FN'AH HUCK WIZARD, LONG LIVE "DIO" RONNIE RULES, "R.I.P." RIDE-ON!

"Sign of the Gypsy Queen" by April Wine, saw them live over 30 years ago great song then, now reserected beautifully in this great edit.

Where in BC was this fine video shot? "Sign of the Gypsy Queen" by April Wine, saw them live over 30 years ago great song then, now reserected beautifully in this great edit, "OUTSTANDING" thanks for the video.

I'm a fat dude who predominantly rides the interior of BC, for my sake the triple ring is a must. For now I'd be better off loosing 15lbs and staying on my 8 yo Heckler, than forking out (who knows how many G's for a new carbon frame?). However, if I do loose 15lbs I would likely reward myself with a new Carbine, that's one swweeet arse looking frame.

Intense, Thanks, bought an SS2 last year for many reasons, one being that it was hand built in North America. Seeing this video just confirms that I made a great choice, Intense is as passionate about building bikes as some of us are about riding. Keep it in House Intense. As for this contest I really dont know what to say, i'm just looking forward to watching it unfold, and good luck to all those who enter.

Thank-you!!! I agree with VIPEYcc "Maybe all the photos from the contest could be in "full size" ? ;D"

This sounds like a great contest, you should keep it a "Clown Free Contest". Don't give Clowns a chance to shine, like they do on American Idol and Drangon's Den. Do this by not hiring clowns like Simon Cowell and Kevin O'leary who encourage clowns to share and then thrive on belittling them. You should also include some kind of Royalty claus for the winner, cause Dude, $40,000 is squat! Deep down inside I can't help feeling like this is really about someone making money off someone elses ideas.

Nice riding, amazing trail, swweeeeeettt ride, great video Alex. What kinda bike is that, and where can I get one? Ride On!

Bought a pair of dee max rims last season for my DH bike, decided to use tubes rather than go tubeless, went from having 3 flats, in the past 8 seasons to having 11 flats (mostly snake bites, plus 11 walks of shame in the park) by mid season, plus one nasty spill due to a rolledover front tire wash out. Lost a ton of confidence for the remainder of the season. Decided from there to put an older wider rim on the front non UST, while at the same time opting to try tubless on the rear, also aced the fold up UST tires replacing them with the ones that come round off the shelf. Frick that was one costly, time consuming, emotionally draining, experiment. -wider rims are better -UST works, choose your tires carefully, triple compound tires give you more flexabillity, folding something that should be round and stuffing it in a square box WTF. -reducing grams is expensive in MTB, but the gains can be rewarding, especially when you focus on unsprung weight like your wheels and tires, just don't forget that stability and traction are priceless. -Thanks Tech Tuesday for addressing this very very important issue, I would love to here more in the future.

Holy frick I'm getting old, those pics made me cry!!!

I have 4 bikes XC/AM/FR&DH, all 26" wheels, none of which are the perfect bike. There will never be the perfect bike, too many variables, styles (riding/bikes), trails/trailbuilders, etc. This sport has evolved faster than anything I have seen, it seems like only a couple years since I first heard of a 29er. Now the 29er seems to be the hands down winner in XC. As for me its not just about speed, its more about rythym, flow, air and just having fun. Final thought, bikes are becoming obsolete over night, and I do not want to be a guinea pig in this rediculously expensive sport during this heated debate. Have Bikes Will Ride.