Video: Hills of Home - Pirmin Kuß

"hills of home" is a Black Forest production by the film crew of workID and german XCO racer Pirmin Kuß. Pirmin rides bikes since day one and straight from the beginning his heart belongs to olympic XCO racing. He rides for the german WHEELER-iXS Team and loves the good time he has with his team buddies during the race season. What he really doesn't like, is the prejudice that cross country fellas are technically unskilled! He tries his best to prove the opposite and puts his heart in his riding. For him it is pure fun to pull his 29" hard tail through the lovely Black Forest and to have a new challenge everyday out there, without the need of full suspension. Nevertheless the 20 years old boy loves all sports which are based on rolling on two wheels, doesn't matter how big they are. He puts a lot of time into digging last year and build his own little pumptrack around the house of his family. He truly believes in the progression and fun that brings the BMX pumptrack riding into his training, besides the tough exercises a racer has to do.

Riding for a video project is a little dream came true for him, because in Pirmins opinion racing isn't only about big races and results. He puts all in and we snapped some awesome shots. After all we had an amazing weekend filming and riding out there and became good friends.

Watch Pirmin blasting some original Black Forest home trails and after it having some fun with his 20" bike on his pumptrack - for him a perfect day. Enjoy!


"Earn your decent" - is the motto of each XCO guy. To shoot uphill action is for sure the more relaxed one compared to riding it.

Awesome views are not a rarity in the black forest, awesome trails inclusive.

Brraaaappp..

Ben behind the big lense. Pirmin followed by the drone passing through the background.

For Pirmin getting sideways and styling it up is as fun as putting horse power on the pedals.

Riding through the black forest jungle.


Some switch backs on the way to the top in "Tour de France - Alpe d'Huez" style. You could be sure that an Cross Country racer knows how to suffer.


Serious business - checkin' out the lines before riding. Pirmin really made sure that everything went the right way over these days.


A bit different spectators wondering who killed their silence.


The whole crew getting the stuff done and checking out if there's another try necessary.

Pirmin getting some air, while Ben nearly crashing with the steady cam, luckily all went good. Not sure if the whips are as good as Nino Schurters, the champ himself?!


"Followed by a ufo." You better go faster than your flying partner.


Another rad panorama, in typical Black Forest style.



Poppin' some manuals - not too easy with such a geometry and a seat post that high. But Pirmin has big fun in playing with his 29er.

Doing some evening laps around the house, even if it is pretty tight it's still not too bad, that backyard.

Another different spectator, "Fridolin" taking a look around what's going on in his territory.

Pirmin got probably the best backyard in his little home town Vöhrenbach. Lucky for the riding scene up there, everybody is invited to come around and having some fun.


We were lucky enough, to had our helicopter friends with us to get some good footage by the drone. They did an awesome job flying and filming.



Tough days of riding behind him! Even a XCO guy get tired sometime.