Hopworks Urban Brewery is hosting the 2nd annual Biketobeerfest Saturday August 28th from noon – 10 pm. Get some great beers and hear some live music and also sign up for the Huffy Toss!
2944 SE Powell Blvd.
Kokanee Crankworx Day 7 Monster Energy Slopestyle from Whistler Creek Productions on Vimeo.
-Whistler, B.C.
It’s what we’ve been waiting for and today the Monster Energy Slopestyle went down. With blazing hot temperatures and dry conditions some of the top 16 riders in the world hurled themselves down the course with not much regard to bodies or safety. The day started at checking out the skills and finesse of the trials bikers over near the local creekbed. From there it was off to the Cheese rolling championships! Yes we saw people hurtling down the hillside all to grab that wheel of cheese. A now annual competition this British favorite shows who is willing to chase the “cheese”. After we filled ourselves with the cheese antics we checked out the village scene and got into position for the big show. After seeing Casey Groves tailwhip the Monster stepdown, then soon to be winner Cam Zink 360 it this course was open for the slaughter. Highlights were seeing near perfect runs by Brendan Semenuk and Darren Berrecloth, Both getting injured on the last hit the Kokanee showtime booter the rest of the field were waiting to take control. Cam Zink, Mike Montgomery and Casey Groves had top notch runs but it was Cam Zink’s 2nd qualifying run which sealed the deal with technical trickery and huge airs.
With Whistler’s biggest crowds since the Winter Olympics the nightlife was out of control. The Monster Energy afterparty at the Longhorn was a full house with Mat the Alien’s video DJ set and drinks flowing freely.
Credit: Whistler Creek Productions
The efforts to to raise cash to purchase one of the most badass trail builing tools on earth just took a nice step forward! NWTA with the help and support of BRMBA, Riders & Sliders, Crazy Jake, Paula’s and sooo many others put together a successful day of shuttle riding and fun for a good cause. Joe Rykowski deserves a big hand for his role in making this event happen. Proceeds from this fundraiser are to be dedicated toward the purchase of Single Track Tools’ ST 240 radio controlled trail building machine. Designed and built by Barret Brown in North Plains, Oregon, this machine can create a 24″ tread in a fraction of the time a man with his shovel can! Really a cool machine! I was lucky enough to get a shot at operating the ST 240 and it is a powerful machine with a quarry grade bucket and thumb, 6 way blade and laterally retracting tracks. Think of this as a track hoe shrunk down. Video of the event coming soon and images can be seen at Bryan Heim Photography
2010 Crankworx Colorado Slopestyle Finals – More Mountain Bike Videos
Semenuk slays another dragon. The rencently knighted champion of the Claymore Challenge collected some more hardware over the weekend with big air and smooth tricks as he won the Crankworx Colorado slope style comp.
Cam McCaul suffered a broken femur from a crash while attempting a front flip out of the ‘Whale Tail’. He had surgery to place a rod in his femur to help it mend back together.
Results
1. Brandon Semenuk 95.67
2. Yannick Granieri 88.67
3. Martin Soderstrom 85.33
4. Greg Watts 83
5.Graham Agassiz 81.33
6.Jack Fogelquist 78.67
7. Darren Berrecloth 78.33
8. Sam Pilgrim 78
9. Sam Dueck 77.33
10. Gulevich Geoff 76.33
By Tom Slovak
Hide & Seek finally fully re-opening!
Over the past few months, Sandy Ridge has undergone a lot of maintenance & trail work. After the wet spring, the areas of this fresh trail that needed drainage work became apparent and the lower section was reworked first, and then re-opened. More recently, the bridge has been installed over Little Joe Creek. No more wet feet!
Additionally, a small loop section above and west of Hide & Seek, that connects into the upper Hide & Seek section, is open as of July 24th. This trail, the “338″ loop trail, provides additional mileage to the Hide & Seek trail, as well as providing a glimpse into what the rest of the trail at Sandy Ridge will look like. 338 is a part of a larger loop, Communication Breakdown, that will continue to be worked on over the next year.
Come join us down at Black Rock for the shuttle day fundraiser tomorrow, Sunday 7.24. WSFR crews will be teaming up with Riders & Sliders in the pits at Basic Training starting at 8 am. WSFR will be donating some Cliff Granola bars to the cause so come by and grab a bar and say hi and get your ride checked over if you have any mechanicals. Also we will be looking for some talent on the trails to capture on film. Look out for the big camera…we’ll make you a star!
The fourth round of World Cup DH is happening this Saturday in Champery, Switzerland. The course looks super sick! Take a look at the video below, narrated by the designer and builder, Claudio Calouri. If this doesn’t get you psyched for DH, I don’t know if anything will. Watching the pros shred this track at speed is definitely something to see.
Freecaster will be broadcasting the event live, starting at 2:10AM PST Saturday (tonight).
Seriously funny! On the heels of his “Performance” video, this one does not disappoint!
