By Lester Perry on Wednesday October 20 2010
Brett Frew teamed up with uber camera guy Pieter Reichwein (“Aint A Big Deal“) to put together this sweet clip to say thanks to his sponsors. Awesome clip! Caleb and I will be cruising the North Island from right now until the end of the… More ›
By Lester Perry on Tuesday October 19 2010 in Exclusives
REPOST- make sure you get an entry in! From Wednesday until Friday next week Caleb and I will be flowing you news from the Wide Open 2011 product launch, demo day and team roadtrip all the way from (hopefully) sunny Rotorua. Keep your eyes peeled… More ›
By Lester Perry on Tuesday August 17 2010
The much hyped and as yet unseen on our shores Turner DHR will finally be making it to our fair land early October. Prepare your credit card! Click pic for a ZOOOOOM. Available at selected dealers thanks to Wide Open. More ›
By Lester Perry on Tuesday July 27 2010 in Racing
After her first World Cup experience in Champery on Sunday, Wide Open‘s Samara Sheppard checks in with a bit of a race report: More ›
By Lester Perry on Thursday July 22 2010 in Exclusives, Frankly Thursday
Matt Whittaker? Who’s that you ask? Maybe the name ‘Dog Boy’ rings a bell? On the right track now? Well, the two are one and the same, born Matt Whittaker but branded ‘Dog Boy’ for life. Matt has been a staple on the New Zealand… More ›
By Lester Perry on Tuesday July 20 2010
Although new Wide Open signee Jay Barrett is a downhiller, we all know how downhillers like to get their dirt jump on with a good moto-whip. Wide Open’s just built this baby up for Jay to get sideways on; Atomlab Trailking with GI forks and… More ›
By Lester Perry on Tuesday July 13 2010
I just took a gander at the WideOpen website and found this pic, looks like a new frame from one of their brands, basically meaning it could be a Turner, Corsair or BlackMarket unless they have something new on the boil. Anyone know, or have… More ›
By Caleb Smith on Wednesday June 16 2010 in Racing
Just saw this on the Wide Open website. “I thought I would send you some of the details about this Quiz Night I am having on Sunday. Shortly I will be off to Europe racing my first international season, building up to the World Champs… More ›
By Caleb Smith on Friday May 28 2010 in Racing
The other day we showed you Team Wide Open’s new Lycra kit that an un-named XC racer was going to fill. As of today we can tell you who, it’s none other than ex-Wellington now Rotorua based whippet Samara Sheppard. The talented cross-country rider has… More ›
By Caleb Smith on Tuesday October 20 2009 in Exclusives
Thwarted by the weather at every turn, Wide Open team riders Brett Frew, Matt Scoles and Junior World DH Champion Brook MacDonald made do with far from ideal conditions in a short road trip leading up to the Wide Open product launch last week. It… More ›
By Caleb Smith on Sunday October 18 2009 in Exclusives
We really did have the best seats at the Wide Open product launch. We also managed to get there before the masses and have a quick chat with Matt Whitaker and Jono Church about new developments for 2010 within their family of brands. More ›
By Caleb Smith on Sunday July 12 2009
The boys at Wide Open have been sucked into the “Time Vampire” of regularly updating their blog. It’s well worth checking out their site daily and if you head over there now you can feel all nostalgic as they look back at the history of… More ›
By Caleb Smith on Friday June 26 2009
Matt at Wide Open, the hardest working distributor in New Zealand, has just posted a very cool interview with the one and only McGazza. It’s worth a read, while you’re at it bookmark Wideopen.co.nz More ›