Charlie Sponsel joins Diamondback's DF5 Pro Factory Team

30 Comments

CrashAlex (Mar 17, 2012 at 0:10)

Just try not to make so many weird faces while you are crushing drops to flats on your trail bike Chaz. We appreciate faces with mustaches if you are going to do that...

z05m (Mar 17, 2012 at 5:53)

Nice to see that FOX 36 on that DB can take such a beating. I'm impressed. Great riding also.

bcracingscot (Mar 17, 2012 at 11:30)

I want a DIAMONDback sortie 3 best bike I have ever went on a ride with and done everything up hill,down hill, jumps, rock gardens etc....... DIAMONDback all the way!!!

gazmataz (Mar 17, 2012 at 3:15)

Pretty cool video. Liked the music as well. s much so, I'm off hunting on iTunes for the albums. definitely my type of riding music.

nikoniko (Mar 17, 2012 at 6:21)

RideOn! Rockin video, top quality! This trail looks like a blast. Im liking the overall look of the new bike!

sortafast (Mar 17, 2012 at 6:46)

I remember riding with him few times back when he was in high school. He was a ripper back then and would do some crazy/stupid things. Nice to see it pay off for him.

psocova (Mar 17, 2012 at 10:49)

awesome ridin style, and the step up jump looks so cool ! riders like him inspired me to buy a trail bike to shred my local trails !

nlitworld (Mar 17, 2012 at 16:27)

Finally there will be a race team committed to the sombrero world takeover.

Goinslow (Mar 17, 2012 at 8:36)

anyone notice that the bottom picture where hes jumping the creek looks familiar? ive seen that shady bridge before... i believe hes riding the scapoose dh trail outside of portland

ezstrt (Mar 17, 2012 at 10:42)

definitely is, that landing is ka-flat

VicSandrin (Mar 17, 2012 at 10:50)

and he is doing it on the small bike, I am scared to do it on my big bike! lol Charlie has come a long way from riding clapped out bikes

santacruzLOCal (Mar 17, 2012 at 0:08)

Diamondback for 2012 will be interesting

taletotell (Mar 17, 2012 at 4:44)

Seems like a gas. Good personality and great riding is what a good team is all about. Keep the awesome rigs rolling DB!

PAfreerider310 (Mar 17, 2012 at 16:58)

Now thats what I call all mountain! He does bear a strong resemblance to dexter tho

Tomazz (Mar 17, 2012 at 5:23)

Nice bike and nice riding!

tucsondh66 (Mar 17, 2012 at 15:52)

ha that dude looks like dexter! creepy

flowyridestilltherestofmylife (Mar 21, 2012 at 4:39)

Nice video.. Even nicer car plate: 2 D MounTaiN

BOBSAGETJr (Mar 17, 2012 at 0:06)

Nice riding

mtb55 (Mar 17, 2012 at 0:06)

Right on.

rockyfreerider (Mar 17, 2012 at 6:14)

nice!!!!

ggrubb (Mar 17, 2012 at 19:38)

Yeah!! Congrats Charlie.

goodman245 (Mar 18, 2012 at 2:57)

Brown pow

steliosp FL (Mar 17, 2012 at 9:19)

I can not understand, why this HELMET? IS MADNESS!!!!!!!!!

Worm-Burner (Mar 18, 2012 at 1:44)

that was awesome...

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drfunsocks FL (Mar 17, 2012 at 2:47)

Gotta be honest im just not a fan of diamondback, if say intense and diamondback offered to sponsor you who you gonna go with?

taletotell (Mar 17, 2012 at 4:43)

What is that based on? The DB team seam like great guys. They do trips all the time to ride in moab and arizona. DB is constantly refining their rigs, making them better. Intense has a better reputation since they didn't go walmart, but that is just the umbrella company (Raleigh America) printing their name on pacific bikes. That isn't diamondback's work at all. My 2010 Mission is sick.

erlkonig (Mar 17, 2012 at 8:00)

I love my Mission. It's strong and does everything, just like me.

flowy (Mar 17, 2012 at 8:07)

drfunsucks, have you ridden a diamondback? get on a mission or a goat and tell me you wouldn't go with them.

spiritofthewolf (Mar 17, 2012 at 9:14)

No Juniors?

DBomberMan (Mar 17, 2012 at 15:00)

LOVE MY DB'S!!