Nelson Tasman is surely one of the country’s most premium riding destinations. The region has a wide variety of trails, basks in a ton of...

When avid mountain biker, Lou Hunt became a Trail Fund NZ trustee on the Backcountry Trust six months ago, she didn’t plan on becoming a...

Last time we sat down with Emma Bateup, she was between adventures and training hard for Tour Te Waipounamu (TTW). Since then, Emma has...

While Gen X, Millennials, and Gen Z have long been purveyors of mountain biking (in fact, we know many who could ride before they could...

For the past year – almost to the day – I have called Tehran, the capital of the Islamic Republic of Iran, home. After arriving from New...

We all dream of riding trails straight out of our front door. The reality is, though, that’s a luxury few of us have, unless we’ve set...

Emma Bateup is always up for an adventure. In fact, if she’s not out on her bike completing a challenge she’s set for herself, she’s...

Hanmer has the beauty and charm of an Idyllic Mountain Town - perhaps a little like what Queenstown may have felt like 50 years ago. This...

We all know the rough hand Christchurch has been dealt in recent years. From natural disasters to the horror of March 15 2019 and, more...

Four Forty Mountain Bike Park enters its sixth season of operation in 2021. Back in November 2014, backing onto the Hunua Ranges just...

Bosch’s ‘e’ Evolution The visionary Robert Bosch always appreciated the advantages of the bicycle. From 1890 onwards, the Bosch company...

earSHOTS allow riders and runners to take their love of sound to extreme places. These unique headphones stay secure no matter what the...

Wairoa Gorge is, to many people, some of the best riding in New Zealand – perhaps even the world! And it has a story to match; one that...

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...