Author Archives: Tristan

To share what we do and how we do it, we can now send photo updates of your wheels being built as we handcraft them.  How cool is that?!?   We’ve spent 12 years perfecting the science and art of wheel building and creating the secrets of the trade.  With these real-time photo updates you’ll get an insight […]

Huttcross is the yearly Wellington pilgrimage of mud:  Based on traditional cyclocross but with it’s own flare and it’s own level of fun it’s organising committee have done an excellent job of providing great racing at the pointy end and cultivating a great atmosphere of participation and fun across all skill levels and grades.   This […]

Last week we shared some photos of a bright yellow Ritchey Outback on Instagram and our newsletter and I’ve had a lot of questions and comments on the bike so I thought I’d go into more detail about it. The bike belongs to Brent Backhouse – a graphic designer who does work for Rocket Espresso and Eleven, and whom […]

The Maker AR is our most versatile wheelset and spans everything from #aeroiseverything road bikes through to adventure ready gravel bikes. We’ve added a 650b rim in 35mm depth to the existing 35mm, 50mm and 60mm options in 700c size to further increase the versatility.  I’m a fanboy of Geoff Kabush (probably because he babysat […]

We introduced our Dial hub family back in 2016 and they’ve been a popular hub choice for our customers ever since. The basic premise behind the Dial is a simple, reliable hubset which can be easily serviced at home without special tools and which is easily convertible between the many “standards” of the bike industry. […]

This weekend Ione Johnson won the 100km Elite women’s race at Taupo – arguably one of the most prestigious road races on the calendar.  She played her cards right, rode across to a strong breakaway, and then unleashed her famous track sprint to win the biggest race of her career thus far.  When she called to tell […]

I punctured a Schwalbe Pro One tubeless tyre on a tame section of gravel last weekend and it got me thinking about Road Tubeless. I’ve got a long and storied history with Road Tubeless dating back to the very first Road Tubeless tyres the 23mm Hutchinson Fusion 3 from around 2009.  I’ve tried a handful […]

New!  Improved! Something I’ve struggled with over the years is how we release new products and updates to existing products in a way which is fair to our customers without financially shooting ourselves in the foot. We don’t follow the typical industry cycle of having ‘model year’ products which are replaced on a yearly basis. […]

We’ve got four pairs of mountain bike wheels which are looking for new homes.  To claim a pair please call  04 387 3592 or email 🙂  Our last batch of ex–demo wheels sold quickly so get in fast. Just because you save heaps of $$ on these wheels, it doesn’t mean we skimp on our legendary service. With […]

I recently spent three weeks in British Columbia hanging out with my parents and riding my mountain bike. My 76 year old Dad still gets out on his Lance-era Trek a couple of times a week and although his hour-long loop now takes 70 minutes it’s great to see him still enjoying cycling and still […]