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New Doves Video 'Winter Hill' featuring Danny MacAskill
Friday, 26 June 2009
Check out the new Doves video featuring Danny MacAskill.
Build Day at The Stoneyard
Wednesday, 17 June 2009
Paul and myself had a great day up at 'The Stoneyard' over the weekend. This is our local freeride spot that over a 100 years ago was some kind of farm that was built into the hillside on terraces using stone from the local quarries. As a result it is a perfect setup for building the kind of stunts that we love to ride...all you need is a bit of imagination and the potential is endless...
We spent the day digging out a run in to the 16ft gapper that neither of us have done yet. A couple of guys have done it but it looked very sketchy as the landing transition was too short for the size of the jump. We also spent a bit of time working on the kicker which is looking pretty sweet now and Paul went up there yesterday and rebuilt the landing so I guess it should be good to go very soon.
We also decided to move back the take off for the other gap jump and give it a little more kick. I guess the gap on this one is about 10ft now with a nice step down landing. Once we had built this that was the building over for the day as it just felt so good to ride. That and the kicker that it flows into just worked so well. See pic above.
Here's some footage from the day...
Freeride Junkie Stoneyard Session 13-6-09 from Freeride Junkie on Vimeo.
Fort William DH World Cup Video
Monday, 08 June 2009
Fort Bill World Cup went off over the weekend. Here's the results and the video of the top 5 DH runs with Rob Warner doing 'his thing' on the mic...
Downhill - Elite Men
| Rank | Name | Nat. | Age* | Result |
| 1 | Greg MINNAAR | RSA | 28 | 4:38.98 |
| 2 | Samuel HILL | AUS | 24 | 4:40.43 |
| 3 | Samuel BLENKINSOP | NZL | 21 | 4:41.85 |
| 4 | Gee ATHERTON | GBR | 24 | 4:41.97 |
| 5 | Mick HANNAH | AUS | 26 | 4:43.13 |
| 6 | Steve PEAT | GBR | 35 | 4:44.61 |
| 7 | Josh BRYCELAND | GBR | 19 | 4:46.15 |
| 8 | Matti LEHIKOINEN | FIN | 25 | 4:46.44 |
| 9 | Aaron Holmes GWIN | USA | 22 | 4:46.72 |
| 10 | Marc BEAUMONT | GBR | 25 | 4:47.34 |
Downhill - Elite Women
| Rank | Name | Nat. | Age* | Result |
| 1 | Sabrina JONNIER | FRA | 28 | 5:17.65 |
| 2 | Emmeline RAGOT | FRA | 23 | 5:26.67 |
| 3 | Céline GROS | FRA | 26 | 5:30.60 |
| 4 | Floriane PUGIN | FRA | 20 | 5:31.35 |
| 5 | Myriam NICOLE | FRA | 19 | 5:31.75 |
| 6 | Mio SUEMASA | JPN | 26 | 5:32.84 |
| 7 | Tracy MOSELEY | GBR | 30 | 5:33.16 |
| 8 | Claire BUCHAR | CAN | 31 | 5:42.69 |
| 9 | Micayla GATTO | CAN | 21 | 5:42.72 |
| 10 | Emilie SIEGENTHALER | SUI | 23 | 5:43.02 |
Farmer Johns Photos 30-5-09
Wednesday, 03 June 2009
Here's a few photos taken by Corrie at our Farmer John's session last Saturday...
To see more photos of the session check out Corrie's Flickr feed - Farmer Johns May 09
Fun on The Wall Ride at Farmer Johns
Saturday, 30 May 2009
Had a good turn out for our Farmer John's session today...Didn't get any footage but Corrie got loads of photos so will hopefully get a few up on here in next few days....The order of the day today for the photos was trying to get as high as we could on the wall ride. Anyway, here's some footage from our Farmer Johns session last weekend...check out the opposite/regular cross over on the wall ride!!
Freeride Junkie - Farmer Johns Session 24 5 09 from Freeride Junkie on Vimeo.
Hulme Skatepark Session May 2009
Friday, 29 May 2009
Our usual street session this week turned into a bit of Skatepark session. As only 3 of us turned up we decided to head over to Hulme to check out the dirt jumps (which weren't up to much) and the skatepark. Except for BMX John, we don't ride skateparks very often so we concentrated on practicing a few staple tricks...Here's some footage from the night...
Freeride Junkie - Hulme Skatepark Session May 2009 from Freeride Junkie on Vimeo.
Stockport Dirt Jumps
Tuesday, 26 May 2009
Came across a couple of dudes on some private dirt jumps near Stockport at the weekend...I had my camera with me so managed to get a bit of footage...
Stockport Dirt Jumps, UK May 2009 from Freeride Junkie on Vimeo.
FIVE TEN Freerider Shoe now available
Friday, 22 May 2009
The long awaited freerider shoe by FIVE TEN is now available at Chain Reaction Cycles. At £74.99 it's a bit pricey...but what a shoe!!
• Features the world's highest friction rubber.
• Impact model designed for gravity riders.
• Perfect shoes for 4X, DH racing and free-riding.
• Stealth S1 high friction outsoles provide the best grip in the world on flat pedals.
• Superior ankle protection from the Raptor tongue.
• Sizes - UK5 to UK12
• Colours - Black/Grey, White/Black or White/Burgundy
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KRANKED 8 Revolve the Ride, the Rider Trailer 2009
Thursday, 21 May 2009
Great trailer for KRANKED 8 from those dudes at Radical Films - backed by The Prodigy...what more could you ask for?
KRANKED 8 Revolve the Ride, the Rider Trailer 2009 from UniTy Bikes on Vimeo.
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