Huggie, or Brent Burrows as he’s sometimes known, is one of those guys who is just awesome to be around. His enthusiasm for riding and life in general is infectious and I’m yet to see him in a bad mood. Although he is older than time… More ›
First we teased you with a spy pic, then we gave you the full rundown on what the production model would look like and now (well, when we build it up) we’ll have one to ride. The production models don’t arrive till the end of… More ›
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 ›
Avanti are recalling all 2006, 2007 and 2008 Derelikt hardtails. See the full details below. Bonus is if you own one of these bikes Avanti are replacing it with a 2011 ABD Flow. More ›
If you didn’t figure it out from the teaser pics Cabin sent us last week, Mark “Cabin” Leishman is joining partner Nic Leary on Avanti bikes for the next two years. Cabin will be riding the brand new Avanti Team Competitor 29er, along with Avanti… More ›
Issue 38 of Spoke goes on sale shortly and inside we review (among other things) Avanti’s new 5″ full suspension bike the Torrent. Here you can check the Torrent out in action and read a few excerpts from Leif Roy’s full review. More ›
Avanti seems to have a pretty good handle on this whole thing called the Internet, utilising Twitter, Facebook and even Issuu where they have just posted up a partial showing of their new 2011 range. Obviously it’s not the complete 2011 range as there are… More ›
The folks at Avanti seem to be stepping up, recently signing dirtjumper Paul Langlands and now adding to their solid XC roster is Under 19 Richard Anderson. Full press release below. More ›
’35th elite women’. It doesn’t quite have the ring to it that I was after. Did my aspirations outweigh my capabilities at this point in time? Maybe. I had a good race, and put together the best I could on the day, so I am… More ›
So the folks at Avanti bikes can take better photos than Spoke staffer Brett Kennedy, the proof is here on their website where they have posted a few more pics of 2010 product… I’m feeling the belt driven town bike… More ›
Avanti has just released a few sneak peaks at the 2010 line. On the MTB side of things Avanti are boasting a 400gram weight saving on some high end bikes. By the looks of things, this may come from using a SRAM XX build kit! More ›
The rapid development of New Zealand Elite XC MTB number two Nic Leary received another boost yesterday, with the announcement of a two-year sponsorship deal with Avanti bikes. More ›