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Salomon Introduces Updated Wings Flyte 2 and Sense Pro 2 Trail Shoes
Salomon is constantly thriving to create progressive outdoor gear with the latest lightweight technologies, to enable athletes to push themselves to go further and faster. Whether running a beaten track or attacking those technical hills Salomon has a shoe suitable for all types of runners. Salomon... Read Post
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Athlete Blogs: Andrew Sloan
Since racing Challenge Wanaka in late Feb which took a fair bit of sting out of the body, I backed that up with the Motatapu Xterra Tri 2 weeks later. This was a fantastic day out but it really was quite tough doing this just 2 weeks after a full iron distance race, but as […] Read Post
- andrew sloan, athlete blog, Bike, blogs, contact epic, hawea, motatapu, trail, wanaka
- 09 May 2016
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We Love You Mum!!
Behind every individual is a Mum that's seen it all. The highs and the lows, the laughter and the tears, without our Mum's we wouldn't be the people we are today. We asked our team to share some thoughts on the special women that bought them into the world and inspired them to be the best that they... Read Post
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Pouakai Circuit on Mt Taranaki
If you are after some serious mountain views in the North Island, you only really have a couple of options. The North Island of New Zealand isn’t as spoiled for choice like the south when it comes to alpine environments, but we do have a number of big volcano’s to help you get... Read Post
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Cooper, Gaze Head Powerful New Zealand MTB Team
We’re stoked to see 3 of our Torpedo7 team riders selected to join the NZ squad at the XC World Champs at the end of June. Elite Female racer Kate Fluker joins U19 riders Eden Cruise and Jessica Manchester in the Czech Republic and we wish them all the very best as they take on... Read Post
- Bike, cross country, event, mtb, race, world champs, XC
- 04 May 2016
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Athlete Blogs: Sophie Schollum – The Ultimate Wakeboard Road Trip
With boards, tents, a good crew and winches packed in our cars we set off on the ultimate winching road trip. Our goal was to winch places that have never been ridden before. We set off from Auckland to Queenstown scouting out the raddest places, riding where we could and camping our way down New... Read Post
- athlete blog, roadtrip, sophie schollum, Wakeboard
- 27 Apr 2016
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The North Face Frontier
Lake Wanaka, New Zealand (15 April 2016) – NZ’s popular, long-running freeride event is reaching new heights and pushing new boundaries for 2016. The North Face Frontier – a Freeride World Qualifier event – welcomes skiers and snowboarders to a freeride festival at Queenstown’s The... Read Post
- competition, freeride, freeski, remarkables, The North Face
- 27 Apr 2016
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Athlete Blogs: Hamish Fleming – Baise Adventure Race, China 2016
“Your ticket is void”. Not the words you want to hear when trying to check in for an international flight… I looked to my left to see my team mate Sam Manson was having similar issues… Not good. Marcel and Simone had checked in with no issues at all and had even commented that it was almost... Read Post
- adventure, athlete blogs, china, hamish fleming, marcel hagener, multisport, racing, sam manson, simone maier
- 27 Apr 2016
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Spring Challenge Gear Essentials
“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail” Benjamin Franklin While Franklin may not have been referring to the Spring Challenge Adventure Race, his words ring true regardless. Preparation is key and in discussion with the event organisers and our own sales team, we’ve put... Read Post
- checklist, gear, recommendation, recommended, spring challenge
- 26 Apr 2016
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Torpedo7 Queenstown – New Bike Workshop Open Year-Round
Torpedo7 Queenstown bike workshop now open in winter! Read Post
- queenstown, rental, servicing, workshop
- 26 Apr 2016