Full name? The whole shebang? It’s Rosara Ann Beetham Joseph How old are you? 31 Where are you currently based? Wellington What do you like about living where you do? Lots. I like that Wellington is such a beautiful city, surrounded by green hills and… More ›
Last week Spoke released its latest T-shirt design. The design came from the mind and pencil of Brendan Van den Bosch. Brendan is a washed up fixie rider, who has swapped the pavement for dirt and disc brakes. He does however, still wear skinny jeans,… More ›
If you’ve had anything to do with downhill in New Zealand over the past couple of years, then you no doubt have had the pleasure of bumping into Wes or Christian. The pair of them ooze charisma and together make up Welsh Brothers Racing. Not only… More ›
Hope is one of those people that always seems to be stoked, not just on riding but everything in general. From 9-5 she is the “go-to-gal” at Sportspro (the Fox clothing distributor) and on the weekend she can be found slaying trails on any one… More ›
If there was a dictionary definiton of Sophie Tyas, it would probably read something like: “Kick Arse Chick”. At 17 years old she already has a pretty awesome race resume and her future looks even better. As you’ll read below Sophie has a rad sense… More ›
When we posted up Dan Barham’s video of Canadian-based all-mountain posse The Nomads last week, it took me a while to work out where I knew one of the guys from. When the name Chris Johnston appeared in the credits, the penny dropped. The mop… More ›
James Lewis is a bit of a legend. With energy drink in hand, James has got many racers and weekend warriors back on their bike in no time at all. James is in charge of SRAM repairs in New Zealand. This job often takes him… More ›
Kai Crow is one half of NZRide, one half of the Kai and Byron Scott show (relationship) and half the size of me. Doesn’t matter what the conditions are, Kai strictly runs slicks on his bike, perhaps that’s why he’s featured in the Earthed 3… More ›
Teva lives and breaths everything on two wheels. Alongside this he’s also a part time model, owner of the coolest tattoo ever, and still manages to find time to be manager of Custom Component Manufacturing at T.Whites Bikes in Auckland. Teva originally hails from Tahiti and… More ›
Lance has a dream job in a dream location. He is head trail builder/ maintainer at the Skyline accessed trails in Queenstown. For those of you who have had the pleasure of riding his masterpieces, it’s fair to say he does a damn fine job.… More ›
Chris is one of those rad dudes, who “gets” the cycle industry. Because of his ability to pick up on what riders need and want, his distribution business Revolutionproducts.co.nz has grown substantially over the last few years. The majority of his product portfolio would appear… More ›
Chris is the main man behind Infamous Designs based out of Hamilton. If you haven’t heard of Infamous Designs, head over to www.infamousdesigns.co.nz to check out New Zealand’s answer to Troy Lee. Chris has proven his skill with an airbrush gun many times over, with the… More ›
The main man behind WCRC (West Coast Riders Club), Ryan is the kind of guy who makes stuff happen. His name can be associated with kilometres of trail in the Auckland region. When he’s not busy crafting buff singletrack he is behind the spanners… More ›
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 ›
Hmm, where to begin with Mavis? Big Brother figure to DH groms, washed up 22 year old DH racer, epic bike skills, all round nice guy. All of these are only the tip of the iceberg when describing this New Zealand biking legend, and somehow… More ›
I’ve had the pleasure of knowing Mark for several years now, and not only is he is a seriously skilled rider, he has an amazing business head on him too. With what could be described as one of New Zealand’s dream jobs he is the… More ›
Ladies and Gents – Simon Bannister…… More ›
Paul Angus, aka Pang, hit New Zealand shores way back in about 2004 for the first time, back when he was a young downhill racer with long locks, an Orange bike and an appetite for destruction! Well, time ticks by and since then he’s cut… More ›
Justin Leov, hmmm where do I begin? I’ve known Justin for quite a number of years and have been one of the many people fortunate enough to be recipients of the Leov family hospitality. While the Leov clan were living in Blenhiem (before the move… More ›
I can’t remember when I first started riding with Leif. I can remember what bike he had though. He had this fully rigid Yeti FRO hardtail (running two chain rings in 1998). At the time I had a Specialized FSR and it was physically impossible… More ›