Designed in Andora, Commencal is a company that is known for building bikes that win races. Max Commencal has always had the fastest racers on his crews and now that he is running his own ship at Commencal bikes, things are getting quicker and the podiums are stacking up. With the likes of Anne Caro, Cedric the Entertainer and the Atherton Dynasty to name a few of their big hitters, 2007 is proving to be a great year for the small Andoran bike company. So enough about the riders, let me introduce you to the Supreme DH V.I.P. edition frameset.
Enter Jazminder:

Everyone that knows me, knows that I can't ride street or dirt jump to save my life. With that in mind I decided that I wanted to build some new skills that would help me out on the trails. This spring I set out to build up a little hard tail on a budget as I can't justify spending the money on a bike that will be so terrain specific. A DH or freeride rig, dumping cash is justifiable, but this bike would come to existence through low budget means.

Here's my budget build results:

Dave and the folks over at Sombrio Clothing definitely know what’s up when it comes to awesome riding gear that keeps you dry, cool, protected, and looking like you actually have some sense of fashion. I've got a full set up of Sombrio clothing including Vapor Jacket, Wildcard Shorts, Forensic Gloves, and some Trio Socks. So far everything has gotten a lot of good hard riding in, and I am so stoked on this rad stuff. You should be too.

Its a new year and after 2 seasons on my last steed I am lucky enough to be able to build up my new ride for the '07 season. While today's off the shelf rigs can offer an amazing value for what you pay, I wanted to build something unique that stands out a bit. What I ended up with is a 36.3 lbs coil sprung DH bike that you won't see anywhere else.

It was hot, it was so very hot. Riders holding on, trying to keep their heads up, trying to fight off the draining heat of the day. They kept pushing, run after run, giving everything they had to show their own expression of mountain biking.

The dictionary defines "party crasher" (also known as a gate crasher) as "someone who attempts and often gains entry to a club to which they were not invited, often using social engineering techniques. The party crasher usually tries to blend into the party so as not to be kicked out." To MRP, or Mountain Racing Products, the Party Crasher is a light weight, polycarbonate bash ring that accompanies their System #3 chain guide.

Just last week I was invited to enjoy the epic riding in Sedona, Arizona. The only thing better than leaving the wet spring weather behind was that the reason I was spending 3 days in such a beautiful place was to get some early rides in on the 2008 Magura brakes and forks.