By Caleb Smith on Tuesday April 17 2012 in Off topic
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 ›
By Caleb Smith on Monday April 16 2012 in Off topic
We’ve been waiting for this Teva Slopestyle clip of Haimona’s to drop all week, considering half the footage was filmed by us. Anyhow it’s here, and you can find out why you need to be in Queenstown for the WHOLE of the Bike Festival next… More ›
By Caleb Smith on Thursday April 12 2012 in Off topic
The hottest new destination in Southern Hemisphere riding, the Queenstown Bike Park is celebrating success as its first full season draws to a close with kudos from international biking stars and rides expected to reach the 100,000 mark within the next week. The lucky biker… More ›
By Caleb Smith in Off topic
Nick Stevenson’s documentary on the trails (and the people behind them) in Rotorua, Trailnotes, is gathering steam and as of a few days ago the attached tour dates were released. You can buy tickets from trailnotesfilm.com and if there isn’t a film happening near you,… More ›
By Caleb Smith on Tuesday April 10 2012 in Off topic
I was supposed to shoot some photos of the Coastal Crew boys on their Stumpy EVOs when they were out here filming the Easton Trip but every time I had a chance they looked liked this. And I’m sure you’ll agree this isn’t the best… More ›
By Caleb Smith on Wednesday April 4 2012 in Exclusives, Off topic
Last night the World Bar hosted the Through the Lens video competition as part of the Queenstown Bike Festival. The bar was packed and from memory eight films were shown, some better than others… I’ll try and get them up here as they come out,… More ›
By Caleb Smith on Thursday March 29 2012 in Off topic
Tim and Kelly pack some serious heat into this next level clip. WATCH IT NOW (in HD)! Hop in a jetboat, strap your bike on the back and step into the shoes of Kelly McGarry. Kelly heads out to ride some lesser known freeriding spots… More ›
By Caleb Smith on Thursday March 22 2012 in Off topic
And if you don’t race, or like racing, it doesn’t include you. I’m not good at this kind of stuff, but from what I can see BikeNZ thinks that all adult mountain bikers should be club members and paying them money—I mean membership fees—for what… More ›
By Caleb Smith on Wednesday March 21 2012 in Off topic
The boys at Reason Films have just released the latest installment in their MTB version of Diaries Downunder. In this episode Kelly and Josh head out Skippers Canyon way in search of virgin terrain and get a bit of a history lesson from Josh Clark.… More ›
By johnoldale on Tuesday March 20 2012 in Off topic
Fancy a weekend of riding trails with New Zealand’s top trailbosses? Get along to the Coast 2 Coast. More ›
By Caleb Smith on Tuesday March 6 2012 in Off topic
Riding in Nepal on a trail at four thousand metres (13,000 ft) elevation and looking over at a mountain that is eight thousand metres (26,000 ft) tall is a surreal experience. The fact that the trail below your bike has never seen tyres on it… More ›
By Caleb Smith on Monday March 5 2012 in Off topic
A bodacious new video by former Manual (Spoke’s big brother) contributor Liam Bachler, featuring Wellington skate legend James McInnes as a comic book hero ‘Ultimate Skater’ who comes to life and uses his special skate powers to guide some youths in his radical ways. More ›
By Caleb Smith in Off topic
Seb Kemp (wearing that helmet) gets all Ferrentino on us and slips out some anti-marketing-marketing. I mean imagine actually seeing the view. More ›