We have some awesome friends in the mountain biking world. Our partners do great work that we support and create great products that help us have do a great job!
Local Company – World Class Innovation
Designed and tested right here in our backyard – Rotorua – Zerode Bikes is the most revolutionary bike maker in the world. If you’re looking for a bike with seamless internal gearbox shifting, no external derailleur, low maintenance, shift without having to pedal and enjoy the best suspension performance of any bike anywhere, get yourself on a Zerode Taniwha or Katipo for a test ride. Ask us if you’re keen to test out a Zerode bike while on your New Zealand Mountain Biking tour. Jamie has been on a Katipo for 5 years now. Check out the video here of him setting up his bike
THE best protection you can buy
POC, a leading manufacturer of helmets, eyewear, body armour, apparel, and accessories in snow sports and cycling.
Inspired by its mission and scientific approach, POC has built a reputation for breaking with convention, exploring new ideas and innovating to improve protection for all.
We love how comfortable and safe POC equipment is and feel very fortunate to work alongside each other as we share the stoke of mountain biking through tours and lessons here in New Zealand.
Local Company – Get the most out of your bike
BrakeAce sensors will change the way we ride. It has already changed the way we teach in our lessons. BrakeAce sensors give actionable feedback, paired with input from a coach, they are guaranteed to enhance your riding giving you a better experience. Riding smoothly means riding more efficiently, more relaxed, and generally faster.
We use the PF 2 wireless sensor (trail) as a tool to analyze not only our braking but our overall riding to see where our key opportunities are to improve. This helps us help you to become a more confident and better rider.
At the end of the day, riding is meant to be fun – watch here for a great example of us doing just that!
Keeping our local trails running mint
The Rotorua Trails Trust works hard to enhance the user experience of all recreational users, including mountain bikers.
The trust work with iwi and other landowners, local council, DoC, and recreational and environmental groups to communicate and keep the progression happening and everyone working/playing in harmony.
Not only do they liaise with all parties involved with Whakarewarewa Forest including the landowners (yes, the trails are on private land) and council. The Trust is also an advocate for new and better trails and new uses of trails. They do an amazing job of developing and managing trails and are always seeking funding, and sponsorships to keep the forest free for all users.
We are members of the trust and have adopted a couple of trails to help keep them running mint as well as supporting their dig days and other members with member discounts. See the trails here in these videos!
THE best online bike shop in the world
Based in the United States, Worldwide Cyclery was a natural partner for us. Their customer service is simply outstanding, they LOVE what they do, they are complete bike nerds and their online content is informative and hilarious.
Every few years we run a Hero Dirt (enduro) trip in collaboration with Worldwide Cyclery (that’s the owner Jeff Cayley on the Moerangi Trail) and it’s always a blast! Check ’em out: www.worldwidecyclery.com/
Here is a video from Jeff’s trip with us.
Shredder Racks
Hassle-free racks to transport our bikes
Shredder Racks have been around for a few years now with very few changes to this very simple and solid design. No one likes their bikes to get damaged, especially when you are not even riding them! These racks keep your bike safe while you are heading to your next destination whether it be just up the road or the other side of the country.
We use a 6-bike rack that loads and unloads easily with a range of bikes. This bike rack makes life super easy for us on our mountain bike tours and lessons with small & large mountain bikes, eMTBs and dirt jumpers. Enquire here to see what rack will work best for you!