Loose Riders 2017 - Mashup #1: Enjoy our first mashup video of 2017 with riding from our global team riders. Featuring: Reece Potter, Nico Vink, Antoine Buffart, Betz Canovi, Joel Anderson, Alexis D'heer, Toby Meek, Jan Feyser, Franz Grossmann, and Veronique Sandler.
Spin in The Mournes: The snow capped peaks of the Mourne Mountains are the perfect excuse for an early morning start and some fast paced DH action from J Mac on his Mondraker Summon in Newcastle, County Down. Video: North Peak Media.
DHCoNZ - Christchurch Adventure Park 2017: Gravity Canterbury and Christchurch Adventure Park played host to the latest round of the New Zealand Downhill series. Lots of sun and a brand new unridden track made for the rowdiest, loosest, dust fest!
OverStoke - A Day With Kyle Beattie: Last September I took a trip through to the town of Aviemore to spend a day with Scottish mountain biker, skier and all round energetic rad guy, Kyle Beattie. In the words of Kyle, I hope this video gets you "SUPER STOOOOOOOKED YO!!!"
Finale Ligure - Time To Join The Party: Finale Ligure is fast becoming well known for its enduro riding and World Series events but who offers MTB holidays in this resort? Well, MTB BEDS do, offering the full package with accommodation, up lifts, guiding, food and transfers topped off with epic descents from mountain peaks to warm seas.
X Games Real Ski - Magnus Graner: Magnus getting tricky.
Ain't No Wave Pool - Mick Fanning: What if I told you there was an unknown sand-bottom right that is five kilometres long, breaks 20 metres off the beach, holds six foot of swell, and has only been surfed by four people on the entire planet?
Bruhwiler Country: Few know the wilds and the waves of British Columbia like Canada’s first pro surfer, Raph Bruhwiler. Raised in the deep woods of Vancouver Island, Raph is using his deep understanding of the region to push the boundaries of surfing and inspiring a new generation to find adventures of their own.
I loved it. I love videos that seem to be friends who are just having a blast riding bikes. I like to see people fall off their bikes sometimes. I like to see people get off their line. I like videos like this that I can somewhat image myself riding with them (even if they are better than I'll ever be). Just overall much more enjoyable to me than tricks off big jump lines or speed is the only priority downhill runs (though I enjoy both from time to time too).
Enjoyed the footage of the NZ downhill series but made me feel a bit sad to be looking up at the blackened remains of the forest. Really hoping the bike park will rise from the ashes!
I have a question -- what's with the bmxers running wide ish bars but gripping them inside? Is this something I should be doing on my mountain bicycle? I could buy extra wide bars so I can run at my usual stretch but with my hands still off the ends.
I ride my bmx with 29" bars and I hold against the flange of the grip, so there is about an inch poking out either side. It just "feels right". On my mtb I have 760mm bars and I hold the outside of my flangeless lock on grip. It also "feels right" and it minimises the chance of snagging my bars on trees. Sure there are probably more scientific reasons behind it but at the end of the day the moral of the story is; if it feels right, do it.
I have a partial explanation from my own experience. When I got a bmx a few years ago I found myself doing that but couldn't figure out why. After a bit of Internet geekery I found out most bmx bars have 0-2* upsweep. I found some bars with 3* upsweep and lo and behold I was riding with my hands back in the middle of the grips. Not sure if that explains it for anybody else though.
Nor cal 2: starting at 4:53 is that U hills area on American river!!? So rad, never witnessed anyone sending that jump properly! And now I know who made all the roost berms, props!
@eldofreeride: YEAH! Buddy and mine loop that area alot, know that jump. Hit my head on the tree branches last year jumping it the weak way, haha. Awesome video!
@stacykohut: I watch you guys at Crankworx every year and really my highlight to see you keep on rockin'. What would be cool is to get some GoPro footage so that one could see the course from your view. It must be scary as heck. Keep it up Stacy and you're an inspiration to all
@stacykohut: That is awesome. Great video. Thanks Stacy. Gotta get more this summer :-) You get some serious air there. I'd be shitting a landing pad ;-)
Was going to favourite Bellinghomies for the really nice riding by the first two riders. But for some reason some people are fascinated by flashing backside. I don't get it.
The killer (pun intended) for me though was that last clip of the dude driving the boat having a beer. We know that's not a good idea, right?
@Mullet-Bullet: Thanks for the thought and the link mate, I should have made my point more clear... I would like to watch PinkBike Videos on my bigscreen TV the easiest way for me would be through YouTube as "the internet" doesn't tend to work so well. (yes I know YouTube is on the internet, however my TV is configured for Youtube and not other 'video players')
On my mtb I have 760mm bars and I hold the outside of my flangeless lock on grip. It also "feels right" and it minimises the chance of snagging my bars on trees.
Sure there are probably more scientific reasons behind it but at the end of the day the moral of the story is; if it feels right, do it.
downhill24.bike/stacy-kohut
keep on keepin on.
here is the only go pro rider mounted footage i've ever got............
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUp1xoALYb4
'dukes of hazzard' horn and all.......................
good times following and being followed by aaron chase.
when your lower to the ground , things come up quickly and lips look way steeper than they actually are.
can be challenging.
The killer (pun intended) for me though was that last clip of the dude driving the boat having a beer. We know that's not a good idea, right?