Life Behind Bars - Episode 1 - Video

May 22, 2012
by Tyler Maine  
Ultimate freeride MTB house - Life Behind Bars - Episode 1


Join us for an inside look at freeride mountain bike star Brandon Semenuk and his crew as we follow them on the road from World Tour Competitions to the journey back home in the coastal mountains of Canada.

In this premiere episode we check out the ultimate MTB house fully decked out with dirt jumps, slopestyle, trails, air bags, and a bear?! Lean back and enjoy some serious laughs, adventure, and of course some epic freeride mountain biking.

Stay tuned for episodes every other Tuesday.

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143 Comments
  • 165 2
 Everyone should have an intern to build jumps and get beers.
  • 30 3
 I'm going to go ahead and watch that again!
  • 43 2
 Can I be the new intern ?
  • 12 1
 and apparently bears Wink
  • 41 1
 everyone should be able to break a collarbone and be able to 3 on the first day back
  • 15 2
 I do now beleive that he has got 'The' ultimate setup for living, riding and socialising.. Image waking up to Semunak 3 tabling outside of your window
  • 9 0
 Semenuk* Autocorrect's fault
  • 3 0
 watching this video is making me look forward to getting up and half 6 in the morning to do 9.5hours of graft all day and still probably get payed less than this guy!
  • 68 3
 I have an intern who gets me beers...........she's called my wife............though she can't build jumps.
  • 41 0
 PB contest for Semenuk's internship...
  • 9 0
 i would do anything for that intern job
  • 2 0
 I think that would be an awesome contest!!!
  • 3 0
 Intern looks so stocked at 4:33!
  • 7 0
 not to mention that was a switch 3... this would be the ultimate cribs episode
  • 3 0
 Good Thing they didn't run over the RED that would be about $60,000 down the drain lol.
  • 13 0
 Competetion for the internship. You have to down 4 pints of milk, build a jump, fetch and open 6 beers and then remove a bear from a living room. Fastest time wins... tup
  • 2 0
 Intern = 8 mile
  • 2 0
 im kinda depressed that its on every other week Frown
  • 2 4
 www.pinkbike.com/photo/7890197/#top
I think I should be his intern. This is me in the photo.
  • 2 4
 get a life... plus transition wheelset on a trek, just no
  • 2 1
 Sorry that you don't have all that.
  • 49 2
 is this perfect life or not ?
  • 6 0
 every morning i wish i could have an opportunity like so!
  • 7 0
 the perfect life for sure, it's like a dream
  • 25 0
 definetly dream life right there, i mean they got to stay up til 9:30!!!!!!!
  • 6 0
 WHAT A LIFE !
  • 26 1
 Now we know how to get Semenuk to smile...let a bear lick his face Razz

The vid is a mountain biker's wet dream... add some chicks and it's heaven on earth.
  • 2 1
 yeah, its missing one important component indeed.
  • 16 0
 Ye guys hung out till 9.30!!.... Yer fuckin crazy!!!!!!!!!!
  • 2 0
 That's just what I thinking hahaha
  • 13 2
 Cool video, their place looks like a dream setup (especially with the airbag). I have two questions. What was the deal with the bear? Did they bring it in to play a prank on Intern? Where are all the girls?
  • 8 1
 did you watch the whole video? they explained that it was a prank...
  • 3 1
 Maybe I need to watch it again. It seemed like getting a trained bear would be a lot of effort for a prank that didn't seem to have that much of a payoff. Intern didn't really seem fazed by it.
  • 11 23
flag TrueLies (May 22, 2012 at 15:21) (Below Threshold)
 Im not too stoked on the idea of this series turning into a second Fantasy Factory, theres nothing more awful than watching a bunch of sports dudes trying to act out some lazily scripted prank scenario for the sake of trying to sell their lives as oh-so-crazy. Granted, I didnt expect this to become as "real" as that behind-the-scenes-at-Crankworx video the Freeride Entertainment guys did with Bearclaw (loved than one), however in my mind this one seems a tad too "made for TV". Theres nothing I love more than watching real antics and behind the scenes stuff (Id kill to watch the Cedric Gracia Gong Show) but this bear thing seemed a little staged. But maybe they were simply unlucky with how it turned out. Watching that bear making out with Semenuk was pretty entertaining though. I hope theyll focus on the riding in future episodes, the trail part was reeeeally good.
  • 14 1
 HA. where are the girls? No matter how cool your dirt piles in your yard are, don't forget we are all dirt bag mountain bikers.
  • 19 1
 it would have been better if the bear stood up, unzipped a hidden zipper and Cam McCaul stepped out.
  • 9 0
 The Claw would be a better fit.
  • 3 1
 I'm with you TrueLies, I said more or less the same but neg props were given to me LOL
  • 2 0
 @conv3rt Kyle Strait wouldve fit better.
  • 3 0
 haha, okay even better...McCaul, Claw, AND Strait step out of the bear suit....wait no, too weird.
  • 3 0
 @conv3rt thats sounds like the beging of a bad joke. "So McCaul, Claw, and Strait step out of bear suit..,"
  • 1 0
 Hahaha
  • 11 3
 I couldn't push play fast enough. LOAD faster!!!
  • 10 2
 That place is amazing, awesome video.
  • 4 0
 I FREAKING LOVED THIS VIDEO! These guys are definitely living the perfect life! An intern? A bear? Trails? Jumps? Jelly? Elements of an awesome video! Can't wait for the next one!
  • 5 1
 Is there any rider more consistent at throwing down huge tricks other than Semenuk?
  • 8 3
 hmm, bearclaw is pretty consistant at throwing massive 3's off of big ass drops
  • 4 1
 semenuk is lucky that bear isn't using his broken collarbone as a toothpick to pick... well... pieces of semenuk out of its teeth.
  • 2 0
 freakin' FANTASTIC! That house is so badass by itself. All the other stuff is so over the top awesome. That view from the house to the backyard watching people pull jumps and what not is priceless!
  • 4 1
 Every mountain biker should have a house and back garden like Brandon Semenuk's !
  • 4 1
 Next year you should get a international intern a tall germany guy called hans
  • 3 0
 these are gonna be so sick as more and more come. they are all just such amazing riders!
  • 4 0
 thats the life, right there..
  • 1 0
 I had a dream like this. Except i was living with my gf only lol. But my riding buddies were close by and we had a pool and we shred bikes all day, drink beer and my gf would bbq carnasada ...... Some day lol
  • 4 1
 No doubt... that is the LIFE! Some might call that, Utopia?
  • 2 1
 awesome... they shredded that trail... damn when am I going to be able to do that... ( I guess not by sitting behind a desk the whole week)
  • 2 0
 but I get to shred that trail every day on my ride home to my house, after a day of shredding!!! im not kidding, look at my vids... it actually blows whistler trails out the door, i would rather ride it than go to whistler
  • 4 0
 the life
  • 3 0
 Can i move in ? Il pay rent !
  • 2 0
 This video is soo rad! it couldnt get any better, it has the best vibe and its really well put together.
  • 3 0
 loved it!
what about the song at min 5:10?? anyone knows???
  • 1 0
 Second that request. Shazam didn't recognize it. Frown
Great video overall, can't wait to get back to Squamish and Whistler!
  • 2 0
 Well I cant complain at alllllllllllllll this is sick and that bear prank got me!!!!!!!!!!
  • 4 0
 perfect life or what?
  • 2 0
 im so jealous of brandon, but aren't we all a little bit? but im sure as hell not gonna hate on him for having it all.
  • 1 0
 This is honestly the dream for almost any biker. There's something for everyone. and yeah, an intern competition would be really fun...
  • 2 0
 Oh the life that some people live. So sick
  • 3 0
 lucky sons of a bitches
  • 1 0
 ya know when something bad happens people say "FAIL"....
Well for this I'm going to go ahead and say "PASS"!!!
  • 1 0
 Wow bear in the house? Ectually I am was shocked it's Brendon's happy kittyyyy;D
  • 1 0
 You lot wishing you were there just need to give a better bj than Intern and you're there!
  • 4 1
 What a life!
  • 1 0
 Intern: "but dude, you said there'd be chicks. Total sausage fest" www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXw6znXPfy4
  • 2 1
 What I wouldn't give - not that I could ever do it justice!
  • 2 1
 How do i become their intern!!!
  • 3 1
 DREAM LIFE
  • 2 1
 now all they need is a chair lift..i would get the Intern to build it
  • 1 0
 Well, now I know what I'm gonna do if I win the lottery.
  • 1 0
 Seriously, they have the best lives ever. I'm infinitely jealous.
  • 1 0
 He's a lucky guy but who pays for all of that?
  • 1 0
 All of them...
  • 1 0
 Red Bull has sings up everywhere so they are paying for the backyard. But Brandon bought the house and property.
  • 1 0
 How do you know that? Lol
  • 3 2
 Like...seriously, I know Brandon personally and I don't even know that...
  • 4 0
 Well he said in the video that he bought the property.... Red Bull is his major sponsor, he is now doing an 18 episode internet series that thousands if not millions of people will see and they have "Red Bull" painted on just about everything. I'd put money on red bull chipping in.
  • 1 0
 Wow its already been 9 minutes
  • 2 1
 yeah great video but where are all the melons
  • 1 0
 sorry, posted same message twice...
  • 1 0
 Of all times for my internet to be slow it has to be now??? COME ON!
  • 5 4
 brandon broke his collar bone jerkin off i bet! gimme dem props
  • 1 0
 As much as i like full on movies, I LOVE web edits soooo much more!
  • 1 0
 definitely the life that we all should live
  • 1 0
 Epic! Looking forward for the new episodes - now that is the life!
  • 1 0
 Now thats the kind of video I want to see.
  • 1 0
 You know you made it when you make a video like this.
  • 1 0
 Has any found that song from the trail section, sounds a bit mo town?
  • 1 0
 He's gonna be in Santa Cruz next time??
  • 1 0
 Does anybody know when the next episode is coming out ? Big Grin
  • 2 1
 Some one better call the doctor cuz this video is SICK!!
  • 1 0
 thats awesome guys keep up the rawness,id love to ride your yard.Salute
  • 1 0
 Anyone know the song that starts at 1:50?
  • 2 1
 That was just great. What an incredible place to live.
  • 2 1
 Now thats a little something I like to call the life!!
  • 1 0
 Well done! I love that after all this time the intern is still the intern.
  • 1 0
 that was rad, can't wait to see more of these..!
  • 1 0
 intern is so lucky. free rent just to build jumps..
  • 1 0
 I would be his intern and still pay rent.
  • 1 0
 .....yup, build a butt tow and shuttle into that stuff
  • 4 3
 AMAZING PLACE
  • 2 1
 OMG OMG OMG
  • 3 2
 is this in bc then?
  • 3 1
 yessir!
  • 2 1
 Sooo SICK!!!
  • 2 1
 Great video!
  • 2 1
 Awesome video
  • 1 0
 Been waitn for this!!!!
  • 1 0
 YESYESYESYES FINALLY!
  • 1 0
 stoked on this series.
  • 1 0
 Envy. VOD
  • 1 0
 das ist gut
  • 1 0
 So sick
  • 1 0
 living the dream
  • 1 0
 that bear is awsome
  • 2 1
 SUBSCRIBED!
  • 2 2
 Video of the year! period!
  • 1 0
 sick the bear!
  • 1 0
 what a ruff life...
  • 1 0
 how cheesy
  • 2 3
 Lucky you got to bet a fricken BEAR! My life long dream right there.
  • 2 3
 So sick when came the next episode up?
  • 3 5
 i like stund visions more... but that's not bad! and i want such an intern! Big Grin
  • 3 5
 i want to go to sleep for 40 years and wake up when robots do all the work so I can ride all day....and drink beer!
  • 1 0
 cool when you wake up, wake me up to and save a cold beer for me
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