Bikemag.com just posted up this in depth look at Bell’s new Super and Full 9 helmets and the design process that led them from initial ideas to fruition. I for one can’t wait for the Super to arrive in New Zealand in April; the integrated… More ›
I’m guessing most of you will have seen this thing on Pinkbike already but it turns out a couple have already shown up in New Zealand, and one is on Nelson legend Chris Mildon’s Santa Cruz Butcher. This is what he had to say. “We… More ›
We took delivery of our long term test Cannondale Trigger 2 29er last week, and the scramble to ride it first caused no end of ‘discussion’ in the Spoke office. Caleb snuck off before anyone else could get near it, and despite looking like a… More ›
If you’ve been pedalling fast enough you will have noticed that Crank Brothers’ new DH Mallet pedal has been available for the last month. Well we’ve just added them to our Webshop and you can buy a set freight-free right this minute for $229 right… More ›
I never owned an Edge helmet; I’ve seen them lying around the Troy Lee Distributors warehouse though and kinda wish I did, but with the current trend in Enduro/All Mountain helmets it seems like that thing was ahead of its time. Well as of today… More ›
The folks at IXS contacted me a while ago looking for advice on a New Zealand distributor and asked if I was keen to try out some of their pads. I figured team riders Darren Berrecloth, Matt Hunter, Kurt Sorge and Rene Wildhaber among others… More ›
Kash Money and the Green Monster are two new limited edition colourways just released by Race Face. The good folks at KRD (the New Zealand distributor) thought you deserved a bit of a Christmas pressie as well and have given us a couple of sets of… More ›
Those of you that have met me or know what I look like will know I love food, so when food shows up in the office I get pretty excited. So when these UK based Mule bars showed up just before Christmas I was pretty… More ›
So I’ve been after a pair of Cyan Blue shorts for a while now, ever since DaKine first started making them a few years back. Well it seems a few more people are up with the play now and most recently would be UK brand… More ›
It’s been a while since we released a bike video review here on Spokemagazine.com but we were just so stoked with the Liteville 301 that we just had to film it. The chosen day wasn’t ideal but Mt Vic is a place where a lot… More ›
…to work out that 650b is here and not just a furphy anymore. Today we received our Scott Genius 720 test bike and threw it together for a car park spin. “Geez, it feels efficient!” said Caleb before realising he’d locked out the front and… More ›
I’ve got to admit I really do find it hard to get excited about DH bikes these days, which all stems from my inability to actually ride one properly. However, recently two bikes have ignited a little bit of interest: the always classic alloy Turner… More ›
Where the Trail Ends has just shown up, all the pre-orders have been shipped out and we now have a bunch of stock that could be yours! You can buy it in our brand new webshop right now. More ›
Those of you that follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook would have had a little sneaky peak at Shimano’s new chain device yesterday when we posted up the fresh-off-the-courier photos. But here’s a slightly more in depth look at what’s going on with this… More ›
That’s right! If you want to look like the Athertons or Aaron Chase or any other of the One Industries pro riders now you can. The good folks at WH Worralls have picked up the agency and already have 2013 stock here (only a week… More ›
Yup, you read that right. The newest thing from Specialized camp is beadless wheels. While everyone else is trying to stop you losing your tyres with bead craziness, Roval go and drop them. They don’t go into too much detail in the clip, but the… More ›
Hot on the heels of Syndicate teammate Greg Minnaar’s pro model Gamut Guide, Steve Peat and E13 drop the new limited edition LG1+ downhill guide. The guide has specific Steve Peat collaborative graphics and production has been limited to a numbered lot of 350 pieces… More ›
The 2013 Wide Open Product Launch has wrapped up for another year but over the four days the dealers and team riders had a blast, checking out 2013 products, drinking beer, eating possibly the best lamb shanks ever and riding ENVE wheels on Billy T… More ›
If you have visited your local bike shop recently you may have seen some serious bling in the way of ENVE components sitting on the shelves. Wide Open are backing ENVE hard and have a full demo fleet of wheels travelling the country, well not… More ›
So we arrived at about 11am after departing Wellington around 5am and it’s been all go since we arrived. The formal part of the day’s presentation has just wrapped and everyone is getting ready to head out to dinner (well except me and Jono). Anyhow… More ›