tourism is made easier with such innovations as an attached trailer to carry gear, seen here with Jamie Mackay’s bike. In the early 21st century, cycling was among the top 10 leisure activities in New Zealand.

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Jamie Mackay, Bicycles – Bicycles for work and leisure, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/23431/mountain-bike-tourist-with-trailer (accessed 24 June 2026).

Story by Jamie Mackay, published 6 April 2010.