By jonodrew on Monday March 19 2012 in Exclusives
A few months ago I got a call from ABD’s Auckland based rider Tim Hunter to go scoping for some lines in a quarry he had jacked up access to. What we found was a multi-tiered sandstone quarry with a perfect snake run feature running… More ›
By Caleb Smith on Tuesday February 7 2012 in Off topic
Waikato rippers Lewis Jones and Ryan McCrae have teamed up to bring you this rad little clip. Since the Spoke article on Lewis Jones dropped last issue, ABD picked up Lewis and this is the first we’ve got to see of him shredding his new… More ›
By jonodrew 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 ›
By johnoldale on Tuesday November 8 2011 in Off topic
So basically, we are ripping off the 2010 Sea Otter Classic Pumptrack design and building it at the On your bike expo, Hamilton. The track building starts tomorrow and will be done in time for 9 AM opening Saturday. Brendan Fairclough throws down at Sea… More ›
By Caleb Smith on Wednesday September 14 2011 in Exclusives
Okay, so people have tried to pull off bike expos in the past but they normally fell flat, and in the case of the last one, well it never ever happened. But the On Your Bike expo couldn’t be further from those previous attempts if… More ›
By Lester Perry on Friday April 29 2011
Caleb’s tripping around the North of the North at the moment (well, Auckland) and this morning he popped by to see the folks at Avanti and ABD. The first news of interest is that SPOKE‘s good buddy Paul Langlands is teaming up with ABD to… More ›
By Caleb Smith on Monday February 21 2011
So we got a bunch of pretty funny entries for the ABD Flat Out glove comp. But we only had two pairs of gloves to give away and the powers that be (John from ABD) chose these two winners. Rob “Edmund” Griffiths and Lienaic “Amy”… More ›
By Lester Perry on Monday December 20 2010
RAD!! Last time ABD threw this event down it was a super success. This time they’ve added a person to the mix (now 2 up) and I’m picking that will mean the fun factor will double. Roll down to see if that’s the case! All… More ›
By Caleb Smith on Tuesday October 19 2010 in Racing
Pump track fan and ABD product manager John Oldale just fired though this flyer for a summer pump track comp at the ABD pump track out in Mt Wellington, Auckland. The track is getting a complete overhaul and will be set up so you’ll be… More ›
By Caleb Smith on Tuesday May 18 2010
Tim Pierce is back to his roots and filming pushbikes. This time he’s teamed up with the folks at ABD (Avanti BMX Division) to bring us a multi-episode look at all-round bicycle killer and recent ABD team addition Paul Langlands. Episode one sees Paul hit… More ›
By Lester Perry on Monday October 5 2009
On Friday evening, Avanti BMX Division threw down their first Pump Track race. Three laps, no pedaling, against the clock. The boys had lined up a proper BMX pro-gate to handle starting duties, and the Red Bull Hummer to supply some tunes and wing-inducing drinks. More ›