The first ever European Slopestyle contest in Saalbach Hinterglemm surpassed people’s keenest imaginations. Expectations were high due to the quality of the course designed by Canadian freerider Gareth Dyer (Fiat Rotwild adidas) -“if he does it, it must be good” – and a world class starter field. But the incredible show the riders from around the world put on today, left spectators and organisers literally speechless.

The Canada Cup Race Season started up this past weekend in Quebec. Racers converged on Bromont, a cycling Mecca located just one hour from Montreal. Bromont is home to one of Canada’s national Cycling centers, a BMX track, a Velodrome, loads of killer XC trails and some of the most technical DH trails in the country. Back in 1999 there was a World Cup held here that was deemed so technical a number of riders refused to start the race. It is very good for the sport to have races here in terms of the quality and difficulty of the courses.

The draw was made for the Drop In season 2 contest to give away the 03 Norco RYDE....and the winner is...

CLAYTON CARSH of London, Ontario, Canada

When I first met Eric Davies, it was Interbike 2001 and he was pimping MRP components. His high energy and enthusiastic demeanor combined with a laid back surfer style was nothing less than contagious. That's no small feat on day 3 of the Indoor Show when most folks are dragging their hungover, dehydrated asses from booth to booth. Just over a year ago, Eric left MRP with his considerble knowledge (and energy) to pimp his own wares, Deity Components.

A trail maintenance day has been scheduled for Saturday May 29, 2004. We need as many people as possible to come out to help revamp the trail surface. Parks Canada will join us for the day of work. If you love to ride in Banff there is no reason not to attend. If we want trails we must help to take responsibility for them. This is our chance to do just that. Mountain bikers are asked to meet at the Norquay lodge parking lot at 10:30am on Saturday May 29th, equipment will be provided by Parks Canada. They are even allowing us some leeway in trail improvements.

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Genesis………………. The Beginning.
A FRESH FILM BY MILKMAN

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I still remember my first foray onto Vancouver's North Shore like it was yesterday. Day one of a 3-day adventure was cut short by a less than graceful dismount on Seventh Secret and the resulting dislocated finger, cuts and scrapes and my severely bruised pride. You see, before leaving Calgary, I'd been in touch with Bruce Spicer, a long time idol of mine, about riding together on day 2 of my trip. Upon limping into my hotel room, I reluctantly dialed Spicer's cell number (with my thumb I should add) with the intention of cancelling the following day's ride. "That's too bad" was his reply "Andrew's coming along for the ride".

Sand Hill Ranch Night time Dual Slalom race
NorCal rippers, don't forget that June 19th is the night Dual Slalom race at Sand Hill Ranch. This is a fun race under the lights. Stay and camp! There will be food concession on site.

Mountain bikers of Banff please note trail openings, closures and preferred etiquette for trail use as discussed between Parks Canada officials, the Bow Valley Mountain Bike Alliance and Banff Freeriders. An open dialogue has been established between wardens (Parks Canada) and our biking organizations to facilitate increased cooperation and improved goodwill for mountain bikers.

Watsonville, CA 5/24/04 – FOX Racing Shox debuted their long awaited Downhill Fork at the Big Bear, California Norba Nationals. The latest addition to FOX’s Fork line is the Downhill Factory Edition, currently available to a select group of international racers. “We are going into an already mature product segment, just as we did when we introduced our current line of XC and Trail forks. From that experience we knew we had to be functionally differentiated in the Fork’s chassis performance, damping performance, adjustability, and packaging,” said Mario Galasso, V.P. of FOX’s Bicycle Division.

Did you know that marketing departments generally have the messiest desks in the bike industry?

Do you know why?

From the series that introduced you to the meaning of HARDCORE, Chain Reaction Five Worldwide takes you to four continents, logs thousands of frequent flyer miles and shows the planet what East Coast Style is all about. The DH Productions’ “Stable of Knuckleheads” has been unchained and they have unleashed their fury on the world. Your tour guides are: Aaron Chase, Jeff Lenosky, Lars Tribus, Eric Porter, Kyle Ebbett and more. Get ready for a heavy metal onslaught of broken bikes, bones and blood as we embark on the most progressive riding ever to be documented on a DVD.

Once again at the helm is three time Emmy Award winning producer/director, Don Hampton. Chain Reaction Five Worldwide was shot with pristine digital video, 16mm and 8mm film, in locations such as Japan, Russia, Australia, France, Germany, Canada and the USA!!

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Next week's IMBA Summit has earned generous sponsorship from a diverse group of supporters. The Federal Highway Administration's Recreational Trails Program (RTP) is the event's leading sponsor. The Bikes Belong Coalition, Quality Bicycle Products and America Bikes are presenting sponsors.

This feature will consist of a primary 30 foot inclined log that is approximately 10-12 inches wide. It would then have 3 secondary logs to air to. The secondary logs would be 8 feet long and 10-12 inches wide and they would be placed at various angles. If you're not up for airing from log to log, take the ramp down at the end or air off it

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Other than trouble, they are also working on improving the performance or their distinctive red & black Double D shock. One thing I like about the Double D is the fact that it’s simple – no need for a 30 page setup manual since there are only 3 main adjustments to make. Set the pre-load, the compression, rebound and go - then forget about it.

Are you looking for something different this riding season? How about a women’s riding group that concentrates on freeriding, almost exclusively?! I’m looking to put together a weekly ride at COP and other potential venues, for women only. This is not a fee-based group, simply a weekly ride targeted toward women and freeriding. Tuesday evenings, starting June 1, 6:30pm, Canada Olympic Park

Sun Peaks, BC. - Combine a pile of new cash, three new excavator-style trails and double the maintenance crew and you've got one sweet bike park expansion at Sun Peaks Resort. Two excavators have carved out a brand new bikercross course under the Sunburst chair. At the helm of one machine was Paddy Kaye, one of the foremost bikercross course builders in British Columbia. Kaye is in charge of the design and construction of the new track, ensuring that it will live up to July's Joyride Bikercross standards.

Six IMBA mountain bike clubs will score cash awards to kick start local trail projects thanks to the 2004 IMBA/CLIF Bar Trail Preservation Grants. The $500 grants are focused on projects that promote environmental education and inspire conservation in the mountain biking community.

This documentary tells the story of Hans Rey, who is widely considered the pioneer of extreme mountain biking. We follow his story from a small town in Southern Germany to his current homes in California and Tuscany and in the process learn how a boy with a bike and a dream made his way into Mountain Biking's Hall of Fame.

On May 29th, the first ever European Slopestyle course will take place as part of the adidas Bike 'n Soul Opening in Saalbach Hinterglemm, Austria. A spectacular course was designed by Canadian freerider Gareth Dyer, new member of the Fiat Rotwild team and an adidas athlete. " It's done! ", Gareth reported yesterday. " Just a few little adjustments and the biggest slopestyle ever will be totally complete. I've hit a couple of the jumps and man are they fun. " “I have been invited to many freeride events in the past but have been waiting for an event like this”, says Mike Kinrade who participated in the Rampage several times. “I really see the future of our sport in an event like this and I am glad to be a part of it.”

“Our designs prioritize real life function before style, something that I think is actually uncommon in bike manufacturing,” says Chromag Bikes founder Ian Ritz. “Fancy machining is cool but it better not cut my cheek if it doesn't have to.” In 2002 Ritz launched Chromag – a small, specialized company offering steel hard tail frames and components that are being embraced by rippers and spreading like a virus within BC’s dedicated riding scene.

Whistler, B.C., May 12, 2004 – Few places can rival what Whistler has in store for mountain bikers this season. The Whistler Mountain Bike Park is expanding into the Garbanzo area and adding a slew of new features. Highly anticipated Whistler trails like the Comfortably Numb epic and the reincarnation of A River Runs Through It are now complete. In July, Crankworx will pick up where the Whistler Summer Gravity Festival left off. Whistler Blackcomb invites you to kick off this season with the bang it deserves, with Bike Bash ‘04 this weekend, May 22 to 24.

We are stoked to let you know that Johnny Waddell's back in the USA!
As you may know our Johnny boy had a heinous crash at last years Mt. Ste. Anne World Cup Downhill event and was in a coma for a good long time. But all that's in the past! Johnny is well on the road to recovery and is even back in the US for the summer. He will be traveling with the Syndicate for the whole race season in North America as race support and motivational Force.

It’s Marshall again. Just dropping you a quick line to let you know that I’m still here. The Roach jersey design contest was an incredible success and it looks like I’m going to be able to keep my job. In fact, the response to this contest was so positive that I’m making the D.A.J (design a jersey) contest an annual event.

The year was 1999, and the freeride scene was finally 'ramping' up. I had a 21" Marin Nail Trail XC racer which I bought a couple years previously, and it served well on all those Moab adventures, 24 Hours of Adrenalin events, local trails and even one official XC race! It was the bike I cut my teeth on, sometimes literally, learning trials, street, racing and eventually riding all the trails on the Shore.
I remember the last weekend on that bike quite well.

FUNN would like to announce our new young rider development program, which we are currently in the process of rider selection at this time. The launch date will be May 29th 2004 and will take in a number of top riding locations around the Vancouver area in order to assess the rider’s abilities on various terrains and provide maximum variations for photo shoots.

You like it a bit rough? You like Racing? You don’t give a rats ass about grammar, spelling and factual errors? They weren't triple checked. Besides, most of you reading this won't know what's correct anyways!

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Unfortunately, Calgary's Stanley Cup madness has given Mother Nature cause to bring winter back one last time (we hope). The whack of snow that hit the city earlier this week was dwarfed by the metric whack of snow that hit our beloved Moose Mountain. As a result, the Moose Mountain Trail Day has been tentatively rescheduled for Sunday June 6th, 2004. Mark it on your calendar, but rest assured we'll remind you as the day draws near. If it helps, Sleemans has signed on as beer sponsor for those of you over 18 and Pinkbike will be BBQ'ing burgers to help you keep energy levels up.

Just got the news from Jimi at Magura that Tyler Super T Klassen and Gareth Dyer have joined the newly formed Magura MOJO Extreme Team.
Tyler is one of the best atheletes to come out of talent laden British Columbia. At 22 years old, he already has a long list of film and commercial credits. Tyler has been features in multiple videos including Kranked 4 & 5, North Shore Extreme, Dropin TV as well as a Nike commercial with Lance Armstrong.

The International Mountain Bicycling Association's (IMBA) Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew will be in Toronto from May 13th to 16th to talk trails, teach land managers and trail users proper trail management and building techniques, and to spend quality time digging in the dirt. The Toronto visit is one of 70 stops on the 2004 schedule and will focus on the trails found in Crothers’ Woods, in the Lower Don River Valley.

Wow! I cannot begin to describe how well things went. Calling for rain all day, poured the day and night before, didn't look too promising when we set up under the clouds either. Then, the skies cleared, and the story will be told.

Seattle, WA - On August 7th the YMCA along with Bart McDaniel, Casey Northern, Kim Eakin and myself will be hosting a DH/Freeride camp at a certain "secret spot".

DH Productions is honored to appear in the fourth annual Bicycle Film Festival May 13-16. Held at the internationally renowned Anthology Film Archives, this prestigious venue on Manhattan’s Lower East Side is supported by cultural icon and Oscar nominated director Martin Scorsese (Gangs of New York, Casino, Goodfellas).

Well guys spring has sprung and another season has dawned. We’ve got less then a week until opening and things are looking sweet. In the past four years I’ve never witnessed so much early season work being put into the trails at COP. Before opening we’ve built a huge spine in the trials park, a bunch of new drops and begun fixing up some of the older runs, not to mention scoping a secret super ninja trail

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Esperence, Western Australia - Rennie pulled a 70 foot jump yesterday! You will see it soon on the Freeride Entertainment Video.

A sunny day, a big audience and the world BTT Downhill best athletes performing in the historic neighborhood, made another exiting afternoon of the Lisboa Downtown. The british biker Steve Peat was for the 3rd time the King and the French Anne-Caroline the Queen.

FUNN are pleased to announce that they have just signed a deal with Foes Racing to support their race team for the 2004 – 2005 season.

Isn't spring great! The fresh air and sunshine, the flowers and most importantly RIDING YOUR BIKE! The Calgary Cycle Spring Cleaning Sale is probably going to be our biggest sale of the year and it's one you don't want to miss. You're sure to find something you need/want/gotta' have. The sale starts when the doors open on Friday, May 7th @ 10AM and goes until Saturday May 15th @ 5PM.

May 7, 2004 La Habra, CA - David Wootten has left Tioga Bicycle Components after seven years of service. The former Tioga Global Marketing Manager has now joined the Muchachos International Team overseeing the North American marketing, sales and co-designing with the UK staff for the FUNN brand of mountain bike components.

Seven $500 NORBA/IMBA Trail Tune-Up Grants are available to mountain biking groups seeking to expand trail improvement projects. Plans to create or improve trails used for mountain bike racing will receive the highest consideration, but grants can be applied to trails used for race training and recreational riding. Applicants must be current members of IMBA as well as NORBA members or race promoters.

This morning 1000's of DVD boxes of Drop In Season 2 arrived at Pinkbike. It was a long creation process but they are finally here and they turned out awesome!
The set is made of 2 dual layer DVDs which is the equivalent of 4 standard DVDs fully loaded with 13 episodes and 26 bonus segments of content that was too risky to show on TV .
All preorders and all new orders are being shipped TODAY!
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On Friday May 7th, Pist-n-Broke Productions unleashes Back In The Saddle Again upon an all ages crowd at the Arch located at 518 Richards St in Vancouver, BC. For the paltry sum of just $10 (or just $8 if you dress in western attire) you too can attend. Rest assured you'll see the usual bag 'o swag to be given away, including a $500 Cove gift certificate. What with it being a World Premiere and all, I wouldn't be surprised you'll be hanging with the who's who of the freeride world. Doors open at 7pm, show promises to roll by 10pm. Hell they've even wrangled Moneyshot to play at the affair. Did I mention this is an all ages gig? Be there or be square!

Just got word from Hooty and Darren B. that John Henry's Backyard Jam will be held this Saturday. Don't miss out! Also please take the time to thank all the volunteers and organizers – we tend to forget how much hard work goes into these events!

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The Whistler Mountain Bike Park opened earlier than ever this weekend, and thanks to the trail crew's hard work, conditions were excellent. As the season progresses, riders can expect even more - in addition to the new vertical in the Garbanzo Zone opening June 26, Bike Park developers are going to build new features in the Boneyard Slopestyle Park. Riders can play a role in the decision-making process by logging on to whistlerblackcomb.com/bike and sharing their thoughts on the proposed features.

Kona's top riders will be showing North American retailers how to fly at this year's On Dirt Demo to be held October 4-5. Using the existing Bootleg Canyon jumps as a base, Kona's John Cowan will design jumps for all levels of riders from beginner to Helltrack proportions. In addition to the clinics, expect dirt jumping demos by the industry's top riders and with the proliferation of talent usually gracing the On Dirt booths, I'd anticipate some sort of impromptu jam right around the time the kegs are tapped.

The International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA) is pleased to announce that current U.S. National Champion Marla Streb and former World Champion Ned Overend will attend and speak at the 2004 IMBA Advocacy Summit. The summit, which will be held June 4-8 in Westminster, Maryland, promises to be one of the largest single gatherings of mountain bike advocates ever.

Whistler-based Big Mountain Bike Adventures has launched dream mountain bike trips that are sure to inspire. “Hands down, the Whistler Bike Park is the premiere venue to learn new skills on a mountain bike,” says Chris Winter of Big Mountain Bike Adventures.

MAY 03, 2004 -- ST. GEORGE DE BEAUCE, Quebec (BRAIN)--Procycle is merging its Rocky Mountain Bicycles and Procycle divisions.

"This decision will increase our company's performance on a number of levels. It will help us better face the challenges of market globalization and simplify business relations with the Procycle dealers network," said Raymond Dutil, Procycle Group's president.

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