1. Kyle Strait USA 85.8
2. Gee Atherton UK 83.8
3. Steve Romaniuk CAN 79.8
4. Thomas Vanderham CAN 79.4
5. Lance Canfield USA 78

Rampage 2004 photos

I just uploaded a few of my photos from the last two days at the Red Bull Rampage. Check out all action and come back later tonight for all the photos from the finals

Rampage 2004 photos

The Utah desert morning provided a chilly start for us, but the athletes were already at the day 1 arena as early as 6am digging and sculpting their preferred lines. We made our way up the hill, positioning ourselves to witness local home boy, Bendito (aka Bender, aka Josh) throw his meat off the newest line creation the Bendetonator (the man line), spectators passed rumors that its a 60 foot gapper. As we waited anxiously, we found out through reliable sources that Benditto had a flat rear tire so the line-up changed and Wade Simmons was the first rider to kick off the qualifiers.

It's that time of the year everyone. All eyes are on Virgin, Utah, to see who will wear the crown of the year's premiere Freeride event, The Red Bull Rampage.

The 7th annual Teri and Hootie Hallowen party is set to go off Saturday, October 30 at Pemberton Station in North Vancouver. Kick butt sound equipment donated by Tom Lee music, ‘frickin’ cool DJ and Swag and prizing all donated from our Wicked sponsors.

“Seek out your bliss,” that’s what Jeremy would say and that’s what we’re all going to do on November 6th at Rye Airfield. In cooperation with Jeremy’s family and sponsors there will be a special evening of riding and remembering from 6pm –10pm. The evening will include the ultimate JD style tribute with a BIG Air Contest, raffles, and immediately following the riding session a preview of Thor Wixom’s “Jib 2”, which was dedicated to Jeremy and features multiple segments of his riding.

So where were we, or more correctly, where the hell was I, and what the hell was I doing there? Oh yeah, that's right, I was suffering at the bottom of Pulmonary. While those around me were high-fiving, laughing and chatting, I elected to ride on into town, desperately in need of some well worn shoes, flat pedals and and big head start. It took them all of about 3 minutes to catch me. While I tried to hang with half dozen or so riders "drafting", Travis pushed me along easing my pain and foot numbness somewhat. It was at the "Welcome to Nelson" sign I parted ways with the group...

Before his biggest event of the season, the Red Bull Rampage, Mike Kinrade, long time Norco team member has signed with Devinci Bikes. Just yesterday, Kinrade loaded his new Devinci Wilson (Canadian Edition) into the rental van alongside Freeride Entertainment editing guru Jeremy Grant and support bitches Pat Williams and Byron Grey. Word is, this will be the last Rampage for some time, if you're not there already, you should be leaving soon. Pinkbike will be on hand providing your up-to-date Rampage coverage beginning Friday and ending with the finals on Sunday, October 31st.

RockShox Pike Air - super stiff, super light, super adjustable

Incorporating two of RockShox’s leading technologies, Motion Control Damping and the Dual Air System, the category leading Pike line expands with the introduction of the new Pike Air. The combination of extreme stiffness, super light weight, supreme adjustability and the perfect 140mm of travel puts the all-mountain extreme Pike Air fork in a class by itself.

Always wanted a stylin’ Pinkbike hood but didn’t like blue or grey? Check out the new stealth black version Gildan Ultra Cotton Heavyweight hoodie featuring the Pinkbike logo in blood red, released just in time for Halloween riding…

Visit our 128 bit encrypted secure store to order yours now!

I feel like a nine-year-old kid again waiting for Christmas morning to arrive. In just two weeks, Pinkbike will get a sneak preview of [L=http://www.raysmtb.com]Ray’s Indoor Mountain Bike Park[/L] in Cleveland, Ohio. What is Ray’s you say? For those who haven’t had a chance to visit the website at www.raysmtb.com, Ray’s MTB Park is a like a mountain biking nirvana for those of us stuck in a climate with as many months of snow as dry weather.

Over the past few months I’ve had the opportunity to try out a few new goodies - some for my back, some for my bike, some for my head, some for my hands and, well, some for my nether regions. Now that summer is over and riding opportunities are slipping away for those of us in the Great White North, I figured it was time to do a roundup of a few new products I’ve had a chance to test out.

If it wasn't clear before, it's abundantly clear now, I'm no ripping XC rider. No doubt about it, this particular white boy can't climb! You'd think with 12 years of riding experience I'd have come to grips with that fact. Apparently not, because somehow, in what must have been a severe moment of weakness, I signed up to do Nelson's Triple Crown event.

Hello kids of all ages!
Welcome to the new site. Bare with us as we get it running like we want it to.
We are all back home from the tour and everyone's still alive!!! That's good.

Wednesday, 9pm at the Whiskey
341 10th Avenue SW
Calgary, AB

Freeride Entertainment is holding the premiere of New World Disorder 5 - Disorderly Conduct. Be there! All the cool kids are doing it.

Last week in Las Vegas at Interbike, the last episode of DropIn season 3 was filmed. Hot off the presses, and only seen by a few people, the DropIn Season 3 teaser is here. Toni the MilkMan has been hard at work to give you a little taste of what season 3 is going to look like.

Download DropIn Season 3 teaser: dropinseason3teaser1.mov

You are descending on a big freeride bike with the jungle zipping past your full-face helmet. The ground beneath your tires is moist and rooty with natural hits coming at you at every turn. You feel like your bike is an extension of your body; you are dialed today. While going through a puddle you hear the distinct sizzling sound of water hitting red-hot disk breaks and vaporizing. Or was it in your head?

I recently had the good fortune of Hayes Disc Brake sending me a prototype version of the new Hayes El Camino 2005 Disc brakes. They popped a pair in the mail for me to test as they know that the massive downhill mountain bike rides here test any and all equipment -- especially brakes! We've run Hayes disc brakes here for many years and run through about 1,200-1,600 disc brake pads a year... so yup, we're doing a lot of braking out here.

All ages show

NWD5 - Disorderly Conduct
Friday October 15 @ 9pm
Deep Cove Bike Shop (Main Street Location)

FREE FOOD and Tons of Schwag
Other show dates

Straight from the homeland of freeride mountain biking, Clean Cut Films has produced a 40 minute film that will keep viewers glued to the screen, eagerly anticipating the next array of talented freeriders. From no foot cans off 35 foot gaps to high speed downhill racing to uniquely technical street, Local Yokels offers a wide variety of riding that will appeal to most audiences.

SRAM and Truvativ are pleased to announce that SRAM has completed the acquisition effective Tuesday, October 5. Both companies are excited about the integration and working together to provide new, exciting components to the bike industry.

This is following the announcement that was made on September 23rd.

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Interbike Audio for Sinister Bikes www.sinisterbikes.com

Listen to Dave: sinister.mp3

Interbike Audio for Banshee Bikes

Listen to Pip: banshee.mp3

Interbike Audio for Be One Petespeed

Listen to Interview with Marcel: beone.mp3


Newly developed and Hayes licensed B1 PeteSpeed gear box design. Very simple idea that uses standard parts like an internal rear cassette in the gear box body continually driven by rear wheel, basic shifter mechanism, with a freewheel at the cranks.

Interbike Audio for Block 8

MMM... Magnesium pedals, new bars and the new cro-mo Journeyman frame launched this past spring has been tweaked by DropIn’s Dylan Trembley fresh for ’05.

Listen to Andrew for more details: block8.mp3

Interbike Audio for Kone Bikes

Listen to Doug: kona.mp3

Interbike Audio for Knolly Bikes

Listen to Noel Buckley: knolly-noel.mp3

Listen to Kira Cailes: knolly-kira.mp3

Interbike Audio for Foes

Listen to Brent: foes.mp3

Interbike Audio for Cove Bikes

Listen to Shaums: norco-shaums.mp3

Listen to Pete: norco-pete.mp3

Interbike Audio for Cove Bikes

Listen to Gabe: covebikes.mp3

Interbike Audio for Mountain Cycle

Listen to Eric: mountaincycle.mp3

I was reading the headlines over on HCOR.net and saw this stolen bike alert. Monday night two complete bikes were stolen from Turners booth inside the expo area. Click the link below to read more about it and help our friends out!

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Unlike the Day one, Day two started off with an hour line up for the shuttle bus which would take us to Bootleg Canyon. We should have known right away this meant less demo bikes available and longer waits

In the cool of the evening and the warmth of the desert twilight background, filmmaker Tony “Milkman” shooting for DropIn T.V. set off to capture Trek sponsored rider Cam McCaul at the dirt jumps in Bootleg Canyon outside Boulder City, Nevada on day two of the Interbike Outdoor Demo. I thought it the perfect opportunity to shoot stills of Cam, and as it turned out his younger brother, Tyler McCaul.

I have a lot to be thankful for: a season of riding almost injury-free; another year’s progression; some key new riding friends. And like the original settlers of Canada, people that we will soon honour with Thanksgiving Day, I’m thankful to have seen new lands – in this case, another B.C. mountain biking paradise, the Whistler Mountain Bike Park.

A wrench in the cog of the Pinkbike machine caused by a non compatible internet connection at the western themed Frontier hotel, forced us to get out of Dodge and move to a better, information superhighway friendly Holiday Inn. We are now settled in our new hotel rooms with high speed wireless internet enabling us to efficiently serve you the content and information available at Interbike 2004.

Today was Day 1 of the dirt demo.

Ahhh Vegas, the adult playground that never sleeps; home to the world’s largest collection of energy-guzzling-bank-account-vacuuming casinos, shady fare padding cabbies and the reason we’re here – Interbike 2004.

The youngest competitor was the most successful at the RIDE TO THE LAKE Contest in Meersburg last weekend, which took place despite heavy rainfall. Seventeen year old Kyle Strait from Redlands, California impressed the judges in all seven zones with two stunning performances on the one kilometre long course through the historic old town down to Lake Constance. Eighteen year old Cameron McCaul, the second youngest rider in the field from Aptos, California placed second, street specialist Kyle Ebbet (31) from Essex, Vermont came in third.

The online portal of the worlds most progressive trials rider, Norco's Ryan Leech, has received an awesome new face-lift. Also full of new photos, videos and an updated schedule; make sure to check back often to see when he's going to be displaying his skills in your town.

Check it out!

I don't remember the exact time when I first met Brad, but I do remember feeling like we had known each other for years! Brad is the mastermind behind NEMESIS Project - a small frame building company located in Sacramento, CA.

If you ride North Star at Tahoe or attended Interbike over the past few years, chances are you've ran into Brad. Here is a short interview with Bard, which might shed some light on NEMESIS Project, and his latest creation the Nemesis Project Streetfighter.

Production and editing is at the halfway point for what will be the breakout film of the year, "The New Deal" This is the first of two teasers, the second will be released in December.

Mountain biking is expensive, no question. Hell, just a frameset from many custom and mainstream builders alike can top well over $3000US - and that's just the frameset! Thankfully, there are some companies looking out for those of us without trust funds or six figure salaries. Companies building bikes worthy of pro-level abuse at mac and cheese prices. Complete bikes available for a fraction of what those high zoot framesets will set you back. Till now a virtual unknown in the North American market, Streak'X Bikes is one such company.