Demo a Yeti in Rotorua
Most riders end up on the bike that happened to be in the shop. We'd rather you rode a few and picked the one that actually suits you.
Our demo fleet lives in Rotorua, with a whole network of trails on the doorstep. Come for a day and ride two or three back to back. Come for a weekend and really find out. Tell us your height and how you ride, and we'll have the right bikes, in the right sizes, set up and waiting.
The hire fee comes straight off the price if you buy a Yeti from us.
A day here beats a month of reading reviews
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.
The Rotorua Fleet
Every bike below lives at the showroom in Rotorua. Additional damage/theft insurance cover - $25 per day.
LT
1 day - $200 per day
2-7 days - $80 per day
8+ days - $60 per day
SB160
1 day - $200 per day
2-7 days - $80 per day
8+ days - $60 per day
SB140
1 day - $200 per day
2-7 days - $80 per day
8+ days - $60 per day
ASR
1 day - $200 per day
2-7 days - $80 per day
8+ days - $60 per day
MTe (E-BIKE)
1 day - $200 per day
2-7 days - $80 per day
8+ days - $60 per day
LTe T3 (E-BIKE)
1 day - $200 per day
2-7 days - $80 per day
8+ days - $60 per day
Battery Hire
Batteries we have available:
- 2x Shimano EP801 BT-EN806 630Wh GEN2
- 2x Shimano EP800 BT-E8036 630Wh GEN 1
- 2x Bosch PowerTube 800 horizontal (EU) (BBP3880)
- 2x Bosch PowerTube 600 (EU) (BBP3860)
- 2x Bosch PowerMore 250 kit (EU) (BBP3620)
- 2x TQ HPR Battery V03 290 WH
- 2x TQ HPR Battery V05 580 WH
- 2x TQ HPR Range extender V01 160 WH
Initial 2 days - $150.00
Day 3-7 - $50 per day,
Day 8+ - $30 per day.
Courier Fees (if applicable) - $100 (includes a return label)
For example:
A 10 day hire is
$150 Initial Fee
+ 5x $50
+ 3x $30
Total $490
How to Book
Online booking is on its way. For now it's a real person on the other end — email sales@blackseal.co.nz with the following and we'll sort it out with you:
Bike Demo or Hire
- Your full name, phone and age
- Your height, and what you're riding now
- Which bikes you're weighing up — or just describe the riding you do and we'll suggest what's worth trying
- When you'd like to ride, and for how long
- Whether you're looking to buy, or just here for a good weekend
Battery Hire
- Your full name, phone, age.
- Which battery you require
- When you want for
- How many days you need it for
- Where it need to be picked up from
Not sure what to ride?
That's the best reason to get in touch. Tell us your height and the riding you do, and we'll tell you what we'd put you on — email sales@blackseal.co.nz. Real reply, usually within a day.
Ride-to-work schemes
Buy your Yeti through your employer, from pre-tax salary
