Crankworx Rotorua slopestyle course builder Remy Morton has become the latest athlete to be sponsored by Red Bull and was handed his helmet as the contest wrapped up in New Zealand.
Alongside his building, Remy is also a regular at Fest events and a huge influence on the riding scene in Oceania and beyond. To make the moment even more special, the helmet was presented to Remy by fellow Red Bull athlete Brook MacDonald who was on-site to watch the slopestyle.
 | Absolutely speechless!! Today one of my biggest dreams ever became a reality. I can’t thank everyone enough who made this opportunity happen and for all of you who got me to this point. THANKYOU. Its Such an honor and proud moment to be joining the Red Bull family and on top to have the legend Brook MacDonald to hand it to me. let the good times roll!!—Remy Morton |
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Does anyone else remember this article? www.pinkbike.com/news/6-months-after-breaking-his-neck-remy-morton-is-back-video.html Dude just keeps going.
I'll call that, a true Blessing!
People don't hate coffee while a cup of it has more caffeine than can of Red Bull. People don't hate soda and juices while it has the same amount of sugar. People don't hate taurine when your body makes it itself or when they eat meat (especially fish) or drink milk, but they hate it in energy drink (research showed you're only getting an overdose of taurine when you drink 2L energy drink per day, which nobody does).
Yes energy drink causes problems, but that's only because young kids who shouldn't be drinking caffeine are enjoying the sweet taste. These kids will think coffee is bitter and disgusting, but they enjoy the sweet tasting energy drinks.
I'm not acting energy drink is healthy or good. But neither are coffee or soda. But it's not some evil toxic made out of semen, that some people surprisingly actually believe.
As long as you dont give it to people who shouldn't be drinking coffee either, and as long as you use it responsibly just like coffee (and soda), there's nothing to be scared about and no need to panic.
"A daily intake of ∼2 to 3 cups of coffee appears to be safe and is associated with neutral to beneficial effects for most of the studied health outcomes."
There's also the issue of combining a bunch of crap into one product and then marketing it very effectively at a very suspectible segment. I'd put RB in the same category as a SBUX frapachino with whip targeted at middle schoolers, but with better targeted advertising.
And I don't need weed to help me ride 2% faster either...
I will always respect Josh Bryceland for dumping Monster.