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This shredumentary follows a group of X-Fusion sponsored riders/employees as they pack up their gear and head south for a week of nonstop riding in Southern California. Their mission was to put the entire X-Fusion line to the test and have a damn good time doing it.

Starting off the week in Fontana at Southern California’s premier regional race series the X-Fusion crew handled some wet weather before Xploiting the rest of the week’s So Cal sun. Racing, shredding endless single track, sun sets, snowy jumps, big whips, epic XC, high speed dh, and good times is what this video brings. Sit back and take it in with this teaser to the short film that will be released later this spring.

“X Gon Give It to You” will premier at Taipei Show within the X-Fusion booth. It makes it’s US premier at the Sea Otter Classic.

Riders List:
Austin “Bubba” Warren (DRD X-Fusion Intense)
Brad King (DRD X-Fusion Intense)
Brian Schmith (Supercross)
Carter Holland (Black Market)
Chris Powell (X-Fusion Elite Test Program)
Cody Warren (DRD X-Fusion Intense)
Team Cytomax KHS
Jack Fogelquist (Banshee)
Jacob “Cob” Hyde (Deity, Intense Cycles)
Jake Kinney (Black Market)
JD Swanguen (DRD X-Fusion Intense)
John Hauer (X-Fusion Marketing Manager)
Troupe Racing CO.

Filmed and Produced By Theo Dilworth (All Out Productions)

By John Hauer

A big congratulations goes out to our own Jake Kinney whose 3rd place finish on Saturday’s Pro 4X Final

took him up a step on the podium from 3rd to 2nd overall in the 2011Southridge USA Winter Series.

Here’s Jake’s Race Report:

So this was the last race in the Fontana winter series, there were 8 pros signed up and again we had another pretty stacked group. In my first moto I had Blake Carney, Jarrod Jakubiak, Lear Miller and myself. In this heat donnie was only taking first place to the final, the other 2 would have to race again…

Out of the first corner Blake had the advantage, and no room for passing, that’s the way it would gown down to the hill with Blake moving to the finals. We pushed back up for the moto 2.

In my second moto, I had Mark Shaw and one other rider who’s name I never got. Again Donnie was only taking one to the finals. I had a great snap out of the gate and secured the inside line in the first corner and took the lead and ran it all the way down the track.

Blake leads with Jake sliding into 2nd out of turn 1…

In the Finals Blake Carney choose the inside… lane 1, Alan Hudson lane 2, Lear Miller lane 3, myself lane 4. The gate droped and Blake had pulled the inside line so I came over from lane 4 and ended up 3rd out of corner. Blake led the race down the track but with Alan in fornt of me I was looking for any open line to take. It came real close with a sprint to the finish, Just almost getting Alan by half a wheel. So it ended up 1 Blake, 2 Alan, 3 Jake, 4 Lear.

With that placing I ended up taking second overall for the Winter Series. Overall standings went 1 Blake Carney, 2 Jake Kinney, 3 Jarrod Jakubiak. I am very happy with the podium finish and excited for more to come this year.

Jake…

Blake leads the men’s final thru the rhythm section.

BTW… 3 out of the 4 pros in the final were blkmrkt mounted.

Southridge USA 2011 Winter Series #4 Pro Men’s Podium

1st Blake Carney

2nd Alan Hudson

3rd Jake Kinney

4th Lear Miller

Southridge USA 2011 Winter Series Pro Men’s Overall Podium

1st Blake Carney

2nd Jake Kinney

3rd Jarrod Jakubiak

Lear Miller came out from AZ. to lead a moto on his Killswitch and make the Series Final.

15.4 lbs/ 7.3 kg…

Seriously!!! Now my first thoughts when I received entry and saw the photos of this bike were… “What the hell is really going on here???

Did a couple of creative and bored Austrian bike shop mechanics break into the shops weight watchers cabinet and just build the lightest thing they could with no intention of ever riding it??? Foam grips… Carbon bar and weird uncut road fork I think but anyway… very different from what I’m used to seeing.

So, I contact the owner for some details on the bike and hopefully a bit of validation on the claim so you all know it’s legit.

The Validation starts now…

As it turns out the owner of this Mob is WRC Rally Driver Kris Rosenberger who had this built as his pumptrack bike and claims “It rolls like crazy.”

It looks very twitchy and fast… I’m just happy it will have a real bar & stem soon 😉

FYI… Kris has a new 831 ready for the front too.

Part list:

Frame: Mob

Fork: Steven’s Alum

Stem: Oxygen Scorpo

Bar: FSA K-Force Light Nano

Grips: Ritchey WCS

HS: Cane Creek

Cranks: Rotor 3D Titan + XTR

Chain: Connex

Pedals: Nukeproof Proton MgTi

Wheels: Front: No Tubes Podium MMX W/ DT Swiss 240 F Hub & DT Aerolight spokes

Rear: DT Swiss XCR W/ DT 190 R Hub and DT Aerolight spokes

Seat/Post: KHE Exhibit Combo

Brake:

Tires: Schwable Furious Fred 2.0

WRC Rally Driver Kris Rosenberger with his tools and toys.

What Kris looks like when he’s behind the wheel &

What he looks like on 2 wheels… either way he’s throwin’ down and having fun!

Schralpin’ the pump track is what this beast was made for…

Love this…

Thanks Kris!!!
Your Black Market cockpit controls are on the way…

See more at: www.rosenberger-rallye.at

Adam and Nick got together and shot a few photos of Adam’s NSF… this ride has been seeing a lot of miles since Adam’s wrist surgery’s last year. He’s finally healing up, no longer in pain and just waiting for the Dr.’s OK to ride again. That may happen on the 22nd of this month… I know he’s got to be going crazy and ready to shred. Good luck to him and thanks for the pics Nick.