Gear Archives - New Zealand Mountain Biking

My Favourite Bike Yet: Riding the Zerode Katipō “Kiwi Build” on Rotorua’s K2 Trail

April 6, 2025

My Favourite Bike Yet: Riding the Zerode Katipō “Kiwi Build” on Rotorua’s K2 Trail Share this with your friends Love the look of these trails? Exploring Rotorua with a local…

NZMTB Podcast | eMTB vs MTB. Is An eMTB Easier to Ride? Chatting with Matt Miller from BrakeAce

June 26, 2024

PODCAST MTB – Sharing the STOKE! I have had Matt on MTB – Sharing the Stoke before because I think that he likes brakes even more than I do. We…

Remote Coaching is Here with BrakeAce

June 17, 2024

Remote Coaching is Here – Introducing BrakeAce: Revolutionizing MTB Coaching with Data Share this with your friends I’ve got some exciting news to share with you all – I’ve been…

Free Speed – The BrakeAce Method

July 9, 2023

Free Speed: How better braking makes you faster! The BrakeAce Method Share this with your friends What does “free speed” actually mean? To us, it means the speed that gravity…

Mastering Mountain Bike Event Preparation: From Local Races to Race Day Success

June 30, 2023

Mastering Mountain Bike Event Preparation: From Local Races to Race Day Success Share this with your friends Preparing for a mountain bike event requires careful planning and preparation to optimize…

Te Iringa – A backcountry adventure on the eBike

June 15, 2023

Te Iringa is one of the North Island’s best backcountry rides. Here is how it went on an eMTB… Share this with your friends Te Iringa is an epic adventure…

What’s in the BOX – Brand New Zerode Katipo 2023

December 12, 2022

After my last Zerode Katipo doing me so well for nearly 4 years, it’s time for a new one! Here it is, straight out of the box. Share this with…

Jamie’s bike set up – Zerode Katipo

December 6, 2021

I have had a few people ask me to do a bike check video, so here it is! As you will see I am not very technical when it comes…

Winter is coming!

March 6, 2021

With summer slowly coming to an end here in New Zealand, here are some good excuses to keep that bike running this winter. Don’t be fooled, just because there is…

How To Buy Your First Mountain Bike

June 18, 2020

Share this with your friends One minute you are apprehensively agreeing to go for a “ride” with some friends and the next you are on the cusp of dropping some…