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vesania sarahmoore's article

Aug 31, 2026 at 20:28

Aug 31, 2026

Ticket Packages for 2026 Red Bull Hardline Cypress Announced

No hardline wales this year. Just Tasmania and Cypress

vesania stephanepelletier's article

Jul 24, 2026 at 15:32

Jul 24, 2026

Course Preview: Nicholi Rogatkin, Alma Wiggberg & Matt Jones Run Through Red Bull District Ride 2026

Haha that is a funny take! But I'm not sure if him getting 9th in FMB world standings in 2018 or if starting his YouTube channel was a better career move haha. I think he got 8th place at Whistler Joyride slopestyle run in 2018 and it included a double backflip, backflip superman, 720, etc., so he is no slouch. I think Red Bull has him go to lots of these different events (hardline, district ride, etc.) now because 1) he is a very popular youtuber and he brings more viewership to these events, and 2) he can still actually ride the stuff very well.

vesania commencal-bikes-skis's article

Jun 10, 2026 at 11:41

Jun 10, 2026

Commencal Shares Details on the Updated Supreme DH V5.2 Downhill Frame

Interesting that they moved the chainstay pivot near the rear axle up to the seatstays.

vesania edspratt's article

May 28, 2026 at 14:59

May 28, 2026

Throwback Thursday: 16 Race Bikes from the 2016 EWS Opener in Chile

@CantClimb: No idea how many, but I think there are plenty of riders on pinkbike that do live in areas that have easy/frequent access to very steep and rough trails where long and slack is very nice to have.

vesania stephanepelletier's article

May 19, 2026 at 11:30

May 19, 2026

MUST WATCH: Brandon Semenuk Drops 'RGB' - A Masterpiece of Light & Freeride

That drop at the 4 min mark was huge. That might be the biggest Brandon has ever done.

vesania stephanepelletier's article

May 19, 2026 at 11:29

May 19, 2026

MUST WATCH: Brandon Semenuk Drops 'RGB' - A Masterpiece of Light & Freeride

That was nuts. I was wondering who recently cleaned up that landing the last time I rode by there

vesania Dario-DiGiulio's article

May 19, 2026 at 8:32

May 19, 2026

First Ride: The 2026 Santa Cruz Tallboy Has Been Fully Reinvented, But Remains a Joy

@NWintheUSA: Correct. I had one of the outland VPP bikes. Most of the Outland bikes actually were six bar bikes. The bikes were known for having great pedaling performance while handling bumps wel, but also had some durability issues with the linkage. There were a handful of pros who used outland frames but put their brand's logos on them. Outland had the patent on their VPP six-bar and four-bar linkage design. They sold the patents to Santa Cruz. Santa Cruz only used the 4 bar design.

vesania jessie-mmorgan's article

May 13, 2026 at 11:09

May 13, 2026

Interview: Hattie Harnden on That Wild Reversed Stem Setup and Her Best Downhill Result To Date

@giantwhip: No, he had a regular stem back then. But I believe the Kona he had when he won world champs had custom geo with longer reach and very slack head angle (compared to other bikes of that time at least)

vesania jessie-mmorgan's article

May 13, 2026 at 10:50

May 13, 2026

Interview: Hattie Harnden on That Wild Reversed Stem Setup and Her Best Downhill Result To Date

Who remembers Fabien Barel's Mondraker fast forward geometry with the zero-length stem from 2012?

vesania erhardtl96's article

Apr 27, 2026 at 14:29

Apr 27, 2026

Video: Leopold Erhardt Sends Huge Utah Freeride Lines in 'Is the Price Right?'

I see two reasons for the added artsy fartsy intros: 1) Mountain biking typically takes place in more beautiful nature areas compared to BMX which is just urban areas. So, you might as well make use of it. 2) In mtb, you might spend a week out in the forest/desert with the builders and film crew and only come away with a handful of shots (because there is so much time spent digging, hiking, waiting for wind/lighting, etc.), so you need to fill in the time on the video with artsy/nature shots, etc. For BMX, you can often go around town to different spots with your film team and get a bunch of shots in one day.