Category: PRESS RELEASE
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Six Out From SSWC17
Click or not: Six Out From SSWC17Six months until the Singlespeed World Champs 2017, in Rotorua, NZ. The first rule of Singlespeed Race Club? If you don’t want the tattoo, don’t win. Rule 2: If you’re not first woman or man, you will be 2nd equal (so don’t ask for your time or placing). “One other thing,” says Paul Laing from… …
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Exclusive: Introducing the sMIPs CAP
Click or not: Exclusive: Introducing the sMIPs CAPsMIPs, the innovators of the cranial protection system that is appearing in more and more helmets, has today introduced their latest system dubbed the sMIPs CAP (Casquette Air Piece). Designed to work with traditional cycling caps (or casquettes in French) or on its own, it allows those who don’t wear hardshell helmets to still reap… …
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Vote 1 Enduro First
Click or not: Vote 1 Enduro FirstFirst there was Enduro, or whatever it called itself, but it long precluded any other uphill and downhill biased brethren of the cycling fraternity. Therefore it is superior. Satirically-themed racing returns to Makara Peak this March the 18th, and we are determined to put Enduro First. Now in its third year, the Wellington Mountain Bike… …
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New Tracer Gets Intenser
Click or not: New Tracer Gets IntenserIntense Cycles never rest on their laurels, with new bikes and tweaks to their range continuing to forge their position as an industry innovator. The latest Tracer has just been dropped and it’s a beast, with more travel and a more aggressive stance placing it firmly at the rowdier end of the trail bike spectrum.… …
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Not Far From Home
Click or not: Not Far From HomeKona is a company that has a solid grasp on what the bike is about; not fashion, not trends, but a tool for adventure, a means to an end. Finnish bedouin Erkki Punttila wanders with lust on his new Unit and ends up Not far From Home. Words by Erkki Punttila – Photos by Teemu… …
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Dig Days
Click or not: Dig DaysThe dedication and volunteer work being done in local riding communities and clubs around New Zealand is nothing short of incredible. Specialized wants to give back and support what’s happening out on the trails this Spring by encouraging riders to roll up their flannel sleeves and get digging. In association with Trail Fund and local riding… …
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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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Putting Trust In Wellington Trails
Click or not: Putting Trust In Wellington TrailsThose of us lucky enough to live in Wellington know about the quality and quantity of the mountain bike trails scattered in and around the city. Those outside of it, maybe not so much. Wellington Trails Trust has been set up to get the word out and put the capital up with the likes of… …