Mocean365 produces the IdeRide Chronicles Vol #1

Check out my new edit from last weekends shoot!


IdeRide Chronicles-the hollower, the better from Mocean365 Media Production on Vimeo.

ideRide Ultimate Freeride Camp

Check out this video i put together for the ideRide crew over in East Burke. Mocean365 is the official photo and video company for ideRide and we are very happy to be working with them again in 2010. We will also be supplying movement instruction to camps as well with portions of our Mocean365 Movement Sessions.

The Ide's are good friends and amazing people who are following their dreams of passing along their passion for mountain biking on to others. The camps are held on world-class terrain and all participants get lots of individual attention.

Starting in 2010 there will be lots of exciting programs for not only kids but all ages and abilities and interest levels. Here is a video for the 'ideRide Ultimate Freeride Camp". This camp is the pinnacle of the ideRide experience and is not to be missed.
stay tuned for more videos in the near future!


ideRide Ultimate Freeride Camp 2010 from Mocean365 Media Production on Vimeo.

New MTB Video for Highland Sender Contest

Mocean365 Action! Highland Sender Contest - More Mountain Bike Videos

New IdeRide Video by Mocean365

I tested my hand at an edit here on this one. great group at IdeRide this past week that was ripping it up. Highlights include heading to Highland Mountain Bike Park, riding with Kyle Ebbett and Sasha Yakvoleff and of course riding everyday ALL DAY!  peace  skye

IdeRide Advanced Freeride Camp by Mocean365 from Mocean365 Media Production on Vimeo.

Claymore Challenge at Highland Mountain Bike Park

its that time again when all the big boys come to the little mountain with big terrain. come check it out, spectators watch for free and see where the evolution of mountain biking has become.
if many of you think you know about mountain bikes, come watch to learn what is REALLY has become.
amazing world class athletes like cam macaul, jamie goldman, greg watts and course designer dave smutok will be throwing down huge tricks right in front of your face.
be there!
skye

Excuses

At the risk of sounding cynical, seems sometimes i'm in the "excuse management" biz. That is people don't put their health first..."too busy", "can't find time", "no space", "too expensive" etc etc etc. It amazes me those same people find the time to watch 10 hours of TV a week though eh?
So it looks like this has become an officially rant and don't want to go negative. Just a little kick in the ass and this isn't meant to be self serving and saying "everyone should work out with Mocean365". On the contrary, my mission is to inspire and create movement and its my life's work. my bank account proves this can be a financial disaster but it is my PASSION! So, I don't give a rats ass where you move, how you move, or what you move....JUST MOVE!
Here is a photo gallery I took of my friend Jason who doesn't let much hold him back...thank you Jason for the inspiration!

peace

The Tribe comes to town

Mocean365 tribe member "Stompy" recently came down for a couple days of non-stop adventure at the Mocean365 backwoods crib.
We hit up the "DH trail" to "Camptown" to Enchanted Forest then to the new trail, "Burnham Down" which brings you all the way back to town.
We hit up the pump track with the big bikes and then met some folks for a Mocean365 Action Workout where we did an "alchemy" of movements with Burke Mountain as our backdrop. Kind of beats the gym eh?

Jammed at night with new cat Pete McAlenney and got together some fun songs..everything from Rage, to Social D to Rise Against and Smashing Pumpkins, Sublime etc etc. Peter does some amazing GIS work and if you need some you should give him a shout!!

Another ride in the arvo then Stompy went to get in some Wakeboarding crew with the usual Thursday gang(Meghan, O-town, Matty Fred etc) that i opted out of this week to let my wrist heal after a run in with a tree at Highland Mountain. Instead i lead another workout at the East Burke town field and got home to do some more log work, prepping logs for the new addition Vange has going on. Stompy got back and we tortured the wakeboarding crew with another jam with Stomp going hard on the vocals during some Beasties and some original songs he dug up.

Got some trail and dirt jump work done too with some new lines going in all around. Had Stompdog rally his sick new KTM dirt bike up and down the trail while i cut and trimmed to help beat it in. I'll get some pics of the work soon so you can plan your next riding trip right here!

Friday night had a jam with a new band project i'm in led by Scotty Raymond aka "Eskae one ", one of the partners at Kingdom Outdoors/Indigenous Board Shop. We had DJ Transplante playing with us that night which was incredible. Great humble dude and very talented. Lloyd Dugger kept it all together with his mad talents and Matt added the dark guitar while i tried to just lay it down as Scotty turned out sick rhyme after rhyme! stay tuned for more on the new project. think soul, jazz, rock, hip hop blend.

Yesterday got a bunch of work done then hit the mountain with Knight of the IdeRide crew. rode most of the road up to the mtn then we pushed our bikes straight up then rallied down "J-Bar" and "Burnham Down".
Pretty sweet few days..didn't make much money but damn had some fun. Got a couple shots here and there of Stompy rocking the Bern and Peter but nothing crazy.

peace

Introducing the Sinister F-Bomb

Been riding Sinister's since 2005 and rate the r-9 as my favorite bike of all time. the r-9 was getting a little long in the tooth and recent MTB Hall of Fame inductee "Frank the Welder" was looking to change things up. My ideal bike is a big bike that you can still pedal and would fit into the "freeride" category if you buy the term. the R-9 pedals very well for a big bike but...could be better. The Sinister Gruitr seems to be very popular but not quite enough travel for me and the Splinter series were fun but again low in the travel. My thinking with this bike was that FTW has finally made a bike that with the right setup could be my ultimate big guy, big bike. Frank got to work...
First up, he simplified and made the bike easier to build, maintain , laterally stiffer, while shaving weight. And lateral stiffness? Holy Shit batman this thing is out of control stiff which should make it track like a monster right?!....more on that soon. This review is based on my initial ride and more testing will really see what its all about.

First ride on the new machine was yesterday and though it was pretty much a X-C ride, it served as a good test with windy, flowy trails with lots of tight and low spots. my frame is a large and when you're sitting on it, the cockpit felt pretty tight or tighter than you'd think. pedaling out onto the trail head, it was very obvious very quick that this thing was for real. Took off like a ra%%d ape and just tracked straight ahead as i dropped into "poundcake" a trail that widely contributes to the Kingdom Trails network being named "Best Flow" in the US by "Bike Magazine". It never occured to me that the bike was "overkill" for the trail cuz it just hooked up and allowed me to instantly start railing turns and pumping the trail for all i'm worth.
Smiling the whole time as the bike just sailed through it all...i instantly thought "this is the bike i've always wanted"!
With the bike setup like mine, namely with a single crown like the Rock Shox Totem and a 32 T front ring on it, this is a "big boys big bike' that should prove to be very versatile. tomorrow will be a bigger test at the Highland Mountain Bike Park but my initial ride was pure Nirvana!!!!
big thanks to FTW, Sinister Bikes, Nick at SRAM, Adam at Pro-Tec, Ron and Paul at I-Ride Bike Shop and to dirt for being there.

Shoot with the ideRide crew

Got some shots with Knight and Orion etc the other night. We are all getting stoked for new IdeRide Camps, shuttles and adventures. check out a few quick shots!

Highland Mountain Bike Park 2009 season

After a killer 2008 season Highland Mountain Bike Park has stepped it up again and packed the calendar full of races, slopestyles, jump comps, camps and much more.

We are stoked to see what is in store up on the hill this season and see the continued progression. If you want to try out HMBP or riding in general there is something for everyone so get on up!

Season Ending Party at Highland..BE THERE!

New Bike Video is up

Mark V just put the final touches on a new mountain bike video on how to properly execute a drop featuring Dane Berke, Knight Ide(sinister bikes factory shredders) and with riding by Clint Mcmahon, Moto mike etc. Let us know what you think!

Shred Tip #1 Mountain bike Drops. from Mocean365 Media Production on Vimeo.

Mocean365 a sponsor of upcoming Video Contest Party at Highland Mountain Bike Park

come to HMBP and ride the park for the final day of the season and stay for the video contest party after. mark won last year and i was an organizer but this year we will be sponsors of the rad party...come ride and party with us and support local film making talent.
check it out here....http://www.highlandmountain.com/visiting_highland/video2008.php
peace

the crew

jumptoberfest at highland mountain bike park

Today Mark and I headed over to our home mountain to shoot the "Jumptoberest" at Highland Mountain Bike Park. The boys did a good job getting everything ready despite a week of rain leading up to the event.
Lots of bands, BMX'ers and mountain bikers riding together, and fans watching the action. Here's a few shots from the day..