Martin Söderström joins NS Bikes!

Aug 25, 2008
by Dariusz Trybocki  
For some time there has been some gossip on bike forums about whether Martin is riding for NS Bikes or not. Here is the story...

Martin chose to ride on NS frames and components some time ago. It was his personal decision and the company had nothing to do with it. However after spotting their Suburban frame and other parts on his bikes, NS contacted Martin and started talking about potential co-operation. In Martin's own words, "NS Bikes was the only brand that develops in a good direction, with light and strong parts".... It took the guys some time to work out everything with Martin and.... now the news is official - Martin will be riding for NS Bikes for the next two seasons!
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Martin testing his new bike (Photo by Jonas Arvidsson).


At the moment Martin, who comes from Sweden, is one of the best extreme riders in the world. Incredibly skilled, and versatile. No matter if you see him on dirt, street or slopestyle events... he is always one of the top riders on the track pulling insane tricks and making the crowd go crazy. But his best asset is consistency and technical proficiency.

He started great this season by taking 4th place at the Kona Whitestyle event, 2nd at Vienna Air King and finishing 8th overall at this years Nissan Qashqai Challenge after winning the qualifications in Munich.

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Martin wins Nissan Qashqai Qualifications in Munich (Photo by Carroux).


The NS crew says that they are very proud to have such a talented rider choose their kit in the first place. Now with the more formal co-operation we can all expect to get some real benefits. The support from the company should help Martin achieve even better results and let him travel to more competitions, and for sure we will also see Martin's input in future product development.

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Martin testing his new bike (Photo by Jonas Arvidsson).

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Martin takes great 2nd place at Adidas Slopestyle 2008 (Photo by Joakim Andreassen).

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Martin with the cute chicks on hot seat at Adidas Slopestyle 2008 (Photo by Joakim Andreassen).


You will able to see Martin in action in the following competitions:

Nordic Championship in Slopestyle, 4-10th August;
Polish Dirtjump Championship - 31st August;
26 Trix, Leogang, September 19th & 20th.

Martin currently rides a Suburban 26 frame, and very soon you will be able to spot a bunch of future prototypes in his bike.

Make sure not to miss his new movie made by Mats Rombald.

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Martin is supported by:
NS Bikes, Peak Performance, Poc Ski, Adidas Eyewear, Tune Bikes, Cyclecomponents.se

To check out more details about Martin and NS Bikes visit NSBikes.com

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59 Comments
  • 11 0
 sick I'm so pumped Martin's always been my favourite rider and I'm glad to see he finally signed with a company that fits him

what can I say its like win win he gets a sick sponsor and now we get to see more of his amazing videos Smile
  • 20 8
 Polish parts are the best !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • 10 13
 Martin rides slopestyle. Ofcourse he rides street but he's also a great slopestyle/dirtjumper. He enters slopestyle compitions. I would figure he would want to use a duelly but its possible on a hardtail I guess. I can understand NS for street riding though. Anyways he's an amazing rider.
  • 3 1
 he rode the Adidas slopestyle on a suburban. That course looked pretty rough but it was no problem for him
  • 1 4
 full sus aint cool though is it
  • 2 3
 PartyBoy13 sorry, but ns bikes are not made the parts in poland. the parts are all made in good old taiwan, hehehehe. the ns guys take the logos to the parts and sell it worldwide.
  • 3 3
 Polish parts are about as good as the Polish submarine!
  • 7 0
 One word, finally.
  • 3 0
 I would say he is the most stylish rider out there.. Not the same trick book as Semenuk, McCaul or Andreu but still a great rider! And he is from Freezing Sweden!
  • 6 2
 Awesome rider, but seems like everyone now a days has the same trick book?
  • 3 5
 indeed sir. the video consisted of 360, dumped 360, 360 table, 360 tailwhip, 360 barspin, barspin, tailwhip. oh and manuals. good rider...only thing missing is a backflip for him to be just like every other un-original good rider. kid has skills...but boring video.
  • 1 1
 he can backflip. and he has the most variation of tricks on the streets if you've watched any of his videos.
  • 0 0
 there was a backflip in there too, footy was just a little dark is all.
  • 0 0
 Wooh, i would never expect such a positive, worldwide vibe for NS bikes Wink Cheers guys Wink NS bikes making fully heh... if anyone is interested in a good fully from the same part of the world (Poland) as NS go to: WWW.ZUMBI.PL
  • 1 0
 nah those were right but an ns low dj/slopestyle would be sweet a bit like the double or 4x
  • 3 0
 ya boy! legit, thats all it is. give him props
  • 2 0
 i think if NS made a full suss it would be a killer ride i would deff buy one
  • 1 0
 Wicked man very talented rider better keep an eye or two on him, Btw Rad video SHOULD be VOD great song and awesome riding makes me pumped and wanna rip
  • 2 1
 its nowere near vod standard. its nowt spesh.
  • 2 0
 pretty sick, i'd say that he's got the manual dialed... the video jumped around too much and too quickly for me
  • 1 0
 The photograf is not Jonas Arvidsson, it´s Kenneth Einars and it´s from Hunnflen, Vansbro.

Good luck Martin!
  • 0 1
 allsportb10: u missed the 540 on the quarterpipe ;D

Nilsa: shut ya piehole f*cktard, seriusly im allowed to say what tha f*ck i whant to without haveing you whineing bitch, i have the freedom to say what i whant.
  • 4 1
 he kills it!
  • 4 2
 He's real good, but can't ride downhill if his life was on the line.
  • 2 0
 He doesn't have to, he kills at everything else.
  • 2 0
 about time he's such a great all round rider
  • 0 0
 This kid has got some game... congrats on signing w/ NS... great bikes/// I wish they would make a fully/// I would buy one in a second. PEACE
  • 3 0
 Yeah martin is sick.
  • 0 0
 martin is easily the best street rider on an mtb. and i gotta say, watchin his vids by mats rombland make me wanna go ride sooo bad
  • 4 2
 nsbikes.pl
  • 1 0
 style for miles. finally some more techy mtnbikers
  • 0 0
 freecaster.tv/1000006_1005516 - also check his Adidas Slopestyle 2 runs which gave him 2nd place on NS hardtail Smile
  • 1 0
 martin is best of them all
  • 1 1
 W00T sweden! id like to see a lot more swedish riders shredding in the future.
  • 1 0
 he's a Manual Master in the Bmx track !
  • 1 0
 check out the vid at 179.9 i love it
  • 1 0
 Those manuals to tailwhip were fuckin sick and those 360 tables!
  • 0 0
 finally he joins ns, its his favorite bike anyway and he rips ! gz martin !
  • 0 0
 isnt this old news?:P anyway congratulations for Martin and his sick contest season.
  • 1 0
 Congratz martin! Good luck, fun to see someone that good from Sweden!
  • 1 0
 26's Smile
  • 1 0
 he ripss
  • 0 0
 o an i like them ladiesss haha
  • 0 0
 ns are the best i love mine and havent had a single problem
  • 1 2
 Cool vid but a bit overedited and that is the most annoying song ever. Great for Martin though, NS are big.
  • 0 0
 awesome song and awesome rider
  • 0 0
 that was sick  Smile
  • 0 0
 yeh
  • 0 0
 Martin Rullezzzzzzzzzzz
  • 0 0
 D.O.P.E Vid!
  • 0 0
 good luck!
  • 1 3
 I honestly didnt really like the vid. the riding was good but to fast.
  • 4 7
 mice is he ridin 24's or 26's?
  • 0 3
 whats the song but dope video
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