Kyle Strait was in attendance at the Sea Otter Classic 2010 representing his new team, team Lifestyle Excessive / Pivot Cycles. His new race rigs looked great and clearly worked with a 6th in Dual Slalom and 17th in DH.

Have a look inside for more info on Kyle's Pivot Cycles...

Aaron LaRocque is a 23 year old freelance videographer from Victoria British Columbia. After his recent launch of his web video What's Next his career as a filmer has blown up. He is now traveling around the world doing awesome video work for big industry names like Geax Tires and Race Face components.

I recently had a quick catch up with him, and this is what was said!

Matt Simmonds is one of the fastest UK downhill riders around and when you see him racing any track he is out there giving it everything he has and you know under that helmet he is cracking out a big cheesy grin and loving every minute of it. We take a short chunk of Matt's time to discuss 2010 - up to this point.

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We caught up with Cam McCaul to discover how he came to be a Fox Clothing sponsored athlete. Watch the video inside to find out for yourself!

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JS Therrien was representing French Canadians at this year's Sea Otter Classic aboard his tricked out Banshee Legend. Have a look inside and watch the bike check video to get a closer look at his Legend!

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GT's Mick Hannah had a great weekend at this year's Sea Otter, bringing home a win in the dual slalom and a solid fourth place on the DH course. We caught up with him after the racing was done to check out his new GT Sensor and what he's been up to in the off season. Check the video to hear about his winning run!

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Part three with Brett Tippie harassing pro riders and anyone he can find at Sea Otter 2010!
Inside you'll find video interviews with:

• JP and Bryson at Marzocchi
• Eric at Deity
• Kali Protectives
• Brendan Fairclough and many more!

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Chris Akirigg has been putting out some amazing videos, a lot of them self filmed, that make you question what is possible on a bike. From innovative lines on his Mongoose hardtail, to riding his all-mountain bike like a trials' machine, and even bringing it to the streets aboard a fixed gear bike, Chris is pushing the boundaries across the board. Inside we'll catch up with the man himself on video and discover how all this came to be!

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The world is full of talented riders and people working their guts out to make it in the world of riding and racing bikes. Welcome to the sixteenth of many, quick, slap in the face style, 60 second interviews - and next up is the senior who is making a lot of noise on the UK DH senior category - Kurtis Knowles.

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This past weekend at the Sea Otter Classic, the Yeti / Fox Racing Shox factory team really opened up their throttles and claimed some medals. Jared Graves took the DH win on board his 4X bike! Inside we got a chance to talk to Jared and to his team mate Joey Schusler about their bikes of choice here at the 2010 Sea Otter Classic.

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Anneke Beerten made the trip over to California from the Netherlands for the Sea Otter Classic to race her Intense SS on this relatively non technical course. She missed last year, but was feeling good on this style of course that favors her 4X and dual style riding.

Check out her Sea Otter DH set up inside.

Part two with Brett Tippie harassing pro riders and anyone he can find at Sea Otter 2010!

Inside you'll find video interviews with:

• Brandon Semenuk and Stevie Smith
• Darcy Turenne
• Rocky Mountain's Pete Roggeman and D'Arcy O'Connor
• Bender and his Baja fog
• Katie Holden and Claire Buchar
• Andreas Hestler
• Sea Otter park rangers!

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We caught up with Cedric Gracia to see what he's been up to and have a closer look at his Santa Cruz V10 dowhill bike and Nickel 4X machine.

Watch the 15 minute video to see Cedric in action!

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Tippie catches up with the stars at Sea Otter 2010! Inside you find video interviews with:

• Gee and Rachel Atherton
• Sabrina Jonnier
• Anthill Films
• Randy Spangler
• Paul Basagoitia
• Hot women
• Even more!

The Monster Energy Specialized race team is a force to be reckoned with this season. Recently they added young gun Troy Brosnan to the team, so I sat down and had a quick chat with him at Sea Otter about his career, and the bike he is riding.

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Freeride Entertainment changed the way the world looked at Mountain Biking. Since day one, Freeride Entertainment has been documenting the envelope being pushed by the riders, and keeping the overall experience fresh. New World Disorder showed us a side of Mountain Biking that not many other people showcased, which put Freeride Entertainment at the top of the totem pole for a long time.

Derek Westerlund has been part of the show for a long time now, and recently I got a chance to share some words with him.

Check out the Derek Westerlund Interview here...

Greg Watts has become one of the most premier riders in MTB slopestyle. From winning the 2008 VW Trick Showdown with a flip whip off the huge Kokanee kicker, to taking home the 2009 Crankworx Slopestyle Gold with an unbelievable run. Most recently he's joined Haro's Team, and is having an awesome off season, Greg is one to watch for in 2010. I had some time to meet up with Greg for a few days and got a good look at his slope bike, spent some time with him riding his new hardtail, the Haro Thresh, and asked him a few questions to see what's been going on and how things are looking for 2010.

Check inside to read more on Greg and his 2010 season...

The still to be released Hayes Prime brake has generated an incredible amount of interest as the details have trickled out. While consumers will have to wait until June to get their gloved paws on the Prime, we wanted to get some insight into what it takes to bring a new brake to the market. Inside you'll find some great info from the engineers who worked on the Prime project as they answer some questions that we threw their way.

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Luke Ball is one of the new breed of young DH riders that are clawing their way through smaller UK races, they have bags of skill and style and if they keep at it, and get the right support are the sort of people that may be on the world scene in years to come...

As Luke Ball lives so close to me in Devon that my camera is often pointed in his direction and it's no hardship as the camera loves him.

I fired a few questions his way so that you can get to know the Rider behind the Photos/Videos a little better...

It's not everyday that you get to meet your hero, but on Saturday I had the privilege of meeting mine for a quick interview and an XC blast. And to make things interesting, he even answered some of the Pinkbike readers' questions..

See the video interview and a couple of pictures inside!