Magazine

Spoke was created in 2001 by Caleb Smith and Emma Gee as a response to the vast amount of generic mountain bike magazines available at the time. Spoke strives to bring a fresh and innovative look at mountain biking through original content, bold design and high quality production values. It provides an unbiased look at the lives and activities of mountain bikers in Aotearoa, consistently pushing the boundaries of mountain bike photography and graphic design. Spoke is published five times a year: February, April, June, September and December, and is available throughout New Zealand and online at firstfloor.co.nz

SPOKE #43
Published in September 2011.

The September Issue, 2011

There are some great tales of exotic trails in Bolivia from Darcy, Mike and Nic. Caleb gets his junket on at the Teva Games in Colorado, Seb Kemp and Grant Robinson take a tour of the Hope factory in rural England, and the Atherton clan hunkers down in Queenstown for their pre-season training. Bikes aren’t just for bombing down mountains, so Paul Smith sneaks out for a spot of overnighting, while Laura Williamson looks at how others are put to use for hauling all sorts of stuff too.

The new Yeti SB66 is here and it’s hot, and we’ve got the first New Zealand test on it. The Foes FXR doesn’t miss out on the love and we put it through its paces as well. What else do you need to know? Aunty Flow and Uncle Dug will help you with your queries, no matter how strange. Wanna know how to ride better and look cool doing it? Check. The latest sweet products, books and DVDs? Got ya covered. Plus there’s more columnists, trail builders and rider profiles than you can shake a riser bar at. And you just know that the photography is the best out there. Yeah you do.

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