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Spoke and Stone Premium Cycling Apparel Welcome to Spoke and Stone – Premium Cycling Apparel for Real Riders

We were over it. Over the sky-high prices. That’s where we come in.

Over the sizing made for 14-year-old Belgian climbers. Over the sausage-casing fits pretending to be “aero.”

So we did something about it. Spoke and Stone was born out of frustration and fueled by passion. We love high-performance cycling gear – the kind that feels fast and looks sharp – but we also know not every rider wants to (or can!) squeeze into something two sizes too small just to feel in

cluded. We’re bringing you premium cycling apparel made from the world’s best fabrics, designed to fit racers and also real humans with real bodies. Whether you’re smashing a gravel climb or just rolling to the local café, we’ve got gear that fits, feels good, and looks bloody great. No middlemen. No inflated prices. Just top-quality cycling kit at a fair price – because everyone deserves to ride in comfort and style. This is cycling gear, reimagined. For racers, roamers, and weekend warriors alike. Welcome to Spoke and Stone. Ride real. Look sharp. Pay less.

The next stage of the rebuild You might remember I had a bit of a whoopsie a few months ago…Since then, recovery has bee...
09/09/2026

The next stage of the rebuild

You might remember I had a bit of a whoopsie a few months ago…

Since then, recovery has been a series of stages. A few ticked off, and still a few more to go.

But this week feels like another milestone. I’ve moved from the acute healing do nothing stage into the “careful recovery can actually start” stage.

Burst vertebrae require a fair bit of TLC while they continue to strengthen, so there’s still no intensity, jarring, dynamic twisting or normal bending for me just yet. That rules out plenty of the fun stuff!
But I can train.

So I’ve just put together my first proper training plan since the accident.

Daily activity. Stretching and core activation. Walking or indoor riding. At least 60 minutes of planned movement each day for the next two weeks. Then I’ll reassess where I’m at and build the next two weeks from there.
And putting that plan together got me thinking…

Whatever your goal is, consistency beats the occasional massive effort.
If you want to get fitter, stronger, healthier or simply feel a bit better, do something most days.

It doesn’t always have to be a big training session. Some days it might be a decent ride. Other days it might just be stretching, a short walk or 15 minutes of strength work.
The important bit is building the habit of moving.

Eat reasonably well. Drink plenty of fluids. Get decent sleep. And one thing I’ve always found works for me: plan something achievable that can fit into your schedule for each day rather than playing it by ear.

You don’t need to smash yourself every session to make progress.

Right now my own training is the easiest it’s been in years but after a few months of doing nothing means having a training plan again feels bloody good.

Smart sessions. Done consistently. Keep moving forward.
The rebuild continues

I have a goal in mind that Im going to aim for but more on that some other time.

Not every training session has to hurt. Cyclists are shocking for living in the grey zone, always thinking that if we ar...
04/09/2026

Not every training session has to hurt.

Cyclists are shocking for living in the grey zone, always thinking that if we aren't suffering, we aren't improving.

But if you want to enter an event, get fitter, ride further, or simply feel more comfortable on the bike, Zone 2 is your friend.

And it's actually easier than a lot of people think.

Zone 2 should feel controlled. You should be able to chat away happily while you're doing it. It's not supposed to leave you hanging over the handlebars.

If you've been following my accident and recovery, this is exactly where I'm at right now.
This week has been walking 45 minutes in Zone 2.
Next week I'll build the duration, not the intensity and add in the indoor trainer. Aiming to walk or ride every day because consistency is the key no matter what level you are at.

These sessions aren't hard. They aren't impressive Strava material. But they're doing something pretty important, building my engine back.

And if you're wanting to get a bit fitter yourself, don't underestimate the simple stuff.

Slow down. Build the duration. Be consistent.
Build the engine first. The speed can come later.

Have you ever ridden a handicap race? If not, you should.Why? Because they’re bloody good fun and they teach you a heap...
27/08/2026

Have you ever ridden a handicap race? If not, you should.

Why? Because they’re bloody good fun and they teach you a heap about racing a bike.

You start with a group of riders around the same ability as you. From the gun, you’ve got two jobs: stay away from the groups chasing behind and work together to catch the groups up the road. If your new, people in your group will help you find your feet.

For a while, you’re genuinely a team. Rolling turns, sharing the workload, keeping the pace up and trying to squeeze every bit of speed out of the group.

Then, if you make it to the front of the race, everything changes.
Suddenly those riders you’ve spent the last hour working your backside off for are the exact people you need to beat. 😂
Time for the tactics, cunning and conveniently forgetting how helpful everyone was five minutes ago.

Meanwhile, the really fast bunch starting off scratch are hunting everyone down. Quite often they don't actually make it to the front but there’s usually a fastest-time prize for the quickest rider.

That’s what makes handicap racing so good. You develop these unspoken connections with the riders around you. Nobody needs to say much. You just know you’re all on the same team. Until you’re not. 😂

There’s one happening in Otago this weekend, and if you’re feeling fit, Twizel to Timaru is coming up too.
Great racing, great fun, and one of the best ways to learn the skills of riding fast and efficiently in a group.
If you get the chance, get amongst it

21/08/2026

Man oh man, this weather is giving me itchy feet!
Still not cleared to ride outside just yet. The legs and back muscles haven't quite woken up enough to deal with everything that comes with being back on the bike, and the bigger issue is pretty simple: if I bin it, the consequences for the vertebrae could be huge.
So, patience it is. Apparently.

Got my morning walk done today and it felt great. A bit of a rise in the heart rate, and the body handled it nicely. Being numbers obsessed means I walk while watching my heart rate and set training zones for walking. 😆

Another little tick in the recovery box.

It's so spring-like out there today. The sort of morning where the bike normally gets pulled out without a second thought.

For now I'll settle for walking, and looking longingly at anyone who rides past.

Hope everyone who can ride is out there making the most of it.
Enjoy it, and chuck in a few extra kilometres for me!

That awkward time of year…The days are getting a bit warmer, but let’s not get carried away.It’s the time of year when h...
21/08/2026

That awkward time of year…

The days are getting a bit warmer, but let’s not get carried away.

It’s the time of year when having the right layers makes all the difference.
Our Spoke & Stone Arm Warmers are perfect for those mild-but-definitely-not-hot days.

They’re not full winter fleece, but they give you that extra bit of warmth when bare arms are still a fairly questionable life choice.
Made from an aero fabric, they’re ideal for spring training, your next event, or most importantly gaining those vital marginal gains when beating your friends to the café.

Warm when you need them. Easy to peel off when the sun finally decides to do its job.

We love this series. Courses for everyone, and always sunny (mostly).These are great events if its your first time enter...
19/08/2026

We love this series. Courses for everyone, and always sunny (mostly).

These are great events if its your first time entering and a bit nervous, or a seasoned campaigner wanting a hit out at the sharp end.

You all know the story by now, a bit of a ding, a bit broken, very very lucky, and now into recovery.So what’s the most ...
18/08/2026

You all know the story by now, a bit of a ding, a bit broken, very very lucky, and now into recovery.

So what’s the most frustrating part of recovery at this stage?

I’ll tell you.

Feeling like your moving faster than the medical system can. 😂

Come on medical system… keep up!😂

I get it. There are processes to follow, boxes to tick and expected recovery timelines. And for very good reasons.

The problem is, apparently nobody told my body it was supposed to follow the standard timetable.

Everyone recovers differently. Your fitness going into an accident matters. Your attitude matters. How your body responds matters. And sometimes you find yourself physically and mentally ready to push ahead while the system is still working its way through the process.

There’s still a decent road ahead for me.

My back is healing really well, but it’s not yet at the point where jumping back on a bike and potentially hitting the deck is a clever idea. The bones still need more time to strengthen, and after months of doing very little, my core strength is approximately somewhere between “needs work” and “non existent ”.

Then there’s the small matter of the rather significant knock on the head, which has its own process to work through.

So the challenge now isn’t really about sitting around waiting to recover.

It’s about keeping moving forward while being smart enough not to get ahead of the recovery itself.

Walk a little further. Get a little stronger. Do the exercises. Get some fitness back. Tick off the appointments and clearances.

One day at a time. One small gain at a time.

And in the meantime…

Come on medical system. Pick up the pace.

ON THE WAYWe’ve been busy developing our new Spoke & Stone bib shorts, and the first production order is now underway.We...
16/08/2026

ON THE WAY
We’ve been busy developing our new Spoke & Stone bib shorts, and the first production order is now underway.

We’ve kept things simple: black, clean, understated, with just a couple of small touches to give them some style.

The focus has been on getting a few things absolutely right:

A modern cut and length
Aero and comfortable
Laser-cut legs
No forward-facing leg seams
Minimal logos
Absolute premium-level fabrics
Italian chamious rated for 7 to 8hr rides, only the best.

Basically, we’ve put the money into the things that actually make a great pair of bibs.

And then there’s the price.
They won’t compete with a really cheap pair of bibs off Temu and they’re not supposed to. Thats not what your paying for.

What they will do is come in at around half the price of many bibs using comparable premium fabrics, construction and finishing.

That’s exactly what Spoke & Stone is about.
Great kit. Fair pricing. No unnecessary nonsense.
First batch is on the way. More soon.

Pictured is out Navy blue sample. If you want to check them out let me know. I can also put a hold on a production set so you dont miss out.

What actually makes a good cycling jersey fabric? It’s easy to look at a jersey and think fabric is just fabric. It isn'...
14/08/2026

What actually makes a good cycling jersey fabric?

It’s easy to look at a jersey and think fabric is just fabric.

It isn't.

A good cycling fabric has a pretty tough job. It needs to be light, breathable and moisture-wicking, while still having enough structure to hold its shape ride after ride.

Go too light and you can sacrifice durability and structure. Go too heavy and you're carrying extra material that doesn't breathe or cool as efficiently. Cheap fabrics are like a plastic bag.

Then there’s aero. The right fabrics need to sit smoothly against the body, stretch in the right directions and resist flapping when the speed goes up. And the research is clear, aero trips in certain areas like the arms. Raised parallel ribs are best. Other textures make no meaningful difference.

For us, a good jersey fabric needs to:

💨 Breathe and help manage heat
💧 Move moisture away from the skin
🪶 Feel light without being flimsy
💪 Hold its stretch and shape over time
👃 Resist odour build-up
🔄 Handle plenty of riding and washing
⚡ Sit cleanly against the body for better aero performance

And then there's graphene.

Some of our tops, particularly our aero race jerseys, use graphene-infused technical fabrics.

Sounds expensive and space-age, doesn't it?

In reality, they dont cost any more than other top line fabrics.

Graphene-enhanced textiles can offer some interesting properties, including excellent thermal conductivity, improved heat distribution and antibacterial/odour-management benefits. Depending on how the graphene is incorporated into the textile, it can also contribute to durability and material performance.

We don't believe every bit of new technology automatically makes something better. But when we find a fabric that performs better and only adds a few dollars to the manufacturing cost, we'd rather put that money into the garment than save it.

That's our approach at Spoke & Stone.

Better fabrics. Better construction. Constant small improvements.

Because when you're a few hours into a ride, the fabric sitting against your skin matters a hell of a lot more than the marketing label hanging off it

Image: graphene infused jersey with air trip ribbed sleeves.

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