Mike Montgomery wins Ranchstyle Best Trick Throwdown!

May 7, 2011
by Ian Hylands  
In pretty much a landslide victory Mike Montgomery has won the Pinkbike Best Trick Throwdown at Ranchstyle in Colorado with 353 votes. The event took place yesterday at the Grassroots Ranch in Colorado and was filmed by a team of videographers. The video was then posted to Pinkbike where viewers had the opportunity to vote for a winner. Mike's winning trick was a backflip barhop, something that is mostly unseen in mountain bike competition. Greg Watts placed second with 121 votes, he threw down a myriad of tricks including a flip double barspin and no handed 360 to barspin. Third place was Ben Glassen, a relatively unknown rider from Nanaimo BC. His super steezy 360 nac earned him 65 votes, while Eric Lawrenuk's decade (or 360 downside whip to some) earned him fourth place with 47 votes.

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Results

1. Mike Montgomery 353
2. Greg Watts 121
3. Ben Glassen 65
4. Eric Lawrenuk 47
5. Joe Perizzo 32
6. Jamie Goldman 13
7. Kelly Mcgarry 7
8. Anthony Messere 4
8. Jack Ludlam
10. Garrett Robertson 1
10. Nick Simcik 1
10. Reece Wallace 1
10. Scott Alleyn 1
10. Tyler McCaul 1

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official results at the event
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Mike Montgomery's event winning flip barhop
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Mike Montgomery


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41 Comments
  • 4 0
 He only won by a mere 232 votes... nbd. Congrats Mike this is going to be your year of domination.
  • 3 0
 I agree with ColRider. I thought that his bag of tricks was already ridiculous before today. It's pretty sick to think that he's pulling crazy stuff like that with the season just getting warmed up. I can't wait for Crankworx!!!! Or should I say Red Bull Joyride!
  • 2 0
 i dont think people appreciate greg watts's tricks enough, kinda like how nyquist never trully gets appropiate recognition.... i mean flip suicide to bars.....
  • 7 6
 Ben Glassen 3rd? Really guys? Apparently I'm the only one who doesn't like his "steeze" at all...but he was a nice guy when I met him a few years ago. And Montgomery's trick was awesome.
  • 5 0
 i think its safe to say mikes got a comanding lead
  • 3 1
 don't worry your not the only one.
  • 1 0
 anyone else notice there is no 9th place?
  • 1 0
 two people tied for 8th. that means no 9th
  • 1 0
 Montgomery FTW
  • 9 0
 Dude, 3 nacs are legit. especially when performed in that manner.
  • 2 0
 Yeah that was easy my favourite trick, so much style.Goldmans flip nac was pretty deece as well.
  • 4 1
 Are you kidding me klopp? I think Ben Glassen had the most stylish trick of all at that contest with his 360 nac nac, Jamie Goldman and Mike Montgomery is in that lead to.
  • 1 0
 We all knew he would win!
  • 2 1
 tbh i'm not really a fan of can one foot landers
  • 3 0
 I dig the 360 nac, cuz it's refreshing to see someone in a best trick contest not try and crowd in as many fast moving bike movements as possible before landing... sometimes it's nice to just see a good trick, and not have a seizure trying to keep up with all the movements... I find that a lot of times, while things are being crowded in, what gets lost is style...
  • 3 0
 WTF is with that dude who was riding without his helmet buckled?

That's sooo dumb (and we all saw why)
  • 1 0
 Front Flip FTL
  • 1 0
 i can do that with my hands tied behind my back and my eyes closed. now that a trick i wanna see! but mm's trick was yewwwwwwwwwwwww raaaaaadddddddd
  • 1 0
 thought it would have been a bit closer between watts and mike. good job mike!
  • 1 0
 Such a fun contest! Big shout out to Grassroots Cycle's for putting it on. Everyone was killing it.
  • 1 0
 Way to go guys, great looking comp. Ya Ben, can't wait to see some of that style back in the Loops.
  • 1 0
 theres perrizo almost knocking himself out again.
makin the northwest proud Beer
  • 1 0
 GIMME A VIDEO PLLLLLEEEEAAAAAAASSSSSSEEEEEEEEEE
  • 1 0
 Go to the home page and look down a post. Congrats Mike...fairly deserved.
  • 1 0
 yewwSmile raddest trick out!
  • 3 0
 no way! special flip by Greg on nitro circus for the win! Big Grin
  • 1 0
 I knew it!! great run mike u da man!!!!
  • 1 0
 I swear its as if hes riding a fmx bike all his tricks are fmx tricks!
  • 1 0
 yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
  • 1 0
 everyone looked so fucking sketchy apart from montgomery or watts
  • 1 0
 whatever Eric Lawrenuk did was SICK!! that looked really cool
  • 1 0
 Yeah Glassen..! Way to show 'em what Nanaimo riders are made of..!
  • 1 0
 Way to go Mike. All that time in the Big Air Bag at Camp paying off! Ken
  • 1 0
 The guy with the double back was going huge!
  • 1 0
 yea MikeM \m/!!
  • 1 0
 BEN GLASSEN 3 NAC
  • 1 0
 sweet sweet. PINKBIKESmile
  • 1 0
 niiice!!
  • 1 0
 yeaaaaa bennnnnnn
  • 1 2
 sik, Joe Perizzo has the worst style imo







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