Tito does the French Alps
Our French friend Tito Tomasi sure gets around. His latest epic video sees him crossing the French Alps on an eight day radventure. More ›
Our French friend Tito Tomasi sure gets around. His latest epic video sees him crossing the French Alps on an eight day radventure. More ›
The Cannondale Overmountain team are gearing up for the Enduro World Series with a pretty talent-heavy rider roster; any team boasting Clementz, Weir, Moeschler and Cruz is always going be in the mix at the pointy end of the Enduro races this season. More ›
Some great riding on some really fun looking terrain and trails here from Neil Donoghue, 2012 UK Gravity Enduro Champion. He’s riding a bike that has some wheels which may be a size. But that shouldn’t matter, right? More ›
We’ve been up to our necks in Issue 52 lately and haven’t been giving much love to the ol’ website. Maybe you’ve seen these videos elsewhere, maybe not. First up, Trek World Racing Stories’ first installment for the season… More ›
Spoke’s resident food maestro (maestress?) Sarah Wadsworth was the subject of Frankly Thursday a few weeks back, but now she’s stepped away from the oven and gets behind the keyboard to bring us a look at US import Alex McAndrew. He’s been hanging out in… More ›
This is pretty cool stuff… Nathan Kaso makes time lapse and tilt shift films, all shot as individual still images then strung together to create these stunning videos. The effect is of turning everyday city scenes and people into almost Lego-like caricatures. Toy Boats looks… More ›
Paul Larkin has been around the race scene more than most, and he’s seen his fair share of bureaucracy in action. So what does he really think of the UCI’s latest goings on? Foreword: This article is not about BikeNZ / MTBNZ, but rather… More ›
Trail Fund NZ is open for business and looking to hand out some cash. Applications for funding are open now until April 13th. They’re looking to fund six projects this round up to $500 a pop. If you have a volunteer trail building project and… More ›
The Lyttelton Urban DH literally went off last weekend, on what looked like an awesome course with huge gaps, high speed sections, plenty of stairs and a big crowd checking it out. Cam Cole put it together for the win from Wyn Masters and Joe Nation… More ›
If you’re in the market for a new steed, or just want to be that annoying guy that turns up and rides every bike, asks stupid questions and then refutes whatever information given to them while eating all the sausages, you should check out Specialized’s… More ›
Spoke contributing photographer Camilla Stoddart put together a little trip around the South Island recently with riders Mike Hopkins, Casey Brown and our own Kelly McGarry. They drove around in a couple of cool old Kombis, rode the sweet trails and swam and surfed in… More ›
Akrigg is back, recovering from a broken leg in the way only he can… More ›
American transplants Sarah and Zeph Wadsworth first came to my attention when they wandered into a Welly bike shop asking to keep an eye out for some stolen bikes and a load of riding gear. Not the best introduction to New Zealand for them, but… More ›
Got some time to waste? No? Well don’t look at Nicholas Cage’s face on things… Or watch this… More ›
So this 650b thing has been intriguing me a bit lately, after listening to Bardsley going on and on about the medium-wheeled bikes he’s been riding and reviewing. The Rocky Mountain Altitude was one of the bikes that piqued my interest, so when Jonty at… More ›
Happy Birthday to us! Spoke has turned 50. Well, just over twelve in years but 50 in issues. And it’s cause for celebration! In this special issue we take a look back at where we’ve come from, the people who made it possible, and some… More ›
I hate this bike. Not because I probably can’t afford it. Not because it’s so light (11.9kg for a Large sans pedals) that it makes me ride faster than I can possibly sustain for any amount of time. Not even because I have to give… More ›
Richie Goldsbury and Justin Freeman love an adventure, and here they bring us a tale of one they recently took on in the Southern Alps. A lot of mountain bikers like looking at maps and I am one of that lot. Many of my favourite… More ›
Yep, looks like the venerable Specialized Enduro is getting some big wheels… Here is the official word from the Big S: There are two main reasons we created the Enduro 29. 1. The Enduro scene is growing with many riders wanting the best bike that… More ›