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Vincent Laforet’s adult toys…
Vincent Laforet is famous for all the HDDSLR production that he made since Canon are releasing some sweet DSLR beauties for some years now. Now you can see what kind of other “toyz” this guy owns….Pretty crazy indeed, but not less interesting.
Wrenchmonkees Custom Motorcycles
I know a lot of guys who gonna add this website to their bookmarks !
Wrenchmonkees is all about style, motorbikes, customs, what do you need else…Check the website here. Don’t forget to read the blog, with some amazing parts and bikes…
New beauty from INTENSEcycles
You already know that i’m a big fan of INTENSEcycles….so here’s their new beauty, or beast…or beauty AND beast because this bike is just a killing weapon for downhill…check out some infos below…
“Temecula, Ca. – Friday, July 2010 – INTENSE is proud to announce the introduction of our flagship world cup downhill racing bike, the M9-FRO (ForRaceOnly). For the last 2 years, the M9-FRO has been in development by our engineering/design team our world cup racers: Chris Kovarik, Matti Lehikoinen, Matt Simmonds, Ruaridh Cunningham , Claire Buchar And World Champion Emmeline Ragot. Our M9-FRO backed race team is currently the #1 ranked DH team in the world. Starting in with the M1 in 1994, we have built the most sought after downhill bikes in the world. The latest in the M-series lineage rede nes state of the art in no uncertain terms”
Nick Brandreth’s photography
I had the chance during my trip to Claymore Challenge to meet with Nick Brandreth, the hyper-active guy behind Thrashbike.com . Despite the fact that Nick is filming (check the video section on thrashbike), he’s also a really good photographer. You really have to go on his personal website to check all his galleries (love wrestling pics…). Find below a sneak preview of his work…
FMB world tour ranking update after BIB…
Big in Bavaria made some changes in the FMB world tour ranking. Sam is back at the top of the list with his second place at BIB and Martin’s win allow him to reach the 3rd place. Brandon is on the 2nd place but some big events are still to come : Crankworx Colorado and Whistler, Rampage…Big points which can make huges differencies… Big up to frenchy Yannick Granieri whose solid riding allow him to take the 4th place.
Voreis and the AllRide team on Specialized
We knew it for a long time now, since SeaOtter to be exact, it’s now officail, Kirt Voreis is back on a Specialized bike. No more SantaCruz bikes for the AllRide team and their young rippers. It’s pretty cool though that Kirt is back on Specialized, bikes he was racing WC with, along with Palmer and Tara Llanes. Full interview, as soon as possible !
new Intense Tazer VP 2010
Intense cycles sent over some pics of their new beauty, the Tazer VP 2010. The same bike ridden by the ChainReaction team…I wish one day this one will be mine, love this bike, the perfect toy, racing on a track, or even shredding in a forest…A bit of bike porn is always good…
Paris-race
Oakley presents the last edition of the Paris-race. Be ready the 26th of June, 5 check points in the city, a unique chance to shred the nicest city in the world. Free entry, loads of presents…Who gonna defeat Eric Minozzi, winner of the last two editions…
Le CoolCats bike…
Cool Cats, aka Pedro Winter, SoMe & posse, teamed up with Puma, Biomega and Colette to finally make the Puma/Biomega cool…Or at least they try !
Whatever, i’m really positive on this bike as it looks pretty fun, and i would always be 100% behind a project that make people want to ride more !
The Chris Van Dine itw part.1
It’s been a long time that i wanted to make a interview with Chris VanDine. Firstable i really appreciate him as one of the best all-around rider at the moment, fast in DH, stylish in Freeride and sick riding street. Chris really represent what i call a MTB rider. Able to send it on any type of riding. The second thing that make me want to give you this little interview is that Chris is really a GREAT guy. You can really speak hours with him about a lot of things but MTB (not that i don’t like talking about bikes) but it’s what you can call a real character of the scene…Enough talking, enjoy the reading of this first part of the Chris VanDine interview… (more…)
California is a place : Scrapertown
Fot the Love of bike and riding…
Scrapertown from California is a place. on Vimeo.
SantaCruz V10 carbon, Syndicate new ride….
A bit of bike porn to start the weekend. DIRTMag has an exclusive feature of the last Syndicate’s ride : the Santa Cruz V10 carbon. Check this out here.
CARHARTT x CHARGE PLUG…
CHARGEbikes and CARHARTT teamed up to offer a new version of the PLUG, a basic and nice ride : “The Charge Plug designed for Carharrt is a simple take on a simple bicycle, an understated classic which looks and rides great.” More pics and specs after the drop. (more…)
Thomas Grall Photography on Defgrip…
Big props to Thomas Grall, talented french photographer from Lyon, who gets a cool coverage in Defgrip. You can check out also his new website, really nice one, made by another young talent from Lyon, Thibaut Grevet.
Find after the drop a small selection from his work but do not hesitate to check out his website in depth, worths it !!! (more…)
YETI team @SeaOtter…
YETI riders killed it all weekend long @SeaOtter. Graves placing 1st at DH, and Gwin 2nd at DH & DS…not bad.
Sea Otter Classic with Yeti Cycles – More Mountain Bike Videos
new StandMag issue online !
The new StandMag issue is online and you will find inside a lot of pretty cool stuff even if you don’t understand (like me) what is written…héhéhé.
StandMag Issue 9 :
Vienna Air King 2010
Ale Di Lullo Interview
Hungarian Junior Downhill champion interview
Interview with organizer of Balaton Bike Festival
Bicycle Bligns
Brighter Video Article
UMF 2010 Prioducts….and much more !
First FMB World Tour ranking !
Here’s the first FMB World Tour ranking after the first stop in Vienna.
FISE is coming on….
FISE organiser are pretty happy ! Beside having one of the biggest event in France, they joined the FMB World Tour as a Silver event.
Adding this to their growing line of riders coming, including : Lance McDermott, Sam Pilgrim, PIerre Edouard Ferry (designer/builder of the track too !!!), Yannick Granieri, Mike Montgomery, Jakub Vencl or Kelly McGarry, the FISE will be proudly supported also by YTbikes (Young Talent) who will offer three bikes to the best rookies qualifying for the final. Pretty cool…More infos here and registration here.
Find after the drop the design of the course as it will be built by Pierre Edouard Ferry… (more…)
Derek Westerlund’s itw on Pinkbike
Pinkbike put together a cool interview of Derek Westerlund, maybe one of the most influential character in the MTB industry, and in the freeride scene for sure ! If you don’t know who Derek is, just grab a book of freeride’s history lesson, but to make a long story short, New World Disorder, it’s HIM ! Check this out here.
Vienna Air King – Day 0
Here’s some little snapshots from my first day at VAK. Andi’s (Wittman and Brewi) did a great job and jumps looks so good and better to ride than last year. Some riders already arrived but this Friday is the pre-qualification day, so it’s basically a big day for a lot of up-and-coming riders. I’ll post some pics later this evening.
Vienna Air King is starting, first round of the FMB World Tour ! I can tell you that some rookies are already really hungry…it gonna be a great comp !
“Follow Me” behind the scene snapshots by Harookz.
My man Harookz was on the Mexican filming expedition with the “Follow Me” crew. Anthill prod, McCaul,Hunter & Gully were shooting in a pretty cool spot, Punta San Carlo. Check out some behind the scenes snapshots from Harookz after the drop and on his blog’s website. Also some other pics from the trip on Anthill website here.
the man himself ! HKZ…
more pics after the drop ! (more…)
FMB world tour supporters.
The recently announced Freeride Mountain Bike (FMB) World Tour gained lots of interest and positive feedback in the mountain bike scene and industry as well as from event organizers. The Freeride Mountain Bike Association (FMBA) is now proud to present overall 15 competitions taking part in the FMB World Tour. Only the four best results of each registered rider count for the final FMB World Tour ranking. The single events are categorized into four levels: BRONZE, SILVER, GOLD and DIAMOND. Due to the support from the industry the FMB World Tour will pay the top riders of 2010 an overall prize fund of 20,000 Euros.
The FMBA has been quite busy during the last weeks: negotiations with different event organizers have been held, the event categorization was finalized, the single competitions were rated, the FMBA board of directors was voted and industry supporters have been acquired.
The categorization system integrates a multiplicity of different criteria that ascertain the level of each single event. Main criteria are: the type and demands of the course, the rider line-up, the level of prize money, the professionalism of judging, media output and services in general. All competitions of the FMB World Tour have been categorized in close cooperation with the event organizers into one of four levels: BRONZE, SILVER, GOLD and DIAMOND. The FMBA reviews the events year by year in order to make sure these can keep the standards of their categories or change to a different level. The highest competition level is DIAMOND. These events are fulfilling the criteria right now in the best possible way.
From BRONZE to GOLD, the higher the competition level the more points are collected by attempting riders for the overall FMB World Tour ranking. Each rider’s best four results at the different FMB World Tour competitions and related points count for the overall ranking. So the riders can collect points and improve their standings all season long. There are three BRONZE, five SILVER and five GOLD competitions in 2010. The two most important DIAMOND FMB World Tour stops, the Kokanee Slopestyle at Crankworx Whistler and the Red Bull Rampage, are at the same time the last ones of the whole FMB World Tour schedule:
Vienna Air King
Vienna (AUT), April 10-11th (SILVER EVENT)
FISE Slopestyle
Montpellier (FRA), May 13-16th (SILVER EVENT)
Mongoose Slopestyle at IXS Dirt Masters
Winterberg (GER), May 21st-23rd (BRONZE EVENT)
Austrian King of Dirt
Linz (AUT), May 28-29th (BRONZE EVENT)
Teva Mountain Games Slopestyle
Vail, Colorado (USA), June 3-6th (SILVER EVENT)
26TRIX at the Out of Bound Festival
Leogang (AUT), June 24-26th (GOLD EVENT)
Chatel Mountain Style
Chatel (FRA), July 2nd-4th (GOLD EVENT)
Goatstyle
Creston, BC (CAN), July 9-11th (SILVER EVENT)
Air Strike at the Freeride Festival Saalbach Hinterglemm
Saalbach (AUT), July 9-11th (BRONZE EVENT)
MBUK BikeRadar Live Invitational Dirt Jump Contest
Kent (GBR), July 10-11th (SILVER EVENT)
Claymore Challenge,
Highland Mt. Park (USA), July 15-17th (GOLD EVENT)
BIG IN BAVARIA at the BIKE EXPO Tradeshow
Munich (GER), July 22nd-25th (GOLD EVENT)
Crankworx Colorado Slopestyle
Winter Park (USA), July 29th-August 1st (GOLD EVENT)
Monster Energy Slopestyle at the Kokanee Crankworx
Whistler (CAN), August 7-15th (DIAMOND EVENT)
Red Bull Rampage
Virgin, Utah (USA), Sept. 30th-Oct. 3rd (DIAMOND EVENT)
Strong brands and well-known magazines are committed to the FMB World Tour. Their belief and trust into the whole project was followed by a direct support. The FMBA is proud and thankful to have the FMB World Tours supporters Adidas Eyewear, Alexrims, Avid, BigBike Magazine, Bikepark Leogang, Bikemag (USA), CamelBak, Decline Magazine, GT, Manitou, Mavic, Mongoose, RockShox, Scott, Specialized, SRAM, Truvativ and TSG on board. With the supporters’ help, a prize fund of 20,000 Euros (over 25,000 US Dollars) was raised. Not only the prize money, but certainly the world ranking list, which will always be updated and informs who is in the mix, will be a motivation for riders from all over the world to give their best in the FMB World Tour competitions.
The freeride season is about to begin next weekend, when the FMB World Tour will be kicked off in Austria at the Vienna Air King (9-11th April, www.vienna-air-king.at). The Vienna Air King finals on Sunday will be streamed live from 2:30 pm CET on: www.watch26.tv/live.
Danny McAskill on POC.
Danny McAskill is on POC. Pretty cool for the scottish rider, fantastic trial rider, who put into the spotlights our sports, even if it’s only one side of it. Actually, it’s the only rider who’s known by all my friends around, from skateboarding to surfing, his videos have really been all over the place ! Can’t wait to see his next edit… More infos after the drop (more…)
DCxSE racing 26″Quadangle & Fixed PK Ripper
DCshoes and SEracing are coming back with their 4th collaboration now. Again limited serie. 300ex, so just let me tell you that it gonna be really hard for you to get one of them ! héhéhé.
This time, they worked on two bikes : first one is a 26″ Quadangle cruiser, that looks pretty sweet. The second one is a fixed gear PKripper. Flashy colors, summertime man ! Summertime ! Check some pics below. (more…)
