After dropping the kids off at school this morning Emma (Spoke‘s original designer and my lovely wife) and I headed up Makara Peak in the SUNSHINE to shoot a few photos. The ride up was insane; the 4WD track was covered in about 2″ of… More ›
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 ›
Issue 40 of Spoke (due out soon) features a full review of the 2011 Specialized Pitch Comp. Right here you can check out the Pitch in action being ridden by Spoke reviewer Mark Dangerfield at Makara Peak in Wellington, NZ. More ›
Looks like today is Super D Thursday as we just got word that that Wellington’s legendary Underground Super D series is back. Surprises will abound; as always all we can tell you is the date and time for each event (although it may pay to… More ›
Personally I’m in two minds whether there actually needs to be another track from the Makara Peak summit but as of the 25th of September the WCC have approved the construction of this new trail. Rumour has it that North Face might actually have berms.… More ›
So this clip is way too long… But for those that don’t live in Wellington this is probably the most popular ride there is at Makara Peak, it’s the grand traverse, up to the top and down Ridgeline. 100% singletrack the whole way!!! This is… More ›
Oli Brooke-White sent me a text the other day letting me know that 2009 NZ Singlespeed Champ and all round nice guy Tim Wilding was going to be in town. We rendezvoused on Sunday morning for a quick shoot and got a few pics in… More ›