The following is from the NZOIA Quarterly magazine. Interested in becoming a mountain bike coach? Keep reading! NZOIA has delivered three Mountain Bike 1 assessments since the initial Assessor selection in Rotorua. As with any new qualification, a huge amount of work and through has gone into getting the expectations...
Gravity Nelson is stoked to be featured in the Wild Tomato magazine and in Air New Zealand’s Inflight magazine, Kia Ora. Mountain biking is gradually becoming more known in this sunny town of Nelson, and Gravity’s name is reaching more ears and eyes. For a growing business, this is vital...
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...
