Category: BIKES
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Shrine To The Prophet
Click or not: Shrine To The ProphetRiver City Bicycles in Portland, Oregon has to be one of the most switched-on bike shops anywhere in the world. Their geographical advantage at the centre of the cycling universe (*claimed) ensures a solid customer base of dedicated bike-nuts bettered only by the staff themselves. Their shrine to the highest deity goes beyond mere fandom… …
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Landed: Rocky Mountain Instinct 950 MSL
Click or not: Landed: Rocky Mountain Instinct 950 MSLRocky Mountain is as Canadian as maple syrup, ice hockey and good buds, with a reputation for top-end bikes built to take on the burly tech terrain of the North Shore through to the hucks and high-speeds of Whistler. They have had a less than prominent profile in New Zealand, but with a new distributor,… …
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Sit On It: WTB Saddle Fit System
Click or not: Sit On It: WTB Saddle Fit SystemBuying a saddle is one of the most difficult and stress-filled exercises, not just for the purchaser but the salesperson who has to offer advice on the most personal of all cycling equipment choices. Finding just the right shape, size and amount of padding comes down to more than just pushing your thumb into it… …
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Stepping On It At Minefield
Click or not: Stepping On It At MinefieldFlaunting more flow than a Biggie verse, Hawkes Bay’s latest trail Minefield looks silky smooth under the assured tyres of Brook Macdonald and Charlie Makea. There are certainly enough features to keep most of us on our toes however. In between World Cup Downhill races Brook Macdonald is back at home in Napier training and… …
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Compulsory Retirement Plan
Click or not: Compulsory Retirement PlanProfessional sport is a strange beast. We love to watch the big game or big race, and many of us watch the small games and small races too, no matter how meaningless they might be in the bigger picture of television rights and sponsorship and advertising revenue. If it’s not rating, it doesn’t rate a… …
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How To Get The Bangers
Click or not: How To Get The BangersMountain Bike photography is an art as complex (and equipment-heavy) as the sport itself. If you’ve ever watched a pro shooter in action at a World Cup race, or been subjected to riding with one who insists that “we’re almost done”, then you know how much work goes into getting the “bangers” that grace websites… …
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Taking The Edge Off: The New Roubaix And Ruby
Click or not: Taking The Edge Off: The New Roubaix And RubyWe’ve said it before, if you’re going to do a launch then make it cool. While ChainSlap didn’t get an invite with the international media for the launch of new Roubaix and Ruby, the lucky ones who did were treated to some real-world testing on the pavé of Belgium and Northern France, from where the bike’s name… …
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Ride First, Bike Later
Click or not: Ride First, Bike LaterThe act of riding bikes seems to be heading in a direction it hasn’t been since, well, people started riding bikes. Is the ride––going places, seeing things, meeting people––taking back from the bicycle its rightful place as the single most important aspect of cycling? We think so, as do these switched on folk. Dirt, water, mountains, fire,… …