Spoke

Spoke strives to bring a fresh and innovative look at mountain biking through original content, bold design and high quality production values. It provides an unbiased look at the lives and activities of mountain bikers in Aotearoa, consistently pushing the boundaries of mountain bike photography and graphic design. Spoke is published four times a year

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The cream always rises to the top • …And we’re here to stay

Buyers Delight

Worth the wait • NZ's newest bike park has been almost thirty years in the making

Gold in them hills • The historic Kirwans Track is a ripper in-and-out trip

For the love of it • Perryn Lydford is a humble, enthusiastic and empowering wahine

Young guns • Raising the next generation of shredders with Kids Ride Shotgun

Prospecting for gold • A hidden gem of a stage race is back for 2022

Cool, calm and collected • Jenna Hastings has exploded onto the international race scene

Shock and awe • How Suspension Works helped me get a grip and more grip

Type 2 fun for type 1 riders • Tackling the Lake Hawea Epic in the name of diabetes research

SOUTHERN NIRVANA • THE ULTIMATE MOUNTAIN BIKE PLAYGROUND

From recreation to responsibility • Rotorua Mountain Bike Club’s new president has big dreams for the sport

LESSONS IN KATHMANDU • EMPOWERING NEPALI WOMEN

New Zealand’s original MTB mecca just keeps getting better • Back when suspension was just a wishlist commodity and Queenstown was still a sparkle in a trailbuilder’s eye, Fred Christensen and Red McHale were pioneering New Zealand’s original mountain bike mecca—the Whakarewarewa forest. Their vision, combined with the forest’s incredible pumice-based soil, helped establish Rotorua as one of the world’s top destinations to ride bikes. Over the next 15 years people flocked to Rotorua in droves to experience that famous dirt.

THE STORY OF ROBIN GOOMES • HUMBLE, STRONG AND PERSISTENT, ROBIN GOOMES IS QUICKLY CLIMBING HER WAY TO THE TOP OF FREERIDE MOUNTAIN BIKING.

The FUTURE IS Female IS The FUTURE • Women’s Mountain Biking is blowing up and we are loving it.

BLOWING UP • In just three years, Jess Blewitt has gone from a first-time mountain biker to-an international racing and freeridin revelation.

SPOKE

Forbidden Dreadnought • A Canadian, high-pivot, all out party bike.

Orange Switch 6 RS • An iconic, hand-built British bike with a new-school attitude.

Trek Top Fuel 9.8 • An eye-opening, genre-pushing, short-travel speed machine.

Pivot Firebird • Punching above my weight with a hot bird from Arizona.

We Are One The Arrival • An all-Canadian carbon superbike that oozes poise and agility

Tools not Rules • Thoughts on progression and harnessing your inner Rocky