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Brian Mullen : Rider Profile

Mullen at home... in the woods! Photo by Colin Wiseman

We would go huck off sketchy rock drops and wood work that we would build, seeing who could do the biggest drop...

Posted in: Rider Rants, Vol 2.2 Fall 2011

FreeLunch Loop from Grassroots Cycles in Grand Junction, CO

Opening move on FreeLunch with a view, style for miles.

You’re about to drop in "Freelunch," the first downhill-use specific trail on BLM property in the United States.

Posted in: Trail & Ride Reviews, Vol 2.2 Fall 2011

Semper Dirticus – Dirt Corps

Dirt Corps co-founders Dan Saimo and Matt Patterson, interviewed by Ryan Finnegan at the Snoqualmie Woodman Lodge, Thursday, February 3rd, 2011.

Posted in: Issue Ten – December 2010, Our World

Choose your line : The Red Bull Rampage

Words By : Ryan Joslyn
Photos by : Ryan Kirk

The dust slowly starts to settle as the fans and athletes make their way down the rocky and sandy cliffs of the southern Utah desert. The music is pumping and the Red Bull is flowing like water. The celebration has started with high fives and congratulations all around. There are feelings of relief and excitement in the air. Stoked fans grabbing autographs while exhausted athletes taking in the feats that have been accomplished in the past few days. All the attention now turns to the podium; the winners are being announced. In third place, Darren “The Claw” Berrecloth, in second place is World Cup racer, Gee Atherton, and the winner of 2010 Red Bull Rampage is Cam Zink. And the crowd goes wild. As well as winning the event, Zink has also taken home the Best Trick category for his massive 360 off the Oakley icon sender.

Posted in: Issue Ten – December 2010, Our World

Riding Glenwood Springs, Colorado from Gear Exchange

Glenwood Springs, Colorado from Gear Exchange
words by Linden Carlson

The seemingly sleepy little towns of western Colorado have come onto the scene over the past couple years; they are now known for having prime single track hidden neatly away, just out of sight, tucked in the hills somewhere outside city limits. I mean, we are in the Rockies! Why wouldn’t there be great mountain biking scattered amongst all the other great mountain related activities? After all, that’s the point of living up here. If you have a lifestyle of playing your favorite game, then you tend to live where that game can be played. So here I am, living life on two wheels in Glenwood Springs.

Posted in: Issue Ten – December 2010, Trail & Ride Reviews

Gunstock Ride from Likin Bikin : Alton, NH

ALTON, New Hampshire
Words & Photos Daniel Mutz

A few weeks ago, I was looking for another place to ride. Something new, single-trackie, closer to the shop and with “expansion potential” (because trail work is fun).

Since we opened, we’ve had some local customers mention a now extinct XC race series which used to be held at a local ski area, Gunstock Mountain Resort. This makes sense ‘cuz Gunstock is a popular local winter gathering for downhill and xc skiers. Worth the 10 minute ride over there to have a look around? Heck yeah.

Posted in: Trail & Ride Reviews, Issue Nine – September 2010

Happy Hour Ride from Peaked Sports

Driggs, Idaho
Words by Micheal Woodruff
Photos by Tim Dipple

Posted in: Trail & Ride Reviews, Issue Nine – September 2010

Camp of Champions : A True Shreducation

Words by Ashlon Durham
Photos by Mike Crane

Comment count: 1

Posted in: Our World, Issue Nine – September 2010

Joey Mullan – Rider Profile

Name Joseph Mullan

Nickname Joey

Age 21

Current Town Bellingham, Wa.

Home Town Tacoma, Wa.

Favorite Trail? Devil’s Gulch. Wenatchee, Wa.

Sponsors/Supporters? Traitor Cycles, Powercordz.

Favorite place to ride? Lake Padden, Bellingham, Wa.

Favorite place to compete? South SeaTac, Wa. Exit 151 off I-5.

Posted in: Rider Rants, Issue Nine – September 2010

MIKE KIRK – BEHIND THE LENZ

BEHIND THE LENZ

Photog: Mike Kirk

Website: www.mikekirkphotography.ca

Current Town: Kelowna, BC Canada

Digital or Film? Digital

What kind of equipment are you on? Nikon

How long have you been Shooting? Year and a half

What is your favorite subject to shoot? Action sports, primarily Mountain Biking and BMX. I plan on expanding to snow sports this winter, and anything else that catches my eye.

Posted in: Behind the Lenz, Issue Nine – September 2010

Rebecca Rusch – Rider Profile

Name: Rebecca Rusch

Nickname: Reba or The Queen of Pain

Age: Do you really HAVE to put this? If so, 42! DAMN!

Current Town: Ketchum Idaho

Home Town: Originally Chicago, IL, but that was a LONG, LONG time ago

Favorite Trail? Anything that I can access straight from my house. There are miles and miles of single track right out the door and that’s why I live here.

Posted in: Rider Rants, Issue Nine – September 2010

Single Track Trails – Yep, they’ll make you smile!

Single Track Trails INC
Words by Greg Mazu

Posted in: Our World, Issue Nine – September 2010

CHROMAG – Shredding the Moon

The Chromag Show & Shine
Words by Seb Kemp : Photo by Todd Hellinga

If you have ever spent time deep in the mountains then you know that the only sounds are the wind and the noise of your own tracks, but when that mountain speaks it speaks loudly. The roar of an avalanche or the bottomless rumbles of rock fall shatter the near silence with a exclamation mark of raw power. If you are in the mountains and you hear any of the sounds of the mountain cataclysm then you stop, you stop dead in your paces and pay attention.

Posted in: Industry Hands, Issue Nine – September 2010

Shop Ride from Pine Mountain Sports

Bend, OREGON
Trails: Funner t → Storm King → Whooooops→ Ben’s → Slalom Play Loop → town…
Distance: 19 miles?

Words & Photos by Chris Sullivan

Posted in: Trail & Ride Reviews, Issue Eight – July 2010

Piedmont from Penn Cycle

DULUTH, MINNESOTA

WORDS : Tara Steele
PHOTOS : COGGS and Bill Schwalbe

There are some things that I just love about mountain biking; riding under tall trees with ferns and singletrack that keeps your attention with a variety of features. It just puts a smile on my face.

Posted in: Trail & Ride Reviews, Issue Eight – July 2010

Shutter Speed – Issue 8

Freehub “Reader Photo Contest” winner [1st place]
Photo by Kevin Ludwig riding at Tellurides new bike park.

Posted in: Shutter Speed, Issue Eight – July 2010

Art Barn Productions

Words by Kevin Landry & Taylor Loughran
Photos by Dave Hord & Dave Mackie

123 Archibald Way, Whistler, British Columbia, Canada.
The location of the art barn, and the beginning of the middle of this story, which would be like skipping to Temple of Doom or Back to the Future 2. However Our Raiders of the Lost Ark, or Back To The Future 1, is way to convoluted of a story for this article, so here are the Cole’s Notes:

Posted in: Film Canister, Issue Eight – July 2010

BEHIND THE LENZ – KI KOPKAU

Website: www.KiKopkau.com

Current Town: Seattle, WA

Digital or Film? Digital.

What kind of equipment are you on?

Canon 1D Mark III, Canon 7D, Canon 17-40 4.0 L, Canon 28-70 2.8 L, Canon 50mm 1.8, Canon 70-200 2.8 L, Canon 400mm 5.6 L, AlienBee 400, Canon 580ex II, Nikon SB-28 (x3), Pocket Wizard Plus II (x4), Pocket Wizard mini-TT1, Seconic L385 Light Meter, bunch of light stands, a few bags, and duct tape. Combined weight (65lbs)

How long have you been Shooting?

Posted in: Behind the Lenz, Issue Eight – July 2010

LEAVENWORTH, WASHINGTON – Lil’ Bavaria -Friendly Fronts

Words by Kelby Fischer
Photos by Dan Waters

FIRST IMPRESSIONS

Posted in: Friendly Fronts, Issue Eight – July 2010

Micayla Gatto – Artist Bio

Inspired by the wild freedom of South American street art, Micayla Gatto’s artwork directly reflects how she perceives the world; as an energetic, colourful, and intertwined space for imagination and creativity to thrive. As a professional World Cup bike racer, Micayla’s work also reflects her experiences while touring the world racing her bike.

Posted in: Creative Peeps, Issue Eight – July 2010

Trek Dirt Series – Women taking control

-WHISTLER, BC

Photos by Adrienne Schofhauser & Ralf Hauser
Words by Adrienne Schofhauser

“You’re going to come off a little jump to the right, then there’ll be a berm to the left and then a berm to the right. After that, there are three wall rides and then, a big box that you can air up onto and off of. I’ll wait by the box and watch you all go by.”

Posted in: Our World, Issue Eight – July 2010

IMBA – The Long and Winding Trail

A LOOK BACK, AND AHEAD, AT THE STORY OF THE INTERNATIONAL MOUNTAIN BICYCLING ASSOCIATION

Words by Mark Eller
Photos courtesy of IMBA

The world’s first bicycles were mountain bikes. Because very few roads were paved in the 19th century when bicycles were introduced in Europe and then in the U.S., they were usually ridden on dirt roads and trails.

Posted in: Our World, Issue Eight – July 2010

Woodward West