Mike Montgomery - Alpinestars athelete!

(He also rides for Banshee Bikes!!! haha)

Jump Ship - Pictures

Greg at Straitline emailed me a bunch of pictures from Jump Ship. I went through them and pick out my favorites.

Flair from the small quarter to the step down landing.

540 from the small quarter to the landing of the step down.

Back flip tail whip in my final run.

Extended no foot can can.

Superman ...

I will be pretty busy until the start of Camp of Champions. I have my sister's wedding, some filming and the Claymore Challenge. Then I get to drive me and my bikes north to Whistler for Camp of Champions and Crankworx, I hope to see you all there.

Mike

Jump Ship 2011

Just finished up a sushi dinner in downtown Victoria after placing second in the first Jump Ship. With the wind blowing on my final run I was lucky to be able to pull off my run. I 360'd the drop in, did a superman on the first jump and then a backflip-whip. Landed pretty far down the landing and lost most of my speed, 360'd the next jump and then whipped the small quarter.


Have some more filming to do and then I am back home for a couple of days before some more travel.

Check out the Jump Ship coverage on Cheknews, watch until the end for best trick results ...



Mike

Mike Montgomery wins Teva games

Congratulations Mike!

Mike Montgomery has won the 2011 Teva Games slopestyle in convincing style. His final run included a big 720 along with a dialed run to seal the deal. When video is available we will be posting it.



Honourable mentions also have to go to banshee riders Paul Genovese (7th) and Jack Fogelquist (9th)... great work guys!

Paul Bas went down pretty hard on a double backflip by all accounts. We hope he isn't too badly hurt and makes a speedy recovery.

Ladies and gentlemen... Mike Montgomery!

Mike treats his Rampant like a moto and shows it who is boss...

Mike Montgomery Mayhem - More Mountain Bike Videos

Mike Montgomery in Bike Mag

Poached From Morgan Dunnet's Blog

Have wanted to post this since February when I did the illustration but waited for the magazine to be printed. Looks okay in the magazine but at a half page it doesn't quite capture the hugeness of Mike Montgomery. He's kind of a big deal.




Keep Riding.

Rob Dunnet

Ranch Style - Mike Montgomery Wins Best Trick

In pretty much a landslide victory Mike Montgomery has won the Pinkbike Best Trick Throwdown at Ranchstyle in Colorado with 353 votes.


The event took place yesterday at the Grassroots Ranch in Colorado and was filmed by a team of videographers. The video was then posted to Pinkbike where viewers had the opportunity to vote for a winner. Mike's winning trick was a backflip barhop, something that is mostly unseen in mountain bike competition. Greg Watts placed second with 121 votes, he threw down a myriad of tricks including a flip double barspin and no handed 360 to barspin. Third place was Ben Glassen, a relatively unknown rider from Nanaimo BC. His super steezy 360 nac earned him 65 votes, while Eric Lawrenuk's decade (or 360 downside whip to some) earned him fourth place with 47 votes.


Results

1. Mike Montgomery 353
2. Greg Watts 121
3. Ben Glassen 65
4. Eric Lawrenuk 47
5. Joe Perizzo 32
6. Jamie Goldman 13
7. Kelly Mcgarry 7
8. Anthony Messere 4
8. Jack Ludlam
10. Garrett Robertson 1
10. Nick Simcik 1
10. Reece Wallace 1
10. Scott Alleyn 1
10. Tyler McCaul 1

Keep Riding.

Rob Dunnet

Ranch Style - Mike and Paul - Killing It

For all of Devon's coverage of Ranch Style head over to Pinkbike.com. To vote for best trick click here and you will probably want to vote for Mike ... I am just saying.




This is the best trick video, watch for the goods ... and by good I mean Mike ...

Paul Genovese made the trip south from Fernie and threw down some big tricks. I spoke with him last night and he said he flipped the step down, 3'd the drop and did a tail whip in mid pack. Paul has shown before that he can hang with the big boys when he finished 6th at the 2010 Goat Style Jam in Creston.

Good luck to Paul, Mike and Matt Dennis ...

Oh and go vote for best trick ... I think Blue Steel has this one ...

Keep Riding,

Rob Dunnet

Ranch Style with Mike and Paul - Practice

The 2011 Grassroots Ranchstyle event is just heating up. Thursday was practice, Friday is more practice and a best trick contest, Saturday's big show includes the slopestyle event, and Sunday wraps things up with a killer dual slalom race.

2011 Ranchstyle- Practice day edit from shelby+smith on Vimeo.

Confirmed riders for the Slopestyle event include:

- Mike Montgomery (Banshee)

- Paul Genovese (Banshee)

- Matt Dennis (Banshee)
- Scott Alleyn
- Mitch Chubey
- Ben Glassen
- Jamie Goldman
- Tim Gooden
- Ryan Howard
- Eric Lawrenuk
- Jack Ludlam
- Kelly McGarry
- Anthony Messere
- Joseph Perrizo
- Eric Porter
- Garrett Robertson
- Dylan Siggers
- Nick Simcik
- Kyle Strait
- Paul Basagoita
- Reece Wallace
- Greg Watt

Keep Riding,

Rob Dunnet

Red Bull Joyride - Mike Montgomery

Banshee Team Rider Mike Montgomery is one of the riders who was asked to be involved in helping to redesign (overhaul) the Monster Energy Slopestyle at Kokanee Crankworx. Now that Red Bull is the sponsor for the slopestyle is is now called "Red Bull Joyride". Check it out on Pinkbike and watch the video below ...



Keep Riding.

Rob Dunnet

Mike always killing it.

Fun bags at Sea Otter!

Keith and Jon better be working and not playing on this...
They tell me the Primes getting alot of attention.

If you're at the Otter can you ask ken how much one of those cost. I want one!

If you are at Sea Otter this weekend you better be at the COC area and be up on the ramp for the air bag. It is there for your pleasure, say hi to the crew and buy some discounted Straitline Pedals.

Camp loaded up with 30 or so blemished pedals for sale at a discount. Swing by and check it out.

http://www.pinkbike.com/news/Free-Camp-of-Champions-Big-Air-Bag-Sessions-At-Sea-Otter.html

Thanks GREG at Straitline for writing the last part... I totally stole it off your blog!!! USAUSAUSA

Mike Montgomery on PlusSizeBMX.com

Mike Montgomery interview up on www.plussizebmx.com


Thanks to Chris at PlusSizeBMX

Odd Couple

2010 crankworx roundup from DirtTV

The guys at dirt have been releasing a section a week for a couple of months now of their film Finally2... this week it is all bout 2010 crankworx, with the focus mainly on the racing, (look out for Ryan Hunt racing in the giant slalom), and has a section about the slopestyle showing how tough Mike Montgomery is from a great angle as he elbow-drops the mountain!


More Mountain Biking Videos

Mike gets POD ...

Mike Montgomery is in todays Pinkbike POD. He is not actually on a Banshee in the picture but he is still kind of a big deal.


And just when you thought the Banshee - Mike Montgomery relationship could not get any more amazing or special Banshee goes and custom paints the rest of Mike's bikes for the 2011 season. Mike has not even seen pictures of his new rides. I thought I would share them with everyone at the same time. Bikes ship Monday (Sunday for you in the West) ... I will give you all Mike's address so you can try to intercept these beauties before he gets them.

Mike's Legend:


Mike's Spitfire:



Mike's Rampant:


Keep Riding.

Rob Dunnet

Mike - COC Head Coach

"How stoked are we? Mike Montgomery is our new head bike coach. Mike got 2nd at Crankworx and invents new tricks like I drink Slurpees." Camp of Champions

Mike with another easy trick, come on who can't do this?

I am pretty stoked, for the riding adventure of a life time check out Camp of Champions website, not only will you get the chance to ride the Legendary Banshee Legend MKII, you will also get a chance to ride with Jack "Fogel" Fogelquist, Alan "no nickname" Hepburn (though we all know that is not true ... right Alan) and of course new head coach Mike "i dream of tricks" Montgomery.

Jack with a heal clicker, I can not do this sitting in a chair.

Good chance I will be hanging out for a good portion of Camp so you will also get a chance to ride ahead of me while I eat your dust or watch you ride away while having the best time of your life.

Alan goes no hands. Alan takes it up and throws it down. Takes a rest and does it all over again.

Keep Riding.

Rob Dunnet

oh i googled "hot girl pinkbike" into google images and this image was on the first page ...

Camp Coaches Casey Groves and Brett Tippie ... two of the hottest girls I know ...

Skull Candy @ AT Show Down

Mike's 720 at the AT Show Down was one of the biggest tricks of 2010. When he lands the 1080 that will be one of the biggest tricks of 2011.

Mike skipped breakfast so he is hungry ... my guess is he will be eating a big lunch. And by a big lunch I mean expect big things from Mike Montgomery.

Watch him throw down at the Mike Montgomery Show, I mean AT Show Down:




Keep Riding.

Rob Dunnet

Mike in Australian Mountian Bike

I have always wanted to be in a magazine, there was this one time I submitted pictures to a magazine but was turned down for so many reasons. I guess I will have to podium at one of the biggest MTB contests in the world to make it happen.


If you do not know who Mike Montgomery this is your first time on the Banshee Blog ... snoop around you will be impressed.


Keep Riding.

Rob Dunnet

Mike Montgomery getting ready for Rampage!!

Flat spinning his Legend!!