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Road Boost Spacing

What is “Road Boost”? And can you convert your existing frame or wheels to it?

Why Do Spokes Break?

This video takes a look at the main reasons that spokes and nipples break and what we do to pre-empt and mitigate them.

Straight pull vs J-bend spokes

Which spoke is stiffer, more durable and lighter? Which builds better wheels? Well…it depends….

Our head wheelbuilder Gavin takes his events and races incredibly seriously. Gav has completed the Karapoti 23 times, the Whaka 100 a staggering 9 times, and has done literally thousands of other races and events. Gavin has never DNF’d a race.Just take a second to think about how impressive that is. Gav’s 8 year old […]

The Truth Behind Bike Wheels with Rod Bardsley

You want the truth? You can’t handle the truth! Rod can though…

He knocked the bastard off!

I’m calling it: Jesse Cseh’s Everest is the toughest ever ridden.

Everesting Wellington’s hardest trail

“I’ll be starting about 2:00 AM, in pitch black, which will be pretty hard I think, especially trying to warm up and getting into the flow in the darkness”

We build wheels with string now

Every once in a while something truly unique comes into the bike industry: meet Berd’s space-age string spokes and get Tristan’s take on why we’re using them.

2022 DT Swiss 350 FULL BREAKDOWN | Weights, Features and Improvements from 2021

The 2022 version of the 350 hub is the first update to these hubs in about 15 years and we’re super excited to pull them apart and see all the upgrades! This video is a deep dive into the 2022 version of DT Swiss best-selling hub and an in-depth comparison to the 2021 version. Main […]

Hook vs Hookless

I’m asked a lot of questions about hooked and hookless rims. We use both types depending on what the rim is designed for to maximize their pros and cons and a video seemed like a great way of explaining the differences between the two rim types. So which is the best? Well….both….

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