Release: SRAM EAGLE POWERTRAIN
Removing the front derailleur. Removing the wires. Removing the derailleur hanger. Removing barriers. Now, with Eagle Powertrain, we’ve...
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NZ Mountain Biker
- Oct 17
- 6 min
Review: SRAM Eagle Transmission XO Groupset
The mountain bike world is constantly moving forward. The sport is - and has been - defined by progression. I mean, without it, we...
NZ Mountain Biker
- Jul 12
- 6 min
SRAM GX Transmission: First Taste
Throwback to 2018: ‘Old Orange’ was the name of my bike, complete with the original SRAM GX Eagle 12 speed. I won’t fudge it – after...
NZ Mountain Biker
- Mar 21
- 8 min
The Next Episode: SRAM Eagle Transmission
I have to admit - we have it pretty good with today's mountain bikes, and the products that hang from them. Everything is pretty damn...
NZ Mountain Biker
- Nov 20, 2022
- 3 min
Release: The New Fast – Bosch Presents Drive unit for eMTB Racing
In eMTB races, fractions of a second decide whether you win or lose, and you need the best equipment. Bosch have answered the call with...
NZ Mountain Biker
- Oct 28, 2021
- 3 min
Review: 100% Teratec Plus Knee Guard
Knees pads are a hard thing to get right. I’ve ridden with some great ones over the years… and some really, really bad ones that I...
NZ Mountain Biker
- Oct 8, 2021
- 4 min
First Impressions: 2022 Trek Top Fuel
Trek has just released the latest version of their popular Top Fuel bike, I’ve had it for a month already so these are our first...
NZ Mountain Biker
- Aug 18, 2021
- 3 min
Review: Galfer Brake Rotors, Adapters, and Pads
A wise man once told me, in the context of going fast on two-wheeled machines, that “brakes just slow you down”. Never a truer word was...
NZ Mountain Biker
- Jun 29, 2021
- 3 min
Review: 100% Accuri 2 Goggles
I was never sure why goggles were a requirement in mountain biking, but they are certainly in many rider’s kits these days. I fully...
NZ Mountain Biker
- Jun 28, 2021
- 2 min
Review: 100% S2 Sunglasses
In the past, cycling glasses haven’t appealed to me, but I was excited to try out the 100% S2 sunglasses when given the opportunity....
NZ Mountain Biker
- Jun 4, 2021
- 3 min
Review: 100% R-Core X Pant
Riding pants have come a long way since I was a kid. I remember the first set was a grey set of Fox 180 Moto pants I got for Christmas. I...
NZ Mountain Biker
- May 28, 2021
- 9 min
Review: Hunt Wheels
On the Hunt for stock wheel upgrades. Apologies for the dad joke…. Usually the guide of ‘cheap/fast/good - pick two’ holds true. In the...
NZ Mountain Biker
- Dec 7, 2020
- 2 min
REVIEW: Jetboil Flash
I always saw a Jetboil as a ‘nice to have’, never a necessity. Nothing was wrong with my tried and true billy and cooker - hell, it even...
NZ Mountain Biker
- Nov 16, 2020
- 4 min
BUILD SERIES: Ibis Mojo x SRAM AXS Pt. 3
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...
NZ Mountain Biker
- Nov 8, 2020
- 2 min
BUILD SERIES: Ibis Mojo x SRAM AXS Pt. 2
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...
NZ Mountain Biker
- Nov 4, 2020
- 3 min
REVIEW: Pirelli Scorpion Tyres
Read Part 1 here. I was happily surprised with the way the Pirellis handled things. The front end didn’t flinch, the bike heading...
NZ Mountain Biker
- Nov 2, 2020
- 3 min
BUILD SERIES: Ibis Mojo x SRAM AXS Pt. 1
Well, we’re bloody stoked to bring you another edition of the build series. We’ve been hustling with brands in between riding trips,...
NZ Mountain Biker
- Oct 28, 2020
- 4 min
FIRST RIDE: Pirelli Scorpion Enduro Tyres
Pirelli is a company with massive involvement in just about every competition that involves tyres. The Italian brand makes the only tyre...
NZ Mountain Biker
- Sep 30, 2020
- 7 min
TECH: Like a Coiled Spring
“Enduro-bro”. “Do you even enduro?” “Nice fanny pack”. Ever notice how just as soon as something is ‘fashionable’ it’s somehow even more...
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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