ANDREAS HESTLER

I stumbled upon an old book I used to own at the salvation army 'Mountain Biking in BC' and was flipping thru and saw an old ad with Andreas in it... This video follows him around some awesome looking BC riding spots. The Brittania beach trail looks dope!

Back when I was in junior high school and riding tons on Mt. Tzouhalem in Duncan, XC racing was in its' hey-day. The likes of Roland Green, Alison Sydor, Ryder Hjesdal, and Andreas Hestler were just down the road in Victoria, training like ferocious beasts. Every once in a while we’d see them on the trails, and just be blown away. Andreas was very recognizable. He was a bad-ass, a smiley guy, and of all the different things that stand out I always remember people talking about his biceps! At the 1998 Hornby Island XC I was watching the pros race and when Andreas rode by, this dude beside me turned to his buddy and said “I don’t understand why he lifts weights so much to build up his arms, doesn’t that extra bulk just hold him back on the climbs?” Kind of a random memory I know, but that always just stuck with me because to my young mind back then it meant that you could be a strong XC racer but have the arms of a wrestler; as in: you don’t have to exactly fit the mould to be successful.

Neil Donoghue

Here's some help on whether or not you should ride clips or flats... or both

Neil has had a successful downhill racing career on flat pedals with some top ten results at World Cups and he became well known for his moto style, but now he has made the jump to enduro racing and has adopted the clip pedals.
Neil gives us a little insight into why he made the change.

Pre-Season 2014

This is pretty funny. Watch a racer prepare for the tough season ahead with some unorthodox training techniques.

Trail Day

There will be a trail day to finish up Shovel Buster in Invergarry bike park this Sunday 10am. Burgers and drinks provided  by SORCE. The chains were removed by the locals and it looks like most stuff works already. The long low step up after the first left corner still needs some tweaking and will be a bit of a focus for the trail day. Dustin Gilding and Alpine Bike Parks will be on hand guiding the action. We look forward to seeing as many people out there as possible!

SORCE is also giving away $50 this weekend. Must be a 2014 SORCE member to enter

Guy Marsh

Here's a dude riding a hardtail in a skatepark in Oregon called Glenhaven

 The Glenhaven skatepark near Madison High School in Portland, Oregon, gets a work from with Guy Marsh as he blasts the tech pool and slaloms through scooters and skaters. PNW fo' life!

Normal every day normal guy

This kid is on a really old bike with flat bars and rim brakes. It doesn't stop him from getting out to the trails and shredding. The video was also really well put together. Good vibes and probably brings back memories to those old enough to remember riding hardtails with rim brakes 

Brendan