Jackson and Rose Green and have building and racing DH-spec Tandems for a good few years now, their latest iteration is a force to be reckoned with!
In that amazing off-white colour😍
Ben Friel very nearly lost it, after carrying a little to much heat into the infamous whoops
George Brannigan of GT Factory Racing Team, hailing from Queenstown, NZ, present also was Joe Nation and Sam Blenkinsop
Familiar Christchurch Pro, Norco Factory Team - racing on his amazing custom painted World Championship Edition Bike
known to come out of a corner faster than he went in - he has recently been signed by the POLE Bicycles Factory Enduro team - he was absolutely hussing on his amazing new CNC Machined, 180mm, 29er POLE Stamina
Breaking in the all-new Santa Cruz V10 29er he had only just taken delivery of
Christchurch Veteran Kieran Bennett had also just picked up his new V10 and was putting it through its paces
In full speed-tuck mode through the whoops
sure to be giving a few euros something to think about next season
on his fresh Yeti SB150 decked out in all the goodies from Wide-Open NZ
Current President of Gravity Canterbury and General Executive of MTBNZ was holding good speed through the tech in the trees
Not sure who this guy his - but his Transition was definitely my favorite bike of the day!!
Events Manager caught on the job during a cheeky shred
Matthew Fairbrother really gave me a good dust shower
Apoligies to all this photo is mega cropped but the teal specialized really stands out so just look at it on your phone and it looks great!
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