Comments for Spoke Magazine

Comment on Best Laid Plans – What if you couldn’t ride all summer? by Guest

Guest — Wed, 23 May 2012 03:33:00 +0000

This looks fantastic. A mountain bike film with a fresh, original storyline.

Comment on Chris Akrigg is back by Nick Dalton

Nick Dalton — Wed, 23 May 2012 00:57:00 +0000

awesome

Comment on La Bresse – just how intense was it? by Hardman

Hardman — Tue, 22 May 2012 23:34:00 +0000

Haha!

Comment on KARORI JUMP PARK CONSTRUCTION UNDERWAY – POST UPDATED by Sam Neilson Ü

Sam Neilson Ü — Tue, 22 May 2012 05:39:00 +0000

are you guys still building cos im keen to ride or help?

Comment on Hanlen drops out in XC World Cup by Cabin

Cabin — Tue, 22 May 2012 05:18:00 +0000

Not forgetting Samara. She rode great, but she’s not there yet. Remember it was U23 (of which the top 5 ranked are in the Elite race) and not Elite. Karen and Rosara are the only two to have met NZOC’s expectation of proving they are Top 8 potential amongst the Elite Women. And London is not La Bresse. Was a bad day at the end of a long campaign for Karen. Look forward to seeing what she produces after a well earned trip home, seeing her family, and a recharge/re-build.

Comment on Easton vs New Zealand – The video. by Matt Farrar

Matt Farrar — Mon, 21 May 2012 23:37:00 +0000

Outstranding video Caleb

Comment on Hanlen drops out in XC World Cup by Caleb Smith

Caleb Smith — Mon, 21 May 2012 22:12:00 +0000

Are we just forgetting Samara, she didn’t break her wrist and she made it past two laps and got on the podium… would be interesting to see lap times?

Comment on Hanlen drops out in XC World Cup by Cabin

Cabin — Mon, 21 May 2012 21:24:00 +0000

What happens with Olympic selection? This race result doesn’t really change much other than Rosara is injured. We have a spot. And really the “hype” was around Karen and Rosara’s battle with themselves…. they didn’t need a specific result at this race. They have both proved they are top 8 capable which is the NZOC criteria. I would imagine Karen will be selected. Going forward, hopefully a talent development plan kicks in with BikeNZ/MTBNZ which would include olympic planning. The Olympic nation ranking system runs for approx 18-24mths prior to Olympics I think (so 2015 season it’ll kick off again).

Comment on Hanlen drops out in XC World Cup by south

south — Mon, 21 May 2012 00:52:00 +0000

So what happens now with Olympic selection? Do points from these Olympics count towards our (female) ‘nation ranking’ for the next four years and next Olympics? Should we send someone so we can gather as many UCI points as poss (since Olympics presumably carries most UCI points on offer?). Tried to decipher UCI doc but couldn’t find the answers. Hopefully next time we do what the Tri’s did – send athletes to races to pick up points to boost nation rankings which translates into more athletes at the Olympics etc. Oh so close this time – NZ females were 11th overall (for basically two riders! – that’s pretty good in my books!) – but only UCI top 1-8 nations get to send two females to Olympics. Whatever happens – pretty gutsy effort by our female athletes in a selection spotlight situation.

Comment on Hanlen drops out in XC World Cup by Caleb Smith

Caleb Smith — Mon, 21 May 2012 00:02:00 +0000

This was last weeks http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/photos/hanlen-and-joseph-battle-for-new-zealand-olympic-place/212745

Comment on Hanlen drops out in XC World Cup by Caleb Smith

Caleb Smith — Mon, 21 May 2012 00:02:00 +0000

This was last weeks http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/photos/hanlen-and-joseph-battle-for-new-zealand-olympic-place/212745

Comment on Hanlen drops out in XC World Cup by Craig Dougherty

Craig Dougherty — Sun, 20 May 2012 23:59:00 +0000

I want to see this course

Comment on Hanlen drops out in XC World Cup by Lester Perry

Lester Perry — Sun, 20 May 2012 23:20:00 +0000

I cant wait to see some footage of this race… I actually might go so far as to watch the whole thing, purely for the techy bits!

Comment on Steve Peat on a 29er with Isle of Man legend Guy Martin by Jonnym

Jonnym — Thu, 17 May 2012 21:39:00 +0000

My old local riding, wish we had some hills like that round Auckland…

Comment on Gloworm lights X2: Initial thoughts by Mountainman

Mountainman — Thu, 17 May 2012 11:35:00 +0000

Just got some myself….what you said – weighs nothing, is super bright and so damn SMALL! Runs forever too. And great delivery service, cheers for that Bruce