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 ›
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 ›
Full name? The whole shebang? It’s Rosara Ann Beetham Joseph How old are you? 31 Where are you currently based? Wellington What do you like about living where you do? Lots. I like that Wellington is such a beautiful city, surrounded by green hills and… More ›
I don’t know Ash Smith from a bar of soap, never met him, haven’t spoken to anyone who has, but I do know he’s a genuine good guy, and he has sculpted his own little piece of ‘the dream’ on the other side of the… More ›
For yet another revival of our Frankly Thursday series, we put a little twist on the concept with Spoke stalwarts Oli Brooke-White and Jonty Ritchie combining to tell us a bit about Wellington hardman Geoffrey Notman. Anyone who has raced against Geoffrey Notman will… More ›
Last week Spoke released its latest T-shirt design. The design came from the mind and pencil of Brendan Van den Bosch. Brendan is a washed up fixie rider, who has swapped the pavement for dirt and disc brakes. He does however, still wear skinny jeans,… More ›
Spoke writer Megan Dimozantos is a familiar name not only on our pages but on the endurance racing circuit both here and abroad. While others are sleeping, Megan is churning out the laps or churning out words about churning out laps. Look out for an… More ›
I’ve never met Zane Smith. Wouldn’t know him if I fell over him. But he’s a kindred spirit. While looking for someone to run down their five top non-cycling websites for Inside/Outside, Zane was mentioned for his net browsing which consists of “mainly homebrewing sites… More ›
Mike “The Hippy” Williamson has been ripping corners and doing skids since, well, probably before most of you were born. He’s been an integral part of the Wellington digging community for over a decade, so much so that we can’t really do without him. Of course… More ›
Greg Herbold: H-Ball, Hairball, HB. The first ever UCI Downhill World Champ way back in 1990. Probably the first guy to rock the goggles and pisspot lid combo. An innovator of suspension, and a purveyor of fluoro. He’s been there, done that, and signed the… More ›
If you’ve had anything to do with downhill in New Zealand over the past couple of years, then you no doubt have had the pleasure of bumping into Wes or Christian. The pair of them ooze charisma and together make up Welsh Brothers Racing. Not only… More ›
Okay, so we’re a little bit late this week, but we’ve made up for it with probably the most comprehensive list of answers ever seen for Frankly Thursday. Settle in with a hot cuppa and a blanky as we present to you Mr Richie Goldsbury.… More ›
Hope is one of those people that always seems to be stoked, not just on riding but everything in general. From 9-5 she is the “go-to-gal” at Sportspro (the Fox clothing distributor) and on the weekend she can be found slaying trails on any one… More ›
If there was a dictionary definiton of Sophie Tyas, it would probably read something like: “Kick Arse Chick”. At 17 years old she already has a pretty awesome race resume and her future looks even better. As you’ll read below Sophie has a rad sense… More ›
Simon Morton might just be the most famous mountain biker you’ve never heard of. The host of Radio NZ National’s weekly This Way Up program, you may also have spotted him on your tv screen a while back presenting Why We Buy. His latest radio doco is Broken… More ›
When we posted up Dan Barham’s video of Canadian-based all-mountain posse The Nomads last week, it took me a while to work out where I knew one of the guys from. When the name Chris Johnston appeared in the credits, the penny dropped. The mop… More ›
It seems like every time I run into Aidan, he’s either in plaster, has an arm in a sling, or has a fresh new scar to show off. Having known him since 2007, there have been quite a few of these anatomical trophies on display.… More ›
James Lewis is a bit of a legend. With energy drink in hand, James has got many racers and weekend warriors back on their bike in no time at all. James is in charge of SRAM repairs in New Zealand. This job often takes him… More ›
Kai Crow is one half of NZRide, one half of the Kai and Byron Scott show (relationship) and half the size of me. Doesn’t matter what the conditions are, Kai strictly runs slicks on his bike, perhaps that’s why he’s featured in the Earthed 3… More ›
Teva lives and breaths everything on two wheels. Alongside this he’s also a part time model, owner of the coolest tattoo ever, and still manages to find time to be manager of Custom Component Manufacturing at T.Whites Bikes in Auckland. Teva originally hails from Tahiti and… More ›