By Caleb Smith on Thursday October 6 2011 in Off topic
Okay so this video is EPIC. It just goes to show how much the riding in Nelson rules, the trail in the clip is the downhill in the Coppermine race. You can see why I’m spending two weeks there over New Year!!! But it wouldn’t… More ›
By Caleb Smith on Friday April 15 2011 in Racing
It’s like a new Super D race pops up each week in New Zealand at the moment; the latest on the list is Nelson. The Nelson MTB club (mainly Chris Mildon and Derek Winwood) are putting together the Codgers Super D. Not being a Nelson… More ›
By Caleb Smith on Thursday March 4 2010
Damian Stones asked Nelson local Kelly McGarry to build him some jumps in Ngamoti, kind of like a bigger pump track. Well they are finished and ready to shred. To celebrate they are having a jam on the 21st March. More info in the Firepit. 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 Tuesday November 17 2009 in Exclusives
Leif, Mark and I headed to Nelson for a long weekend last Friday night. Our timing couldn’t have been better as Ian Goldschmidt (the Coppermine race organiser and all round fit beast) had organised a chopper ride off Dun Mountain as part of his wife… More ›
By Caleb Smith on Thursday May 14 2009
Spoke loves the Coppermine Epic race in Nelson, but we don’t love bad techno. The only question I have is why are all those people walking the BEST bits! Nelson mineral belt trails are damn amazing and those giant rock strewn stretches of track are… More ›