A bunch of press releases came through from Trek World Racing over the weekend after the South African nationals. Our boy Anton absolutely killed it in the Juniors winning ahead of his nearest compeditor by over 12 minutes… 12 freakin minutes. The Elite catergory was… More ›
Oceania Mountainbike Championships, Final Day Wrap The 2012 Oceania Mountainbike Championships finished today with the Downhill and Cross Country Eliminator races in the Whakarewarewa Forest in Rotorua. Weather was very changeable, with just enough rain falling on and off all day to keep competitors guessing… More ›
The 2012 edition of the Southern Hemisphere’s most important mountain bike race is all set to go this weekend, in the Whakarewarewa Forest in Rotorua. The RaboDirect Oceanias event, presented by Nature Valley, returns to New Zealand every second year, and its status continues to… More ›
The Queenstown Bike Festival is set to roll round soon for its second year. It runs from 30th of March to the 9th of April and again it’s not to be missed. The latest press release just came through from the organisers and gives a… More ›
The Wellington Mountain Bike Club is bringing back the Super D to Mt Victoria bigger and badder for 2012. They have already begun work adding in extra features on the top section of the track (if you want to help build head here). Last year’s… More ›
Early season testing started for the Santa Cruz Syndicate with mechanics, engineers and riders arriving in the town of Imperia, Italy, for three days of extensive testing aboard the latest Santa Cruz full carbon V-10’s. The bikes were decked out with the Syndicate’s newest sponsor… 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 ›
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 ›
Well if the name of the event is anything to go by it looks like Nelson is the place to be on the 21st of April. If you show up to race, chances are you could win yourself a complete singlespeed Ibis Tranny (worth lots… 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 ›
The Santa Cruz Syndicate and SRAM/RockShox brands have been synonymous with one another for 8 years, from the inception of the Syndicate in 2004 through 2011. It is with sadness and great respect that we are parting ways in 2012. This has been an incredible… More ›
The Coppermine Epic Entries are closing very soon, in fact in ten days. Enter now and don’t miss out on what looks to be a stunning course this year. I rode it a couple of times over the Christmas break and it’s running amazing. Hell,… More ›
If you were on the fence about buying a copy of The South, well they’ve just gone and made it a bit more enticing by dropping the full clip of Cam Cole’s Vic Park section. Watch. Enjoy. Buy. More ›
The complete NZ Mountain Bike Championships wrap up with, as per usual, no photos. Just use your imagination… More ›
Red Bull have just dropped this mini doco on Brook MacDonald’s win at Mt Hutt in the weekend. He doesn’t even swear!!! More ›