As I come across good looking rigs or just cool riding photos I'll be taking some snapshots and putting them up here. (no puns intended).

Our French hosts checking out a whole lot of Nomad4's and Stregas

Our French hosts checking out a whole lot of Nomad4's and Stregas

Sven Martin riding a 1000plus year old bridge in Molini during the Nomad4 launch.

Sven Martin riding a 1000plus year old bridge in Molini during the Nomad4 launch.

The Nomad4 I rode from France into Italy

The Nomad4 I rode from France into Italy

Shimano carbon e-bike

Shimano carbon e-bike

Shimano carbon e-bike

Shimano carbon e-bike

Cane Creek Double Barrel Inline Coil with lightweight Valt coilspring on my Hightower

Cane Creek Double Barrel Inline Coil with lightweight Valt coilspring on my Hightower

Pivot Firebird.

Santa Cruz Bronson 2, Grand Canyon, USA.

Shuttletruck (I wish), Moab, USA

Slickrock, Moab, USA.

My favourite riding pic on the Porcupine Rim Trail, Moab. photo: Tim Pickering

Moots Mountaineer titanium soft tail

Vietnam Vet memorial, Salida, colorado, USA. That front wheel fender was at about shoulder height...it's huge.

Bike sculptures, Fruita, US of A.

The best trail bike in the world. Santa Cruz Hightower with Flite wheels in 35mm 275plus and 40mm 29er.

Fraser Wilkinson's pimped Yeti SB6c     RockDrop, Mt. Victoria

Shock back to back testing on the Bronson.           photo : therodfather

Bos Deville RaRe FCV 160mm           photo : therodfather

Canyon Spectral.                                 photo : therodfather   Co-op trail, Akatarawas.

Ali Quin's Zerode Taniwha.       Photo : therodfather   Dopers Bog, Akatarawas.

Jono Churchs' Transition Patrol carbon Lyriks with Andreani damper upgrade.           photo : Jono Church

Mark Davidges' Transition Patrol carbon with Flitewheels.                                              photo : therodfather

Whites Bay, Blenheim with the W.O.R.D. crew               photo : therodfather

Bonnie Doon MTB Park, Melbourne, Australia                   photo : therodfather

Bronson testing in Downieville, California                     rider : unknown                      photo : therodfather

Me on the Nomad at Silver Star, B.C.    photo : Mark Dangerfield

Me and my Nomad at a photo shoot for Spoke that never worked out.  Squamish B.C.    photo : Mark Dangerfield

Santa Cruz Hightower 29 with Flitewheels. Lake Taupo               photo : therodfather

Jeff Carters '63 C10 loaded up with his Transition Patrol carbon    photo : therodfather

Chris King freehub                 photo : therodfather

Intense ACV 275plus                    photo : therodfather

Santa Cruz Hightower 29. Kapiti Island                            photo : therodfather

Milazo homemade custom chopper. Petone foreshore                                photo : therodfather

I told you guys me and The Radavist are homies didn't I ? He's rad but he doesn't get as much travel as me (check the fork travel). There you can see the legally correct spelling for my full name as it appears on my passport (that was the number plate criteria)   Patagonia, Chile with the Hightower and team Santa Cruz bicycles                                 photo : therodfather

Halfway through a sunset ride in Vernon B.C. on my Nomad                      photo : therodfather

A typical view into the back of my van, a shambles. Just like my life.       photo : therodfather

Shuttles up Turoa mountain road anyone ?    photo : therodfather

 My Intense Carbine 275    photo : Caleb Smith

 The 2016 Intense Recluse I reviewed for Spoke.     photo : Graeme Murray

This is the demo bike from Wide Open. You can get to ride this very bike if you contact your LBS.         

1943 Federal delivery bicycle in original condition                    photo : therodfather

 2016 Intense Carbine 29            photo : therodfather

The Canyon Spectral I reviewed for Spoke                                       photo : therodfather

 My Santa Cruz Bronson with the latest BOS Kirk rear shock and Deville FCV 160mm fork      photo : therodfather

My Trek Superfly FS 29er. Mainly used for solo jungle missions or XC rides around Kapiti      photo : therodfather

My Bronson on its first outing with the amazing Fox X2 shock and Wheelworks built Nextie rims.         photo : therodfather

2016 BOS Kirk shock                        photo : therodfather

Santa Cruz Highball 275  at the start of The Ruapehu Express XC race                          photo : therodfather

 Santa Cruz Hightower 29                      photo : therodfather

Santa Cruz Hightower test mule. This is a custom pre-production bike with prototype rockers etc for staff to use for testing purposes

photo : therodfather

Santa Cruz 5010                           photo : therodfather

 My Santa Cruz Nomad. Ride Don't Slide, Whistler B.C.                                photo : therodfather

My Norco carbon Sight                              photo : therodfather

Scott Genius LT Tuned, Mt. Victoria                               photo : therodfather

My Santa Cruz Nomad. Top of the World, Whistler.                                        photo : therodfather

The perfect vehicle to put a bike in. San Remo, Ca.                                   photo : therodfather         

The perfect vehicle to put a bike in. San Remo, Ca.                                   photo : therodfather