Specialised e-bike frame tidy up
A Specialised Kenevo with plenty of miles on the clock came in last week. The idea being just a few touchups as the owner wanted to sell. Every bike that comes to me gets a full clean and detail. This…
Cervello Road bike restoration project
This beautiful bike was chipped and dinged. The clear coat was flaking away. The frame design is amazing and with carbon fibre cranks, forks, seat post and Durace components – it deserved some loving! After some very careful sanding, detailing,…
Specialised Sworks – damaged frame repair
This bike took a big hit under the bottom bracket area. Most likely a rock or tree root split the carbon fibre and although it was ridden home, who knows how long this would last before the unthinkable happened. It’s…
Carbon Fibre Paddle repair
Carbon Fibre Kayak Paddles can get a tough time. Especially with rocky rivers and beaches. Check out Paddy’s Paddle repair. He’s a great out doors man and legendary bike mechanic at My Ride Richmond. (Great shop highly recommended!) I used…
Carbon Fibre Slalom Kayak repair
This kayak flew off the roof of the car. Enjoy the journey of it's repair. I hired a professional spray booth to get the finish 100%. Enjoy some pics of the process. Contact me if you have any questions.
Specialised Levo e-bike repair
This well used Specialised Levo E-bike had a split seat post tube. Most likely caused when a tall rider bowed the bike and raised the seat too far. The crack was carefully ground out and new Carbon added, shaped and…
Santa Cruz Nomad Carbon frame repair + repaint
This bike arrived via the courier. It was in a bad state! The rear triangle was snapped in 3 places! I repaired it with Carbon Fibre, then re sprayed the base colour (chosen by the client) ordered new decals and…
Flow Addict Surf Ski Renovation
This is the prototype made by local legend multi sport athlete and designer Andrew Martin. Sadly he was killed in a tragic car accident, so this boat is very special. The Flow Addict was a very successful design that endured…
Trek Fuel Restoration
This is my personal bike. It was secondhand and this year I have raced Karapoti Classic in Wellington and The Whaka100 in Rotorua. Many hours of training and after those intense events it was looking quite shabby. I sanded it…
Kayak HQ in Nelson
Kayak HQ is a specialist retail shop in Nelson. I've personally been in there to inspect the kayaks they have for sale and have been very impressed with the following: 1. Quality of build 2. The Price 3. The range…