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…
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I Call Shotgun! - Product Review
Normally, the term Shotgun can be associated with many different things. Some good, some debatable and some just down right not worth mentioning. In the interest of this article, we wont divulge too far off the intended subject and will keep this term well above board. So, to call shotgun?…
Santa Cruz - 2018 Hightower LT - Ride review
Like most good rental bikes, they often come as sub par, rather decrepit previous years modeled, run of the mill low-end bikes. Given the calibre of riding in Squamish BC is anything but sub par, so too is the demo fleet of Corsa Cycles, located smack bang in the mecca…
Rolling Over Shit, since Ages ago.
It's not everyday that you call a relatively new bike a retro ride, but the Niner bikes ROS9, in it's now obsolescence is something of a retro, modern fusion masterpiece. Cast my riding life back a few years, well, yeap, maybe a few more..... ok, yeap! 1995! I'd just taken…
HT T1 Enduro Pedals - Ride Review
Having been a staunch Shimano SPD (Shimano Pedaling Dynamics) rider for well over a couple of decades, I've grown very fond of the easy, cheap and reliable system which has done me well. I have also scoffed at alternative brands over the years with expressions of what can they do…
A belt is just a belt, right?
Well, technically, yes, a belt is just a belt... But what if I told you this was like no other belt you've ever owned? Read on.... After a brief googling of looking for a particular bike part completely unrelated to the holding of ones trousers up above ones awfully rounded…
The Oval Revolution
Every now and then something grabs your attention in the media and your ears prick up like a Meerkat in the desert. Instantly, (showing my age here) you can't help but think of another near disaster that was, the oval Biopace system. For those left wondering what that was, Biopace…
Pro Koryak Dropper Post - Ride Review
The Japanese giant that is Shimano, has long been hailed as the worlds leader in cycling driveline components. Of course they also supply some pretty top notch fishing equipment and surprisingly, rowing equipment... In recent times, the umbrella company has formed Pro Components and has steadily been making waves in…
New Kid On The Block
In a far cry from the roots of their weapons manufacturing in Spain, Orbea continue to dazzle the worlds leading bike media outlets with models sought after by us Kiwi Mortals. With no dealership or importer (until now), us Kiwis have been faced with watching and reading about bikes we…
Wiz Bang - The Joys of Technology
The modern level of fang dangled devices now available to a traditionally mechanical mountain bike is somewhat overwhelming when considering our 'I'm cooler then you' mentalities... 'Back in my day', the most technological advanced accessory was the humble trip computer which in reality was one of the worlds most overpriced…
The French Redhead - Lapierre Edge 327+
It's not often you find a red headed, French, Plus sized model gracing the cover of Vogue Paris magazine as the two aren't always the best fit for such a magazine. This however, may be the straw that breaks the camels back with slender low lines, curves in places that…
16 Niner - RIP9 Carbon - Trail Bike Review
Until recently, I had always found the trail market as being one of those, well, how do you put it. "Open to interpretation" type markets. Every manufacturer seemed to have a different take on what they classed as trail worthy. The inclusions of Enduro bikes were flooding the markets and…