Mike Montgomery + Specialized

 I didnt realize how good he was, he doesnt get enough coverage

 he just throws down!...seriously one of the nicest, hardest working, and talented dudes. so glad he was able to get on a big company and get more money!

 Seshig the compound with him this summer, one of the most talented guys ever

 I know!!! wtf? Did you see that front flip table? Crazy shit...I can't even imagine how awkward of a trick that must feel like.

 First person I have ever seen try a 900 outside of a half or quater pipe....

 he was trying the 1080, incase u havent heard thats wat hes trying to do soon

 I smell a 1080!

 ^^ yeah that was immense

 If he doesn't hit the 1080 in competition this year... I'll be surprised.

 Watch from 4:25 to the end.
www.vitalmtb.com/videos/feature/Mike-Montgomery-Tyler-McCaul-Project,4824/JBrantley,411

 To pay the bills . . . .Mike Mo just killing it on whatever he rides

 Congrats Mike!

 waiting for the 1080 to surface ...

 1080 brah

 Will he be on the team with Bearclaw or are they scraping him to make room???

 If they ditch bearclaw i will lose all respect for specialized

 what fork does he ride?

 @rabey101 You srs?? 1 spin is 360 degrees. You do the math.

 @Joe-Joey he rides the Manitou Circus Expert

 To help you out; 900 is half rotation short of 3 revs. That's pretty much a crash unless he can backpedal the landing.

 I really like how Mike always wears a neckbrace but didn't he used to wear alpinestar?

 That still is an Alpinestars brace....

 @ktmmxrider no it isn't www.vitalmtb.com/videos/member/Leatt-Mike-Montgomery-Commercial-January-2012,11486/Vital-MTB,7985

 Oh fuck eh. Doesn't really matter tho they both do the same thing.

 when's the part 2 of that video jeromev? can't wait to see the full 1080! mike M has got balls crashing so many times doing this. truly inspiring!

 It's to compete against Trek's Semenuk, Mccaul and Wildhaber

 Poor Trek, Spesh has one hell of a lineup

 and don't forget Sam hill and Troy Brosnan, that riders make specialized the best team in this moment.

 Close enough, I've heard worse english here in Germany

 Lets not forget spz has Hill and Brosnan!

 Waldon, it's somewhat ironic that you can't even spell "said".

 uhm, trek got both DH overall champs..."back of the bus specialized"

 @thevondals- you've got a point but i would think from a fans perspective and what these particular riders disciplines are, that "bus" is owned by Specialized with these riders and McCaul and Semenuk probably party in that bus! don't forget you need seats for Hill, Brosnan, Voreis, Keene & Benedict in that bus too!

 its a great line up, just saying Trek has last years best in DH and DJ, i hope other than mens DH its all different...
With that, where is the Syndicate team , and Danny Hart ( i mean, team Giant) gonna sit in that bus?...its getting full...haha
Voreis rocks, so does Shandro- 'free agency' and the corporate world kills loyalty...rooting interests are like the seasons; always changing..EXCEPT FOOTBALL..GO BIRDS...

 Yeah Spez Is outstanding this year lol freeride and in racing.

 Specialized sucks this year, because they are owned by the biggest jerk in the bike biz Mike Sinyard. A-hole spent $2 million on an illegitimate lawsuit against Volagi, but luckily the jury saw through Sinyard's bs, lies, intimidation, & misrepresentations and threw out most of the lawsuit. I don't care who they sponsor or how slick their ads are, I will never buy another Specialized product in my lifetime. Anybody who works or rides for Sinyard is a sellout, IMHO. To put it in perspective, Specialized spent more money on lawyers and their harassment lawsuits last year than they did on engineers. That is where their priorities are.

Their DH team is highly overrated, they didn't win any World Cup races last year, and they won't win any this year. Sam Hill is over the hill, and Brosnan pedals as fast as my Grandma. Hart will destroy them both on the technical tracks, and Gwin will certainly toast them on the pedal tracks. Doesn't help that they aren't clipped in and their bikes are mushy when pedaled.

I doubt their jumpers will win anything this year too, cause Mike Sinyard has created so much bad karma within the bike industry.

 Cool story bro ^^

 I'm so sick and tired of listening to protour's hateful rants about specialized. All their bikes are outstanding, their approach to biking where they believe that everyone should be riding a bike is a great philosophy to build up the biking community as a whole and until you have worked at an authorized specialized dealer and worked with specialized on the inside as I have have you shouldn't be hating on them as a company. It turns out that despite being the biggest bike company in the world they are extremely personal and I have never met a single specialized employee that is not stoked on bikes and extremely passionate about bikes 24/7. They are truly a great company, all throughout the specialized hierarchy.

 Congrats Mike

 Haha never rode DH before but you ordered a DH bike? Lucky bastard...well you're in for the time of your life!

 Nice bike Schy! Hey, btw we're hitting the enigmatic local track around 7:30 Saturday morning if you'd like to join us for a few runs.

As for the content of this thread, I hate to admit that Mike LOOKS like the kind of guy I wouldn't typically admire/respect, the lip piercing, etc., and I guess I'm judgmental, but I can't help but be won over by him. He seems like a really great, and down to earth (what an oxymoron after watching his air time in this vid ) person, not to mention his riding style isn't just going big, it's going HUGE!! Well done Mike, both on and off the bike!

 Specialized has alot of money...

 yup, I just gave em' 4 grand!!

 how come he is not riding the p3 it looks like a p2 or something

 im not sure what it is but one reason he may be riding the p2 could be if he prefers cromo. the p2 frame is cromo and the p3 is aluminum. i think....

 Correct! Some like the feel of cromo more and the fact that it has round tubing instead of square.

 He is on a P.3 though

 Er, Specialized ARE "chasing after DH podiums and cashing in on 29'ers."

 I saw on another video that he built that jump specifically to learn and land the 1080 on. They built all of the trail by hand and he estimated over 1000+ man hours to get it dialed in.

 That's why I favorited the video. I love watching people build and trying to figure out how they make different features. I was granted permission to build on city land in my hometown and will head out this weekend to start being creative with an axe and shovel.

 I say "favorited". I liked it on my own youtube page. I figured someone would troll me on saying that.

 Yeah that is super bad ass. As is the front flip table.

 I do! So does andrew bigelow.

 and Alan Hepburn, Adam Brayton, MatejCharvat, Kevn Landry, a few national level teams and a whole load of up and comer super groms... Banshee focuses on the young talent with huge potential to help them reach their goals... Mike reached some of his goals and picked up a big money sponsor, and we are happy for him... he is an increabile talent and I hope he has the career he deserves.

 money?

 Specialized P.3 and SX trail

 * SX, the sx trail is there free ride/dh bike

 Sorry my bad

 no worry's man!

 best comment ever

 he is...

 the brostep is strong in this one - but I like it