Video: 13 Year Olds Sending It at the Old Rampage Sites

41 Comments

65 0

bigtim FL (Dec 3, 2020 at 5:47)

Grompage.

55 1

HenkkaK FL (Dec 3, 2020 at 5:07)

Old Rampage sites are nowadays kids playgrounds

29 0

Hogfly (Dec 3, 2020 at 7:46)

It really is. We went out there last winter to ride. My son ended up hooking up with a local kid on social media, and he showed us around the site. There were a whole group of local groms out there, and my son got to ride and hang out with them (and hit some big stuff that he probably wouldn't have hit without them to tow him in). They were all just out, without parents, hanging out, building and riding together. Pretty awesome way to grow up.

Then they ran into Reed Boggs and Peter Jamison who were building for a shoot for Reed's Yeti announcement, which was also awesome. Reed and Peter were both super chill and friendly to them.

scott-townes (Dec 3, 2020 at 13:28)

@Hogfly: Their crew is filled with the most welcoming and nice desert psychos you'll ever meet. Things are gonna get wild over the next few years! FREERIDE!!!!

16 1

liztwinbikemom (Dec 2, 2020 at 10:03)

Fun times for sure! Proud of Syd...he has an incredible eye and talent for media...little shredder too! These kids are all pretty amazing...not that I am partial or anything???? ???????? Luke will be back for the next one!

liztwinbikemom (Dec 2, 2020 at 11:05)

all my smiley faces changed to ?? haha !

16 0

jjhobbs (Dec 3, 2020 at 6:15)

What every kid wants for Christmas, 10k's with of edit tech....

wolferrepublic (Dec 3, 2020 at 5:22)

Is there even any progression in how gnarly this sport can even get anymore..when groms are allready sending rampage...God damn that was sick!
Fearless team leaders of the future

Masak (Dec 3, 2020 at 7:53)

when I was 13 I was dreaming about bunny hop....

notorious-b-o-g (Dec 3, 2020 at 6:27)

I couldn't think of a better person that Rob to teach young Syd how to shoot a camera. I miss watching these kids at I Street

PHeller (Dec 3, 2020 at 8:21)

Are these shredders mostly from the SLC area? When I see videos of kids this young ripping this hard, I have to wonder how much of it is the rad bikes they've got, youthful disregard for risk, quality protection, and location/community. Whatever it is, these kids seem mad happy, and are super talented.

Hogfly (Dec 3, 2020 at 8:28)

Yes. Most of them are SLC, though there are kids on the Outlaw team from other areas as well, I believe.

PHeller (Dec 3, 2020 at 8:42)

@Hogfly: Do you know if they spend a lot of time at lift served parks?

Hogfly (Dec 3, 2020 at 8:51)

@PHeller: They do, from what I understand. Their website has a lot of information on their programs. They're predominantly a DH team that actually races nationally with devo feeder/training programs.

VWsurfbum (Dec 3, 2020 at 8:56)

Oh to be 13 and fearless!

tabbid (Dec 3, 2020 at 8:54)

This is way better than sitting around recording stupid movie impressions and lighting things on fire like we did. PS: There’s also always a line of “old guys” waiting to pass you on climbs in Park City.

ski-bike-repeat (Dec 4, 2020 at 8:13)

shout out to Commencal. Can they do any wrong? Just another example of giving back while looking to the future.

takeiteasyridehard (Dec 4, 2020 at 10:36)

I'm really impressed with the riding and the filming/editing. I would have never expected that it was produced and edited by a grom also....That was great stuff guys!

wobblegoblin (Dec 3, 2020 at 6:35)

REDICULOUS!!! The future of freeride is going to just keep getting sicker!

rrussell47 (Dec 3, 2020 at 5:25)

Super sick boys!

Chief2slo FL (Dec 3, 2020 at 6:57)

That’s amazing! Showed it to my kid and he’s begging to go ride now!

nhlevi (Dec 3, 2020 at 7:18)

Sometimes I wish I was still a kid... So I could have a pedal that's wide enough for my paddles

shwinn8 (Dec 3, 2020 at 16:35)

there's the future

j-p-i (Dec 3, 2020 at 19:47)

I'd like to see a 50+ old man session now please

sanchofula (Dec 3, 2020 at 20:20)

Sponsored by Tylenol and Geritol

j-p-i (Dec 4, 2020 at 9:10)

@nurseben: 100% yes

63vwdc (Dec 6, 2020 at 13:31)

Next level guys! All the hard work is paying off! Keep up the stoke!!! You never know who your Inspiring!

freedomcomponents (Dec 3, 2020 at 6:05)

So sick and props for the incredible photography!

el-brendo (Dec 3, 2020 at 7:17)

Unreal. Good job guys!

tylernixon-mtb (Dec 3, 2020 at 8:43)

Oh how the times have changed! So sick

plimdaddy (Dec 3, 2020 at 9:43)

How good is that?? Great vid!

Taylor500 (Dec 3, 2020 at 22:42)

Song name?

Below threshold threads are hidden

14 18

SurfNC (Dec 3, 2020 at 7:48)

Too much for a kid. Why are people letting/pushing groms these days to such extreme stuff? Trying to create "stars"? Gold, Glory and Girls - the ruin of man. Something about this is just wrong...

12 0

BetterRide (Dec 3, 2020 at 7:56)

I don't think we are pushing these kids. When I was a kid my hero was Evel Knievel and I jumped 14 kids lined up off a crappy little jump. I wasn't wearing a helmet and in the photos it is obvious that my fork (on my department store bmx bike) is broken as it is way too slack. Kids have been pushing themselves since there were kids.

dc40 (Dec 3, 2020 at 8:12)

I disagree with to much for kids and extreme stuff. Kids have been hitting stuff this huge in motocross since the late 80's. You are now starting to see it MTB space, because of the access/availability of bikes for groms. When I was age 12 racing motocross, hitting 60-90ft doubles/tabletops on 85cc back in 1990.

PHeller (Dec 3, 2020 at 8:44)

These kids have been riding for awhile. It's not like the parents took them to the top of a mountain and said "fly, little bird!" They know what their limits are, how to crash, and its clear they are wearing protective gear. Probably less hard on the head than playing football.

archibaldbarisol (Dec 3, 2020 at 8:53)

Thanks, but no thanks, Dude(eronomy). Men are abundantly capable of acting ruinously without "gold, glory and girls."

wasea04 (Dec 3, 2020 at 11:30)

@PHeller: I have to agree, thought the same thing about football, etc.

RadBartTaylor (Dec 3, 2020 at 13:00)

Unpopular opinion but I 100% agree, I've said this in other posts also - I think it's a bit too much too early. My comment is based on the fact I honestly care about kids not getting hurt and this level of riding has big consequence that 13 yo's can't fully comprehend IMO. I was an absolute idiot in a car up until I was 20, simply didn't fully grasp consequence of what I was doing, thankfully bikes can't harm others like cars can, but still....

I still feel the trajectory of this type of riding including the Audi Nines is headed down the path of freestyle moto....lots of carnage along the way, for every Travis Pastrana (who has absolutely destroyed himself) there are 20 other guys that never made it that destroyed themselves for little to no fanfare.

shami (Dec 3, 2020 at 15:02)

Like a few others have said here there are always some kids who push themselves at higher risk sports, it just appeals to some kids the same way it appeals to some adults. Look at Danny Way skateboarding back in the 1980s or Jackson Goldstone a few years back. It's nothing new, it's just newer in MTB. Is there risk, sure, just like in football or so many other sports. I would say the risk is lower than some especially since protective gear is actually encouraged in MTB unlike BMX and skateboarding. I don't want to see kids get seriously injured, I have two boys around this age and even though it's scary to watch them hit bigger stuff they have a blast riding and I can think of a lot of worse things they could be doing.

rosemarywheel (Dec 3, 2020 at 16:09)

@RadBartTaylor: I see whatyou mean but I have to say: I am 19 and these 13 year old's ride 10x better than I do. And as others have mentioned noone forced them to it. If you want to stop anyone getting hurt, stop me. I am crash happy trying to hit jumps. If they have the skill (which they do) they have more than earned the right to do as they do.