A few weeks back Sven Martin left our fair shores to hook up with his buddy Clay Porter to shoot and film with the GT Factory Racing team (The Athertons and Beaumont). Anyhow the video came out today and all I can say is damn,… More ›
Subscribers will have received their copies of Spoke 45 already, for everybody else it should be hitting news stands over the next couple of days. You can buy single issues here, subscribe here and if you’re after instant gratification you can by a digital edition… More ›
I’ve been waiting for a while for Seb to send me something from the Santa Cruz bike launch in Sedona, but to no avail. @Dan Barham, @calamitystrange, @garyperkin and @2Flat have been Twittering up a storm and every other website on the planet has posted… More ›
Teva burst on to the MTB seen last year with the Links and Pinner shoes and haven’t been sleeping at all. A killer international team is backed up here in New Zealand by a number of rippers, one of which is none other than multiple… 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 Diaries Downunder boys have just dropped their second episode and this one features ex-World Cup shredder Nathan Rennie and hair farmer Kelly McGarry (who seems to be in EVERYONE’S clips at the moment) and some ginger lad called Si. More ›
Here I was keeping quiet about SRAM’s new derailleur when they go and post shots on their own Facebook page so I figure I may as well drop a snapshot or two. Thing is I may have played with it and I may just know… More ›
Lezyne have announced that they have just started production on helmet mounts for their new range of LED lights. The lights are in New Zealand stores now, the helmet mount will be shipping by the end of the month. Hit up your local bike shop… More ›
SRAM’s Black Box manager Jon Cancellier recently came through New Zealand and when he was in Wellington he just happened to stay with us. Now he did his best to hide his bike and the prototype bits on it from my camera, but you can’t… More ›
Kona have been bringing the heat of late with their web clips, I don’t know who’s behind them but they’re hands down arguably the best videos from a bike company at the moment, even if you excuse the Art of Flight/Brain Farm font treatment. It… More ›
The first round of the 2012 MTBNZ DH Nationals has arrived in Queenstown. The brand new Remarks Grass Track invites the riders to a fast, loose and ridiculously dusty visit and racing mode is officially on in New Zealand. Jon Television brings you the whole… More ›
New Zealand distributor Cycletech has just picked up the agency for Revelate Designs, these guys are the leaders in frame bags and accessories for off-road touring and as you can see from their riders whips section, well they make something to cater for everyone. With… More ›
This article appeared in the Daily Post a few days ago and now the Herald’s website has picked up on it. It’s a pretty interesting read, especially given recent logging operations in Whakarewarewa as well as the logging about to take place in Woodhill. “The… More ›
Issue 07 of Boneshaker just arrived in the store and it’s a doozie. I’ve said it before but Boneshaker is one of the best cycling magazines on the planet. If you love all kinds of bikes then this is the magazine for you. Issue 07… More ›
Just before Christmas we took delievery of this Scott Spark 20 for Review in issue 46 of Spoke. We did a brief profile on the Spark back here after the Sheppard Industries launch but this has been our first chance to get a leg over… More ›