Sequence Saturday 21

May 21, 2012 at 11:04
by Scott Secco  
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
  • 234 8
 Dear warranty claim department, I was riding my bike when all of a sudden ...
  • 32 5
 You win.
  • 7 3
 +2
  • 2 1
 "That's soo aero"......... INDEED IT IS!
  • 5 1
 If you look closely you'll notice he's wearing spandex...
  • 2 7
flag redcorn (Jun 2, 2012 at 6:41) (Below Threshold)
 I was just riding along...
  • 6 1
 can i buy that pack off you???
  • 2 0
 @Daniel2011 .....I liked the song (jump into the fog-the wombats)......
  • 1 1
 I've got a feeling Lance Armstrong now feels like his lifes' accomplishments pale in comparison to what SOME roadies are doing
  • 1 0
 his legs are shaved
  • 1 0
 Penh Hugh who said road bikes are for roads.....
  • 1 0
 JRA
  • 31 2
 What roadies think they do ..........
  • 30 4
 Smile Smile You poor road bikers, you've got no excuses now Wink Wink
  • 26 1
 What do you mean my frame wasn't designed for that
  • 24 4
 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!!
  • 2 0
 He won't ride for long on the same bike !!!
  • 16 0
 That's what the tour de France is missing a big trick stage
  • 12 1
 I'm not sure what'd be the most impressive feat - flipping a road bike or riding a DJ bike in a Grand Tour?
  • 12 4
 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.
  • 7 0
 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.
  • 3 0
 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.
  • 2 0
 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???
  • 4 0
 After all the road bikes are really strong.
PS: He even has a bottle, should be to compact the dirts.
  • 1 1
 I don't know how, but when i´m searching in my PC this vid appeared....
Check this out: www.pinkbike.com/video/260436
  • 3 1
 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!
  • 5 1
 Road bikes are so hot right now
  • 4 0
 I did that once.... then i woke up
  • 2 0
 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!
  • 1 0
 "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."
  • 8 5
 The new stage in the tour of California is sure to thin out the pack.
  • 3 0
 I'm sure the peloton went this way.
  • 1 0
 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
  • 2 0
 what the f*ck u just do with this frame ? well superman , superman backflip nothing special..
  • 4 2
 That dude is totally doping!
  • 3 4
 He has an electric motor!
  • 3 1
 Looks like Mike found the most badass shortcut to work ever...
  • 1 0
 Now it's time to take our DJ bikes to the road...I hear single speed is all the rage anyways.
  • 1 0
 things ide like to see done on a road bike now. the possibilities are endless.........
  • 2 0
 I wonder if Lance Armstrong can do that?
  • 1 0
 When Graeme Obree said that he was doing something different this time round, no one expected him to do that!
  • 1 0
 This technique may be used only if there is a massive obstacle on the race course.
  • 1 0
 Awkward moment when road biking turns boring and you just realized you're not on your mountain bike...
  • 3 1
 The Fairy Tale ending for a boring Tour de France.
  • 2 0
 Skinny Jeans? No thanks, I'll grab a spandex suit instead.
  • 2 0
 UCI bans CycloSuperCross so Mike Montgomery can't win (MBA feature story)
  • 1 0
 World's ultimate roadie... Big Grin
  • 1 0
 I'll see your tight jeans and raise you...
  • 1 0
 Very good man Now i want to go out and ride a bike too!
  • 1 0
 If Carlsberg made cycling events
  • 1 0
 This new road bike is so fast, that he was really flying.
  • 1 0
 Just goes to show, a bike is a bike is a bike! Why to go Mike!!!
  • 1 0
 I wish i would have such a good dirtbike setup. Big Grin
  • 1 0
 Just goes to show you that you don't always need the best bike to shred.
  • 1 0
 And to think that cross riders dismount their bikes for barriers....
  • 1 0
 That's what I call spinning!
  • 1 0
 Cyclocross suddenly got kinda cool.
  • 7 6
 Mike better hope this roadbike dosnt have clipless pedals! or hes screwed
  • 2 1
 "i was just riding along and it just snapped, i dunno."
  • 1 1
 Yikes! It might encourage people to buy road bikes.Hah! Hah! Mountainbikers rule!
  • 1 0
 i wonder if he actually used that water bottle?
  • 1 0
 He should have tried the 'drinking from water bottle in mid-air trick'
  • 1 0
 Wow, those clip less pedals suck!
  • 1 1
 Hey guys!! Trick on on dirt bikes are boring. Crankworx this year on road bikes!!
  • 1 0
 Tour de France bro ??? u mad bro ??
  • 1 0
 roadies you have no excuse now
  • 1 0
 bike choice level: ultra lightweight freak.
  • 1 0
 Hey are those 44 cm bars your're running?
  • 1 0
 I didn't want the damn back pack anyways
  • 1 0
 What's next? Scooter DH?
  • 1 0
 if its the old school air tire scooters, i am in! do they make Wet Scream's for scooters? lol
  • 1 0
 Because doing a superflip on a mountain bike was soo last year
  • 1 0
 This is what can happen if all of your other bikes are getting repaired!
  • 1 0
 Roadie to mtn biker- step it up ! or step aside !
  • 1 0
 Just the normal work run.....
  • 1 0
 You mean drop handlebars aren't designed for hucking huge drops?
  • 1 0
 So how'd the glasses hold up?
  • 1 0
 i wonder if he shaves his legs
  • 1 0
 Classic case of JRA......Just Riding Along
  • 1 0
 For a Roadie....This takes hill training to a whole new level.
  • 1 0
 120 p.s.i. will give you the right speed that is needed to make the jump.
  • 1 0
 Mike sure knows how to make road biking look cool.
  • 1 0
 Ooooooh, that says "carbon," I thought I read "dirt jumper."
  • 1 0
 I cant even do that on a dj bike....
  • 1 0
 But mom... it was on television!..
  • 1 0
 UCI will have a fit over this one.
  • 1 0
 Has anyone won this contest? No annoncement?
  • 1 0
 Holy spandex batman!
  • 1 0
 I ripped my spandex!
  • 4 5
 It takes a lot of skill to take your freestyle steez skills to a bike that's the opposite of what your used to
  • 4 4
 Just gotta stretch out and adjust the junk.
  • 1 1
 So much for no through roads.
  • 1 1
 careful your water bottle doesn't fall out
  • 1 0
 Roady
  • 1 0
 Tour de Off Road !
  • 1 0
 Sick!
  • 1 0
 Anyone for tacos?
  • 3 4
 Thats a massive superflip for any kind of bike!
  • 2 3
 Those cloths are gonna be my next dirtjump cloth. Swaaaaaaggg...
  • 2 2
 Lycra just got cool
  • 3 5
 *At work tomorrow

How'd you destroy your frame and rim?

I don't know I was just riding normally and it just snapped...
  • 1 3
 Proves my theory:

Mountain biking is what all roadies WOULD do, if they had the balls!
  • 2 1
 I was wondering how long it would take for somone to mention balls. YOU SUCK!!
  • 1 1
 rod takes as much if not more balls
  • 3 6
 and people thought these bikes were only good enough to go extremely fast on the road for hours on end.
  • 2 4
 He is epic, just like small kids with cheap bikes who do awesome tricks Big Grin
  • 2 4
 Dude check out this shortcut...
  • 2 4
 who needs a dirt jump bike when you can do it all on a road bike!
  • 2 4
 imagine if Ryder Hesjedal could do flip super-mans :O
  • 1 3
 mike can do anthithing with any bike. he's the man for any job
  • 1 2
 WTF!!!!!!!!!
  • 2 5
 Haha watching you're dream of winning a pretty neat looking pack go down the drain as you get an onslaught of neg props.
  • 3 1
 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?
  • 2 5
 Only Superman can do that with a road-bike...Mike must have superpowers!
  • 2 4
 click* Superman click*
  • 1 4
 700c, the new freestyle standard.
  • 1 4
 superman does wear effin tights
  • 1 4
 What has the world of cycling come to?? :/
  • 2 5
 Tour de slope?
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