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Graeme Simpson: How to go 'full immersion' during Crankworx
For events like this, volunteers are the first people those attending will encounter.
Graeme Simpson: Crankworx puts fine riding and skill on display
From kids through to the pros, the riders are magnificent.
Fine riding and fist bumps - marshalling at Crankworx
'The best thing about the day? I don't use my radio, not once.'
Graeme Simpson: Rotorua's volunteers vital to successful events
Volunteers are at the heart of our city's big events.
Graeme Simpson: Big night of bike films coming to town
The Big Bike Film Night is coming back.
Graeme Simpson: Giving back at the heart of Singlespeed Society
It's all fun and games but for serious causes.
Graeme Simpson: Mountain biking book 'like Christmas'
The book demonstrates how dynamic the trail network is and how it continues to grow.
Graeme Simpson: Suspension an important part of riding experience
Suspension can make a huge difference to the way your bike feels.
Graeme Simpson: Excitement builds for grand opening of BMX track
The wheels were put in motion five years ago.
Graeme Simpson: Enthusiasm thriving in younger generation
New generation of mountain bikers coming up.
Graeme Simpson: Secret Spot won't be a secret for long
Secret Spot Hot Tubs is no longer secret.
Graeme Simpson: Our canine friends enjoy the forest just as much as we do
Part of the privilege of living within sight of that forest is choosing when to ride.
Graeme Simpson: Whaka100 on an upward trajectory
Race day is also the tip of a very big iceberg.
Graeme Simpson: Bike park exists thanks to generosity of trust
The Rotorua Trust is a friend to mountain biking in Rotorua.
Graeme Simpson: Ultrarunning on the silver screen
"This is where it all started with The Big Bike Film Night."
Graeme Simpson: Many hands make light work on Rotorua's trails
There's a sense of camaraderie when you help maintain a trail.
Graeme Simpson: Ladies being picked up - but it's not what you think
Ladies Shuttle Nights were a big hit last year.
Graeme Simpson: The creation of Old Chevy
There aren't many sports where you can help build the stadium.
Graeme Simpson: Rotorua tree-planting project
There are 1700 natives to plant. There will also be cake.
Graeme Simpson: Rotorua rising star doing well overseas
Tuhoto-Ariki Pene on the rise.
Graeme Simpson: Ask not what your club can do for you
Club membership will get you great privileges.
Graeme Simpson: So ... you think you can dance?
This isn't an event the 20 competing dancers can turn up to on the night.
An 'unsung hero' of the mountain bike community
Paul Laing can be trusted to never let the side down whatever the universe throws out
Graeme Simpson: Best of the Fest to hit Rotorua
Film festival to showcase best of adventure films.
Graeme Simpson: Time to reflect on what's happened so far
Every so often a single image captures the zeitgeist of an event
Graeme Simpson: Magazine a huge contributor to MTB growth
The magazine rode and documented the upward curve of MTB.
Graeme Simpson: The passion to mountain bike in Rotorua ignited by others
For over 10 years he has been inspired to get on his bike from hearing other stories.
Graeme Simpson: MTB love affair stems from urge to get fit
Getting off the couch morphed into a love of mountain biking.
Graeme Simpson: How our mountain biking industry has changed over 12 years
A fine group of volunteers maintain our amazing bike trails
Graeme Simpson: The challenge of capturing an image at speed
Sometimes, an image can just pop.
Graeme Simpson: Travelling ... with or without bike
Jeffson bike handles Samoan terrain well
Graeme Simpson: Company hits global stage
Nzo has become a key cog in the mountain biking community
Graeme Simpson: A feast of short films at the Big Bike Film Night
The Big Bike Film Night is here.
Graeme Simpson: Nationals a perfect lead-in to Crankworx
It's the perfect entrée to Crankworx week
Graeme Simpson: Ebikes are well and truly here
Ebikes handle the Rotorua trails well.
New BMX bike facility on track
Track-building does not feel like a job for Craig Pattle.
Directorial adventures culminate in Pacific Games
Directorial adventures leading up to Apia for the Pacific Games.
Graeme Simpson: Adventures with gravel bikes
Doctor takes on new adventures in gravel biking.
Graeme Simpson: Puarenga a beautiful jewel in our trail crown
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the beginnings of trail building in the forest.
Simpson: Enjoyment we get from dogs
They joys of having a dog in your life are not limited to the backyard.
Capping off a big year for MTB in Rotorua
It's been a big year for mountain biking in Rotorua
Graeme Simpson: Fancy cycling 3000km in 30 days?
Tour Aotearoa is one of NZ's great cycling adventures.
Graeme Simpson: Safety course designed for mountain bikers
The founders of Peak Safety are two super guys really dedicated to making all of us safer
Opinion: Rotorua's the perfect place to entertain guests
What to do when friends come to visit.
Opinion: E-bikes open up a whole new world
E-bikes open up a whole new world for the non-mountain bikers.
Die-hard mountain bikers can do it all
A die-hard mountain biker wasn't always that way.
Volunteers the heart of MTB trails
Mountain biking trails exist because of hard-working volunteers.
Graeme Simpson: Vietnam traffic is organised chaos
Don't mess with the Vietnamese, writes Graeme Simpson.
Graeme Simpson: Show up, ride, escape
A love of kayaking and mountain biking led to career.
Bike crash leads to love of photography
Mike Robertson continues to recall his accident and how it has changed his life.
Mike Robertson recalls his bike accident
Mike Robertson talks about his mountain bike injury.
Simpson: Be on the lookout for falcons
Be on the lookout for falcon pairs are nesting in Whakarewarewa Forest.
Graeme Simpson: Saul a talented bike mechanic
The bike business in Rotorua is like a cut diamond.
Graeme Simpson: Rotorua MTB ticks all the boxes
What makes a truly great mountain bike event?
Graeme Simpson: Ride Rotorua a grassroots Rotorua gem
Having a world championships in our town really was a turning point.
Graeme Simpson: There's nothing like a night-time ride in the forest
There's nothing quite like riding in a single beam without any distractions
Graeme Simpson: Head injury leads to brainwave
At times, life gives us an almighty shove in a different direction.
Graeme Simpson: MTB groups raise fund for concussion and suicide awareness
Wealth or celebrity provides no cloak of immunity to mental illness.
Graeme Simpson: 20 years of MTB passion
It's 20 years since Gary Sullivan and Glen Anderson, opened the Nzo MTB store
Graeme Simpson: A history of the Motu Trails
The Motu: "a remote corner of a remote country on a remote planet".
Simpson: Trail maintenance important work
There's a lot to consider right from the start when building a trail.
Simpson: Box of Birds new trail to explore
Box of Birds is one of the newer trails in the Whakarewarewa Forest.
Graeme Simpson: Stumpjumper launch lights up internet
In early 2000, I bought the bike that introduced me to dual suspension, as it should be.
Banged up but in one piece after bike fall
Can any good come from a mountain bike crash?
MTB people are gems
A few weeks on from Crankworx and the force is still strong in this one.
Rotorua Springs has a nice ring to it
Is it time for Rotorua to take a long, hard look at its branding?
Graeme Simpson: 10th Tarawera Ultramarathon
Paul Charteris talks about the Tarawera Ultramarathon.
Family backbone of region's mountain biking
The Hamiltons are a family who've had a big impact on the local mountain biking scene.
Graeme Simpson: No one wants to crash, but help is there
No one wants to crash, but who knows when you'll need help?