Blandford June 24, 2008
Posted by chopper in : Kona Stuff , add a commentLast friday Ollie and I finished the treeride quarter which took so long to build but worth it. heres Ollie sessioning it up in the roots
Then off to Blandford, UK Bike Park with my buddy Edd from Extreme TV
Drop in series 5 on extreme June 16, 2008
Posted by chopper in : Kona Stuff , add a commentWell i’ve been filming for the new Drop in series 5 promo for extreme in Cwmcarn, Wales.
it was simply awesome and the filming lastest all day meaning we could ride all day on the free up lift so can’t complain….well we didn’t eat for 8 hours but anyway!
I stopped off at Kona in the morning and got a few things fixed on my bike before i set off on my journey
Heres Ben Gaby my mechanic polishing the beauty up for me
filming with extreme
trying to figure how to ride it still
treeride June 9, 2008
Posted by chopper in : Kona Stuff , add a commentMe and my bro Ollie have been building most the day on a new fallen tree we found which we’re turning into a tree/wallride.
before
now its a little cleared and filled in with the run in its ready to build the dirt quarter
no chainsaws for the english boys….axe is the way forward
ashford demos June 2, 2008
Posted by chopper in : Kona Stuff , add a commentAshford demos started off really well on the staurday with good weather then out of the blue a had a spill and dislocated my shoulder putting me out for 1 show but still managed to ride the rest of the weekend with it,
tailwhipping with my bad arm, now thats dedication
signings in the store
pictures courtesy of robin kitchin
26 trix is this weekend so probably not the best thing for me to do as i’l need to rest it,
had a photoshoot this morning with mbuk on the kona shred, managed to do a few little jumps as the arm was stiff as hell this morning.
Rogate-downhill May 30, 2008
Posted by chopper in : Kona Stuff , add a commentWell its been bigger bike action for me riding some downhill and single track in rogate in petersfield.
just getting to grips with the bigger rig for slopestyle events coming up soon.
fast no foot can
Trails May 20, 2008
Posted by chopper in : Kona Stuff , add a commentWell i’ve certainly had loads of time to actually get down and ride some proper trails which i haven’t done for a while. Me and the legend Steve Geall went for a session at sheet then eastleigh skatepark where they have just built a super nice concrete bowl.
new bowl at eastleigh
germany/cornwall May 15, 2008
Posted by chopper in : Kona Stuff , add a commentWell the whole event was awesome and as i said before the wind was going to play a big part in the contest which it certainly did for me.
Its was practically a guessing game when it was your turn to ride.
Paul 5th had some problems and so did Andreu 12th so it was the same for everyone!
I just arrived back from cornwall ‘the track’ where planning for the kona invitational event will be held on the 13th-14th weekend of september.
just went to finalise some obstacles etc for the course and also go ride too. everytime i go to that place its changed so much and such good fun.
will be making regular trips down there now. awesome time!
Munich May 10, 2008
Posted by chopper in : Kona Stuff , add a commentSo the first day has been good fun with 2 doubles to start, burm to the right to a step down leading to 2 big doubles.
The wind has been a major problem especially the last section of the course but the same for everyone so lets see what happens
Qualifying runs are in the morning with 28 riders from 13 countries then the top 12 go through to the finals which you can watch on www.freecaster.com for the live webcast at 5.30.
Choi
Munich May 8, 2008
Posted by chopper in : Kona Stuff , add a commentSo off to Munich i go to the 1st main round of the qashqai series, i’l arrive there tomorrow morning then practice for the next few days,
Germany is awesome for riding as it has a very similar riding culture to ours and you can always expect to see a good course and riders all year round,
taking my bikes apart now gotta go!
Townhill-Bergamo Italy April 29, 2008
Posted by chopper in : Kona Stuff , add a commenti arrived back from italy last night where i have been all weekend for the annual event there.
i like this event alot as its always fun, the qualifying round for the qashqai series was just down the road which also brought some big names to the event as well,
there was a street race through the town and we had a super good course to play on and win some prizes
the local beer took my fancy!
the results-
1st sam pilgrim uk
2nd andrew taylor usa
3rd me
4th geoff gullevich canada
5th alex reveles usa