It says it all in the name - Cam Johnson Suspension. This business has been Cam’s brain child since 2015. As an independent business owner, Cam set out to offer top shelf suspension servicing and performance upgrades all from the comfort of his home in Alexandra, NZ. Fast forward to present time and he’s achieved exactly that, plus more! Still an independent business owner, he now has a full time employee (as well as himself) in the workshop — now based in Queenstown.
Cams’ knowledge is worth a lot. He’s been building it, hands on, watching and learning at a totally practical level. He’s super inquisitive when it comes to suspension and what actually works. If you were to open up that brain of his you wouldn’t be able to fit all that knowledge back in, it’s packed so tight. And if his suspension knowledge, service and tuning doesn’t impress you enough then his skills on the trail will back it all up. The man knows how to rip. That’s why it all clicks like it does. Mountain bikes, Motos’, skis, you name it!
Cam started to work in the suspension industry while still attending High School, when he had a job for the New Zealand FOX Suspension distributor during school holidays. Eventually he took on full-time work with them once he finished school at the ripe age of 17… and the rest is history!
Rising up through the junior categories and into Elite level Downhill racing, Cam owned the hills of the deep south and held his own on the National Circuit. A few trips around the world with his bike and mates gained himself priceless experiences and the kind of appreciation for a sport that fuels the passion for a lifelong career in its industry. Let’s not forget his Crankworx Whip Off victory in Les 2 Alpes, France 2013. Mad Dog!
The newest member of the CJ Suspension team, Kurt has developed his skills in the NZ bike industry over the past 13 years. Starting off as one of those kids who would go into his local bike shop every day and hassle the mechanics about what they were doing, to landing his first job as an after school lad pumping up tires and dusting shelves at his local bike shop in Havelock North, NZ. His passion for bike mechanics was pretty obvious from early on. Once high school was over, he packed up and dragged himself to Queenstown to pursue a career in the bike industry and ultimately chase his dreams of becoming a World Cup DH team mechanic.
One of the first people he was lucky enough to meet in Queenstown was Ed Masters, who became his door to the world cup scene. Eddie hired Kurt as a team mechanic for the Bergamont Factory Team in 2015, before moving on to the Pivot Factory Racing Team in 2018… and the rest is history! Again!