Life happens at a million miles an hour for Justin Leov. In that respect, not a lot has changed since his days racing the World Cup...

Even the strongest native New Zealand tree needs a supportive environment to flourish at the start, and many burgeoning women mountain...

Yeah, yeah - I've been going on about how bloody brilliant e-mtbs are for a few issues now. I even evangelized before actually buying...

You don't need me to tell you that 2020 has been a shit year. Most say it's “strange” - but that's an understatement, and a deflection...

There must be downsides to life in a provincial town. Views of countryside and forests in all directions are all very well, but some of...

How about this for the start of a profile…. When Louis Hamilton was 11 years old, he rode sweeper at the ‘06 World Downhill...

Becoming more and more entrenched in helping others improve their riding is just as addictive as improving your own, according to Emma...

Spend 48hrs in Rotorua riding with a local and you’ll return home yearning for more. It’s not just the place but the people who make this...

Powered by 100% Read Ride Welly - Part One here. There’s a chill in the air as we enter into the darker months. Rain has been pelting the...

Powered by 100% Compared to most other mountain bike centres in NZ, Wellington’s biggest advantage is variety. With a great mix of...

After a career in enduro racing that made him one of New Zealand’s most successful exponents, Jamie Nicoll turned his mind to adventures....

8:50am/0kms/Full Battery. As soon as we entered the trail and attacked the long climb, the countdown began. This is one hell of a climb...

The Mission We wanted to ride the iconic Old Ghost Road in a day, on eMTBs. We knew this could be done with ‘acoustic’ bikes (or a bike...

Whilst on a road trip in the South Island, we thought we’d head over to tackle the iconic Old Ghost Road. But we decided we’d try and...

This is a review of the bike, so I will not rant on about this set-up, except to say that once I got used to it I stopped thinking about...

To read Pt. 1 in this series, click here. When it comes to wrenching on bikes, it doesn’t get much better than this. This isn’t the first...

Well, we’re bloody stoked to bring you another edition of the build series. We’ve been hustling with brands in between riding trips,...

While it’s not every mountain biker’s favourite pastime, doing some at-home bike maintenance is part and parcel with the sport itself for...

With hands shielding the sun from our eyes, we scan the brown, barren emptiness of Hakatere Conservation Park. Several mountain ranges...

Mondays aren’t known by most as a favourite day of the week – but for the 20-odd Dunedin riders working hard to build and maintain the...