The Art of the Kiwi Hill Climb
Carl shares his top tips to tackle the Hill Climb Series – tackling a new Strava segment every week for 5 weeks.
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Gav’s Tips for Whaka100
Originally published August 2021 I’ve competed in the Whaka’s 100km mountain bike race so many times I’ve lost count! Could be 8 or 10? Definitely one of the few in NZ that can say he is one of the originals still looking at lining up again come October. No matter what distance you are eyeing […]
Continue readingImproving Tubeless Set Up
Fitting tubeless tyres can be a PITA. We’ve made improvements to how we rim tape to help ensure no hassles.
Continue readingWorld Championship winning wheels!
Sammie Maxwell rides her TrailLites with Berd spokes in becoming U23 Women XCO World Champion!
Continue readingMillie Donald’s 2023 Road & Track Season (so far)
Ambassador Millie Donald shares her racing stories from road, track and CX.
Continue readingEx-Demo wheelsets
Our ex-demo wheels often come with interesting stories (as well as our full lifetime warranties of course!) and we’ve just listed a couple of unique wheelsets for sale.
Continue readingHope Pro 5 hub Deep Dive
Hope Pro 5 hubs landed in NZ and we were keen to check them out, and see what’s different to the Pro 4. Our Deep Dive video provides some more information and gets into the details of the Pro 5.
Continue readingNil’s Further Race Report
For Sale. Pair of legs. Slightly used. Well, that was quite the weekend. Friday morning 9am sharp saw the start off for Further Truth, a 500km / 16000 vert hike-a-bike race through the Pyrenees. It soon became apparent that this was not any ordinary race or adventure. Camille, the race organiser, had been working for over […]
Continue readingJake’s Adventures in Nydia Bay
Nydia Bay had been on my list of trails to ride for some time. A lot of friends had ridden and raved about it – although not in the conditions we rode it in though!
Continue readingMoonlight Akas
The Akatarawa loop (“Akas”) is a legendary Wellington road ride. There are three solid climbs and most of the loop is on narrow, winding low-traffic roads. If you start and finish in Wellington city it’s about 140km so it’s no joke even in daylight hours, let alone at night.
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