Alarm goes off at 7am and I have an hour and half to eat breakfast, and get ready for the 9am session. At 8:30am I start the car and head to Gravity Nelson’s private mountain bike track called “The Field of Dreams” in Hira. I unpack my bike and do...
The mountain bike community of Nelson has been feeling the heat of the on-going fires and forest closures. The news of the fires surrounding Nelson have not only impacted kiwis on a national level, but continue to bring empathy and support internationally as well. Watching New Zealand pull together and...
In life, and especially in sport, there are many opportunities to upgrade yourself. What do we mean by this? Basically, anything that helps your grow, learn, or improve yourself. Within the vast realms of mountain biking, there are endless avenues you can choose to upgrade yourself. Here are the Top...
Welcome to the Dark Side These frosty mornings mean that it’s winter is Nelson. For many people, this means mountain biking takes a back seat. Why? We hear excuses such as, “It’s too cold”, “It’s too wet”, or “It gets dark too early”. In Nelson, we are lucky to have...
After a few months of rumours and speculation, the fresh Bronson and Roubion bikes have been released. Moving towards the v10/Nomad style linkage, centred around the BB with 150mm of travel and either 27.5 inch wheels or 27.5 plus for the fans of higher volume tyres. The all-round big hitter...
Please note that this is an older post, and several significant and important changes have happened since it was written, please look for a more recent update on the site. The current forestry work in Codgers has closed more than half of the trails there. Although a temporary closure, many...
With the completion of our “Progressive Drop Zone” at the “Field of Dreams” in Lud Valley Gravity Nelson is thrilled to start our private customised coaching sessions. Our team of coaches are able to offer a variety of courses at the “Field of Dreams”, helping to solve your pet “problem...
Gravity Nelson is excited to offer a limited number of its fantastic high-end mountain bike rentals for sale! Great prices available on Santa Cruz Bronson’s specifically built up for the riding conditions here in Nelson. Pop in to our container at the Nelson Pocket Park, 53 Bridge St, Nelson (behind...
The Wairoa Gorge Mountain Bike Park is quickly becoming legendary for the stunning quality of its 70+kms of hand built trails. While there are wide variety of levels of trails the Gorge is probably most famous for its gnarlier trails, largely because the Dodzy Memorial race was previously the only...
The Nelson Fringe Festival is running from the 29th of April until the 7th of May with a plethora of edgy, unorthodox, hilarious, improvised, new and exciting performances. We’ve gotten behind these guys, check em out here...
