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    RELEASE: The all-new Santa Cruz Nomad
    NZ Mountain Biker
    • Dec 15, 2020
    • 1 min

    RELEASE: The all-new Santa Cruz Nomad

    "Big mountain riding is a nomadic existence. Meeting friends in far flung car parks, pinpointing trails you're not sure are even rideable...
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    RELEASE: The all-new Canyon Spectral 29
    NZ Mountain Biker
    • Dec 1, 2020
    • 2 min

    RELEASE: The all-new Canyon Spectral 29

    "We’ve set out to engineer a trail bike to take on everything- no matter what the terrain, or who the rider. Using the existing, award-wi...
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    RELEASE: Santa Cruz Bullit eBike
    NZ Mountain Biker
    • Nov 17, 2020
    • 1 min

    RELEASE: Santa Cruz Bullit eBike

    Santa Cruz Bullit MX could be the world’s burliest trail e-bike. Imagine the gnar-taming capabilities of the big-hitting Nomad and Megatow...
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    WIN! With NZ Mountain Biker & earSHOTS
    NZ Mountain Biker
    • Nov 4, 2020
    • 1 min

    WIN! With NZ Mountain Biker & earSHOTS

    It's not quite summer yet, but we've partnered with our friends at earSHOTS to give you the chance to win some rad prizes over the next f...
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    NEWS: The all-new Stumpjumper Evo
    NZ Mountain Biker
    • Oct 7, 2020
    • 3 min

    NEWS: The all-new Stumpjumper Evo

    We’re lucky to be riding during the Golden Age of mountain biking. We have access to more trails than ever, built with more diversity tha...
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    NEWS: Trek's 2021 Slash
    NZ Mountain Biker
    • Sep 3, 2020
    • 1 min

    NEWS: Trek's 2021 Slash

    Trek’s new 2021 Slash is here. What’s new? I hear you ask. Well, a bump in travel with 160mm rear and 170mm front, a removable Knock Bloc...
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    VIDEO: Kona's Choose Shonky
    NZ Mountain Biker
    • Sep 3, 2020
    • 1 min

    VIDEO: Kona's Choose Shonky

    Choose a steel frame, tapered headtube, adjustable dropouts and a threaded bb. Choose 142 hub spacing, choose gears or single speed. Choo...
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    NEWS: Commencal's new Meta Power EP8
    NZ Mountain Biker
    • Sep 2, 2020
    • 5 min

    NEWS: Commencal's new Meta Power EP8

    "The appearance of the POWER in our range has shaken things up. When we decided to create electric versions of the META, the first point w...
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    NEWS: Shimano's new EP8 eBike System
    NZ Mountain Biker
    • Sep 2, 2020
    • 6 min

    NEWS: Shimano's new EP8 eBike System

    "The launch of SHIMANO’s new e-bike system, known as SHIMANO EP8, brings the two pillars of e-biking - the hardware and the software – up...
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    NEWS: Merida eONE-SIXTY gets Upgraded
    NZ Mountain Biker
    • Sep 1, 2020
    • 3 min

    NEWS: Merida eONE-SIXTY gets Upgraded

    "Launched in 2020, our eONE-SIXTY managed to seamlessly follow in the footsteps of the 'original' eONE-SIXTY which was the most decorated...
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    NEWS: New Shoes from Shimano
    NZ Mountain Biker
    • Aug 17, 2020
    • 2 min

    NEWS: New Shoes from Shimano

    Shimano have updated their range of mountain bike shoes, with updates to the ME7 and ME5, plus new XC1 and XC3 shoes. Keep reading below ...
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    NEWS: Merida's new Big Trail
    NZ Mountain Biker
    • Aug 17, 2020
    • 3 min

    NEWS: Merida's new Big Trail

    Hardtails are on the comeback, with more and more coming to market with geometry suited to the demands of modern riding at affordable pri...
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    FIRST IMPRESSIONS: Giro Manifest Helmet
    NZ Mountain Biker
    • Jul 8, 2020
    • 1 min

    FIRST IMPRESSIONS: Giro Manifest Helmet

    Giro’s new Manifest mountain bike helmet is a lightweight trail helmet featuring some interesting safety technology. Giro also claim it’s...
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    ARRIVAL: The All New RockShox Zeb
    NZ Mountain Biker
    • Jul 7, 2020
    • 2 min

    ARRIVAL: The All New RockShox Zeb

    We're asking more and more of our bikes, especially with the boom of enduro. Riders need to be able to pedal their bikes up hills, before...
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    NEWS: More Power and new Computer for Bosch
    NZ Mountain Biker
    • Jun 30, 2020
    • 2 min

    NEWS: More Power and new Computer for Bosch

    Of all the drive units I've tried, Bosch have had the most outright power without a doubt and they're about to get more. It was recently ...
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    NEWS: Specialized's new Epic & Epic EVO
    NZ Mountain Biker
    • Jun 23, 2020
    • 3 min

    NEWS: Specialized's new Epic & Epic EVO

    Specialized have just dropped the latest iteration of their Epic and Epic EVO, with geometry tweaks among other things to suit the more-a...
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    NEWS: Bontrager's Updated Line Wheel Range
    NZ Mountain Biker
    • Jun 18, 2020
    • 2 min

    NEWS: Bontrager's Updated Line Wheel Range

    Today, Bontrager unveiled all-new versions of its popular Line Pro 30 and Line Elite 30 carbon mountain bike wheels that have nearly twic...
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    NEWS: The new Santa Cruz 5010
    NZ Mountain Biker
    • Jun 16, 2020
    • 1 min

    NEWS: The new Santa Cruz 5010

    The 5010 is one of those bikes that's just fun. Enough travel to get you over pretty much anything, with a small enough amount of travel ...
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    NEWS: Pirelli Launch new Scorpion XC RC Tyres
    NZ Mountain Biker
    • May 27, 2020
    • 3 min

    NEWS: Pirelli Launch new Scorpion XC RC Tyres

    Pirelli carry some pretty heavy clout when it comes to making tyres, being the supplier for Formula 1. We've been fans of everything they...
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    NEWS: Roval's new Control SL Team Wheels
    NZ Mountain Biker
    • May 26, 2020
    • 4 min

    NEWS: Roval's new Control SL Team Wheels

    Cross Country racing is pretty exciting these days, with super tight racing on some courses that are pretty technical, compared with the ...
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