At the very center of New Zealand lies Nelson, a small city cradled in-between three national parks, and the Pacific Ocean, and home to over 300km of some of the best mountain bike trails on the planet. As New Zealand’s sunniest region Nelson attracts riders from around the world who […]
Read More2018 DH World Cup Series: Memorable Moments
With 2018 now a memory and firmly in the lead-up to the 2019 World Cup & Championships series, we thought we’d go over some of the highlights and memorable moments for us Aussies. A year that overall saw a few disappointments in some areas, with some rule changes meaning sometimes […]
Read More2018 in Photos: Andrew Howieson
2018 was a special year for me – a year of massive highs, and naturally, a couple of lows. To create some context, however, I’m going to step back in time somewhat. I bought my first digital camera – a canon EOS 1200D – back in December 2015 whilst living […]
Read More2018 in Photos: Matt Rousu
Next up in our series wrapping up 2018 is from Matt Rousu – who’s roamed the world in 2018 in search of some epic photos… 2018 turned out to be a pretty epic year for me. I was able to travel extensively around Victoria and lucky enough to fly overseas […]
Read More2018 in Photos: Ben Sykes
From our editor/publisher Ben Sykes comes the first in a little series focusing on the best or most memorable photos our contributing photographers had in 2018. My Best 2018 was a different year for me to 2017 in photo terms. Without a major international event in Australia like Derby (which […]
Read MoreVideo: Sound of Speed with Bryn Atkinson
Headphones on, or sound cranked up, for this edit with Bryn Atkinson. Once a Blue Mountains, NSW boy he now calls the Pacific Northwest of USA home. Not sure how he manages to keep his tyres on the rim with this corner speed!
Read MoreBikes of Cannonball : Part 2
Following on from Part 1, we check out a few bikes we couldn’t quite fit in. There was just too many Enduro and Downhill weapons to fit in one article! Brook Macdonald NZ’s “Bulldog” Brook is on a Mondraker Summum fresh from world cup duties. Rae Morrison Joining the Cannonball festival […]
Read MoreCannonball MTB Festival : Part 4
Our final article from the 2018 Cannonball Festival covers Sunday and the Australian Open Downhill! Heavy Rain, Haste and Haircuts Photos: Matt Rousu // Words: Gravity Down Under Sunday and the final event on the Cannonball MTB Festival calendar: The Commencal Australian Open Downhill. Far from ideal conditions rolled in, […]
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