Trek Fuel EXe Review
January 27, 2023
Stealthy, silent, seductive: Trek’s new lightweight EXe sets the bar very high for this fast growing sector of eMTBs
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Fort William World Cup Gallery
May 24, 2022
Round two of the UCI Downhill World Cup went down over the weekend in Fort Williams, Scotland, and as per usual there were some kiwi riders giving it their all in the wet and slippery conditions.
Trek Top Fuel 9.8 Review
April 28, 2022
The Top Fuel has been a staple in Trek’s line-up for many years now and its target market has always been those XC racers and enthusiasts wanting a full suspension option. However, the development of the Supercalibre as Trek’s pre-eminent XC race weapon has given the Wisconsin-based brand room to ex- pand the Top Fuel’s horizons and push it into the hotly contested, ‘downcountry’ category.
Orange Switch 6 RS Review
April 28, 2022
Halifax in North England lies in the county of Yorkshire. There’s a saying about people from Yorkshire: “they say what they like, and they like what they bloody well say”. And that rings true when it comes to making mountain bikes.
QUEENSTOWN | THE ULTIMATE MOUNTAIN BIKE PLAYGROUND
March 15, 2022
In the late 1980s Queenstown was a sleepy little town with a couple thousand residents. However, the early 90s saw the arrival of Generation X, and their propensity for adrenaline and thrill-seeking changed the face of the town. Skiing, snowboarding, bungy jumping, paragliding, whitewater rafting and mountaineering were perfect fits for the picturesque lake town on the edge of the Southern Alps, and action sports enthusiasts swarmed there to get extreme and hang with like-minded peers.
ROCKSHOX FLIGHT ATTENDANT
December 15, 2021
The only automatic suspension system that listens to the rider and responds in real-time. Flight Attendant uses a suite of sensors to read rider and terrain inputs to anticipate the perfect suspension position—enabling you to ride faster, ride longer, and spend less energy adjusting your suspension and more time focusing on what matters most: the unbridled joy of riding.
INCOMING | We Are One Arrival arrives in New Zealand
December 6, 2021
No matter what your motive for building a dream bike, it’s comforting to be assured that you won’t encounter multiple clones of your carefully curated new whip at every trailhead. So discerning riders in NZ should be pleased to hear that they now have a new, very rare, hard-to-find and genuinely exclusive option to add to their consideration set.
Dirt Report Launches for Queenstown and Wanaka Peak Season
December 1, 2021
Tune in for weekly to get the latest information on riding conditions, trail updates and events taking place across Queenstown and Wānaka mountain bike parks and trails.
Bike Packing the Paparoa Track
November 25, 2021
The Paparoa Track is Aotearoa New Zealand’s latest mixed-use backcountry ride. It joins the already extremely popular Heaphy Track and Old Ghost Road as prime bikepacking trip destinations.
Sram HS2 Rotor
September 2, 2021
The all new HS2 Rotor is a mountain bike specific rotor designed to improve brake performance while reducing noise and increasing heat dissipation.
Rocky Mountain Release The New Instinct
March 9, 2021
The Instinct has been the go-to bike for riders looking for a bike that does it all, and their most recent design takes that philosophy to the next level.
Story: Blenki & Bulldog
August 24, 2020
The long‐time mates are making the most of an off‐season at home as Brook continues his recovery. Findley Watt finds out more.
Middle Hill’s Mud Buster Enduro
July 27, 2020
Chilled vibes, incredible trails, glorious sunshine, tight times from a stacked field and a sausage and a beer at the end: Middle Hill hosted the perfect race for their first ever event.
Trust Shout review: It’s sad the company fell over because the fork’s quite good
April 20, 2020
Before Trust Performance went belly-up, Spoke had a set of its Shout forks to review – here’s what we had to say.
NZ DH Nationals Round 1: Bluff
January 15, 2020
The deep south turned it on for the first round of Nationals, and riders laid out some scorching times.
Interview: A champ called mops
November 12, 2019
Melissa Newell, or mops, isn’t a name you have probably heard much about. However she has been making alot of noise on the EWS scene, with a Masters World Champs win under her belt. We caught up with Mops at her home in Wanaka to find out more.
From the mag: The Caravan Returns
November 10, 2019
A first-hand experience through one of Jamie Nicoll’s infamous Nomadic weekends.
Where to ride: Kirwan’s Track
November 8, 2019
Looking for a new place to spend your weekend? Damian Stones give us a run down of the classic kiwi hut experience in the Buller region. Pack your bags, there’s some hills to climb.