Video: A Backpack and a Bike, Episode Two - Road to Dreamland

Mar 11, 2015 at 13:40
by Florent Murat  
Views: 18,793    Faves: 33    Comments: 1

In the second episode of a journey across New Zealand, Florent Murat brings you through this amazing country and his dream spots. A 2000km road trip, from Auckland to Queenstown, sharing his moments of contemplation, excitement and rides at Rotorua, Wellington and Nelson.

The view of the Mt Raephu from the state highway 1 on the way to Wellington

A bike and a backpack

Leaving the north island for the south with the ferry. Storm aver Wellington.

Episode One


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29 Comments
  • 22 6
 7 minute video and maybe 2 minutes of riding....maybe 2 minutes
  • 11 4
 i was going to razz you about being so critical about a backpack video.....even after he rode a bike after 30 seconds but.....meh.........this is like a vacation video and why it's here on PB is a mystery to me.
  • 13 1
 mountain biking isn't just about riding till you colapse.It's about nature,mountains,beauty,dust.Have you ever seen the episodes Elements of perfection ?
  • 5 1
 Yup, and I hate to be super critical but his camera angle sucked. Need to point that GoPro a bit higher.
  • 7 1
 From the title "a backpack and a bike" I was really expecting this to be about biking across the country with just a backpack! But still I thoroughly enjoyed it, captured a lot of action (not all biking but that's a good thing in my opinion, there's more to road trips than just the shredding!) and really got me super pumped for my road trip coming up this summer, 2400 miles around England on my bike with just a back pack, can't wait Smile
But I'm not trying to take anything away from this, as I say I deeply enjoyed watching your video Smile nice one x
  • 6 0
 The van slide was SICK! Nice edit. I'm sure a lot of people are reconsidering the daily grind and thinking a long road trip is must.
  • 2 0
 if anybody has travelled to NZ from the states with a bike please let me know how much it cost for your bike to travel and what your advice is on packing it and airlines..and obviously any cool spots on the southern island to ride or visit in general.ill be flying into christchurch and staying in ashburton with family but def looking to rent a car to explore the southern alps..looking for advice on car rental companies!!want to rent a wagon or similar i can sleep in...also if you've been there to ski,I'm all ears
  • 1 0
 I flew from LA to Auckland and my bike was $150 flying with air New Zealand
  • 1 0
 sounds pretty fair.im looking at different bike bags,not sure which one to get.
  • 1 0
 i think I'm going to fly on hawaiian air from seattle
  • 1 0
 Bike in a box is free on NZ domestic flights.
  • 5 0
 "You like my lense",I died
  • 5 0
 Saw the main page photo and instantly thought, yep that's NZ
  • 5 2
 Surprised to see an edit like this as VOD...
  • 1 1
 That's awesome, if I wanted to watch a Flight Centre video on New Zealand. Now if I could just get my DSLR to make phone calls...
  • 1 0
 Nelson has some of the best trail riding in the world, not one shot of bike riding????
  • 3 0
 dreamlife
  • 3 0
 That's livin'
  • 2 0
 A backpack and a bike. Oh, and a car.
  • 1 0
 Yup. I read '2000 km road trip' and then see a van... Thes watch the video till a half and wonder where is the bike from the photo :> At least, quite nice video here.
  • 1 0
 Hey! I live down the road form that 4x track!! So lucky to live in welly! So many sick tracks real close.
  • 1 0
 You have no friends and are shit. I really want to go to New Zealand though. Twat
  • 1 0
 Was that an advert for the New Zealand tourist board or a bike video??nice scenery but not a lot of biking!
  • 1 0
 Next winter!! Can't wait.
  • 3 4
 wanker







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