Spoke Magazine

Author: Brett Kennedy

Dream Team

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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 ›

Donoghue x Bronson

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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 ›

TWR Stories Ep 1

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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 ›

Toy Boats for big people

2 By on Monday April 29 2013

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 ›

Exclusive Lyttelton Urban DH Video

1 By on Wednesday March 20 2013 in Exclusives

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 ›

Specialized Demo Day in Welly

0 By on Monday March 18 2013

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 ›

Got Lube?

0 By on Thursday March 14 2013

Juice Lubes take their work seriously. Here’s a behind the scenes look at how they go about producing, developing and testing their product. (We’re partial to the Wet and Ceramic varieties here…) More ›

Passes And Breaks

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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 ›

Altitude Sickness

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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 ›

Spoke 50 Out Now

0 By on Monday March 11 2013 in Exclusives

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 ›

Mmmm Zesty

1 By on Friday March 8 2013 in Exclusives

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 ›

Whoa! An Enduro 29?

1 By on Wednesday February 27 2013

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 ›