I’ve been waiting for this video to be finished for a bit… check it out. Vishneviy kills on his Contraband… V.O.D. on PinkBike.com right now…
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Karl Benseman sent in some photos from where it’s hot and sunny… (not) New Zealand… Australia!
So, while you may be under a foot or more of snow or still baling the water out of your local skatepark because it was built at the bottom of a 200′ hill that WAS covered by 2″ of wood chips like so…
Laguna Hills wakeboard park is now open daily…
Still not NZ…
Ummm, you may need more than a broom.
Here’s how they’re gettin’ on down there…
Ryan “Squid” Chesney throws a mean tuck no hander when he’s not bangin’ bars in 4X… In Australia.
Karl divin’ in…
In Australia.
One mo’ time… Karl dumps a 3… by Tim Kerr
In Australia.
Sometimes things just don’t go as planned in Hazard County as you’d like’em too.
I found these photos by Brian Raphael on PinkBike… Brian, Sergio and Trevor are always up to something and they usually are making it look fun. Here’s a small example of their antics… you can find more at BrianRaphaelPhotography.blogspot.com.
Sergio drift…
How’s that feel???
Trevor top side no can.
Scenic SF railhop. Trevor
Brian knows how to impress the ladies.
Brian steps out from behind the camera for a big railhop…
It’s time for Ray’s to throw their 2nd annual Odd Couple contest where one 20’er, one 26’er & one filmer team up to film and edit an impromptu riding video. If you haven’t been to Ray’s and you’re close enough to get there… do it!!! This is possibly the coolest contest to be there for…. not only can you watch all the teams film their parts but you get to see their debut’s at the party. So, get to Ray’s and go cheer on your favorite riders as they ride the raddest indoor spot ever built.
Just a preview of what you will see this weekend…
ChaseLife 4 (Rays Comp) from Aaron Chase on Vimeo.
Robert Angle get flat over K.O.D.
Photo: Eiichi Yabu
If there’s one thing I’ve missed over the last few years it was the massive Sheep Hills sessions of 30 + riders and the huge trains that ensue… Well, I’m very happy to report that Sheep has definitely still has it’s magic in full effect!
It’s crazy, everything has changed… the bikes, the riders, the style of the jumps. Everything!!! But, nothing has changed!!! Everyday the trails and weather permit there’s a good size session and everyone is there for the same reason… to have fun on their bikes no matter the size.
Here’s a few pics from the last days before today’s all day downpour with more coming all week…
Oh well, I’m glad I got to ride until the rain started.
I don’t know this guy but he throws a Griz air against a rad sky at night.
Photo: Eiichi Yabu
The Wildman is always ready to bring back the classics with a stretched 1 foot X thru Spoon.
Photo: Eiichi Yabu
Pedro has gone from a weird little kid to weird big kid with a talent for riding anything with style and building rat rods.
Photo: Eiichi Yabu
Gee Atherton took sometime out of his abdominal training to come enjoy some Sheep Dirt just before the week long downpour… Damn you El Nino!!!
Photo: Eiichi Yabu
Dan Atherton is the only guy who does as many laps as I do in a day at the trails… and more.
Dan is a shredder!
Photo: Eiichi Yabu
Jake Kinney made it up from SD and threw down until he came up short on K.O.D. and choppered his fork… ouch.
Photo: Erik Winkler
Devin cracks the whip for Eiichi’s lens
Eiichi catches me mid, “Holy ffffff!!!” during a first run over-shoot into a very tight left hand hairpin on K.O.D.
Just a guess but I think Zeus likes it here.
Photo Eiichi Yabu
Love to flow Spoon.
Photo Eiichi Yabu
Zeus has Sheep Hill wired… he’s actually able to keep up with me for an entire lap… sometimes catching me in the “Kiddie Pack” berm.
Photo Eiichi Yabu
Side on, ride on, right on. And to answer all the questions about the seat… that’s a stripped down version of the SDG Patriot I Beam. Seat and 4.5″ Post weigh in at 8.8 oz.
Straight on.
Contraband art by Chad Carother’s of Index Ink.
Somehow we’re calling this dark orange… hmmmm, it’s more a burnt umber, but it’s growing on me… Note: This is the 395mm Tech 9 in clear raw.
Since we are very new to the 24″ market and seeing as it is a very small market as well, with many, many skeptics and critics a like. I was never a fan of throwing a set of 24’s on a 26″ frame because, well… it just looked off. When I was racing 20″, I always preferred and rode my cruiser better than my 20″. So, for me 24’s seem to have a natural feel and since I’m vertically challenged… 26’s can be a bit much to get away from when things go bad riding park and street, specially learning new shit.
Why am I babbling about this you ask??? Well, with all these factors against the poor 24″, I’ve decided I’m building up a sweet rigid Contraband and send it to a place where countless riders will have an opportunity to throw a leg over and taker her for a spin… literally. I’m sending this machine to Ray’s MTB in sunny Cleveland, Ohio. Only a few more components and it’s ready to roll…