By Caleb Smith on Friday May 6 2011 in Reviews
Issue 41 of Spoke was posted out to subscribers yesterday and the Zinio copy is live now, so here is the video review of one of issue 41′s test bikes, the 25th Anniversary Yeti 575. We’d dropped the text in the middle of the video,… More ›
By Lester Perry on Friday March 25 2011 in Exclusives, Frankly Thursday
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 ›
By Caleb Smith on Wednesday September 22 2010 in Reviews
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 ›
By Caleb Smith on Thursday December 10 2009 in Reviews
If you have tracked down a copy of issue 34 of Spoke you will have noticed the little “online review” icon above selected reviews. Well over the next few days we’ll be posting up the video reviews, starting with this one for the 2010 Yeti… More ›
By Caleb Smith on Monday November 23 2009 in Exclusives
Here’s two clips showing why you need to visit Nelson over summer. First up is the helmet cam highlights from our trip down last weekend. It’s a bit long, but I’m sure you can deal with that. Second are highlights from Jeff Carter and Dodzy’s… More ›
By Caleb Smith on Sunday October 4 2009 in Exclusives
We have been testing a Knolly Endorphin and a Yeti ASR 7 for a while now, but Leif (Yeti), Mark (Knolly) and I haven’t managed to get out for a ride together. On Saturday with no camera in sight (save for the VholdR Helmet cam)… More ›
By Caleb Smith on Sunday June 28 2009 in Exclusives
Regular Spoke contributor and issue 32 cover boy Leif Roy dropped in on Mike Ferrentino and Rob Roskopp at Santa Cruz Bikes on Friday and snapped a bunch of pics while nosing around the factory. He timed his visit perfectly as Santa Cruz was just… More ›
By Caleb Smith on Tuesday May 12 2009 in Exclusives
In the May issue of Spoke we test three separate sets of HammerSchmidt on three different bikes: a Specialized SX trail, a Santa Cruz Nomad, and a Giant Reign XO. Obviously you can’t fit all the photos in the magazine so here is the complete… More ›