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Ladies Who Love to Ride - The Signal Hill Sessions

Liv Cycling #BevMayTour Competition

Are you a dedicated female cyclists that wants to inspire other women to ride? Liv Cycles is looking for an ambassador for the 2017 Harcourts KDRE Bev May Women's Tour. 

Liv is offering the unique opportunity to "Liv the dream" for one lucky female cyclist. The winner will receive a new Liv performance bike and Liv cycling kit (to keep!) plus full mechanical support from Liv Cycling NZ while they're on the tour. 

To win, enter the Harcourts KDRE Bev May Tour before the 6th of January, show Liv why you love to ride through their Instagram contest and be in the running to win the #BevMayTour Liv Ambassador's package worth $4,500 RRP.

How to Enter:

1. Follow LivCycling_NZ on Instagram
2. Post your creative themed photo on Instagram using the hashtags #LivCyclingNZ and #BevMayTour in the photo description
3. Be sure to tag @LivCycling_NZ in the picture and make sure that your post is public
4. Enter the Bev May Tour before 6th Jan - the winner's entry fee will be reimbursed

Entries close 11.59pm NZST on 06/01/2017 with the winner announced shortly after. Full terms and conditions can be found at www.liv-cycling.com/nz/bev-may-terms and more info on the Harcourts KDRE Bev May Tour can be found at www.morrinsvillewheelers.org.nz/

The Liv Bev May Ambassador's package will contain 1 x Bev May tour entry reimbursement, 1 x Liv Performance road bike (up to the value of $3,500RRP), Liv clothing and accessories package consisting of Liv helmet, Liv bib shorts and short sleeve jerseys and accessories (up to the value of $1,000RRP)

2016 Bike Clearance Sale

Prime biking season is right around the corner, and with it a new fleet of 2017 bikes will be arriving soon. So if you're looking for a great deal on a 2016 bike, we're having a massive clearance sale on all last year's Giant, Liv, Norco and Yeti models we have in stock.

We have a whole range of Norcos from the Storm 7.2 hard tail, on sale for just $650, to the entry level full suspension Fluid 7.2, coming in at just $2,000, a great investment for those looking to step up their mountain biking game.

All 2016 Norcos are on sale for up to 35% off. 

Liv is the first cycling brand dedicated completely to women, and offer up some amazing road and mountain bikes. The Lust Advanced is one of the gems of the Liv lineup, providing the perfect XC bike for females. This 650B 100mm bike is going for $7,255, an amazing deal compared to its retail $10,699.

 On the men's side, Giant's Reign Advanced 27.5 is a beast on the trails. Designed as the perfect enduro all mountain machine, the Reign Advanced 27.5 is built for burly climbs and technical descents. Retailing at $9,199, we're getting rid of the rest of our stock for just $6,300. 

 We also have a handful of 2016 Yetis on clearance, from this SB5c XT build, to an incredible Limited Edition 30th Anniversary SB6c.

We've got bikes for every type of rider, so be sure to stop into the shop or check the clearance page on our website to check out all the great deals on our 2016 stock!

2017 Giant/Liv Product Launch - Gold Coast

Jeremy and Kashi have just had a trip to Surfers Paradise to see the new range of Giant and Liv bikes for 2017.

They were welcomed with a balmy 27dC... not much different from Dunedin ;)

 Our hotel had its own lagoon, complete with tropical fish to swim with.

Yum Yum Passionfruits! 

The official part of the launch began with a few of Giant Taiwan's lead product developers and marketing managers giving an overview of the brands directions and some great insights. 

The LIV presentations were particularly interesting, as the talked a lot about the research that's gone behind the development of the women's specific bikes and the advantages for women of the various subtle changes we now see on these bikes.

After the presentations we finally got to see the bikes... and there were many! This entire room was purely focused on LIV bikes.

One of the highlights in the Giant performance range was the new Trance Advance 1... The spec on this bike is unreal and its price is just $6299. 

The new linkage system and shock mount on all Trance and Anthem bikes creates a stiffer rear end and allows for a longer stroke shock... meaning better performance and in particular, small bump sensitivity.

The TCR now comes in a disk version, including this beautiful model with SRAM Red here (we have ordered one of these as a show piece... its unreal to see in person)

While the frame's on the Giant Reign is unchanged for 2017, the components have. Carbon rims are now standard on the high end models and this model, the Advanced 1, comes with X2 rear shock, Fox 36 Performance fork... and the colour is out of this world. Its hard to really see in a photo... but its HOT !!!

Many of these bikes will be making there way into Bike Otago over the coming weeks, so make sure to come in for a look. 

For an indepth reveiw of the MTB range... have a look here at Flow Magazines overview. We aim to have our website updated in a few weeks time too.

Please comment and tell us your impressions on the range HERE 

Giant and Liv bikes... at Bike Otago !

With the new store comes a new brand, or two... Giant and Liv (click on links to see product ranges!)

These are bikes we have always believed in. Our store manager, Jeremy, has worked with the brand for over 15 years and knows the brand better then almost anyone nation wide.

For us, its all about offering our loyal customers a really good bike for a really good price. With Giant, we have the best bike brand in the world, period. From an awesome range of kids bikes (from 2yr up), commuters, road bikes, mountain bikes and many other categories, we have a large range on our new showroom floor right now.