Among a slew of other podiums this year Cannondale rider Jerome Clementz won The Mega Avalanche, The Mountain of Hell, The Enduro of Nations and most recently the Trans Provence. Right now though he’s travelling the length of New Zealand taking in the sights and… More ›
If there’s one thing surer than death and taxes it’s mountain biking and hurt. Pedalling uphill hurts, falling off hurts, buying top end components hurts. But we love it. Spoke 44, The Hurt Issue, looks at all things pain. Sound gloomy? Fear not, while some… More ›
Wide Open have been dropping photos of their latest team rider on Facebook and the Net over the last week and today I received an email announcing that Matt Scoles is back on the Wide Open programme. Here’s the official word: “Wide Open is stoked… More ›
I like mountain bike DVDs. I think I’m pretty critical of crap ones. But I definitely love good ones. What makes a good one these days kind of depends what kind of riding you’re into, whether it be race, freeride or trail. Well with Pieter… More ›
Tonight nothing happened, no one timed anything, no one raced down barking emu, car parts extesion, carparts and the roller coaster. Ed Crossling didn’t come first, Hadley didn’t come second and brother Ryan didn’t come third. If something had happened and some one timed it… More ›
ENVE COMPOSITES AND WIDE OPEN DISTRIBUTORS FORM EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTION PARTNERSHIP IN NEW ZEALAND Utah based Enve Composites are delighted to announce a formal distribution partnership with Rotorua based Wide Open Distributors in New Zealand. Adding to an already impressive line-up of bicycles parts and accessories,… More ›
Chris is one of those rad dudes, who “gets” the cycle industry. Because of his ability to pick up on what riders need and want, his distribution business Revolutionproducts.co.nz has grown substantially over the last few years. The majority of his product portfolio would appear… More ›
I’m back in Welly now and the first On Your Bike Expo is in the books. The Spoke/ABD pump track was super fun to both build and ride and by the looks of the people riding it and hanging out in the Spoke/ABD camp it… More ›
So day one of the On Your Bike Expo is in the books and day two has just kicked off. The Spoke/ABD pump track has been going off. Hell, yesterday Kelly, Brook and George were practising gates with Sarah Walker. Despite the New Zealand bike… More ›
Well after today’s excursion to Chris Beverland’s recently revamped jumps (See Red Bull Back Yard Digger post here) I can’t say much, although we did turn out of the town after about only 50m of it… but it was an all right 50m. After the… More ›
As promised part one from Chris Beverlands backyard, well technically its his front yard. The Beverland Farm is third generation land. It was handed down to Chris from his father who had it handed down from his father; there’s history there. The road into the… More ›
The Beverland Farm is third generation land. It was handed down to Chris from his father who had it handed down from his father; there’s history there. The road into the property is called Beverland Road and the family, over three generations, has converted the… More ›
Look at his hair! More ›
Team Wide Open’s Conor Macfarlane teachs you how to keep dirt out from under your ODI longnecks. More ›