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ONE SEAT, TWO SETUPS, FOUR YEARS OF ADVENTURE
Kids Ride Shotgun’s new 2-in-1 Pro EVO mountain bike seat fits kids from 9 months and grows with your little one.
FIRST RIDE: SHIMANO XTR M9200 DI2 GROUPSET
Shimano’s long-awaited wireless groupset is here and there are changes to almost every component. Here are our hot takes on the new XTR M9200 Di2 groupset.
FRANKLY THURSDAY: AARON HOGG
Frankly Thursdays: Getting to know interesting people doing cool stuff on and off the bike.
WYN MASTERS SAYS HARE RĀ TO GT BIKES
Wyn Masters says hare rā to GT Bikes after a decade of good times and great memories.
SPECIALIZED WINTER GRAVITY SERIES: GRAVITY ENDURO
The Specialized Winter Gravity Series is back for another season at Christchurch Adventure Park.
2025 MUD MAIDENS DH
From home-made number plates to all-day racing party at the 2025 Mud Maidens downhill race
TREK FACTORY RACING’S NEW ERA
Lachie Stevens-McNab and Sacha Earnest meet their new teammates at team camp in Tennessee as Trek Factory Racing enters a new era.
BILLY SPURWAY GETS LOOSE IN QUEENSTOWN
Billy Spurway gets loose on the trails of Queenstown in this welcome edit from Ripton apparel.
SINGLE SPEED NATIONAL CHAMPS
Whitlock and Pilkington lock in the top step at Pirongia MTB Park before battle for 2026 hosting rights comes down to a tyre bead.
DIRT TOWN QUEENS ENDURO
Absolute scenes from Queenstown’s first ladies of loam.
VALE INC LIFE ABOVE 1000
The VALE INC crew spent a summer living at the legendary Gobblers ski lodge on Coronet Peak, Queenstown New Zealand. This film documents a period spent away from society, mostly above 1000m, with friends, bikes, shovels, and endless inspiration from the surrounding landscape.
Featuring Matt Begg, Billy Meaclem, Nils Heiniger, Hunter Paull, Ryan Howard, and Erik Fedko.
BIKE GLENDHU MIDPOINT JUMP JAM
Both pros and amateurs threw down at the third annual Midpoint Jump Jam, Bike Glendhu’s grassroots jam on the pro lines used for Brandon Semenuk’s 2020 Midpoint film.
NZ MTB RALLY 2025 HIGHLIGHTS
Heli-bike missions, 4×4 shuttles, a bloody boat crossing—and that was just getting to the trails. The NZ MTB Rally served up a week of chaos, carnage, and world-class riding in some of the wildest terrain around. From loamy steeps to wide-open alpine senders, the good times were flowing faster than post-stage beers.
Here’s the final NZ MTB Rally 2025 highlights movie—crank the volume and soak it in. And if you missed it this year, don’t stuff it up again… it’s back 14–21 March 2026. Lock it in.
FORBIDDEN DRUID E LINEUP
Forbidden bikes Druid E: Forbidden combines the lightweight power of the new DJI Avinox motor and its signature alchemy of geometry and suspension in the new Druid E e-bike range.
FRANKLY THURSDAY: JOE SIMPSON
Frankly Thursdays: Getting to know interesting people doing cool stuff on and off the bike.
FRANKLY THURSDAY: JORDAN WALSH
Frankly Thursday profiles interesting people doing cool stuff on and off the bike.
RIDE SKILLS: UPHILL SWITCHBACKS
Rory Bingham of Onward Mountain Bike Coaching shows us how to master switchback climbs.
THE SEARCH | NATURAL SELECTION TOUR
As the evolution of Proving Grounds continues through Natural Selection Bike, Carson Storch, Brett Rheeder, Casey Brown, Reed Boggs, and Robin Goomes explore the untapped New Zealand landscape.
REVERT ADAPTIVE MOUNTAIN BIKING
Finn Richardson shreds his Bowhead in this short film by Revert.
RIDE SKILLS: ADVANCED FLAT CORNERING
Rory Bingham of Onward Mountain Bike Coaching shows us how to tame flat corners.
SIBLING SHOWDOWN AT THE WHAKA 100
Brothers split seconds apart in national title race, Sammie Maxwell takes women’s title.
RAD RIGS: RUFUS WENLOCK’S SÜFUR PROTOTYPE 2
Rad Rigs showcases interesting, rare, custom and cool mountain bikes and delves into why and how they came to be.
BILLY MEACLEM CARVES CORONET
How’s this for a morning commute? Billy Meaclem starts the day right, rolling out the door on his Commencal CLASH and into Coronet Peak’s finest.
RAD RIGS: LEWIS PARKINSON’S ZERODE G3
Rad Rigs showcases interesting, rare, custom and cool mountain bikes and delves into why and how they came to be.
BOSCH PERFORMANCE LINE CX UPDATED
Bosch’s updated power plant is lighter, quieter, and has more range.
ANYTIME – WATCH NOW
Watch the full length collaboration between Shimano, Anthill Films, and Red Bull.
RIDE SKILLS: BEYOND THE BIKE
Learning new stuff is hard. Rory Bingham of Onward Mountain Bike Coaching shares his strategies for grooving-in new skills.
RAD RIGS: CAM MONTEITH’S FACTORY CYCLES SQUATCHO
Rad Rigs showcases interesting, rare, custom and cool mountain bikes and delves into why and how they came to be.
Family gifts vintage MTB collection to club
Collection to be auctioned and proceeds put towards trail building and memorial plaque for Aaron Barbono