A Guide to Winter Riding in Queenstown
Yes, it's cold. Yes, it’s dark. We get ice. We get snow. Sometimes we get a fresh layer of dust (yep real actual dust) over everything too. But here's the...
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A Guide to Winter Riding in Queenstown
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Why Do We Ride Bikes?
There’s always been this thing in mountain biking where everyone’s chasing more. More travel, lighter frames, carbon everything, BIGGER wheels - and now it’s e-bikes, bigger batteries, more power. Faster,...
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Work Bike Schemes NZ: Workride vs Wheel Deal vs North Ride Explained
Workride vs Wheel Deal vs North Ride (Or: How to accidentally become the best equipped rider in your group of mates) You know the drill. You pop into Bikeaholic “just...
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E-Bike Speed Limits: How Fast Is Too Fast?
E-bikes are brilliant. More laps, bigger rides, less time wheezing on climbs. But there’s a question popping up more and more around the trails: How fast is too fast? And...
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Gravel Bikes: A Bikeaholic Confession
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Tubeless Tyres 101: Pros, Cons & What Works
Let’s talk tubeless. Not the tech specs, not the hype, just why we ride it (or stubbornly refuse to), and why it makes a massive difference on the trails around...
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How to Buy and Sell a Used Mountain Bike (Without Getting Burned)
How we do it, what to look for, and how to ship it without the headache Used bikes are a massive part of mountain biking. They get more people riding,...
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Bikeaholic’s Guide to the Queenstown Bike Festival
16th January – 25th January 2026 Ten days. Too many bikes. Not enough sleep. Perfect. If you’ve ridden in Queenstown for more than five minutes, you already know the Bike...
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Meet the Bikeaholics
Alright, gather round.We get asked all the time: “Who actually works here?” Short answer: riders, parents, procrastinators, World Cup experienced mechanics, cargo bike kings, at least one German, and a bloke...
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Bikeaholic’s Top 3 Queenstown MTB Trails (As Voted by the Questionable Humans Who Work Here)
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EXT Storia V4 - Ride Report
Premium boingers from the land of the Roman Empire. A Ride Report of the new EXT Storia V4 Rear MTB Shock
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Bikes, Geometry And What Works For Me.
Hi, I’m Guy, proudly working in Queenstown for Bikeaholic. I have been on a journey, a journey of multiple parts. First part is being here riding bikes and living in...
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Transition's Spire is Big Travel and Capability
Transition set out to make a long travel “Enduro” bike that wasn’t going to be a handful when you’re not going full send down the faster rowdy trails but also...
