Words by Seb Kemp

"This bike does look bloody marvellous. But so what? Do looks translate to performance..."

"Cheating wasn't really considered cheating, it was seen more like entertaining performance art..."

"There’s always been the feeling that a few little changes could have elevated their bikes from market leaders to absolute dominators..."

Bikes brapping, tires sliding and friends hooting.

“…perhaps one day climbing trails will be just as sexy – and not just to the kinds of riders who love to suffer…”

Seb wonders if a hit of mountain biking is too expensive when compared to other pursuits for kids...

They say disco died when everyone's parents started boogeying down to the Village People and now they want mountain bikes...

"Man, tie a rope around your neck and suspend yourself from a high branch while wacking off before dropping in if you want..."

The latent message is that racing is the the pinnacle and the essence of mountain biking; nothing else is truly biking.

"On the first day alone I must have hit my pedals about one hundred times as I struggled to adapt..."

“You see, once you get around one corner you find there’s another one waiting for you. And Another.”

For these participants, turning pro merely requires looking good while doing something which vaguely resembles their chosen sport...

"Some guys who discovered enduro last month think it’s really cool and want to tell everyone why they should try it..."

Hey Neighbour - Will Craig

“The trail the kid fell off was not mine. Lots of other people were building these really stupid stunts…”

“…it’s as if someone could hear my grumbles because this year GT not only revised the parts spec…”

Seb talks to Digger, Dangerous Dan and Sterling Lorence to find out how the North Shore got high…

“With contrasting outlooks both of these pioneers added the last vital ingredients to the heady cocktail…”

Rather than freeze-framing a millisecond, wrangling and seizing it forcefully, he allows the motion of the moment, the many moments, to truly show themselves…

In the first of a series dubbed Between The Eyes, Seb Kemp captures Jordan Manley at a moment of uncertainty and vulnerability – truly inspiring.

“One of the key components of any bike that has been challenged even further when strung onto a wagon wheeler…”

Completely new Runes and Spitfires modeled in the likeness of their designer, Keith Scott, and some updates to the Legend…

“The bike that reignited my love with 26” wheels and 160mm of travel…”

“Some of the things I learned that might help you if and when you get bitten by the trail…”