So you’ve decided to embark on an effort to complete one of the worlds top 10 pieces of single track? I’ll mention this early on, you won’t be disappointed regardless of your pedigree of MTB’er!…
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Ben Haselden
I'm an outdoor mad, adventure seeker who has ridden bikes, played with bikes, modified and fixed bikes. I've been around bikes since I was a child through racing, crashing and enjoying them.
Niner RIP 9 RDO 2019 - Ride Review
Now it’s no secret here that my heart favors both A. big wheels and B. Niner bikes. But I can’t help but feel that the normally single focused brand have managed to position themselves as being one of the better manufacturers of 2019 across a few disciplines. Having…
Auckland Enduro Series - RD3 Glenbervie Forest
Now a quick google search for the Glenbervie forest will show you that its native region is not that of what the series depicts. Yes, it's in Whangarei but hey, the area code matches doesn't it? With a few weeks to spare, the call was made that the 3rd and…
Derby AM Wheels - Ride Review
Throughout the biking ages, carbon has been one of the biggest evolving technologies and materials that’s often been dubbed plastic fantastic. From minor components, to butted frame tubing and now complete bikes, the evolution of carbon has meant one primary thing, a lite weight stiffness. With that, the ever…
Orbea Rallon - Enduralin Ride Review
Now it's no secret that Orbea's R5 Rallon is a class beating, powerhouse bike in the enduro market. Having taken top spots in a few unofficial and official shootouts across various media streams it stood out as being the best, but the fact still remained, how does it really ride?…
Bike packing - It's not as bad as it sounds
So you want to go bike packing?Great!What's that? You don't want to buy a steel rigid bike and go slowly? Yeah, us neither!So this little list of gear is a beginners guide to doing a little bike packing with the luxury of staying in a well prepared…