Richie Schley - iXS Trail RS Helmet

 It's whack. As if there weren't enough ads surrounding real online mountain bike content, now it's completely intertwined. Although commercials can obviously take on an art form of their own, and much less of this content would be produced without corporate sponsorship, there seems to be less respect for the pure essence of mountain biking - the riding - in videos like this. When you can't help but see logos when watching someone shredding, something's off. I was watching the Coastal Crew Bike Park video the other week and all I could focus on in a shot of a fat, steezy whip was the giant Specialized logo on the downtube. Mountain biking is not about the products, it's about the riding!

 i don't really mind it when its like this, i'd rather have an advert that i want to watch than adverts getting in the way every time i want to watch a video.

 Man, a sweet vid is a sweet vid any way. i get what you saying lukelovesbikes, the mtb industry is become way to commercialized. but in my opinion, a vid should not be discredited simply because it is a commercial. A cinematographer still had to produce a quality vid so props to him totally VOD worthy!

 Man the enduro trails I ride still require a full face. That's all mountain xc

 Its either XC, Downhill or All mountain. There is no mix. I think if you need a full face to ride a trail then, its either a DH trail or your just a whinny baby that can"t take a hit. I ride almost all trails in an Enduro type helmet cause I hate the feeling of climbing in a full face.

 I think it's a matter of safety not manhood. Jam your face on a rock wearing that thing then do it with a full face and tell me which felt better.

 never mind...

 that would be wayyyy better than any super bowl commercial ever made

 THEN THIS HELMET MUST BE FOR YOU!!!

 totally different ballgame when your sponsors hand you brand new sets...

 strangely, I ride CB 1st gen 29" XC wheels and have had the same set for 2 years, bought second hand too and they have held out OK. Despite my riding like a buffoon...hubs are fine and I haven't serviced them...just have to true them every 2nd or 3rd ride...not too hard. you never know.

 you're one in a million... although I have a set of Candy 1s that have lasted a long time, wish my new mallet 3s were like that

 it's electricity I think...

 LOL the trials here aren't like that everywhere but, on the bright side I'm wearing shorts sandals and a tee shirt right now with my sliding glass door open. It's a nice 78-80 deg (26.6C) and me and the buds are going for a night ride tonight!! Come on over we would love to have you!!

 COD is more like it

 Because its a great video, I would rather have every video to be as sweet as this one and have ten seconds of talking about a product than meh vids that are ten seconds shorter.

 I know sandstorm by darude, this is defo not sandstorm, for proof heres a link to sandstorm by darude www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSYxT9GM0fQ

 It's that guy - lol