I just had an awesome couple of weeks!! I just got back from filming in Kamloops for a week, But before that, I went to the Teva Mountain Games. The Teva Games Is a smaller slopestyle, but it is rapidly growing in popularity with riders such as Aaron Chase, Cameron Zink, Adam Hauck, Tyler Mccaul, Phil sunbaum, and many others. I have never been to Teva, so I was really excited because I heard the course is always super fun. But when the plane landed, It was raining!! Even with the rain, I couldnt wait to see the course, so I put on a waterproof jacket, and checked it out. It started out with a smaller drop into a good trick double followed by a wallride into another double. It ended with an on-off box into another jump. I was happy to see that the forecast was clear for the comp, and what a comp it was. everyone stepped up their game with consistent and crazy runs. The finals were even better with most of the people 360ing or tailwhipping the drops, and throwing their best tricks. I ended up 3rd with a couple of solid runs highlighted by a flip whip, a truck driver, 360s on the drop, and a flip barspin to x-up on the last one. Chase got 2nd and Hauck got 1st with an insane 720 on the last jump, and he was the only one to tailwhip the drop in finals.
Right after I got back from teva, It was off to Canada for filming. I am filming for this video called Barred for Life, and It is gonna be big. I have already done most of the filming for it, and it should surprise some people at the premiere at Interbike. The first stop was Jordie lunns house on vancouver Island. We rode some stuff he built as well as the jumps at his house. I watched him huck off this 25+ foot drop with a tiny landing and he stuck it clean hid first try!
Then it was off to Kamloops. This was my first time in Kamloops, and I instantly fell in love. The dirt is so easy to work with, and easy to crash on. We built some cool new lines and hit some already built ones too. I 360′d a 12 foot drop which was the biggest I have done yet, and flipwhipped a big step-up. Harooks was shooting photos, and got some epic shots. Look for them soon in the magazines. After we accomplished all we came there to do, it was time to go home and get some much needed rest.
Gregg Watts stomps a 2nd place at the 2nd round of the QashQai in Madrid, Spain – that a boy! For full story, video and photos check….
http://www.nissan.co.uk/home/modules/qashqaichallenge/index.html?ln=/en_GB
Hey what’s up? Things with me have been busy. Just finished shooting my Kranked segment which is being released in April. Next for me is to begin working on CKD 2. I have 3 lines on the shore ready to shoot and a trip in may… a couple dingers too.
On another note I’m stoked to announce that I’m now riding for Knolly Bikes. I’m super stoked to be teaming with Knolly and really excited to shred their frames. Check em out at knollybikes.com. See you on the trails. Later
I Just got back from a fun and exciting trip to Puerto Rico. I went there with some friends to do a dirt jump demo at this bike festival put on by Medalla Light. The last time I went to Puerto Rico, it was insanely hot and humid, so I was stoked that the weather was cool when I got off the plane. I went there with my friends Tyler McCaul, Alex Reveles, and Andrew Taylor, so it was more like a vacation. We got picked up by my friend, Pedro, who lives in San Juan and has a bunch of cool jumps and a foam pit. After showing us around town and checking out the night life of San Juan, we rode at Pedro’s house for a bit and practiced some tricks in the foam pit for the demo.
We then drove 3 hours to the other side of the island to a town called Rincon where the festival was held. We were immediately greeted by the locals with some beer and a super fun night life. What else would you expect from a festival that is put on by a beer company? The next day we spent some time at the beach and checked out the town before practicing on the demo jumps. The jumps were fun, but it was just a straight 6 pack, so we didn’t really need to practice much before throwing down some sweet maneuvers! The next day was the demo, and the weather turned to be really hot, humid and windy. That didn’t stop us from putting on a great show. The crowd was pumped to see us jump through the set. The second demo was a bit better because the wind died down and everyone pulled out impressive tricks. After completing the demo and signing some autographs, we enjoyed the festival and the after party that followed. The next day we chilled on the beach for a bit before heading back to San Juan to catch a flight back home. The demo was cool, it was a pretty sweet deal to hang & ride with 3 of my friends. Puerto Rico was a super fun place!
I am definitely going back for a real vacation sometime.
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