The festive season is a time for riding in between seeing the family and friends, eating too much, sitting around too much and reflection... So I wrote this blog to ask some questions, challenging,...

Pinion are Switching to electric and so are OLSEN Bikes... Bob Dylan went electric.  We have been switching to electric for the right reasons.  Stay tuned for the latest sneak peak into Olsen Bike ...

My grandmother started running at the age of 52years old. She was an inspiration as she ran competitively until she was 75years old. She only stopped because she broke he her pelvis (unrelated to r...

All of these Olsen Bikes come with Gates CDX Carbondrive as standard.We have repriced our singlespeed bikes to 2022 prices. The time is now to get a bike that will last longer than one season.   Co...

There is a rumour at Tweedlove Enduro of a 50+ year old riding a Titanium Singlespeed Hardtail...  It ALL true.  In the exhilarating world of mountain biking, where cutting-edge technology and full...

I have been asked several times about reducing weight on our Pinion Bikes.Our “standard” Titanium bike builds with our components comes in at 12.2Kg without pedals. Before we go chasing weight — it...

When I started Olsen Bicycles, I was faced with choosing the name for the company. Olsen is obviously a scandinavian surname name passed down from my ancestors. Despite being a New Zealander by bir...

If you ride bikes a lot you will encounter MUD like this. When it comes to drivetrain reviews there is one thing, that does not get much of a mention. MUD. Mud, Sand, Gravel and all the elemen...

This week we have gone mechanical and made something magic... Not only does this significantly drop our bike prices, but it gives you some repairability. This is perfect for when you are in the mid...

I looked down at the Titanium frame underneath me. An old drovers road full of gravel and puddles passing by at an alarming rate. It’s January and I’m piloting an Olsen Otepoti. The bike that in 4 ...

We have a limited number of 12 and 18 Speed Pinion gearboxes coming... These two models are both due in mid-February. Because we don't like to let our customers down, we've decided to start takin...

This Mondrian picture was supposed to represent versatility and the fractured nature of bicycle components.  There are a lot of bicycle components standards, however we have chosen "standards" that...

EBB:Otherwise known as an Eccentric Bottom Bracket. This is nothing new, however we have developed the Strathpuffer with an Eccentric Bottom Bracket for two reasons:1: Internal Cabling2: Geometry a...

We use Titanium 3Al 2.5V alloy. It is used in aerospace, military and of course the bicycle industry. One of the best things with Titanium, unlike every other material, is that every scratch adds c...

We recently had an article written on Bike Rumour.  The article was written by Jessie-May.  She is a bike journalist and contacted me for an interview after meeting one of my customers riding the T...