Ryan Wants to Stoke you out - Episode 3 - Best Place on Earth

 i was just gonna say that... how did that happen?! living in whistler, driving a porshe and riding bikes.. f*ck im jealous

 And to say pro riders don't make much money. I have seen local pros who scrap for every penny, and I have seen plenty of riders who aren't necessarily BIG time, and still get paid decent. Now you jump up to riders like Cedric ($250k+ a year published several years ago), Peaty (owns a NICE house and 3+ pubs around the world), Hill, Palmer (3 year contract in '99 for $1mil with Spec), Minnaar, those dudes are getting BANK. Yeah, they're top dogs, and they probably should get paid more for risking their neck, but they get to do what they love, nearly every day, get paid for it, and travel the world. Plus, with the rumor of how much Cedric was getting paid (just look at ONE of his houses!), that's nearly what mid level hockey players get.

 with all the respect... isn't that any of your business?! I guarantee you that knowing who has and earns what, is a terrible crap for your head... and I mean it: that's stupid enough to read about it, looking for it is plain madness: stay away from what's not yours, for your own sake

 Cedric owns a bar and a car import company if I remember correctly? Peaty started up Royal racing then sold it. Late 90s where when loads of money was in the sport so palmers contract wouldn't surprise me. Hill im sure raked in a bit the last few years but then he's one of the best known riders in the world..

 Just like showbiz....1% of the riders make 90% of the money. Think about it. Great clip

 Ive heard schley killed it in the real estate scene as well......

 Yeah that would explain it then.. Most of the top riders still have other forms of income. No ones going to get rich off mtb really.

 Waki, it doesn't get to my head at all, nor do I look for this information. The only number I posted was of Cedric's rumored salary that was stated in Bike magazine a few years back, and it also claimed he had multiple houses. Really, it doesn't get to me because I know that this is the way it is in any sport or business, as bkbroiler said, 1% make 90%. Some of them from making it big in the sport, some elsewhere. Peaty apparently owns 3+ pubs and has his doctorate degree, Minnaar owns a Global Bike Shop, Cedric owns a car import company and is a architect 'connoisseur', and Schley apparently made it in the Real Estate business, and is a mtn biker as well as a pro skier. Hill and Palmer on the other hand, has multi-million dollar companies backing them (Specialized, Monster, and Fox Racing) which they have and can put further towards their success by starting brands such as Palmer, the snowboard company. It's not the mtn biking that gets you the dough, its what you do outside of the sport while you're in it that will get you the dough.

 it didn't even go with the video AT ALL

 i agree there are many other rise against songs that would have worked here but nice vid none the less...

 same boat need to man up and get some spikes

 just a tyre with some tread on it would be good

 Just go to Morzine mate! The actual tracks are better I think, having been to both.

 Not that much buddy.
£550 for return flights (£60 for the bike on the flight if your taking it), around £400 for half board accommodation and around £100 for the lift pass for the week.
The rest is beer money.
You'll end up spending that much sorting yourself out in Morzine in my eyes.

 It cost me A LOT more to go to Whistler. 2 grand for a month in Whistler, and 1300 quid to do TWO months in Morzine. Morzine i was going out a lot, Whistler I didn't go nearly as much, and i had much less mechanicals in Whistler purely because I didn't have 09 boxxer teams with snappy stanchions.

 I agree with sam, the tracks are better in France and whistler is so much more expensive! I've spent a season in both Les Gets and Whistler, plus lift tickets in Whistler are way more than 100 for a week, they cost $199 for 3 days!

 Cool guys, its just the DH "world" seems to say Whistler is the best place on earth. i need to get to Morzine at some point though.

 The DH world are wrong mate! The reason is that Whistler are geared towards DH, they want it there. But France isn't that bothered, riders are more of a stop gap between winter seasons. However, the tracks in France are so much better and are like 90% tracks you'll ride anywhere in the world. Whistler is hardpack, pretty much everywhere. Unless of course you trek for 40+mins to get to unknown tracks which f*cking sucks. All tracks (including secret ones) in France are lift accessible, except for a few super super snide ones, but you won't find those

 not a marked trail. i'm thinking its up on garbo kinda up and behind original sin. like where shale monster, or whatever the hell that's called, is. haha does that help...

 Ohh ok yeah that was actually very helpful. As something comepletely irrelivent i actually saw Geoff at one of the Indoor BMX tracks a few weeks ago, his name was on the practice sheet hahaha!

 agree with you 95%

 wat song the first or the second? the second is: rise against-prayer of the refugee

 and first one is dr dre & snoop dogg - still d.r.e. (but here is music only, without vocal)

 exactly

 What tires are they using?

 Those would look awesome on your bike! Nice build!

 Still Dre (instrumental) - Dr. Dre

 only if you spray them directly onto your bearings.

 If you don't have sealed bearings. Still not great for sealed bearings, but they were designed to keep water out. Still smart to take it them apart and rebuild them often if you wash your bike like that.

 lol the kid who commented this is a bright spark in school you can tell because he think's he need's to tell people stuff they already know because it's common sense but for him it's just a chunk of information that his microscopic brain can remember

 No.

 and why not dude the angles are sick the riding is sick and the music is eeeerrrrrrrrrrrrmmmmmmmmmmmmmm sick

 just get out, apart from the riding, everything else is trash, a kid with a handycam could have done a better job.

 cayenne is schleys, he owns it

 rotwild r.e.d. dh pretty sure

 seriously its a dream of mine to go to whistler

 I'm pretty sure it's a dream of everyone who's seen a video of any whistler trail ...

 Sweet video, but I'm not keen on your post-processing! Is that an unsharp mask or something? I'd tone it down a little.

Killer video as always though! Got me stoked, even with the snow and ice outside.

 ryan wants to stoke me out? well congratulations. you have provailed.

 anyone else wondering how Schley can afford a Cayenne?

 Do all the whistler kids not have nice trucks and money?

(Not saying Schley is a kid btw )

 Favorite episode yet!

 I would'nt say the riding is the best in the world at all, but maybe just the biking lifestyle is where its at these days.

 10 bucks says the Cayenne is a rental.

 Quinbaird- I have a feeling the sponsorship from adidas, Knolly and whoever else he's supported by could have something to do with it?! hahaha. When your a sponsored rider you get more than just free stuff if you've made it to the standard he's at buddy.

 Ryan im stoked out, that was great, no better guy than richie to slay schleyer

 I doubt a small boutique company like Knolly pays him enough to feed himself every month, not to mention buying a Cayenne.

 it was ryan who was riding the knolly...

 schley rides for r.e.d.

 definitely meant to say rotwild....

 i glanced at the title of h this and miss read it, i thought it says, ryan wants to SMOKE you out. sadly it dosent

 I'd like to see him try