Weekend Warmup #169

A mostly mountain bike related Weekend Warmup to ease you into this weekend of riding, complimented by a mash of epic Redbull Outliers Moto footage in the Alberta Badlands and some 80's rally racing.

EVERGREEN | Brett Rheeder

"From trail building to cinematography, every person who worked on this project is a master at their work, which was inspiring on many levels. This was my first project of the 2023 season, and I couldn't have asked for a better crew. The dirt at VBN is incredible, and the conditions were perfect. I can't thank everyone enough who made this project come to life." - Brett Rheeder.

The Backwoods 2023

From WeAreOne: Once a year, 25 of the best Slopestyle riders in the world are invited to gather at the Coast Gravity Park on the Sunshine Coast of BC. The sole purpose of this event is for riders to have fun and offload the stress and intensity of the competitions in the previous months. Four of our riders attended: Max Langille, Chance Moore, Soren Farenholtz, and Liam Baylis.

Connor Fearon Rips Maydena Bike Park

From Forbidden Bike Company: Side hits are back! This time we've got none other than the undisputed king of corners, the one and only Connor Fearon up to bat. Catch up with him as he cuts some Dreadnought laps at one of his favourite spots, the Maydena bike park. Maydena is one of those spots that lives on every rider’s bucket list. From lush jungle singletrack to big buffed-out jumps and berms, it has it all. Connor earned himself an overall podium position there this year while dabbling in enduro racing. If Maydena wasn’t already on your radar, well, we sure hope it is now.

Side hits are rad, everyone loves them. They’re fun, approachable, jibby, and let us express our creativity. Forbidden Side Hits is a series of short creative videos about having fun riding bikes. They’re a parking lot jibbin’, bike park berm slappin’, rock garden rodeo ridin’, trail speed trail gappin’ good time. Hold on to your tire levers cause these videos are gonna blow the bead right off your rim. Don’t forget to charge your AXS batteries either, cause this stuff will make even the nerdiest of comment section warlords kick the keyboard to the curb, mount their stead and ride off into the next craft IPA-laden sunset.

Group B - The Age of the Supercar

Do you want to be the best? Drive F1. Want to be legendary? Well, drive in group B. Group B was one of the most insane formats of rally racing ever. It brought all the fast cars, thanks to a very relaxed rulebook, wild crowds, and fearless drivers. The cars had extremely close gear ratios which meant they maxed out speed wise at around 200km/h, but they got up to speed super quickly. I'd never heard of this race format but was introduced to it by a friend this weekend and subsequently spend the evening last night with my eyeballs glued to a screen, enjoying all the tire shredding, mud slinging, Group B insanity the endless void that is the internet had to offer up.

"ROADKILLS" A film by Ride or Die

From Ride or Die: Join us on our two-week mission as we zigzag across British Columbia, Canada in our new company vehicle that we scored from Facebook Marketplace. We catch up with some of our best friends and shred a few of B.C.s finest locations, toss some barspins, crush some beers, and create memories that will keep us laughing for years to come. So grab some popcorn and get ready to join us on the best trip of our lives.

Riders: Ryan Howard, Paul Genovese, Isaac Wallen, Matt Miles, Matt Hunter, Graham Agassiz, Soren Farenholtz, Dawson Amann, Brandon Semenuk, Casey Brow, Jake Murray, Curtis Robinson, Dylan Dunkerton, Brendan Howey, Aidan Woolliams, Lucy Van Eesteren, Harrison Mendel, Ben Schleith, Evan Young.

Unleashing Chaos in the Alberta Badlands

From Redbull: The iconic Alberta Badlands provided the jaw-dropping backdrop for this year's Red Bull Outliers. From towering hoodoos to vast desert expanses, the Badlands posed formidable challenges for the world's top off-road riders. Watch in awe as they tackle nature's obstacles head-on and conquer the untamed terrain.