A journey to the end of the five main paved roads in Golden Bay, courtesy of Paul from the Takaka bike shop who was the first to have reported doing it. Using the Root's Bar in Takaka as a starting point, the distances are:
- To Puponga return 97 km
- +Bainham 134 km
- +Bainham+Wainui 176 km
- +Bainham+Wainui+Takaka Hill 239 km
- +Bainham+Wainui+Takaka Hill+Cobb Power House 273 km
Route can be downloaded from: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/31536404
Results
| Name | Date | Puponga | Bainham | Takaka | Wainui | Takaka | Takaka Summit | Cobb Power House | Takaka | Total Riding Time |
| Hans Bauer | 4/01/2020 | 1:49 | 1:43 | 1:40 | 1:49 | 0:44 | 2:08 | 1:12 | 0:34 | 12:39 |
| Chris Bennett | 7/02/2022 | 12:08 | ||||||||
| Chris Bennett | 4/01/2020 | 1:49 | 1:43 | 1:40 | 1:49 | 0:44 | 2:08 | - | 0:59 | 10:52 |
| Wouter Dematt | 4/01/2020 | 1:49 | 1:43 | 1:40 | - | - | - | - | - | 5:12 |