2011 Dirt Jump bikes at Jump Ship

Jun 24, 2011
by Ian Hylands  
I took a few minutes at Jump Ship this year to take the riders aside and get a shot of them with their 2011 hardtails. I missed a few for sure, but these are most of the guys that were around during early practice...

Brandon Semenuk with his Trek Ticket
Brandon Semenuk with his new Trek Ticket. Brandon won the event on this bike and not much seems to have changed from last year except for the color and the addition of a super custom GoPro mount.
Mike Montgomery with his Banshee
Mike Montgomery won Best Trick and this is his current Banshee set up. He's running the proto hydraulic gyro that he's been working on with Straitline, as well as the Manitou Circus.
Straitline Hydraulic Gyro
Mike's new hydraulic gyro
Anthony Messere with his new Morpheus
Anthony Messere with the new Morpheus hardtail he's riding this year. Anthony doesn't have a hydraulic gyro, check out the length of his brake line. Mitch Chubey is running the new Morpheus as well.
Casey Groves with his Transition
Casey Groves with his Transition Trail-or-Park
Geoff Gulevich with his Rocky Mountain Flow
Geoff Gulevich with his 2011 Rocky Mountain Flow. The thing that stands out most on this bike is Geoff's chain
Geoff Gulevich rocking the stylish Shimano oval chain. I m used to seeing these on track bikes and fixies is Gully turning hipster on us
Gully's super pimp chain, usually seen on track and other fixed gear bikes. Supposedly these things are tough if a little bit heavy
Tyler McCaul with his GT
Tyler McCaul with his GT
Ryan Meyer with his Corsair
Ryan Meyer with his Corsair
Jordie Lunn with his Chromag Monk
Event organizer Jordie Lunn with his Chromag
Reece Wallace with his Chromag Monk
Reece Wallace also rocking the Chromag Monk
Mark Mathews with his Chromag Monk
and Mark Matthews as well. Chromag Monk #3
Jarrett Moore with his Rocky Mountain Flow
Jarrett Moore with his Rocky Mountain Flow
Scott Grant with his Rocky Mountain Flow
and Scott 'Wink' Grant with his. That makes 3 including Gullie's...
Luke Fulton with his Cove Foreplay
Luke Fulton was riding a Cove Foreplay
Jamie Goldman and his Santa Cruz Jackal
Jamie Goldman, Santa Cruz Jackal

One other interesting observation; 11 out of 14 of these riders are running Chromag saddles. Coincidence, or are they just what all cool dirt jumpers need to have in order to do well?

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59 Comments
  • 49 10
 dont really like the morpheus frame.....
  • 4 2
 It does seem kind of awkward to ride. The top tube angle is kind of strange, as well as the standover height.
  • 8 2
 I think it looks kind of cool, but i don't know how strong the rear drop outs would be?
  • 3 4
 it reminds me of a trials bike in a way
  • 8 0
 it looks pretty cool i think... must be soo easy to get nfc or just anything gettin your feet over the top tube Big Grin
  • 2 6
flag cam1001 (Jun 24, 2011 at 16:54) (Below Threshold)
 It looks sketchy and unstable and weak.
  • 2 0
 liking the cove!
  • 13 2
 Hopefully I don't get negative propped, but does anyone know the type of chain that Gulevich is using? Sick article Pinkbike, I love seeing all the different bikes that pro's are riding!
  • 2 0
 just some awesome looking shimano chain. as it says here mainly for fixies and stuff
  • 1 6
flag Freeriderf4rlife (Jun 24, 2011 at 8:59) (Below Threshold)
 i want one for dh bikes its diffrent
  • 4 0
 huh u want one for a dh bike? theyre only for 1 gear to theyll be far to wide for gears man dont think they tried to make onne for use with gears
  • 1 0
 Pretty sure that chain is from Shimano's auto-shift "Coasting" bikes, so, you'll actually see them on grandma's bike mostly.
  • 1 0
 it was super awkward to use in my chain breaker... I'm not a fan.
  • 11 0
 me i actually like the transition the most
  • 3 1
 To be honest I think it's the only one that looks good. All the others look somehow just.. I dunno.. clumsy or/and un-clean?
  • 10 0
 I'll have one of each please.
  • 8 0
 super custom go-pro mount...awesome
  • 5 0
 Good article, nice to see that we are just skillz away from competing with these guys, not bikes. Also, I must be old because I thought skinny jeans were already out of style.
  • 7 0
 no one uses specialized anymore??
  • 2 0
 Berrecloth and Soderstrom are both on Specialized, and a few others as well...
  • 6 0
 I really like the new jackal's, the old ones seemed to bulky
  • 5 0
 Anyone else find it interesting that the majority are alu frames ?
  • 2 1
 Coz alu is great Big Grin
  • 7 0
 Yeah great until you snap it
  • 2 1
 i noticed that too, almost all of them are alu frames. but i need some more cro mo in my life !
  • 4 0
 Love gully's chain. haha! And the new flows are really cool!
  • 3 1
 This would've been PERFECT if there are specs of the parts and mods of each bike, but that would be a bit asking too much I think haha. Nice article nevertheless.
  • 1 0
 its not like its that hard to look at each bike and be able to tell what each part is, apart from a couple of parts
  • 2 0
 Yeah that would be a day or two or more of work. As curto said look at the photo 1600 pixels and you can pretty much tell everything...
  • 1 0
 I wanna know when those Morpheus frame is going to be available, I actually wanna buy it... Anyone know when it might be available?
  • 1 0
 Is it just these guys or does it seem like everyone's running low rise bars and a couple spacers now instead of slammed stem and 3 inchers?
  • 1 0
 good article. nice to see a little closer what people in the limelight are running
  • 1 0
 The Overture is actually the bee's knees and you should probably go out and get one.
  • 1 0
 the chromag saddles are great but the price of them is kind of a bummer
  • 1 0
 price isnt bad.. $50 for a good seat is pretty normal
  • 1 0
 I dunno its probably priced well for what it is but I just can't afford one.
  • 1 0
 Anyone running a chromag saddle too? What are they like?
  • 4 0
 soft, and never get in the way, i run the overture and have no complaints
  • 2 1
 I have a lynx DT for Dh and it isn't the comfiest, but it seems fine. My only complaint is that the paint is wearing out after only a month of having it. Frown
  • 3 2
 Somebody get Jarrett some sunglasses!
  • 7 6
 The Morpheus made me vomit in my mouth.
  • 5 1
 why all the hate on the morpheus, i reckon it looks sick ay
  • 5 1
 eh*
  • 1 0
 i like the cromags, green and white 2tone looks kinda cool
  • 1 0
 (LAST PHOTO) i like the cliff bar Wink
  • 1 0
 overture is the way to go
  • 1 0
 i want casey groveses forks or his whole bike would be nice
  • 1 1
 The morpheus is so disgusting
  • 1 1
 hey what size of sprocket are most these guys using??
  • 1 3
 I'll never forget when semenuk signed my helmet at nissan qashqai in milan ... it was a lot of time ago and he was a little boy..... maaan time flies!
  • 1 0
 All them are so sick!
  • 3 3
 Haters hating on the morpheus .. It looks so dope !
  • 2 0
 Sorry meant to positive prop
  • 1 2
 ya Reece, i lived across the street from him for 5 years. before he moved to whistler.
  • 1 3
 I don't get it...wasn't Cam sponsored by Trek ?? Blank Stare Only recently he had the scratch and all... w00t
  • 6 0
 thats not cam its tyler
  • 1 2
 lol, can't tell the difference in that pic, besides of the bike ofc.
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