Wilderwheels

16/04/2026

Just took the new prototype scooty on a 300km source to sea adventure on the Clutha. Some biiig improvements over the last models. Turns out 12 inch wheels and disc brakes are a very nice time. More to come.

01/03/2026

Finishing up the final piece of the new prototype. It is going to be quite the complex and exciting build. A big part of the joy in this project is trying new things and the mould used to create this part will once again challenge my skills and will hopefully create a template for future builds.

14/03/2025

Sights and smells of the next scooter build. I know it has been a long time, but we are zooooming along at the moment. Can't wait to have it out :)

03/03/2025

A sweet scoot, run, packraft mission up the Ahuriri Valley :)

23/10/2024

Demolding a forged carbon handlebar connector at the rad new space at The Workshop at Pivot Innovation - Queenstown, NZ Pivot Innovation

15/08/2024

I have decided to start documenting my builds for WilderWheels and this is the first of these projects. Hopefully you enjoy it and let me know what you think :)

Thanks to Huw Miles for the great film work!

In this video we will explain how to design a mitre guide jig tool for joining two carbon fibre tubes with 32mm diameters. If you have any comments or questi...

03/07/2024

So good to get out into the crisp air for 20km of testing new scooty parts on the Hawea trail. Next time I'm out here in spring I'll definitely be packrafting back!

16/05/2024

An exciting mold making session lies ahead. So nice to be in Queenstown with the amazing Barton Machine Works to machine some tightly toleranced connectors for a very satisfying fit!

24/11/2023

I have been a bit slow on here lately, but progress is indeed being made in WilderWheels' new home - Queenstown, Aotearoa (aka paradise). Queenstown has an amazing community of inventors, tinkerers, makers, fabricators and all the other good things. They have helped me get back to the process of finishing those last couple of scoot hurdles and I now have some exciting new connectors that show a bunch of promise. Fingers crossed that one of these could be the one.

If you have any other ideas for quickly connecting carbon tubes together in a lightweight way in a high torque environment, I am allllll ears 👂

07/08/2022

First sail, dinghy, hike, scoot mission at Dooragan National Park, climbing North Brother and then to a red hot scoot down the mountain.

Travelling on a boat is actually a lot easier with a scoot. You can get to far off national parks and other adventures and it squidges down into nothing.