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Mike Montgomery on Specialized!

1 By on Friday January 27 2012

When I went to the Osiris website yesterday to try to find a picture of the Nyquist shoes, I noticed that Mike Montgomery’s name was missing from the roster. I mean when Osiris first announced the team he was the headline rider. Well it’s all… More ›

Brook MacDonald on Mondraker for 2012

0 By on Wednesday January 25 2012

Looks like wealthy German mountain biker Markus Stöckl has charged things up for the MS team again. I mean in the last five years we’ve seen MS Intense, MS Evil and now MS Mondraker; the good thing is Brook MacDonald is staying with ze Germans… More ›

NZ DH Round two Wrap from Dunedin

0 By on Saturday January 14 2012

The second round of the NZ MTB Downhill Cup presented by Nature Valley was raced today in a damp and soggy, constantly changing Dunedin. Tough conditions have been the order of the two days of practice and competition for the 124 competitors on Signal Hill,… More ›

Frankly Thursday – James Lewis

2 By on Thursday December 22 2011

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 ›

Frankly Thursday – Kai Crow

1 By on Thursday December 15 2011

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 ›

hurry up and turn left.

0 By on Friday December 2 2011 in Off topic

Just a little Pump Track Edit from me riding in my 4 year old Spoke Tshirt *Cough* This pump track is in Riverhead forest off Old north road in the West Coast Riders Club Compound. More ›

A Skier’s Journey

0 By on Tuesday November 29 2011 in Off topic

Okay, so many of you below the equator are probably happy to have the winter behind you for now but this is timeless quality programming whatever your flavour and whatever you like to do. Jordan Manley, the genius behind many of the best mountain bike… More ›

Genuine storytelling?

0 By on Saturday November 19 2011 in Off topic

I love this video and I really didn’t expect to because it was described to me as, “A couple of Germans go hike-a-biking up a big mountain and then ride down again”. From previous experience of German videos they are generally pretty shitty. Mountain bike… More ›

Queenstown Taxis

2 By on Thursday November 17 2011 in Off topic

Hungry for some Dirt Park action? I am after watching this nicely pieced together video by Jon Bokrantz for Queenstown Bike Taxis. From the QBT website, “Queenstown Bike Taxis offers a transport only service to help you and your bike get to the trails around… More ›

How not to…coach.

5 By on Wednesday November 16 2011 in Off topic

Vito Sport and BikeRidersUnited ‘How To’: Drops – More Mountain Bike Videos I’m going to probably make some enemies here, but this needs saying. Pro riders with no coaching experience, qualification, training or indeed knack for it, need to stop putting out stuff like this.… More ›

Ross’s moustache tips

0 By on Tuesday November 15 2011

It’s Movember, and Trek and Ross Schnell bring you the all-important moustache tips. I learned something. Oh it’s worth mentioning that Ross has been working on this for a while. In fact when I stayed with him in June it looked like this… More ›

Rear Wheel Sweepers are ___

3 By in Off topic

More Mountain Biking Videos I have come to admire how these FastFokus guys have put together a series of videos shot all over the world (including a Kelly McGarry in NZ episode), but this episode is the most exceptional example of the rear wheel sweeper.… More ›