Sequence Saturday 21

Jun 2, 2012
by Scott Secco
 
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SPY released an extremely unusual TV commercial spot that airs this week during the Tour of California (ToC) bike race. The unique 30-second spot features freestyle MTB rider Mike Montgomery pulling off huge airs and a high flying backflip—maneuvers usually only attempted on much beefier equipment like motocross, BMX and freestyle mountain bikes. Check it out: http://youtu.be/fPn4fDqL7f8.

“The idea seemed pretty crazy at first," explains Montgomery, who is a pro at doing similar tricks on Freestyle Mountain bikes built to take abuse from hard landings."Right up until moments before cameras began rolling, we weren’t sure if I was going to break the frame or taco the tire. The bike Specialized made for me held up perfectly on flips, super flips and spins. It was fun making this commercial with SPY, and I think people are going to really trip out when they see it.”

Photos by: Marshall Mullen

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126 Comments

  • + 227
flag br13 (Jun 2, 2012 at 0:26)
 Dear warranty claim department, I was riding my bike when all of a sudden ...
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flag DaninBC (Jun 2, 2012 at 1:22)
 You win.
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flag gravityhelps (Jun 2, 2012 at 1:49)
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flag Rich-Downhill28 (Jun 2, 2012 at 3:20)
 "That's soo aero"......... INDEED IT IS!
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flag Rambo1501 (Jun 2, 2012 at 3:57)
 If you look closely you'll notice he's wearing spandex...
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flag redcorn (Jun 2, 2012 at 6:41) (Below Threshold) show comment
 I was just riding along...
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flag socalbomber (Jun 2, 2012 at 7:35)
 can i buy that pack off you???
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flag SandersB (Jun 2, 2012 at 12:00)
 @Daniel2011 .....I liked the song (jump into the fog-the wombats)......
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flag six66 (Jun 2, 2012 at 12:40)
 I've got a feeling Lance Armstrong now feels like his lifes' accomplishments pale in comparison to what SOME roadies are doing
  • + 1
flag cole-slaw (Jun 3, 2012 at 10:34)
 his legs are shaved
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flag nzbiker5 (Jun 3, 2012 at 20:14)
 Penh Hugh who said road bikes are for roads.....
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flag bikerdude29 (Jun 4, 2012 at 15:16)
 JRA
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flag Downhill340 (Jun 2, 2012 at 3:50)
 What roadies think they do ..........
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flag fitzy96 (Jun 2, 2012 at 1:21)
 Smile Smile You poor road bikers, you've got no excuses now Wink Wink
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flag Mud-Machine (Jun 2, 2012 at 2:26)
 What do you mean my frame wasn't designed for that
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flag migkab (Jun 2, 2012 at 1:42)
 Many discussions arise around new bikes. "more travel, less travel, head angles, bb heights and so on..."
Sometimes we forget that it's all in the rider not in the bike. Just ride!!
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flag KRVZ (Jun 2, 2012 at 10:01)
 He won't ride for long on the same bike !!!
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flag speppy2316 (Jun 2, 2012 at 3:47)
 That's what the tour de France is missing a big trick stage
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flag Rusty77 (Jun 2, 2012 at 3:13)
 I'm not sure what'd be the most impressive feat - flipping a road bike or riding a DJ bike in a Grand Tour?
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flag Taane (Jun 2, 2012 at 0:57)
 Mike Montgomery rocks up to the trails. Everyone starts laughing at the roadie who is checking out the jumps. Mike Montgomery pulls a Super Flip. Everyone faints in shock.
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flag sugar (Jun 2, 2012 at 7:13)
 When Mr. Montgomery approached his own crossroads. He made the unselfish decision to sell his soul for the good of Roadie's around the world. Spy Optics and the Devil were last seen holding hands.
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flag Evan-Littauer (Jun 2, 2012 at 18:49)
 Off roads we ride! With spandex we wear
Onto the trails, not that my bike cares.
It's handling well, dispite the wear and tear
The frame hasn't broken yet, let's go get air!
Straight air? No, no, thats not how we do.
Straight to a flip! Wearing spandex to boot!
Road bike faired, ready for another hit.
And when I landed that super flip everyone..
.. well. You know what rhymes with hit.
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flag oscarolc (Jun 2, 2012 at 13:05)
 So how did this happen??
Well i was riding my road bike and all of a sudden i slipped of the road hit a bump did a backflip and my feet came off. I looked like super man, landed and then hit another bump and my legs came off and for the second time i looked like super man, but then because i was on a road bike slipped out on the corner thing and slipped because my tires were stupidly thin and slick, i then hit a tree and my bike broke ... so i was wondering can i have a new bike???
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flag sugar (Jun 2, 2012 at 6:14)
 In an opposite world where the moon is blue and Hell hath frozen over. Roadies do not unnecessarily take up too much of the publics roadways....and they do cool shit, like Dirt Jumping!
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flag miguelads (Jun 2, 2012 at 2:38)
 After all the road bikes are really strong.
PS: He even has a bottle, should be to compact the dirts.
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flag miguelads (Jun 2, 2012 at 10:20)
 I don't know how, but when i´m searching in my PC this vid appeared....
Check this out: www.pinkbike.com/video/260436
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flag larryssman7 (Jun 2, 2012 at 12:40)
 "Aerodynamics tested in wind tunnels allow the rider spin backflips in the air faster than a dirt jumper.
The top FMB world tour riders have noted this, and have begun switching out their bikes for faster rotaions."
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flag sugar (Jun 2, 2012 at 12:26)
 Are you frickn crazy?...
A 20 litre Evoc Freeride Bag is waaay too big for a road cyclist to be doing back flip tricks.
Duhh!
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flag jacobsparling (Jun 2, 2012 at 9:27)
 I did that once.... then i woke up
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flag LilChrisMac (Jun 2, 2012 at 1:03)
 Road bikes are so hot right now
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flag Cornel (Jun 2, 2012 at 4:39)
 Really cool approach for poor riders. Road bike meets off road bike meets jump bike... We need some downhill shots of this guy. Maybe try BMX supercross too
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flag nunosilvapt (Jun 2, 2012 at 9:57)
 what the f*ck u just do with this frame ? well superman , superman backflip nothing special..
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flag Stroomer (Jun 2, 2012 at 0:15)
 The new stage in the tour of California is sure to thin out the pack.
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flag drxdcall (Jun 2, 2012 at 1:51)
 I'm sure the peloton went this way.
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flag AlexCrandles (Jun 2, 2012 at 0:37)
 That dude is totally doping!
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flag Clarkeh (Jun 2, 2012 at 0:51)
 He has an electric motor!
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flag RichardCunningham Mod Plus (Jun 2, 2012 at 10:28)
 UCI bans CycloSuperCross so Mike Montgomery can't win (MBA feature story)
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flag bmar (Jun 2, 2012 at 1:43)
 Awkward moment when road biking turns boring and you just realized you're not on your mountain bike...
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flag Ste13 (Jun 2, 2012 at 9:22)
 I wonder if Lance Armstrong can do that?
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flag adam686 (Jun 2, 2012 at 9:18)
 things ide like to see done on a road bike now. the possibilities are endless.........
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flag bringmethedirt (Jun 2, 2012 at 1:24)
 Looks like Mike found the most badass shortcut to work ever...
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flag sugar (Jun 2, 2012 at 7:29)
 The Fairy Tale ending for a boring Tour de France.
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flag isaacgabriel (Jun 3, 2012 at 9:18)
 This technique may be used only if there is a massive obstacle on the race course.
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flag Jazza-HP (Jun 2, 2012 at 17:26)
 When Graeme Obree said that he was doing something different this time round, no one expected him to do that!
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flag ChaseRider7point5 (Jun 2, 2012 at 6:02)
 Now it's time to take our DJ bikes to the road...I hear single speed is all the rage anyways.
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flag Oxburger (Jun 2, 2012 at 8:45)
 Skinny Jeans? No thanks, I'll grab a spandex suit instead.
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flag brookrayner (Jun 2, 2012 at 6:02)
 Just goes to show, a bike is a bike is a bike! Why to go Mike!!!
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flag andimoore (Jun 2, 2012 at 8:33)
 Roadie to mtn biker- step it up ! or step aside !
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flag bgarn (Jun 2, 2012 at 5:16)
 Hey are those 44 cm bars your're running?
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flag Kona-Stinker-Dude (Jun 2, 2012 at 7:20)
 I didn't want the damn back pack anyways
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flag sugar (Jun 2, 2012 at 8:10)
 This is what can happen if all of your other bikes are getting repaired!
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flag schoenbergfreerider (Jun 2, 2012 at 7:04)
 I wish i would have such a good dirtbike setup. Big Grin
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flag BryanBobo (Jun 2, 2012 at 8:10)
 Because doing a superflip on a mountain bike was soo last year
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flag sugar (Jun 2, 2012 at 8:04)
 What's next? Scooter DH?
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flag krash (Jun 2, 2012 at 10:06)
 if its the old school air tire scooters, i am in! do they make Wet Scream's for scooters? lol
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flag shred4freedom (Jun 2, 2012 at 7:12)
 Just goes to show you that you don't always need the best bike to shred.
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flag ista (Jun 2, 2012 at 9:23)
 i wonder if he shaves his legs
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flag dirtjump09 (Jun 2, 2012 at 12:26)
 I cant even do that on a dj bike....
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flag ku22in (Jun 2, 2012 at 12:04)
 Ooooooh, that says "carbon," I thought I read "dirt jumper."
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flag redrktr32 (Jun 2, 2012 at 11:51)
 That's what I call spinning!
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flag harrisonschreiner (Jun 2, 2012 at 15:12)
 Cyclocross suddenly got kinda cool.
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flag laxxman (Jun 3, 2012 at 17:18)
 But mom... it was on television!..
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flag br13 (Jun 10, 2012 at 12:05)
 Has anyone won this contest? No annoncement?
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flag jagarcia89 (Jun 5, 2012 at 7:02)
 UCI will have a fit over this one.
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flag shredds (Jun 2, 2012 at 11:37)
 Mike sure knows how to make road biking look cool.
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flag sugar (Jun 2, 2012 at 11:21)
 120 p.s.i. will give you the right speed that is needed to make the jump.
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flag Tk24 (Jun 2, 2012 at 9:16)
 So how'd the glasses hold up?
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flag Lt-Scallywag (Jun 2, 2012 at 8:50)
 You mean drop handlebars aren't designed for hucking huge drops?
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flag wasp666 (Jun 2, 2012 at 4:01)
 If Carlsberg made cycling events
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flag thelocalsride (Jun 2, 2012 at 9:31)
 Classic case of JRA......Just Riding Along
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flag sugar (Jun 2, 2012 at 11:16)
 For a Roadie....This takes hill training to a whole new level.
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flag BillyLewis (Jun 2, 2012 at 9:57)
 And to think that cross riders dismount their bikes for barriers....
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flag Edwood2110 (Jun 2, 2012 at 8:46)
 Just the normal work run.....
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flag johnnyvoris (Jun 2, 2012 at 4:18)
 This new road bike is so fast, that he was really flying.
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flag BaronVonSchwinn (Jun 2, 2012 at 1:19)
 I'll see your tight jeans and raise you...
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flag dropsrus83 (Jun 2, 2012 at 1:22)
 Wow, those clip less pedals suck!
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flag archangelMichael (Jun 2, 2012 at 1:25)
 Hey guys!! Trick on on dirt bikes are boring. Crankworx this year on road bikes!!
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flag martino732 (Jun 2, 2012 at 1:45)
 Very good man Now i want to go out and ride a bike too!
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flag jbrckmn (Jun 2, 2012 at 1:13)
 He should have tried the 'drinking from water bottle in mid-air trick'
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flag sroberts88962 (Jun 2, 2012 at 1:06)
 World's ultimate roadie... Big Grin
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flag semenuk-fan (Jun 2, 2012 at 0:14)
 Mike better hope this roadbike dosnt have clipless pedals! or hes screwed
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flag carter-hill (Jun 2, 2012 at 0:59)
 "i was just riding along and it just snapped, i dunno."
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flag tstep3 (Jun 2, 2012 at 1:06)
 i wonder if he actually used that water bottle?
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flag mtbrider619 (Jun 2, 2012 at 1:53)
 Tour de France bro ??? u mad bro ??
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flag mtnbiker1960 (Jun 2, 2012 at 1:02)
 Yikes! It might encourage people to buy road bikes.Hah! Hah! Mountainbikers rule!
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flag georgy291 (Jun 2, 2012 at 2:36)
 roadies you have no excuse now
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flag JonGales (Jun 2, 2012 at 3:44)
 bike choice level: ultra lightweight freak.
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flag monkeykidd14 (Jun 2, 2012 at 12:21)
 Anyone for tacos?
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flag Superpro8 (Jun 2, 2012 at 11:45)
 Holy spandex batman!
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flag exnihilo (Jun 2, 2012 at 5:45)
 Sick!
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flag peesh (Jun 2, 2012 at 0:51)
 careful your water bottle doesn't fall out
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flag wesdadude (Jun 2, 2012 at 0:48)
 So much for no through roads.
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flag matin89 (Jun 2, 2012 at 2:50)
 Tour de Off Road !
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flag raymond-george (Jun 2, 2012 at 0:15)
 It takes a lot of skill to take your freestyle steez skills to a bike that's the opposite of what your used to
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flag mullett13 (Jun 2, 2012 at 21:06)
 I ripped my spandex!
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flag thomas-b (Jun 2, 2012 at 0:20)
 Just gotta stretch out and adjust the junk.
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flag bjorntsc (Jun 2, 2012 at 1:26)
 Roady
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flag jaketinnelly (Jun 2, 2012 at 0:05)
 Thats a massive superflip for any kind of bike!
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flag WasabiJim (Jun 2, 2012 at 0:35)
 Lycra just got cool
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flag RogerTalbot (Jun 2, 2012 at 0:21)
 Those cloths are gonna be my next dirtjump cloth. Swaaaaaaggg...
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flag Clarkeh (Jun 2, 2012 at 0:37)
 *At work tomorrow

How'd you destroy your frame and rim?

I don't know I was just riding normally and it just snapped...
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flag Nygaard (Jun 2, 2012 at 4:59)
 Proves my theory:

Mountain biking is what all roadies WOULD do, if they had the balls!
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flag Fuglio (Jun 2, 2012 at 6:04)
 I was wondering how long it would take for somone to mention balls. YOU SUCK!!
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flag dougies (Jun 2, 2012 at 11:57)
 rod takes as much if not more balls
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flag spyk27 Plus (Jun 2, 2012 at 0:11)
 Tour de slope?
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flag ebehn (Jun 2, 2012 at 0:09)
 700c, the new freestyle standard.
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flag gravityhelps (Jun 2, 2012 at 0:09)
 superman does wear effin tights
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flag chazzbiker98 (Jun 2, 2012 at 0:32)
 What has the world of cycling come to?? :/
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flag olliebt97 (Jun 2, 2012 at 0:03)
 Only Superman can do that with a road-bike...Mike must have superpowers!
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flag YetiRider35 (Jun 2, 2012 at 0:11)
 click* Superman click*
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flag westsyderider (Jun 2, 2012 at 0:11)
 and people thought these bikes were only good enough to go extremely fast on the road for hours on end.
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flag Mayancrew (Jun 2, 2012 at 0:16)
 He is epic, just like small kids with cheap bikes who do awesome tricks Big Grin
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flag flatline1715 (Jun 2, 2012 at 0:30)
 mike can do anthithing with any bike. he's the man for any job
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flag thomas-b (Jun 2, 2012 at 0:32)
 Haha watching you're dream of winning a pretty neat looking pack go down the drain as you get an onslaught of neg props.
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flag gravityhelps (Jun 2, 2012 at 0:37)
 i was gonna say this contest is becoming ludacris all people do is just neg prop everything. but i guess thats the deal when they offer something free...im hoping i can get the prize for most neg props. but damn people its a bag buy one support the company if u want one THAT bad. p.s if salsa smells okay is good to eat?
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flag chazzbiker98 (Jun 2, 2012 at 0:31)
 WTF!!!!!!!!!
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flag nothinbutfish (Jun 2, 2012 at 0:31)
 who needs a dirt jump bike when you can do it all on a road bike!
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flag kachow (Jun 2, 2012 at 0:20)
 imagine if Ryder Hesjedal could do flip super-mans :O
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flag lil-chris (Jun 2, 2012 at 0:20)
 Dude check out this shortcut...
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