Last week in Santa Cruz Seb Kemp went disguised as me to the SRAM Trail House product launch. A bunch of rad new trail goodies from SRAM were unveiled but today we can only talk about one thing, but it’s a pretty exciting thing all… More ›
Subscribers will have received their copies of Spoke 45 already, for everybody else it should be hitting news stands over the next couple of days. You can buy single issues here, subscribe here and if you’re after instant gratification you can by a digital edition… More ›
It’s been a little while coming but random.org just picked the Osiris Ryan Nyquist shoe winner and is Blenheim’s Adam Mitchell. The shoes are in the mail. More ›
Teva burst on to the MTB seen last year with the Links and Pinner shoes and haven’t been sleeping at all. A killer international team is backed up here in New Zealand by a number of rippers, one of which is none other than multiple… More ›
I’ve been on the road for the last week and for a good deal of that time I was out of cell and Internet range. When I finally got coverage a couple of hundred e-mails were waiting for my attention, and this one from Chris… More ›
Take two Britz Campervans, one piece of crap minivan, two members of the Coastal Crew, two photographers and one marketing manager, then mix in Sam Blenkinsop, Cam Cole, ten-time World DH champion Nico Vouilloz, Kona’s freeride star Graham Agassiz and a smattering of eager locals and… More ›
Bontrager components have been around for decades, but shoes are relative newcomers in their expansive lineup of products. The RL is the middle offering from a range of three models, but it still boasts an impressive spec. The soles are carbon reinforced, and despite a… More ›
So Day 3 at the Mondraker setup camp saw actual riding on their World Cup spec’d rigs. Jono did work. Brook road his bike. They are there to get these bikes dialed and that kind of dedication to tweaking setup is what will hopefully see… More ›
Spoke‘s longest running senior photographer Simeon Patience got a brand new ride in the mail today. Now it’s been a while since any Spoke staff have been rolling on Rocky Mountains, actually Spoke‘s last editor Eleanor still rides a beautiful steel hardtail from the late… More ›
So Patrick Fallon just banged through a whopper gallery from today’s session at the Marcocchi/Mondraker setup in Queenstown, looks like Spoke senior photographer Sven Martin got on the tools as well today, either that or Brook isn’t mechanically minded at all. Oh in the photos… More ›
Back when I worked in a skate shop in Wellington I met Jamie and his brother Ben, who were both shredders. Turns out Jamie and I were also at design school together but those damn industrial designers had a building all to themselves so I… More ›
So a couple of days ago we dropped a press release letting you know that MS EVil was gone and MS Mondraker had risen in its place, with Brook MacDonald staying on the team. Anyhow Mondraker designer Cesar Rojo and Marzocchi decided that Queenstown was… More ›
Mark Dickson from KRD stopped by our new offices today to show us some new bits and pieces, which are in store now, from e*thirteen, Race Face, WTB, Lezyne and X Fusion. Now these Race Face bars aren’t that new but that funky display thing… More ›
So a few spokemagazine.com readers have given me a little grief regarding the lack of original posts since… well, since Christmas. I don’t have a bunch of excuses, but we have just come off a pretty heavy deadline trying to get an issue of both… More ›
Here I was keeping quiet about SRAM’s new derailleur when they go and post shots on their own Facebook page so I figure I may as well drop a snapshot or two. Thing is I may have played with it and I may just know… More ›