Review - Spoke Magazine

2025 ZEB ULTIMATE REVIEW

November 23, 2024

RockShox’s hard charger is back with a new damper and a well-priced upgrade kit for older forks.

SUSPENSION TECH INTERNATIONAL COIL SHOCK

October 30, 2024

Kiwi company takes on the big players with home-grown, high-end damper.

HOPE F22 PEDALS REVIEW

October 11, 2024

Hope’s F22 pedals: mammoth grip and a locked in feel.

BIKEYOKE REVIVE 3.0 REVIEW

September 19, 2024

BikeYoke’s Revive 3.0 cuts a lower profile with improved insertion depth.

Audi Electric Mountain Bike Review

April 18, 2024

Is Audi’s eMTB a bike both badge-fiends and dirt bags can love?

Sweet Protection Bushwhacker 2Vi Helmet

February 2, 2024

Sweet Protection Bushwhacker 2Vi Helmet While Sweet Protection may be a new brand for many Kiwis, the Norwegian company was founded way back in 2000

Trek Fuel EXe Review

January 27, 2023

Stealthy, silent, seductive: the new lightweight Trek Fuel EXe sets the bar very high for this fast growing sector of eMTBs

It doesn’t seem that long ago that we were testing the original version of these wireless sports headphones from Kiwi start-up Earshots. While the concept and magnetic closure mechanism of the originals were world class, there were a couple of teething quirks that needed ironing out, so we were eager to get our hands on version two to see how things had evolved.

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.

Pivot Switchblade Pro XT Review

November 25, 2020

Not just a carbon superbike but a modern day Swiss Army knife

Review: Kona Process X

October 30, 2020

We get acquainted with one of the summer’s most awaited rigs. The bold new Process X from Kona is potentially everything you want in a bike. Full review inside.

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.

Review – Whyte T130C

April 3, 2019

We take a look at Whyte’s short travel 130mm 27.5 trail which has all the hallmarks of their bigger rigs. This bike questions the big travel trends and makes us take a look at what we actually require out of a bike. Is big actually better?