With school and the holidays coming to a close, there's a ton more time to ride! As per usual, Post Office is the place to be around here during this time of year, and it becomes an oddity to see a vacant roll-in during sunset.
Photo: Davin Pena
Also, with the new year means I will be parting ways with Banshee. I'm absolutely grateful for the support that they've provided during these past two seasons, and I put together this compilation of footage from my time with them.
Happy New Year!
-Fogel
I had the pleasure of having Zinger and Howey stay at my house for a couple weeks at the beginning of the month. We rode a bunch, and Zinger was hard at work behind the lens, coming out with this banger!
It's been an eventful past couple weeks! AT's Showdown never fails to disappoint and this year was no exception! I always look forward to this contest, not only for the good times that it brings, but because it brings friends from all over to the area, making for some rad days of riding before and after the comp. The contest went perfectly, with few injuries and exciting finals that the "head to head" format brought. I ended up finishing 8th, so I'm stoked on that!
We got a bunch of rain in the days following, so it was back to the good 'ol step-up for some lighthearted sessions--a nice change of pace!
I left my house on the morning of May 31st, not knowing what I was getting myself into. It was an epic summer filled with nothing but good times! I went to Teva Games, up to Victoria for Jump Ship, over to Whistler where I coached at Camp of Champions, down to Colorado for Crankworx Colorado, back to the island for the Bearclaw Invitational, and finally back to Whistler to chill for a bit before trucking home. 7804 miles and 74 days later I was back, and had plenty of footage to put this edit together in order to share the trip with you!
The video's over 16 minutes long, so I broke it up into sections as well:
-Fogel
Went on a shoot with Davin Pena the other day, and he whipped up this banger! Psyched how it came out!
About two months ago, I put a foot down weird on a sketchy 360 and broke the third metatarsal in my right foot. Thankfully, my recovery was smooth and painless, with constant entertainment and good times that my friends and family brought! Not to mention, I got a killer cast-tan out of it! I got cleared to start easing into riding two weeks ago, so I spent a week building up strength riding cross country, and started jumping the week after. I’ve been collecting GoPro footage along the way, with some clips during my recovery, my x-rays, a bit of cross country riding, and finally jumping and downhilling again! It feels absolutely unreal to start riding again and I couldn’t be happier! Enjoy!
In February Cob and I headed down south in the X-Fusion Battle Bus with Theo and John for a seven day film trip in southern California. The video came out today on Pinkbike, and Theo killed it to say the least!
Brett Rheeder showed up to Cali a few days ago, so we started his trip with a few solid step-up seshes. We started talking and both wanted to work on 3ing drops, so we went for a little evening scout mission, stumbling across a sweet spot, and built it the next afternoon. The run-in was a bit sketchy, with a steep sandstone ledge into some soft sand before the boards, but offered plenty of speed into the long soft landing. We noticed a car nearby, and unsure, decided it would be a good idea to leave, cutting the session short. Brett’s still here for a few more days so look for more to come!
-Fogel
It’s been an awesome week around here, with the sun shining and friends like Christian in town. We took advantage of the weather and trail conditions to get in a fun day of riding big bikes. Another day, Jeff and I had a cool little sesh at the step-up, before heading over to Post Office. The classic sundown-seshes have become routine this time of year, but what’s new are some of the younger riders like Jared, Simon, and Fin shredding with us. Just a week ago they were doing run-ups into the line and now they’re flowing through with style and even throwing a few tricks! Stuff like that always gets me stoked to see!
After watching too many Epic Meal Time videos on YouTube, Iggy and I decided to get creative when it came to making breakfast! Leaving the house with satisfied stomachs, we met up with Allen Stoddard and Conner Kuhns out on the trails. We had a good time on the evening trail ride, enjoying the great weather and trail conditions. We even learned a few new lines that we’d never tried before. Enjoy!
Photo Credit: Conner Kuhns
The weather’s been amazing lately, with many warm sunny days and a few rainy ones here and there. We got some solid rain one morning, which threw off the day’s plans, so I decided to go to the step-up instead and do a bit of filming. I brought my slope bike out there and had a good time trying some tricks that I’d only done on my hardtail. With the sun coming out the next day, many made their way over to Post Office to do some digging. It was productive to say the least, and with a few more days of work, there should be a couple new lines running!
-Fogel
James Visser just made the trip up here from San Diego to ride and chill for a week. Due to the steady rain, most spots were far from running, but with a little work we got in a nice session on Hone’s jumps early in the week. The trails were running great despite a few puddles here and there, so we got some runs in out there as well. However, we spent the most time at the step-up, as the sand soaks up most of the rain and it runs great this time of year. Towards the end of the week we got a big sesh going out there, with Greg throwing down some big tricks like a bar to tailwhip and even a double flip! James went for the double flip, and got close, but under rotated on one and landed right on his head. Thankfully he was perfectly fine after a moment of shock, so everyone decided to call it after that. It was a rad week of shredding, enjoy!
James did quite a bit of filming with his GoPro as well, so check out his view of the week in his latest video!
-Fogel
About a month ago we started giving the step-up a major overhaul, beginning with a shopping spree at the local lumber yard. It’s been quite the process of getting the lip build, painting it, and getting it over there, but it was all worth it to say the least! It’s been some great times having some wicked seshes with new tricks and good laughs. Good ‘ol winter!
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Photo Cred: Davin Pena
My buddy Brendan Howey and I put this video together for the Camp of Champions while he was down in Aptos for a couple weeks. Stoked how it came together, check it out!
Fogel
We had a good time the other day in Aptos, fixing up and riding a couple spots and eating some banger sandwiches. Justin Brantley was there and put this edit together, check it out!
-Fogel
I got the chance to go on a local zip line track through the redwoods a few weeks ago, and it ended up being crazy! It was a really neat experience traveling through the forest with an entirely different aspect. Iggy, Clay, Bryce, and I rode the local trails quite a bit that week, enjoying the dry conditions. It’s been dry for so long that there’s a nice thin layer of silt over the hard-pack so you can get nasty with the drifts. It can definitely get squirrely though, as we all had our close-calls. We got to bust out the hardtails later for a fun little evening sesh at Mike’s house, which was a good time mixing it up. Overall it was just another good week riding bikes with the crew!
Enjoy!
-Fogel
My buddies and I have been toying with the idea of making a website for a while now, and finally made it happen. It’s pretty simple, just a blog where our crew can post the latest happenings, pictures, and videos to get anyone who’s interested stoked. The plan is to make a series of web videos to go with the site, of which we finished the first last week. I’m really stoked how it turned out, especially the downhill shots as we got to capture the first rain of the season!
Fogel
If there’s one thing that never fails to make me want to ride, it’s school. Nothing like going through a day of classes, notes, tests, and homework with the urge to ride building as you watch each second tick by on the clock. Fortunately I’m blessed to have Post Office down the street from my school. With the crazy hot days we’ve been having this week, everyone’s been waiting until the sun begins to set before heading out to the jumps. It’s been a good routine: roll up in the late afternoon, give the jumps a nice watering, sip some iced tea, and start riding as the light turns golden and as it starts to cool down. The shadows of lips and landings grow longer and longer until the sun has fully made its way past the horizon. This is the best time to ride as it’s the coolest out and there’s a nice even lighting for a short while before it gets too dark to see. It’s been good times getting seshes like these in here and there, keeping us all sane after school.
Enjoy!
Fogel
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Malaysian Downhill Super Series #4
Penang DH Challenge 2010- "the King of Erskine"
26th September, Mt Erskine, Penang, Malaysia
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