About the Trip

It occurred to us, many years ago, enduring the monotony of another routine day, that we didn’t want to settle. We didn’t want to settle for mediocrity. We didn’t want to settle for 9 to 5. We certainly didn’t want to settle for 8 30 to 6. We also didn’t want to settle for the idea that those in need of help should so constantly go without or be left wanting. In September 2016 our uncle John passed following a long battle with cancer. His final conversation with us was about his travels through Afghanistan and the Khyber pass. He told us ‘in life you have your shit days and your good days. It’s the shit days that build resilience’. Cue The Big Bike Trip. 3 young men. 3 bikes. 3 jobs left behind. Unparalleled determination. The aim? A dollar per kilometre ridden for Leukaemia and Blood Cancer New Zealand. We want to make a difference. We want to explore. Most importantly we want to live in such a way as to embrace ourselves, our friends, and the struggle so many of us turn a blind eye to day to day. We want to experience the great days and the days that make us feel small and lonely. We want to raise what we can to help those who need it. And we’re prepared to ride the world for it.