World’s Lightest Mob… 7.3 kg/15.4 lbs.

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…

Down & Dirty in Jersey

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.

photos by Nick Brandreth

Jake Kinney……Plays in the Ditches

While some of our UK connections were in town, we went on a mission to get a shot down at the famous Home Ave Ditch. Of course, we had to bring Jake “Slay Anything” Kinney along. Needless to say, he produced a clean table out of possibly the sketchiest quarter available. “Tricks are for kids, Style is forever!”

Canadian Boost


Dennis Langenstam sent in this sick photo of him wayyyy out of the Whistler skatepark quarter…
Photo by Laurence Crossman-Emms ( CE ).

Karl Benesmann is burly…

So, on top of the Farm Jam photos Karl sent me this morning… they were closely followed by 2 other e mails. First was the one with these 2 pics…
 Karl is definitely one of the only if not only 26″ riders to hit Cam White’s trails and he did it during
 Cam White’s Hillside Jam. 
Karl sends a backie over the 35′ trick set… no thanks.
pics by Simon Makker
Then he sends these!!! As it turns out… Karl has been riding the Giants of Dirt project trails with Dane Searles
 Karl hits the Giants of Dirt pack … 
pic by Simon Makker 
Karl gets steezy on Dane Searls monster sized trails. 
Pic by Shane Allchorn 
One last blast from Karl…
pic by Scott Irvine 
Nice work Karl!!!

Banger Step-Up Session

Just your normal, everyday session at the Santa Cruz step-up. Top-notch riding from: Jack Fogelquist, Kyle Jameson, Greg Watts, Jacob “COB” Hyde, Tyler McCaul and Max. Filming is always at the highest quality when Justin Brantley is behind the camera. Oh yea, just wait for Watts to end the video for you!

Farm Jam in New Zealand

I woke up to an e mail from Karl Benesmann down in Australia today… 
Karl just returned from the Farm Jam over in New Zealand where he says and I quote,
“I went over to NZ for the farm Jam comp in the weekend. Had a blast over there, I got smoked by the young guns in the contest. Ended up 6th I think…. don’t quote me.
This contest is by far the best thing thats going down on this side of the world, so fun.
So now Im back home in Brisbane its time to find a new trail spot safe from bulldozers and floods, then get rad!
check out my knee haha
Pics Tim Pierce
Churr”

Thanks Karl… Get Rad!!!