Tom Oskam has always loved riding his bike and has always tried to find a way to do so. Tom has been lucky enough to experience some of the best mountain bike locations around the world. His passion for riding has led him down the path of trail building, mountain bike guiding and coaching. He enjoys connecting with people, especially when biking is involved! Tom has built trails since kindy and has 6 years experience in professional trail building here in New Zealand as well as in Canada and Australia.
Peter and Louise Oskam are not only Tom's mum and dad, but also sponsors of M&D Racing. Both are mountain bikers with previous business experience and are keen to be part of the fun that comes with being on the team of a mountain bike park in an extra special location!
Peter and Louise Oskam are not only Tom's mum and dad, but also sponsors of M&D Racing. Both are mountain bikers with previous business experience and are keen to be part of the fun that comes with being on the team of a mountain bike park in an extra special location!
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AT THAT PLACE, WE WANT TO:
Create smiles by providing a fun outdoor and mountain biking experience. Do a little or a lot Make it personal, everyone gets something different Build facilities that you can feel comfortable in, relax and have fun but still feel inspired Create a space for you, where you can ride your bike, and reconnect with yourself, others and the environment. We want to restore, rejuvenate, respect, and reinvigorate the land, the river and the people. It's personal, NZ made. |
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Our 52ha piece of land has been our home on and off for 30 years. While it was originally part of the Nga Paerangi lands, Takahuriwa sold to a traditional sheep and beef farmer sometime last century and until 6 years ago it had stock. Trees have always been in the mix with early planting of pine trees, exotics species along with the older orchard and the small hillside bush area.
Six years ago Peter and Louise made a commitment to the land to restore and enhance the land with trees and bush. This started the conversation about how this special piece of land might be financially sustainable without traditional farming.
We all have an interest in mountain biking and Tom has some serious skills in trail building, so we all agreed it was more than worth giving a mountain bike park a go! The first track was built summer 2019 when Tom was home from Canada. The rest followed starting early 2020, and the number and type of trails has substantially grown since then. These compliment the continuing regeneration work as the space is special to be in and has many different activities, not least of all mountain biking.
Six years ago Peter and Louise made a commitment to the land to restore and enhance the land with trees and bush. This started the conversation about how this special piece of land might be financially sustainable without traditional farming.
We all have an interest in mountain biking and Tom has some serious skills in trail building, so we all agreed it was more than worth giving a mountain bike park a go! The first track was built summer 2019 when Tom was home from Canada. The rest followed starting early 2020, and the number and type of trails has substantially grown since then. These compliment the continuing regeneration work as the space is special to be in and has many different activities, not least of all mountain biking.
