Yeti Cycles NZ Blog

Staff Profiles Part Four - Nigel Bourban, Mechanic.

Part Four of our staff interview series - Nigel Bourban, the new guy. He's working at Bike Otago over the summer, getting in as much riding as he can before going back to his home in the Swiss Al...

Scorpion Stands

The world's best portable bike stand, in our opinion.    The best in the world? Why? Because it plugs into your hollow crankset, so you don't have to squeeze your fat DH tyre into a too-narr...

Keep 'em sweet

You might've heard of Wanaka-based Sweet Cheeks before - they're a great wee company who have been making sports rubs, by hand and using natural ingredients, right here in the South Island since 20...

SB6-C and ASR-C in store now!

  Come and have a look at our SB6-C and ASR-C - be quick though, they aren't going to hang around...

Staff Profiles Part Three - Mel Forlong, accounts manager

Time for part three of our staff interviews, this time with the lesser-spotted Mel! We don't often see you in the Bike Otago shop - what's your role?Keeping the boys in line! I'm really the acco...

Literary inspiration

  If you need a rest after hitting the trails a bit too hard, or need some inspiration for that next epic ride, we've got a whole range of books from the legendary Kennett Bros.  If you're look...

Labour Weekend 2014

Who said Labour Weekend was relaxing? Kashi and Joel spent their weekend riding at the Yeti NZ Tribe Gathering in Rotorua (pictured) and Lewis got stuck in snow up French Ridge. What did you ...

Beginner Ladies-Only MTB Rides

If you're new to mountain-biking and want to learn some skills, or you want to try it out before you take the plunge, we're running some ladies-only beginner MTB sessions. We've lined up Scarlett...

Three New Rides

We've recently put together three super-awesome top-of-the-line bikes for our shop stock. Can you guess what they are from these pictures?   

Shop Rides Back On!

It's getting lighter in the evenings, and the trails are reliably dry, which means our Tuesday Night Shop Rides are back on! Here's a bunch of regulars looking all smiley halfway through this seaso...