Welcome to Autumn the best riding conditions of the year!!!!Come on in and check out our 2009 bike...Read More »
The Planet has just taken delivery of a range of new 2010 Giant bike stocks. They include a wide...Read More »
To celebrate the Tour de France and Lance Armstrong's comeback we have bought in the one and only...Read More »
Jennifer Makgill rides Pro-elite Woman's Mountain bike downhill (DH). She achieved the Silver medal at the NZ National Championships in Rotorua, and 1st at the Auckland DH Championships. On the world stage Jenna achieved a creditable ninth place in this year's World Champs in Rotorua riding Women's pro-elite downhill. She rides a bike purchased from Planet and is an Auckland cycle courier in-between seasons.
Brooke Pattle is an U23 Tri-athlete and our most recent supported rider. She rode in the World Triathlon Championships U23 Elite category in Gamagori, Japan and is now headed for the New Plymouth World Cup race. Brooke's brand new Giant composite TCR Zero from the Planet will help her towards the hopeful top 8 placing in this event. Brooke spent the last European summer racing with a tri club in France.
Lyle Reilly is a Veteran A/B grade Roadie. He is a committed commuter braving the Auckland traffic daily in full Planet Cycles kit. He's a regular at many of the local club races.
These are the guys who have been there and done that and like to hang out at bike shops. With little prompting they will tell you endless unlikely stories of their past. They are somewhat weathered round the edges and for three privilege of paying only 10% above normal retail, yea right, we introduce them to new technology through our shop.
Mike Ramsay Iron Mike is one of only two legends to have completed every New Zealand Ironman to date.
Wayne "Spyda" Curtis is an ex NZ "A" Grade squash player and 30min 10k road runner who now likes to punish himself on the bike instead. Look out any young bucks who get in his way.
Lee is one of six suckers to have survived the two multisport events running the full length of new Zealand, the Xerox Challenge and the Mizone plus six Ironmen and four Coast to Coasts. He also survived commuting the Auckland roads for 18 years to and from work in the city when he had a real job.