Category Archives: Journal

Huttcross is the yearly Wellington pilgrimage of mud:  Based on traditional cyclocross but with it’s own flare and it’s own level of fun it’s organising committee have done an excellent job of providing great racing at the pointy end and cultivating a great atmosphere of participation and fun across all skill levels and grades.   This […]

Last week we shared some photos of a bright yellow Ritchey Outback on Instagram and our newsletter and I’ve had a lot of questions and comments on the bike so I thought I’d go into more detail about it. The bike belongs to Brent Backhouse – a graphic designer who does work for Rocket Espresso and Eleven, and whom […]

The Maker AR is our most versatile wheelset and spans everything from #aeroiseverything road bikes through to adventure ready gravel bikes. We’ve added a 650b rim in 35mm depth to the existing 35mm, 50mm and 60mm options in 700c size to further increase the versatility.  I’m a fanboy of Geoff Kabush (probably because he babysat […]

We introduced our Dial hub family back in 2016 and they’ve been a popular hub choice for our customers ever since. The basic premise behind the Dial is a simple, reliable hubset which can be easily serviced at home without special tools and which is easily convertible between the many “standards” of the bike industry. […]

This weekend Ione Johnson won the 100km Elite women’s race at Taupo – arguably one of the most prestigious road races on the calendar.  She played her cards right, rode across to a strong breakaway, and then unleashed her famous track sprint to win the biggest race of her career thus far.  When she called to tell […]