The Best Mountain Biking in NZ?

You can go anywhere in New Zealand and it’s a given that the scenery will be stunning and the wilderness to explore truly vast. So what makes Queenstown so good? Why is it better than Nelson and Rotorua? In short the huge amount of lift accessed terrain. READ MORE...

The Merino Holiday Gift Guide

With the holidays upon us, the last thing you want to do is be inside a chaotic shopping mall. Luckily, Mons Royale has just the gift for every kind of person in your life; from the rugged adventurer to the rowdy bike fiend.  READ MORE...

How Merino Wool Works On A Bike

The Mons Royale Spring Summer 19 bike range offers two high-performance merino-based fabrics. Tencel is a sustainable fiber derived from wood that is light, dries fast, has excellent drape and when blended with merino, won’t develop an odor. Our Air-Con fabric has a core filament of nylon and elastane wrapped in merino that is ultra-light, breathable and versatile so you can use it year-round. READ MORE...

Conor Macfarlane Heads Out On Ultimate Road Trip

NZ’s finest MTB freerider loaded his fully spec’d Land Cruiser with bikes, dig gear and two friends to explore uncharted terrain. The results as you’ll see from the photos, are pretty spectacular. READ MORE...

Winter Games New Zealand 2018: That’s A Wrap

NZ’s finest MTB freerider loaded his fully spec’d Land Cruiser with bikes, dig gear and two friends to explore uncharted terrain. The results as you’ll see from the photos, are pretty spectacular. READ MORE...

NZ Olympian Nico Porteous Joins Mons

Matching technical performance and natural talent, Halfpipe skier and 2018 Winter Olympic Bronze medallist Nico Porteous, has joined Mons Royale… READ MORE...

#JudgeMons FAN

Nel Collins is our a mountain mortal, someone with no vested interest in Winter Games or the industry other than her unbridled passion for snow, in short a true fan. READ MORE...

#JudgeMons ATHLETE

Freeride World Qualifying Athlete Sebastian Varlet is a classic big mountain beast. An invite to the 4* event at the Remarkables is what has drawn Seb to the Southern Hemisphere. READ MORE...

#JudgeMons JUDGE

Say hello to snowboard legend Burton team rider, revered judge, founder of the Psykopit crew and the man behind the Classic Snowboarding Insta, Julien Haricot. Wonderfully French he is a purveyor of style and function without equal. READ MORE...

#JudgeMons

At Mons we believe in our products. So much so, we are prepared to put our reputation on the line. We are going to let 3 independent judges test Mons gear for the duration of the New Zealand winter games. We know we make the most technical and best looking base and mid layers on the market… READ MORE...