http://fiveten.com/ http://fiveten.com/images/stories/NewBox_black.png http://fiveten.com/ http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12749-one-for-the-mountain-bikers-steve-mcclure http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12749-one-for-the-mountain-bikers-steve-mcclure The summit of Snowdon last week. While most of the country sat in drizzle including Llanberis, the tops were out for a sun tan! Worth a run – up the railway path, then along the Snowdon Ranger Path, awesome descent, bit of a slog up with about 900m height gain but worth it. ]]> Sun, 18 Mar 2012 20:21:00 -0400 12749 2012-03-18 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_12-3-snowdonbike-1332102069.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12745-racing-season-has-started-adrienne-schneider http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12745-racing-season-has-started-adrienne-schneider Back on the trails after the snow!   Having fun drifting around on the various twisty rooty tracks again trying to keep up with Paul Bassagotia!  Everyone's mind is now turned to racing again, seems that no sooner than the season ends and people are aiming, training and planning for the next one.   You think you know your limits and when you chase icons, you immediately discover you can ride much harder still.  It re-calibrates your very potential!  Thanks Paul! ]]> Sat, 17 Mar 2012 05:37:00 -0400 12745 2012-03-17 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_df1-1331962653.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-2857-1331962654.JPG http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12738-jd-swanguen-dh-skills-clinic http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12738-jd-swanguen-dh-skills-clinic In need of some extra seconds, race strategies, or some consistency in your down hill runs? If you are looking for an advantage going into 2012 race season, come get schooled by one of the best. J.D. Swanguen is holding a skills clinic this coming weekend (Saturday March 17, 2012) and he is inviting all intermediate and advanced riders to come out this Saturday. ]]> Wed, 14 Mar 2012 18:40:00 -0400 12738 2012-03-14 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_flyer-highres-1331750400.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12736-a-little-winter-riding-edit-from-california-kyle-warner http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12736-a-little-winter-riding-edit-from-california-kyle-warner Towards the end of February a good friend of mine Brian Raphael and I decided to put together a little edit of some winter riding in my home town of Chico, CA. I feel like the video turned out great and I hope you enjoy and catch a little glimpse of the awesome weather we were able to enjoy this winter! ]]> Wed, 14 Mar 2012 05:38:00 -0400 12736 2012-03-14 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12736_warner-1-1331742723.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12727-bike-alpinism-the-first-descent-johannes-pistrol http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12727-bike-alpinism-the-first-descent-johannes-pistrol First descent. These words always sound a bit strange in the context of mountain biking but have become regularly used when it comes to bike alpinism, bike mountaineering or whatever you want to call it. All these terms try to describe the adventurous combination of high Alpine mountains and self supported trail riding. You can become addicted to this type of mountain biking, always in search of higher mountains, steeper and more technical trails or simply some mountain nobody has ever been to with a bike just to make the first descent. ]]> Mon, 12 Mar 2012 08:53:00 -0400 12727 2012-03-12 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_p1040074-bw-1331542385.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_p1040104-bw-1331542385.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_p1040114-bw-1331542386.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_p1040024-1331542386.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12717-proper-preparation-part-1-tahnee-seagrave http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12717-proper-preparation-part-1-tahnee-seagrave Testing with Marzocchi was supposed to be a nice trip taking us away from the snow to get a good couple of days on the bike. ]]> Fri, 09 Mar 2012 10:15:00 -0500 12717 2012-03-09 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_tah51001-1331288104.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_tah51002-1331288104.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_tah51003-1331288104.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12711-south-africa-pack-job-jill-kintner http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12711-south-africa-pack-job-jill-kintner Everyone has felt the pressure of the last minute pack job. It doesn't matter how much spare time you leave to pack, it always comes down to the wire getting spare parts organized and bikes taped up in their boxes. We are leaving tomorrow morning for the 15 hour trip from Sydney to Durban, RSA. Got all day:), so I figured, plenty of time to write a blog:) ]]> Thu, 08 Mar 2012 02:45:00 -0500 12711 2012-03-08 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-2817-1331174702.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-2839-1331174702.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-2832-1331174702.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_vervet-monkey-05a09077-1331174702.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12702-monster-energy-specialized-wraps-up-australian-national-series-with-another-1-2-finish http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12702-monster-energy-specialized-wraps-up-australian-national-series-with-another-1-2-finish The fourth & final round of the Australian National Downhill Series was held two hours north of Sydney at Awaba Mountain Bike Park. Both Monster Energy-Specialized riders, Troy Brosnan and Sam Hill were fresh off their 1-2 podium finish from the weekend before at the Australian National Championships, and being the last round for the season both were keen to establish dominance on what is known as Australia’s most technically challenging course on the National Circuit. ]]> Tue, 06 Mar 2012 17:13:43 -0500 12702 2012-03-06 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12702_sammonster12xx-1331054371.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12702_sammonster16xx-1331054371.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12702_troymonster2xx-1331054372.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12702_troymonster18xx-1331054372.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12696-fogelsode-season-3-7-trail-rippin-jack-fogelquist http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12696-fogelsode-season-3-7-trail-rippin-jack-fogelquist The trails around here are killer right now!  I got a chance to put together this edit of them from the past few days. ]]> Sun, 04 Mar 2012 09:17:00 -0500 12696 2012-03-04 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12696_five-ten-6-1331067183.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12692-five-tenr-danny-hart-hart-and-soul-sweepstakes http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12692-five-tenr-danny-hart-hart-and-soul-sweepstakes Enter to win Danny Hart signed shwag and get decked out from head-to-toe in Five Ten gear! Click here to enter: http://www.facebook.com/fiveten.officialWhen we think of Danny Hart (and we think about him a lot; maybe too much), two things come to mind: heart, soul, and awesome tail whips. Ok, so three things.In this two part series, Danny takes us back to where it all started, from a little town in the north of England to the champion of the world. Danny Hart puts the hart and soul into Five Ten's core values and shows the world... ]]> Fri, 02 Mar 2012 22:24:03 -0500 12692 2012-03-02 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12692_fan-gate-share-1330982714.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12684-bootleg-reaper-madness-nevada-downhill-state-championships-kyle-warner http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12684-bootleg-reaper-madness-nevada-downhill-state-championships-kyle-warner If I was forced to describe the past weekend in two words I would say, Confidence Inspiring! Last weekend my good friend Sean ” The Prawn” and I drove down to Boulder City Nevada to race the Nevada State Championships at Bootleg Canyon. The track was awesome, absolutely full of line choice and for the few sections you weren’t battling to stay moving through rock gardens you were doing 35 to 40 miles per hour hitting blind drops and wide open corners. I felt fast all weekend in practice and definitely knew that I was poised for a good... ]]> Thu, 01 Mar 2012 02:14:00 -0500 12684 2012-03-01 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_bootleg-1330568043.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12674-winter-training-jan-poric http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12674-winter-training-jan-poric For the last month we had very cold weather and snow. That's why I was doing only indoor trainings in gym. With my team ŠD LIFE, we were training with motocross riders, to get fit for up coming season. You can see a short edit of our trainings. Weather is getting better and I can ride some xc again. I can't wait to ride downhill bike too. Besides getting fit I have been busy with school, trying to pass as many exams as I can before the racing season. ]]> Mon, 27 Feb 2012 22:48:00 -0500 12674 2012-02-27 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_slika1-1330382892.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_slika3-1330382892.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_slika2-22-1330382892.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-1482-1330382892.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-1332-1330382893.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-1300-1330382893.JPG http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12672-troy-brosnan-wins-2012-australian-national-championships http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12672-troy-brosnan-wins-2012-australian-national-championships Eagle Farm, Adelaide, South AustraliaAnother 1-2 finished for Team Monster Energy-Specialized riders Troy Brosnan and Sam Hill who both attended the Australian National Championships at the Eagle Farm track in South Australia over the weekend. With both riders keen to claim the elite title, there was a healthy friendly rivalry with the pair after coming off some close results in the National series. Troy and Sam have been going 1-2 for the whole Australian season and expectations were high for the duo. ]]> Mon, 27 Feb 2012 19:11:00 -0500 12672 2012-02-27 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12672_podiummonster46xx-1330370012.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12672_troymonster14xx-1330370013.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12672_troymonster27xx-1330370013.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12672_sammonster6xx-1330370013.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12672_sammonster10xx-1330370013.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12663-nevada-state-championships-jacqueline-harmony http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12663-nevada-state-championships-jacqueline-harmony Boulder City, NV To start off my year of racing I headed out to the Nevada State Champs in Boulder City Nevada February 19th-20th. Practice and race days were an awesome mix of sunny, cloudy, windy and perfectly calm weather. I made sure I got in a sufficient amount of practice on both the DH and SD courses. I got all my lines down and stepped up a couple of new lines to make the ride just a little smoother. My Super D race did not turn out so well, just about 500 feet off... ]]> Fri, 24 Feb 2012 18:24:00 -0500 12663 2012-02-24 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_downhill-race-1330107895.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_pro-dh-1330107895.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_open-chainless-dh-1330107895.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_super-d-1330107895.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_pro-super-d-1330107895.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_podium-shot-1330107895.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12652-nevada-state-championships-christian-wright http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12652-nevada-state-championships-christian-wright Raced the Nevada State Championships at Bootleg Canyon in Boulder City. Terrain was rocky up top with switch backs and open near the bottom with high speeds. The wind was a factor near the bottom. I had a clean race run and ended up with a 13th place finish in the Mens Pro Division. Great to see Luke from Five Ten representing with a full display of Five Ten shoes at the pits not to mention he can ride about any terrain, great to have a company that understands the needs of athletes. ... ]]> Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:33:00 -0500 12652 2012-02-20 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_2012-02-18-13-48-03-847-1329762797.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_2012-02-18-10-01-32-957-1329762798.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_2012-02-19-14-19-03-795-1329762799.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_2012-02-18-12-33-46-299-1329762800.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_2012-02-18-11-35-56-243-1329762801.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12651-fogelsode-season-3-6-first-try-friday-jack-fogelquist http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12651-fogelsode-season-3-6-first-try-friday-jack-fogelquist The Fogelsodes are back and we decided to give First Try Friday a go! ]]> Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:36:00 -0500 12651 2012-02-20 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12651_five-ten-6-1329866704.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12630-mt-buller-national-round-2-troy-brosnan http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12630-mt-buller-national-round-2-troy-brosnan Mt Buller National Rd 2, was going to be a dusty one! With another Chairlift access it made doing a lot of runs too easy. Friday practice was super fun and hot. the track was already getting blown out on the first day. Saturday was seeding and now that there are points up for grabs I wasn't taking any chances, I went all out and had a pretty good run seeding first with Sam in second. Sunday the track was getting pretty wild and just got more fun! All my runs were going really good and was super excited... ]]> Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:39:00 -0500 12630 2012-02-13 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12630_-tb-state-champs-race-20111-1329172747-1329238829.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_tb-state-champs-race-20111-1329172747.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12618-fraser-britton-thats-a-lot-of-gear http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12618-fraser-britton-thats-a-lot-of-gear I get asked often how much gear a photographer has to have shoot a typical MTB event. You don't have to have anything. You can go out and have a great ride with your buddies and use your iphone to shoot a few memories and be stoked. I've even sold a couple of images shot on cell phones. You use the equipment you have at hand, right? Of course, I generally take a bit more than that to an event half-way around the world (although sometimes I wish I didn't have to.) Take a look inside to see what... ]]> Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:27:00 -0500 12618 2012-02-10 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_gear-1-1328916432.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_gear-2-1328916433.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12599-dirt-cover-adam-brayton http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12599-dirt-cover-adam-brayton Stoked to get the cover on this issues Dirt Magazine #120 with my sick team Five Ten vest on and 5 10 Sam Hills, check it out! ]]> Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:56:00 -0500 12599 2012-02-07 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_adam-brayton-dirt-120-1328644567.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12596-1-2-and-3-in-a-row-for-brosnan-and-hill http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12596-1-2-and-3-in-a-row-for-brosnan-and-hill Australian National Series round 3 // Canberra, Australia- February 5, 2012 Team Monster Energy-Specialized riders Troy Brosnan and Sam Hill were keen to continue their dominance of the Australian National Series podium and tear apart the Stromlo Forest Park downhill track. With a new top section, as well as a big pedal stretch, both Sam and Troy were looking to see where their fitness stood leading into the South African World Cup round in Pietermaritzburg next month. “The new top section is pretty sick. More like a real Downhill track than the old top section, with multiple... ]]> Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:11:39 -0500 12596 2012-02-06 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12596_samstromlodh21-1328570186.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12596_troystromlodh19-1328570186.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12596_troystromlodh23-1328570186.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12596_troystromlodh16-1328570187.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12596_samstromlodh21-1328570187.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12596_troystromlodh6-1328570187.jpg