Travel numbers and geometry charts only tell you so much. Two bikes that look almost identical on paper can feel completely different under you — and the only way to know which one you want to own for the next five years is to ride them, back to back, on the same trail, on the same day.

That's what Rotorua is for. Whakarewarewa is ten minutes from the showroom, with everything from flowing grade 3 to proper steep tech, so you can test a bike across the full range of riding you actually do.

How we set it up:

• Tell us your height, your current bike, and the sort of riding you want to do more of.
• We'll suggest what's worth comparing — and what isn't. Sometimes that means talking you out of the bigger bike.
• We set sag, bar height, lever position and tyre pressures for you before you ride, so each bike gets a fair go.
• Ride, come back, tell us what you felt. Swap onto the next one.

No commission, no sales script. We'd rather you bought the right one than the expensive one.