http://fiveten.com/ http://fiveten.com/images/stories/NewBox_black.png http://fiveten.com/ http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12588-santa-cruz-syndicate-test-session-welcoming-fox-and-shimano http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12588-santa-cruz-syndicate-test-session-welcoming-fox-and-shimano Early season testing started for the Santa Cruz Syndicate with mechanics, engineers and riders arriving in the town of Imperia, Italy, for three days of extensive testing aboard the latest Santa Cruz full carbon V-10’s.   The bikes were decked out with the Syndicate’s newest sponsor products from Fox and Shimano.  The Syndicate’s choice to join forces with Shimano and Fox proved to be a great decision as the test session was incredibly successful. ]]> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:14:45 -0500 12588 2012-02-03 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12588_scs-1-1328290376.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12588_scs-2-1328290376.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12588_scs-3-1328290376.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12588_scs-4-1328290377.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12582-before-the-snow-fell-jonathan-widen http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12582-before-the-snow-fell-jonathan-widen Winter, a great season to be part of here in the Mammoth Lakes area. But, with winter close approaching the eastern sierras my buddies and myself where in search of one last great ride to close out the fall riding season. So throughout much discussion and searching for the last great ride of the 2011 fall season we picked out a ride that most people only dream of. ]]> Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:22:00 -0500 12582 2012-02-02 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_photo-5-1328142127.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_photo-4-1328142127.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_photo-6-1328142128.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_photo-8-1328142128.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_photo-7-1328142129.JPG http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12571-team-norco-international-race-debut-in-australia http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12571-team-norco-international-race-debut-in-australia Mt.Buller, VIC, Australia, January 22, 2012 – The sun was out all weekend in the Australian alpine, to set the tone for Team Norco International’s first Downhill event of the year- Round #2 of the Gravity Cup at Mt.Buller. With a lot of big changes in regards to equipment and training, Bryn and I used this Aussie National to get a feel for the new bikes, go through the motions of racing, and build confidence- checking off another couple of podiums. ]]> Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:04:58 -0500 12571 2012-01-30 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12571_smallbullerdh163-tbs-1327958354.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12571_smallbullerdh147-tbs-1327958354.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12571_smallbullerdh182-1327958354.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12545-troy-brosnan-and-sam-hill-go-1-2-in-buller http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12545-troy-brosnan-and-sam-hill-go-1-2-in-buller Australian National Series Round 2 // Mt Buller, Victoria. Team Monster Energy Factory Specialized riders Troy Brosnan and Sam Hill both made the trip interstate from their homes, eager to defend their 1-2 success at the opening National race four weeks earlier. “I was really happy to have taken the win at round 1 in Thredbo. Since then I have been back home focusing on my training and getting ready for the upcoming World Cup season,” commented Troy. “Mt Buller has always been one of my favorite tracks so it’s great to be over here this weekend to mix... ]]> Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:43:44 -0500 12545 2012-01-23 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12545_samtroy39-1327344751.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12545_sam18-1327344751.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12545_troy2-1327344751.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12544-january-at-post-office-jack-fogelquist http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12544-january-at-post-office-jack-fogelquist Check out this edit of an evening out at the Post Office jumps! With the dry weather this January, Post Office has been the place to be!  Sundown sesh after sundown sesh, it's been nothing but good times.  The guys from Mission Adrenaline stopped by one evening to do some shooting and put this edit together.  Check it out! ]]> Mon, 23 Jan 2012 02:28:00 -0500 12544 2012-01-23 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12544_po-1-1327344084.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12471-norco-bicycles-welcomes-jill-kintner-and-bryn-atkinson-to-norco-world-team http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12471-norco-bicycles-welcomes-jill-kintner-and-bryn-atkinson-to-norco-world-team Vancouver, BC - Norco Bicycles has partnered with Jill Kintner and Bryn Atkinson, as title sponsor, to re-launch the Norco World Team. For 2012 the team will racing the downhill race scene aboard the newly designed AURUM downhill bike. Bryn and Jill are dedicated to reaching podium positions at every race they attend and representing Norco on the world stage. ]]> Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:24:16 -0500 12471 2012-01-05 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12471_image-2-1325781187.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12471_bryn-1325781187.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12471_jill-1325781187.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12467-the-off-season-fraser-britton http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12467-the-off-season-fraser-britton The Off-Season is here! A couple of months off after traveling around the world for 10 months is always a great thing. Catch up with friends, get back on the bikes and let your liver detox. On the North Shore it also means monsoon season arrives with daily deluges of 40-50mm of rain.  Mud spikes go one and the 5.10s are kept perpetually soaking wet and muddy. Actually to be honest, this isn't much of a change from World Cup season, come to think of it. ]]> Tue, 03 Jan 2012 21:13:00 -0500 12467 2012-01-03 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_292047-10150257258837511-591132510-8224710-5050887-n-1-1325625221.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_247446-10150194250492511-591132510-7663409-8135822-n-1325625221.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_gopr0485-1325625221.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_-fra5289-1325625221.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_-fra3211-1325625221.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12464-downieville-january-2-2012-adrienne-schneider http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12464-downieville-january-2-2012-adrienne-schneider People in Tahoe will be talking about last winter for the next decade, maybe longer. 2010-2011 will be remembered as that year with 60 feet of snow, when it snowed before Thanksgiving and we skied and biked on the 4th of July. The 2010-2011 season saw more snow than any season in the last 20 years. Snow overload also affected mountain biking conditions during summer. There was deep powder in the Sierra for months; Northstar and Mammoth opened behind schedule for summer mountain biking. The AMGEN Tour of California, a bike race that was scheduled for May, 2011, was... ]]> Tue, 03 Jan 2012 18:40:00 -0500 12464 2012-01-03 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12464_img-2331-1325622934.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12464_img-2333-1325622935.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12460-fogelsode-season-3-5-a-fine-evening-at-the-office-jack-fogelquist http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12460-fogelsode-season-3-5-a-fine-evening-at-the-office-jack-fogelquist A good 'ol sesh with the homies at Post Office! With school and the holidays coming to a close, there's a ton more time to ride! As per usual, Post Office is the place to be around here during this time of year, and it becomes an oddity to see a vacant roll-in during sunset. ]]> Sun, 01 Jan 2012 03:35:00 -0500 12460 2012-01-01 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_p5pb7491861-1325388951.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12450-last-photo-shooting-of-the-year-jan-poric http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12450-last-photo-shooting-of-the-year-jan-poric For ending of 2011 we made some good shots. I was riding a very nice trail here in Slovenia. There were two photographers Jan Pirnat and Urban Urbanc with me. They made some good shots. ]]> Thu, 29 Dec 2011 20:02:00 -0500 12450 2011-12-29 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_manua-pirnat-1325188925.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_manual-1325188926.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_nakonc-1325188926.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_nog-dol-1325188926.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_odbliz-1325188926.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_portret-1325188926.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_razgled-1325188927.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12406-the-off-season-kim-russell http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12406-the-off-season-kim-russell Whitewater Kayaker by morning, Mountain Biker by afternoon. In the winter months when the rivers are frozen over or its just too cold to paddle, I find myself spending a little more time on my bike. That was the case today... thirty degrees, frosty, with a little bit of ice on the roads. Determined to get some exercise, we made it out to ride some local trails. This was my first chance to really try out my Five Ten Hellcat SPD's; My Hellcats kept me nice and warm while providing BOTH sticky rubber and SPD compatibility. Awesome.... ]]> Sun, 11 Dec 2011 23:55:00 -0500 12406 2011-12-11 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12406_IMG40471323647709_1323714249.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_IMG4041_1323647710.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_IMG4046_1323647711.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_IMG4048_1323647712.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_IMG4050_1323647713.JPG http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12378-off-the-radar-brendan-howey http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12378-off-the-radar-brendan-howey I wanted to go back to Cali to ride in warm weather with the locs! AT's showdown was coming up in a few weeks, so lots of friends were headed to San Fran. The side by side format sounded like so much fun with a huge rider's list it had to be sick. A week before I left I asked Mike Zinger if he wanted to go on a last minute roadtrip to Santa Cruz and San Fran for AT's showdown. He had just about nothing better to do so he was down! Our plan was just that we... ]]> Thu, 01 Dec 2011 01:25:00 -0500 12378 2011-12-01 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12378_otr1_1322773995.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12366-new-qmoonq-mountain-bike-zone-jonathan-widen http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12366-new-qmoonq-mountain-bike-zone-jonathan-widen Finally found the mother of all riding zones in the eastern sierra mountains. The early recon mission proved to be a great success with only a 3-4 hours scouting mission on a Saturday afternoon. I headed out to mountains with my good friend and local Mammoth Mountain building legend, William Ganley. Billy or William is a trail builder for Mammoth Mountain Bike Park during the summer months and in the winter months Billy builds one of the greatest 22 foot half-pipes in the world! So he was a perfect candidate to bring out to the new area to share... ]]> Tue, 29 Nov 2011 06:36:00 -0500 12366 2011-11-29 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_3789012812433619172271000009469656737591431033730813n_1322548589.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_3791582812564019159231000009469656737592061103635528n_1322548589.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_3132052812561019159531000009469656737592052047458943n_1322548589.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12355-how-to-manualbmx-and-mtb-brian-gavagan http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12355-how-to-manualbmx-and-mtb-brian-gavagan I’ve been working on a series of “HOW-TO” videos with PlusSize BMX. The latest gives you tips on manuals. I recommend medium speed and a slight downhill in the case of feathering your brake, you’ll still be able to keep your speed. Do them often and they’ll be yours! Keep shredding!! ]]> Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:26:00 -0500 12355 2011-11-28 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12355_BrianGavaganfrontporch1322508398_1322604614.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12347-fogelsode-season-3-4-ats-showdown-and-a-wind-down-sesh http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12347-fogelsode-season-3-4-ats-showdown-and-a-wind-down-sesh Check out my fourth Fogelsode, shot at AT's Showdown and the step-up! ]]> Sun, 27 Nov 2011 23:51:00 -0500 12347 2011-11-27 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12347_FiveTen4_1322602971.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12334-fontana-national-2011-jonathan-widen http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12334-fontana-national-2011-jonathan-widen Ahh, So-cal.Don Jackson once again brought downhill mountain biking to the masses and local southern California racers. The Fontana National was held at South Ridge Raceway in Fontana, California. This was the last race of the fall, it was the closing event for the South Ridge crew and local racers alike for the 2011 summer season. The DH track was challenging for every abllitly of rider. There was small rock gardens to big G-out pits in corners, and high speed sections with great flow through most of the corners down the track. O'yeah and lets not forget about... ]]> Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:36:00 -0500 12334 2011-11-24 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_IMG0923_1322095020.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_IMG0924_1322095020.JPG http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12330-ats-showdown-jack-fogelquist http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12330-ats-showdown-jack-fogelquist AT's Showdown went down at the Cow Palace a little over a week ago! It was nothing but good times and I ended up taking home 8th! Brendan Howey, Mike Zinger, and I made our way up to San Francisco on Saturday morning for the third annual AT's Showdown at the Cow Palace! Upon arrival, the course looked big, but awesome, and we quickly got to riding! The course didn't take long to get dialed, as it was built so well, and practice turned into a big jam. Qualifiers started up, making things... ]]> Wed, 23 Nov 2011 08:48:00 -0500 12330 2011-11-23 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_3289883097122657247041000005779925101189500826368040o_1322038108.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12295-sf-bike-expo-adrienne-schneider http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12295-sf-bike-expo-adrienne-schneider This weekend was a great event hosted by the SF Bike expo and Ride SFO. A bunch of bike based entertainment went on with riders throwing down like Andreu Lacondeguy, Martin Soderstrom, Justin Wyper, Benny Phillips, Cody Gessel, James Visser and many many more... Saturday was host to a head-to-head elimination style dirt jump comp, and Norcal local Greg Watts took home the gold for the second year in a row. Things wrapped up on Sunday with a best trick comp. Andreu nailed a huge double backflip over the second jump to secure the win and Anthony Messerre... ]]> Mon, 14 Nov 2011 19:22:00 -0500 12295 2011-11-14 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12295_IMG1969_1321305522.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12295_IMG197511321298566_1321306690.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12285-make-danny-macaskill-the-adventurer-of-the-year http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12285-make-danny-macaskill-the-adventurer-of-the-year Munich, November 11th 2011 – The famous National Geographic Magazine has nominated the Scottish trials genius Danny MacAskill for the Adventurer of the Year Award. Now it is up to Danny’s fan community to support him, so start voting on November 11th. ]]> Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:11:15 -0500 12285 2011-11-11 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12285_10990macaskill81299795365_1321043109.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12285_10990macaskill21298916931_1321043109.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12265-pipeline-trail-closing-day-jonathan-widen http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12265-pipeline-trail-closing-day-jonathan-widen Last shuttle day of the 2011 fall season on trail "Pipeline" before the snow hit. ]]> Sun, 06 Nov 2011 05:40:00 -0500 12265 2011-11-06 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12265_pipeline1_1320689059.jpg