The 4th and final episode of the summer and we spend our week at the Queenstown Mountain Bike Festival. Literally too much stuff going on to cover everything but we pick up Australian rider Christian Tucker who competes in the Super D against JC. Then… More ›
Endorsed by the Huck Wizard himself, Spoke is proud to present the Huck Wizard T-shirt. The Huck Wizard T-shirt is a homage to the master of Huck himself; when you’re down and out and need to huck, the wizard can now be right there with… More ›
Look what showed up today! Spoke’s new long term test bike and it just so happens it’s for ME! Yes sir, that is an XL Yeti SB95 just waiting to be built up, but I need to chase up a few things first. I’m gonna… More ›
I try not to make a habit of sending you all to other people’s magazines but I think in this case I’ll make an exception. Bike magazine’s publisher (and amazing photographer) Morgan Meredith Instagramed a shot of SRAM photographer Adrian Marcoux reading a preview copy… More ›
Its seems that every other post these days is about Teva. The reason for this is pretty simple; they’re putting their money where their mouths are. What with amazing events, sponsoring core athletes and getting shoes on the feet of a bunch of New Zealand… More ›
Once upon a time I owned a couple of damn expensive night lights. When my house burned down a few years ago they all disappeared. When I finally got round to replacing them, the night light market had changed dramatically. I mean you were buying… More ›
Just got this press release from the folks at Cyclocross Hawkes Bay regarding the UCI sanctioned New Zealand Cross Champs. It seems that ‘Cross is growing exponentially here. Well it better be, ’cause we’re only 110 years behind the French on this one. We have… More ›
Boneshaker 08 just arrived in the office (and in the shop to buy) and I can honestly say it’s the raddest issue to date. If you love cycling and haven’t checked it out you are doing yourself a disservice. Without a doubt it’s one of… More ›
There’s plenty of descriptions for Enduro racing out there, but I just stumbled across this video from the Bell Super Enduro up in Santa Cruz’s Demo Forest last week. This video breaks it down and makes it pretty damn clear, well, Ali G does. Watch… More ›
Martin Söderström tore through a strong field at the 2012 Sea Otter Classic’s Speed & Style comp, finishing strong with a 360-tailwhip to cinch 1st place. Specialized designer Alain Lanusse made a strong showing as did Allride Tour leader Kirt Voreis. More ›
Tim Pierce and Justin Leov took a roll around the Deans Bank tracks in Wanaka the day before the Teva Slopestyle a few weeks back and Tim has banged this rad little clip together… “The Lake Wanaka region of New Zealand is renowned as one… More ›
So anyone that’s bumped into me recently has got a little sneak peak at Easton’s new Havoc bar. You see the reason Easton did that road trip in New Zealand a while back was to shoot and film for the launch, which is today. What’s… More ›
So New Zealand (apart from Rotorua’s Triple Crown) still seems stuck on the Super D buzz. There’s nothing wrong with it but after spending time with both Jerome Clementz and Nico Vouilloz recently they both insist that the future is Enduro racing. Which is basically a… More ›
T Sage has put together the first of six videos following GT riders Kyle Straight and Tyler McCaul. You know how sometimes you watch a video and want to go ride? Well this is one of those… More ›
Yup that’s right, the Kona rider that pretty much changed the face of slopestyle and freeride mountain biking has just signed to Teva in what can only be described as a serious power move. Teva launched on the MTB footwear market in June last year… More ›