Pursuing Perfection Presented By Saint

The points start collecting from the very first beep of the season at round one. The pressure of their presence sits on riders’ shoulders all year. The ticking clock may stop after each run but the abacus never stops, it only pauses between races to coil the riders springs even tighter. Until eventually the chips are counted at the final round.

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Shot in Hafjell, Norway. Featuring: Aaron Gwin, Greg Minnaar and Gee Atherton.

Music:
"Got No Time" by Fractal
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Mojo Trail Diary Morocco Part 3 With Fabien Barel And Mark Weir

A mountain that is 20kms away can look as smooth as a billiard table... So what looked like it should have been a short stroll up a reasonably steep golf course from our breakfast table on day 2 turned out to be an attempt at Jbel Erdouz a ‘proper’ 3600m mountain on day 3! The bit that looked like a Golf course turned out to be a 45-50° boulder field with no real path and brush and thorns tough enough to scratch paintwork!

It’s said that a camera can’t adequately convey the steepness of terrain or the depth of the experience, but when you have riders of the calibre of Mark Weir and Fabien Barel one-footing it down through the scree and the brush you know it’s steep! Look out also for the dirt and small stones being thrown up by the tyres and blown sideways! A proper mountain environment where the boys were glad to get down with the only casualty being a rear derailleur!

Although the Trail Diary gang were quite literally blown away by the big mountain experience, they were quite glad to get back on the road looking for a more relaxed, flowy trail in the grey earth area on the way to the final stop in Marrakesh. Poor Fab’s face when the monkey guys ambush him is priceless!

Video & Photos by Eyesdown Films

Words by Chris Porter (Mojo Suspension)

Music
Ali & Co. - Life is Good
Bird Commando - Atoms
Felipe Castro - Da Janela (EP)
The Corner Room - Kosmos
Aether - Still Life Portrait (Howlings RMX)

2012 Megavalanche Clash Of The Titans

Last July Italian video maker Gianluca Ricceri followed Jérome Clementz (2010 Megavalanche winner) and Rémy Absalon (2011 Megavalanche winner) during the whole week that eventually led to THE race of the year, the Megavalanche 2012.
Enjoy!
About the Megavalanche
A race that does not need much of an introduction, the grueling Megavalanche in l'Alpe d'Huez is a legend in its own right, a mass start downhill marathon, starting from the Pic Blanc glacier 3.300 meters above sea level. About 2.000 riders take part each year in July in l'Alpe d'Huez. More than 30 nationalities are represented.

Bluegrass Factory Development
Both Rémy Absalon and Jérome Clementz are members of the Bluegrass Factory Development team.
About Bluegrass
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Revitalization

With the absence of rain in the Lower Mainland this summer, the trails have been dry and dusty. The past few weeks mended this dry spell with downpours and we couldn't be more thankful. Along with the rain, there has been an absence of edits from us and for good reason. Keep your eyes peeled for something big... Song: Monsters by Angus Stone.

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