By Caleb Smith on Tuesday January 17 2012 in Off topic
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 ›
By Caleb Smith in Off topic
Just got this press release from the folks at Woodhill… Regrettably we have to advise the time has come for some of the trees to disappear from our beloved mountain bike park. You may already know; this has been on the cards for some time… More ›
By Caleb Smith in Exclusives, New products
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 ›
By Caleb Smith 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 ›
By Mark Dangerfield on Friday January 13 2012 in New products, Reviews
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 ›
By Caleb Smith on Thursday January 12 2012 in Racing
GT Bicycles is proud to announce its partnership with Atherton Racing. Beginning in 2012, the mountain bike race team of Dan, Gee, and Rachel Atherton, will join non-family GT rider Marc Beaumont and form the new team GT Factory Racing. “Atherton Racing is one of… More ›
By Caleb Smith on Wednesday January 11 2012 in Off topic
Gravity are running a caption comp over on their website here. All you have to do is caption this shot of Kelly McGarry, simple. Well, a few other people may have entered already so you’re gonna have to be good. More ›
By Caleb Smith in Off topic
Filmer and and all round good guy Jon Drew gets the Wide Open Marzocchi pro tune treatment… this could be you… More ›
By Caleb Smith in Off topic
Specialized is seriously upping the web video programme at the moment, dropping videos every other day. This one shows us a moustached Darren Berrecloth trying to find the perfect zone in Utah. It takes almost as much commitment as riding its lines. More ›
By Caleb Smith on Monday January 9 2012 in Racing
More Mountain Biking Videos The 2012 NZ MTB Cup presented by Nature Valley got off to a scorching start today in the blistering heat of Queenstown. The new Remarkables downhill venue overlooking Queenstown Airport, Frankton and Lake Wakatipu delivered dry, dusty, and very hot racing… More ›
By Caleb Smith
Via Sven Martin’s Twitter, (who got the results from someone else’s Twitter or Facebook) we can tell you that George Brannigan took the win with Christchurch’s Joe Nation in second and Matt Scoles in third. Visiting French Enduro rider Jerome Clementz claimed fourth and Nelson… More ›
By Caleb Smith on Saturday January 7 2012 in New products
Resurrected from the archives, yet modernised with the same FE Analysis as the new Fast Trak, we’re bringing the Ground Control back for the masses! With Adaptive Tread technology, we’re now able to offer XC Trail riders the fastest, most grippy tyre, for all conditions. More ›
By Caleb Smith on Friday December 30 2011 in Off topic
Okay so it’s not me, but it is Supplejack. In fact it’s Laurence Mote on one of the easier corners on a 26. Okay so this isn’t about blowing my own trumpet but more about proving Styli (the Santa Cruz distributor) wrong. See Styli lives… More ›
By Caleb Smith in Racing
So if you follow Wyn on Twitter you will have noticed he’s been riding Pivot’s Phoenix DH bike. Well, according to the Revolution Products blog it’s all official: “So it gives us great pleasure to say that Wyn Masters is now racing on the Revolution… More ›