Peak Suspension LTD
Kurt McDonald

Our Story

Kurt grew up in Havelock North where he was lucky to work after school and in the holidays at Revolution Bikes.  This helped shape his future, and his passion for the bike industry.  At the age of 20 he chased his dream and headed to Queenstown in pursuit of new opportunities in the fast-growing QTMTB scene.  Over the past 12 years he achieved just that. 

For many years he chased the endless summer dream, with Southern Hemisphere summers spent in Queenstown, and winters spent on the World Cup Circuit and Northern Hemisphere summers where he worked as Ed Master’s mechanic on the Pivot Factory Race team. For the past 4.5 years he worked at CJ Suspension in Queenstown as the workshop manager and was fortunate enough to be trained by Cam Johnson in suspension servicing and tuning. Cam has over 15 years of experience and knowledge in the industry and is truly one of the best in the business.

Fast forward to October 2025.  He has moved back to Hawke’s Bay with his wife and they are looking for new opportunities close to family. They are here to build a stable life and a successful, full-time business.

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So Peak Suspension was created, Hawke's Bay's first professional service dedicated to mountain bike suspension servicing and tuning. With Kurts broad knowledge and skills for servicing all makes and models of suspension, paired with his all round knowledge for bikes and experience working with the worlds fastest riders, you can be confident that he wants to help you get the most out of your suspension.