Video: Walter Mayerhofer - The Rise Street Edit

Today, we are really happy to present Walter's 2013 video. Not only is Walter incredibly talented at biking, filming and editing, he's also the definition of having a good time. The Rise wouldn't be complete without this guy on the team, and the way we all got to meet each other is just as interesting.

Many years ago, Walter sent an e-mail to one of our video producers Vincent Allard, saying he wanted to come visit Canada, more precisely Quebec, for 2 months and kindly asked for any help with lodging options. After a few e-mail exchanges, Vincent decided to give it a try. Sounds simple enough, but this pretty much meant spending 2 months with a complete stranger from the other side of the world that doesn't speak french and has an Austrian, broken English accent.


What is awesome about biking is that it often sets completely different individuals on a really similar state of mind, which was the case in this situation. As soon as we met Walter, we quickly realized that he was an awesome person to have around and one of the funniest dudes we had ever met. He has a super open-minded attitude and rarely worries about anything, which always guarantees a good time in any given situation.

Over the following years, we took a couple of trips overseas to visit him in Austria and to travel over Europe for the main purpose of riding bikes, and it's safe to say that having him around makes every trip a blast. He is always motivated to ride bicycles and film which is exactly what we are all about. He introduced us to his friend John New who also kills in on the bike and as he's definitely on the same page as us, he quickly became part of the family as well.


For this video, Walter went on a couple trips and filmed some clips in Austria, Germany, Spain and Croatia. He currently has no bike sponsor, but it never stopped him from doing what he loves, riding his bicycle. His love for the sport drives him more than anything and he wants to thank everyone that let him crash on a couch, showed him around or simply helped him out along the way. You can stay connected with Walter via his instagram account.

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