VOTE NOW: Ranchstyle - Pinkbike Best Trick

May 5, 2012 at 7:15
by Devon Balet  
Now a tradition, Friday evening of the Ranchstyle marks the Pinkbike Best Trick Contest. Under perfect western slope Colorado skies, the contest kicked off with perfect weather and amazing golden hour light. It didn't take long for the riders to get comfortable and to start throwing some serious tricks. We are leaving the judging up to YOU, the pinkbike viewer. Take a peek at the video and place your votes for this year's winner of the Pinkbike Best Trick contest!

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A special thanks to the Ranch filmers that helped make this happen; Tim DaCosta, Quinn Maxwell and George Knowles. And an even bigger thanks to George Knowles for burning the midnight oil long past the strike of midnight to get this video prepared in time for voting!

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  • 63 3
 Casey Groves
360 super indian air + 360 whip + tuck no hander to tailwhip
All Clean
  • 7 0
 tuck no hander to tailwhip was savage
  • 7 0
 that 720 tho.... Dayum!
  • 1 1
 i was surprised to see that some people actually had votes after i answered and seen the results.
  • 21 0
 ITS ALL ABOUT NICK CLARKE!!!
  • 3 0
 That 360 Indy is awesome... But 720 and Front flip no hander are such good tricks too ! I don't know who is the best ?
  • 12 11
 Wyper hands down...
  • 11 0
 Groves had the best bag of tricks. Storch had the best banger. Wypers Cordova-flip was unique but sloppy.
  • 7 0
 wyper was too sloppy otherwise he would've won by far! Gotta give it to casey groves because of that SICK 360 indian air!
  • 5 4
 I just want to take this time to say how much I adore you pinkbike. You've changed the bike world forever and the cinematography and photography worlds as well. Also, what's the song name? Aha.
  • 9 0
 Wypers cordova flip attempt was cool, but In my opinion it shouldn't even be in the video because he didn't land it. I think that Casey Groves or Nick Clarke should win.
  • 4 3
 i voted for wyper because of the saran wrap though
  • 1 1
 To everyone who always wants to know the song name, go to www.midomi.com and it will identify any song you play for free. The song name is: Starlight ft. Viro The Virus and Aphroe by Snowgoons, instrumental version
  • 1 0
 absolute failure to spell names correctly...
  • 28 3
 Nick Clarke
  • 3 1
 yeah!
  • 7 1
 Nick Clarke, front flip tuck no hander was sweet.
  • 3 1
 Yeah! Tuck fronty is the best shit out there... Maybe 360 super seater could compete with that.but stioll,for me it's the best one from Nick Clark!
  • 11 1
 Clarke got my vote, Wyper would have though if he landed it clean
  • 8 5
 EVERYONE VOTE FOR NICK! He Deserves it!!
  • 3 1
 eh, I liked Justin wypers cordova flip, it was scrubbed to hell, but it was crazy none the less.
  • 2 0
 Got my vote just on the cleanliness.
  • 2 0
 front flip no hander... too dirty
  • 1 2
 WYP-DADDY!
  • 15 1
 Brett Rheeder
Brett Rheeder
Brett Rheeder
&
Brett Rheeder
Oh ya
Braydon Hay youre hear to
stay!!!!
  • 2 1
 Brett's 3 way sooo slow! Eek
  • 1 0
 Rheeder went HUGE. Not the most technically difficult, but major amplitude and style.
  • 1 0
 Yea had to be said. The bigger tricks may have been more technical but Brett's tricks looked better to me.
  • 17 5
 sam pilgrim
  • 5 0
 This is crap and is NOT a judging system this is a popularity contest!!! negative prop all you want but its time these contest get judged seriously. The FMB tour is never going to get the respect or tv coverage if they keep this up. I have been to a few contests and the judging is crap repeat tricks should drop the score not landing with your feet on the pedals should drop the score. I was at a contest that one of these rides in this video (name will be left out to avoid being tied to my babble) didn't even make the top 10 and he threw tail whips and bar spins but some *ag flipped the second set and didn't even make the rest of the pack and he made top ten come on!

YES Wyper's cordova flip was sick but he did not land it there fore he should not be winning. Carson landed that huge 720 like butter, there were some combos thrown like bar spin to tuck.
  • 2 0
 side note I can not do any of these tricks or even jump like any of these guys. but I was once told a sport that has judges will always be corrupt. I would just like to see slope style in the X-games or better yet have it's own TV spot on Saturday afternoon.
  • 10 3
 Vote for your favorite rider... (Justin Wyper...) in this year's Ranch Style (Justin Wyper) Best Trick Contest on Pink (Justin Wyper) Bike. Justin Wyper....
  • 5 0
 Not a huge fan of frontflips but Nick Clarke stomped his no hander one. Tough choice between that and Wyper's Barbara Streisand. The 720 was good but it's not a particularly cool looking trick and the landing wasn't quite as nice as Clarke's. Casey's super seater 3 was also pretty cool. Not including Wyper's Streisand as that was just jokes:

1. Nick Clarke
2. Casey Groves
3. Carson Storch
  • 6 0
 Wyper didn't even stick his trick. He shouldn't win. Pinkbike is dumb. Storch with the 720 is easily the sickest trick. The 14 year old's ADD probably kicked in before they made it to the end though.
  • 1 0
 Right! This is crap!
  • 2 0
 I'm stoked for Wyper
  • 2 0
 But J he didn't land anything to pedals. He did throw something no one else did though. I guess I'm not a judge hell I'm hardly a rider lol. I just think groves and storch kinda got the hose here. But Wyper one and I will Stfu. GOOD JOB WYPER.
  • 2 0
 I try not to get wrapped up in the politics of contests and how they are judged and am just stoked for my buddies.
  • 1 0
 Yeah I feel that I just think the judging system was lame. Imo you should have to land feet on the pedals and ride away but you know what they say about opinions right.
  • 10 2
 why wyper he could barely land anything?
  • 8 7
 Because wyper is awesome
  • 8 2
 Wyper will win the best trick without land anything on pedals. I love the pinkbike users decisions! hahaha
  • 5 4
 No, its cause wyper is an awesome guy
  • 2 3
 Just call it an X-Games 100. HAHAHAHA Sick run, but not perfect, but still epic. Ken
  • 1 1
 Its not because he couldn't land it on the pedals is cause he did a trick i think was the best he dint get my vote because he dint fully land it but he would defiantly be my second...Mad skills wyper!!
  • 6 0
 Shouldn't you have to put a trick to pedal to win? I thing groves or storch should be on top but others think different I guess.
  • 4 0
 I'm not cool enough to know the names of all those tricks. In my mind, Rheeder shouted "Boom Motherhuckers!" as he took off for that first trick. Then as he got right up there in the stratosphere he opened his legs and shouted "Suck ma Baws!!" .
I like to think that the above is true (I just couldn't hear him above that flamin' music) and that's why I voted Rheeder..
  • 7 0
 Wyper hadn't landed anything clean.
  • 14 9
 You're allowed to neg prop me, nice tricks, great song, but camera angle is $#&T
  • 4 0
 Is that why there's a button there?
  • 4 0
 voted brett rheeder... He so gracefull so smooth when he is going up on the jump. And loke a the amplitude ! i mean is going 5 feet higher then everybody else !
  • 4 0
 That 1st wyper trick was good everything after messy. check back wheel. so i voted casey.
  • 5 0
 Nick with the frontflip tuck.
  • 5 0
 nick clark! his fronti nohander is soo smoth and pretty clean!
  • 1 0
 I normally skip over slopestyle coverage because I am not really a big fan of it and It is repetitive to me, but I was shocked at the amount of kids that just threw down so hard.. Even some of the kids that didnt throw the big flip tricks still had gobs of style.. I was impressed that there were that many kids that were able to just flat out throw down on that big hit..
  • 4 0
 Am I the only one voting for the dude who did thirty-seven bar spins?
  • 1 0
 I thought that was sick too!
  • 2 0
 Rheeder all the way , he goes HUGE on everything and has mad style, dunno why everyone's so hyped on a nothing and a Cordova flip that wasn't landed
  • 3 1
 why would people vote for justin wyper, its a best trick comp, not a best put your feet down comp..... he didnt land one of the cordova flips in this video
  • 4 0
 Anyone else notice Matt was riding Paul's bike on that 7
  • 4 6
 justin wyper, ive only seen taht backflip cliffhager done a few times, i give him credit for comminting
  • 9 0
 He missed pedals though Frown
  • 3 0
 cordova flip not a cliffhanger flip
  • 4 0
 It's Jeremy Weiss not Jamie.
  • 2 0
 And in the video they put Genovesea instead of Genovese.
  • 1 0
 and Reese instead of Reece
  • 1 0
 And Jerrett Moore haha.
  • 4 0
 Tricky Nicky with his super clean fronty tuck no hander!
  • 3 0
 No love for the smooth 720?
  • 2 0
 all the mis spellings of names in that video really pissed me off.... but still amazing coverage
  • 7 0
 yea, my apologies for the misspellings. we were up until about 4:30 this morning getting this edited and uploaded to pinkbike in time for voting this morning, so our brains were a little tired when it came to the end of the night and adding names/titles. again, sorry, hope it doesn't confuse anybody (I'm a bit embarrassed hahah) stoked you guys like the video overall though!

-George
  • 3 0
 did a really good job of it i thought, editing could have ended up boring but it worked really well
  • 2 0
 yeah man the footage was amazing! you killed it. and now i understand haha i like the dedication in finishing the video.
  • 2 0
 Justin Wyper, backflip semi-cordova + land on butt + get up and run the rest of the way.
  • 3 1
 Jamie Goldman just because he took that frontie to the bottom. Otherwise I'd pick Clarke for the win on that one there bud.
  • 4 1
 carson storch 720 dangg
  • 4 2
 such a clean landing!
  • 2 0
 Carson with the smooth 7.
  • 1 0
 who do i vote forrrrrrr???? casey? matt? Justin? Jeremy? aaaahhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!1
  • 2 0
 brett rheeder's got the best style
  • 3 0
 Casey is My Man! Razz
  • 3 1
 This guy misspelled every riders name
  • 1 0
 That was hard to choose. The bar is set really high and lots of guys are killing it.
  • 2 0
 Did goldman drop sram for shimano/fox?
  • 1 0
 Music: Snowgoons ft Viro the Virus - Starlight
  • 2 1
 Justin Wyper because hes got big balls!
  • 2 1
 Justin Wyper has ballz of steele! Really, that looked painful!
  • 1 0
 casey with a comeback for this year. so amped.
  • 1 0
 I want a f*cking pic of the minut 1:04 :O
  • 2 0
 www.pinkbike.com/photo/8074318
it was like, right under this topic on pinbike
  • 2 0
 thanks mate Big Grin
  • 1 0
 no problemWink and nice picture!
  • 1 0
 360 indian air looked so cool, style for miles!
  • 1 0
 They are all great! I just give props for even trying that.
  • 2 0
 NICK CLARKE FOR PREZ!!
  • 1 1
 I saw a Barbra Streisand in there!!! I'm gumby dammit!!! Merry Christmas dammit!!!!
  • 1 0
 casey g ftw!
  • 1 0
 casey all the way!
  • 1 0
 its his year!
  • 2 2
 backflip cordova was effing sick! Wyper all the way!
  • 1 1
 Wyper with the bs for the win
  • 1 1
 That stands for Barbra Streisand. Oh yeah best trick going.
  • 1 1
 fuckin' eh wyper was sick. so was chubey an weiss tho. tough decision
  • 1 1
 whatt its only wyper and groves haha
  • 2 2
 why the fuck isnt benny phillips in this!
  • 1 1
 ERRYBODY VOTE FOR MATT AND PAUL UNLESS YOU LIKE WARM BEER
  • 1 0
 WTF is this crappy music
  • 1 1
 Name of the song please.
  • 2 0
 instrumental version of "starlight" by snowgoons Wink
  • 2 0
 Original version is MUCH better: Off of Alan Parsons Project 'I Robot' - "some other time".
  • 1 0
 Big thx Smile
  • 2 2
 Wil white is awesome
  • 3 3
 Wyper no doubt.
  • 2 4
 Justin Wyper looks like he should be on a Motox! awesome!
  • 2 5
 Wyper for sure! That Barbra Streisand was spot on.
  • 1 4
 Justin Wyper killed it!
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