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    Review: 100% Teratec Plus Knee Guard
    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...
    1 comment
    First Impressions: 2022 Trek Top Fuel
    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...
    0 comments
    Review: Galfer Brake Rotors, Adapters, and Pads
    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...
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    Review: 100% Accuri 2 Goggles
    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...
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    Review: 100% S2 Sunglasses
    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....
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    Review: 100% R-Core X Pant
    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...
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    Review: Hunt Wheels
    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...
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    REVIEW: Jetboil Flash
    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...
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    BUILD SERIES: Ibis Mojo x SRAM AXS Pt. 3
    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...
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    BUILD SERIES: Ibis Mojo x SRAM AXS Pt. 2
    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...
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    REVIEW: Pirelli Scorpion Tyres
    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...
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    BUILD SERIES: Ibis Mojo x SRAM AXS Pt. 1
    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,...
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    FIRST RIDE: Pirelli Scorpion Enduro Tyres
    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...
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    TECH: Like a Coiled Spring
    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...
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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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    TECH: Suspension 101
    NZ Mountain Biker
    • May 20, 2020
    • 4 min

    TECH: Suspension 101

    Ahh, suspension. It’s revolutionised our sport and taken us to new heights (literally). With a bit of tuning it can turn an ‘okay’ bike...
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    ARRIVAL: earSHOTS
    NZ Mountain Biker
    • May 19, 2020
    • 1 min

    ARRIVAL: earSHOTS

    I was pretty stoked when the postie arrived with these! earSHOTS are a Kiwi company making headphones for use in outdoor sports,...
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    ARRIVAL: Neutron Components O.S.K
    NZ Mountain Biker
    • May 19, 2020
    • 1 min

    ARRIVAL: Neutron Components O.S.K

    I think it's safe to say that carrying things on, or in your bike, is a way better option than loading up your pockets or a backpack...
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    REVIEW: Unparallel Dust Up
    NZ Mountain Biker
    • May 18, 2020
    • 3 min

    REVIEW: Unparallel Dust Up

    Five Ten have owned the mountain bike shoe market for years, especially when it comes to flat pedal shoes. Unparallel is a new player...
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    TECH TIPS: Contact Points
    NZ Mountain Biker
    • Apr 13, 2020
    • 4 min

    TECH TIPS: Contact Points

    Preface: I wrote this last summer, but given that most of us have more time now than ever, I thought it'd be a good time to share it...
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