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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 thing...it's cold and dark all night. That just means it's...
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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, further, better spec’d. It never really stops. And don’t get...
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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 how powerful is too powerful? Recently, our owner Mat conducted...
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Gravel Bikes: A Bikeaholic Confession
Alright, we’re an MTB shop. We’re supposed to scoff at gravel bikes. Mat from ten years ago would be yelling (remember the lycra guys he locked out? #lycraracism) But here we are, talking gravel…and yes, Mat’s changed to, he can't...
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