Monday in Whistler was rainy and with zero events. So, Miles and I went up to the Airdome to check out the situation in the Foam Pit. Brandon Semenuk and others were working on their style and tricks, in preperation for the Slopestyle comp for Saturday. One word, style! And Brandon has it. While the others were working on their trick quiver, Brandon was working on his style. The following video shows him just having fun on his bike. He showed us things that we wouldn’t have ever thought of. The were also a lot of the next gen groms working their stuff out. Enjoy!!
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Mike, you’ve been freeriding for several years. How old are you now?
I am 24 now. Still young, but I have been riding mountain bikes enough to see it progress from lycra and water bottles, to full face helmets and flip whips.
What was the first video you starred in? What year was that?
The first video that I had a starring roll in was called “Nine to Five” and I was around 17. My buddy Grant and I made our first trip to Whistler and met the owners of Gamma Light Productions. Grant kind of has a big mouth, so they said that he should walk the walk. They took us to some pretty major sized stunts and we filmed on all of them that day. It was a break though trip for both Grant and myself. Continue reading ‘Interview With Mike Metzger’
August 19, 2008 Published by Shovelpick.
This year the Kokanee Crankworx took notes from its Colorado counterpart and put a best trick comp into the mix of the infamous week-long mountain bike festival. And it was more than just big tricks and bikes we were treated to a handful of brave kids on their bikes throwing down some of their best tricks out of their quivers. At stake was $6,000. $3,000 for each different section of the boneyard they were riding.
Spaniard Andreu Lacondeguy and Brit Lance McDermott snapped up the top two podium places at CrankWorx Slopestyle 2008 with some of the tricks that captured wins for them in European comps.
Whister local Brandon Semenuk rounded out the podium.
Lacondeguy captured the attention of judges with a double back flip followed by a slew of other stunts on a course that virtually everyone, from riders to media pros, agreed was flowier and perfected for tricks.
Whistler arrival time: Sometime after 3 AM Saturday morning. Mental state: Delirium. Actual time that we started sleeping: Around 5 AM. Wakeup time: Probably way too early.
Since that time, I’ve:
Chatted with Doug from Corsair Bikes (and anxiously awaited the prospect of demoing their Konig).
Scored some insider information from Lance McDermott about his plans for the comp as we chatted inside the fabulous Monster industry lounge located mid-course, which will be perfect for periodic escapes from the heat.
Learned from one of the Monster guys that the actual forecast temperature is 37 Celsius (that’s about 104 Fahrenheit for you Yanks), as opposed to the 35 Celsius forecast I heard. Argh. Looks like I’ll be scoping out shade in the Monster lounge and elsewhere on the course between now and 9ish tonight.
Spoke for seconds with Cam McCaul, who seemed hell-bent on getting up the hill to initiate course domination.
In Depth Crankworx 06 Slopestyle
The ‘06 comp as told by the riders. We hear from the riders themselves as to what it takes to win a comp like this one. ‘06 was big, some have said too big!!
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