Rider Profile: The Ride Buddy at Bones Over Metal Freeride and Downhill Video Blog

I am always looking for story that illustrates the core attitude that makes our sport
of Gravity Mountain Biking rock…

Andy and Pip are ride buddies. I have the privilege to ride with them and consider myself one of their friends. From this vantage point I have witnessed the bond that these two riders have. So, when Andy told me that he was editing together a couple years worth of personal cam footage of he had shot of Pip, I knew that this was going to be interesting. A regular festival of Pipness!

As buddies they push and lead each other to new heights of riding. In fact, it’s this kind of relationship that is the glue of our sport. Everywhere, I ride or race, I see these buddy groups working together to get faster, jump farther or with more style, and build trails that others can enjoy. Andy and Pip are the rule, not the exception to this truth. Their dedication to the sport, they ride more than they sleep, is infectious and it draws the rest of us in to the madness. People talk about the grassroots of the sport. From where I stand, the ride buddy relationship is the grassroots of the sport on which all other aspects grow and take root. In a non-direct way, Bones Over Metal has been all about the ride buddies. Our very first video was with Mike Metzger and Grant Brashers, just one of the many buddy teams I’ve come across doing the work that is Bones Over Metal.

Where there is a buddy team there is always a group of riders. The same is true for this tandem. By riding together they draw others in and those riders draw in more and so on. So by now, if you are not 100% cynical and anti-social to the core, you’ll agree with me when I claim that where two or more riders bond together over the bike there will grow a community of bikers.

Not only is this video respect of a rider by another rider, but Pip and Andy get around. They ride everywhere and hit it all. And this homage to Pip is also a catalog for just about every ride spot in the PNW. So, get your Pip on and watch this video.

6 Responses to “Rider Profile: The Ride Buddy”

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movemore
Jun 10th, 2008 at 4:49 pm

Pip, Your famous!...can I have your autograph?
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Andy
Jun 10th, 2008 at 6:43 pm

Pip is LEGEND! I could probably arrange for you to get his autograph, Dawn! Mark, awesome read and thanks for the props. For sure, having others around to feed off of and share the stoke is definitely key towards those riders progressing - at least at a substantial rate, IMHO. We're at a level that neither of us could ever have dreamed about several years back...and still no signs of it slowing down. Neither of us would be at the point we are at now if it wasn't for Scotty. He is the one that planted the seeds several-to-many years (around 10yrs to be exact - holy sh*t!!!) ago by taking us to some incredible trails (Ranger Creek, Suntop, Palisades to name a few) and getting us totally hooked on the dirt. More often than not, we tend to show up at a trail - sometimes early - and stay long enough to close the place down for that particular day. What you see as "dedication" is what we refer to as "addiction". Us three have been the core of quite an amazing group of riders over the years. The faces have changed here and there, but the vibe is always the same.
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Dirt Digler
Jun 10th, 2008 at 7:56 pm

Sick vid, sick riding! Music was classic as well. Not a whole lot of crash footage, guess thats a good thing Loved seeing all the local spots, really makes me want to go ride
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mark brent
Jun 11th, 2008 at 3:33 am

You're right about Scotty. He's been important to my riding. Usually where there is a buddy team at the core of a ride scene, it is truly a "Buddies Team."
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dirtmover
Jun 11th, 2008 at 11:00 am

That was a good write up. I'm selling autographs for $5
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Dirt Digler
Jun 15th, 2008 at 9:49 pm

Lets see the other part of buddy system, bring on Andys video segment! Ponar owns!