Social Round Up - Darkfest 2020: Going Huge

Feb 6, 2020
by Aidan Oliver  


The gaps are bigger, the lips are taller and we are stoked for Darkfest 2020. Check out all the first hits from Brendan Fairclough, Nico Vink, Sam Reynolds, Clemens Kaudela, Kaos Seagrave and more.



Brendan Fairclough:


A casual one hander landing one of the biggest MTB jumps out there.





Clemens Kaudela:


Clemens Kaudela is one of the course builders at Darkfest and looked super comfortable straight away.





Nico Vink:


GoPro course preview with Nico Vink, Clemens Kaudela and Sam Reynolds.





Kaos Seagrave:


Sunset sends with crowd favorite Kaos Seagrave.





Sam Reynolds:


Sam Reynolds is the brainchild behind Darkfest and one the head builders. After badly breaking his wrist here last year, Sam is healed up and back to stretching out huge supermans.





Brage Vestavik:


Brage Vestavik is one of the latest crop of young riders who can handle both the Darkfest jumps and a World Cup course.




Jaxson Riddle:


Jaxson Riddle burst on to the scene with his insane lines and performance at the Marzocchi Proving Grounds. This is his first Darkfest and we can't wait to see him send.




Nicholi Rogatkin:


Nicholi Rogatkin took a heavy slam in practice but is up and still in one piece.




Theo Erlangsen:


Theo Erlangsen with one of the biggest and slowest backflips we've seen.





Andrew Neethling:


Local and World Cup legend Andrew Neethling was bullied into sending the big line. #greyhairdontcare




Bienvenido Aguado:


Bienvenido Aguado is back after the break from Rampage





Darkfest:


Plenty of action still to come.




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29 Comments
  • 49 0
 So cool to see Vestavik at this event.- And Neethling, wow..!! Old school ripper!!
  • 7 1
 where are steve peat and CG ?!
  • 33 0
 that would be a casual 1 hander landing by brendog.
  • 19 0
 I casually eat cereal 1 handed while watching 1 handed hucks.
  • 2 0
 they edited the 'no handed landing' lol.
  • 1 0
 I started to wonder if he was going to bother grabbing the bars again for the next takeoff...
  • 29 2
 How long till FAA starts to regulate their flights? Wink
  • 13 0
 I wanna see Jaxson 3 that step up from another angle, for sure..
  • 6 0
 Jaxson's video was the steeziest POV I have ever seen....that hip jump was just silly steezy
  • 1 0
 @takeiteasyridehard: SOOO High on that hip \M/
  • 11 0
 Anyone in the northeast want to go in on a mountainside and excavator.
  • 10 0
 Poor Rogatkin looks like he just climbed out of a porta-potty in a Jackass vid...
  • 7 1
 “Once You Start Down The Dark Path, Forever Will It Dominate Your Destiny.”
  • 7 0
 Dank Fest
  • 4 0
 Niko just manualed the step-up... Might be the craziest video yet. www.instagram.com/p/B8Q8pUIAyZg/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
  • 1 0
 He manuals up to the bottom of the take off. Still sick nonetheless.
  • 6 1
 When your smallest feature is a 50-foot stepdown, you know that's HUGE!
  • 1 0
 @pinkbike YET AGAIN forgetting to mention the break through women are making in the sport. You dont want to highlight CJ Selig boosting that huge step up at Darkfest???

To continue to boost women in the sport, 50% has to come from women actually doing to work and 50% has to come from the media. The media must be willing and excited to share these ground breaking events. If they dont, a majority of people will continue to think women arent making strides when that is just not true.

One day, as a women rider, I hope to scroll through the Pinkbike feed and feel just as welcome as the guys do. Until that day I will continue to call you out Pinkbike. Be the change you CLAIM to want to see!!!
  • 5 0
 Neethling sending on!
  • 1 0
 Yeah I can only imagine how terrifying that was. When I passed 30 yrs old I turned into a wuss on jumps....that was sick needles!
  • 4 0
 HELL YES NEEDLES!!! (and everyone else lol)
  • 1 0
 Khaos and Riddle going SOOO BIG!! Big up the YOOT! MacDuff too tech street an park an showing up to this! makes him one of my faves
  • 2 0
 Brendog is just so casual and stylish :-)
  • 2 0
 Insane, wow!

Any women doing this event?
  • 1 0
 Riddle looking so smooth and dialed! Fun to see his progress over the past few years.
  • 1 0
 Pilot's license and clearance from the FAA required!
  • 2 0
 Where's Aggy's vid?
  • 1 0
 where is Adrew L. ??????
  • 1 3
 Wow, Needles looking soooo sketchy







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