Velduro talks Shanghai success & future plans with Mike Hosking on Newstalk ZB

Velduro’s public launch is barely a month old, yet the Velduro Phantom - our super-light carbon, DJI powered e-gravel bike has already bagged the Gold Award at the 33rd China International Bicycle Fair, topping more than 600 entries. Co-founder Dan Wallace broke the news in a six-minute chat with Mike Hosking on Newstalk ZB, calling the win “absolutely mind-blowing, one minute we were hoping for a polite nod, the next we’re holding the top trophy.”

The Phantom pairs a sub-14 kg carbon frame with DJI’s Avinox system—an ultra-compact 250 W motor and 600 Wh downtube battery that delivers 120 Nm of real-world torque without the weight penalty of traditional e-bike drives. Wallace told Hosking the Avinox partnership was critical: “DJI burst onto the e-bike scene 18 months ago and basically rewrote the rule-book. Their power-to-weight advantage lets us keep the Phantom’s total mass closer to an analogue gravel rig, which is exactly what Kiwi riders have been asking for.”

Looking ahead, Wallace revealed Velduro’s next project: a full-suspension carbon e-MTB that will also run DJI Avinox. A 3-D-printed prototype drew crowds in Shanghai; the first rideable carbon frame lands in Tauranga on 15 June. “We have top elite riders lined up to intensely test this on New Zealand trails. If it rides the way the design team expect,then these will be available to purchase later on in the year,” he said.

Hosking wrapped the segment with high-profile praise for Bay-of-Plenty innovation: “Yet another brain-box doing well in the world, proof that Kiwis are punching above their weight.”

Hear every detail - Gold Award shock, Avinox deep-dive and price grilling - by streaming the full interview here: