Fogelsode #3: Rainy Step-Up and AT's Showdown

Fogelsode #3 is up!  I filmed the Post Office footy while taking a break from riding during a shoot with Guy and Josh for “The Locals.”  If you think the shots I got looked epic, you should see the shots Josh got!  He’s the first one to ever set up cable-cams at Post Office and nailed some amazing shots!  A few days later we got some rain and Christian was in town and wanted to ride, so we seshed the step-up and got some shots there.  You may have heard about AT’s Showdown in San Francisco, which went down Saturday.  That’s where the rest of the vid was filmed.  The comp was crazy with HUGE jumps.  The course began with a steep hill into a giant step-down.  You were haulin’ after that, so the next jump was an 8 foot tall kicker with a 35 foot gap!  Hands down the biggest jump I’ve ever hit!

The Step-Down!

The First Jump!

The last two jumps had 8 foot lips as well, with smaller gaps.  The format was a 1 hour qualifying jam where the top 16 qualify.  They move onto a dual-slalom type “showdown” bracket where 16th qualifier and 1st place qualifier each do one run, and the better run moves on.  This is done 15th against 2nd, 14th against 3rd, and so on.  Same goes for the next three rounds until the winner is determined.  I thought it was pretty cool because it was totally different from any other jump comp.  It would have been nice for each rider to get 2 runs instead of 1 though.  In the qualifying jam I did some tailwhips over the 2nd double and threw a cork flip, 3whips, and a flipwhip on the last.  The last jump was hard to clear, especially for flipping it, but I ended up riding out of most things.  I’m stoked on the flipwhip!  I ended up seat-landing and riding out, which was a relief as it was the first one I tried to dirt!

I ended up qualifying 14th, so I made it in!  In my final run I tailwhipped the 2nd jump and tried a 3-whip on the 3rd.  I missed my bike when I went to kick it and tried to bring it around, but landed sketchy and slid out.  It was a sick day though!  I was stoked alone on hitting those jumps, so getting to ride them all day with everyone was awesome!  My friend Iggy filmed the whole day so I could have some footage to use for the video.  Overall it was an awesome comp and I can’t wait till the next one! 

Also, word on the street is my friend Mike could be getting the ramps from the comp, so we’ll definitely be busy building, riding, and shooting if that’s the case!

Anyway, here’s Fogelsode #3!  Enjoy!

Fogelsode #3: Rainy Step-Up and AT's Showdown from Jack Fogelquist on Vimeo.

 

-Jack

Labour of Love

My brother James and I have been building jumps at a spot in Taiwan for the past two years. Most of our free time is spent there digging and riding. We both spent most of the summer and some of the fall in Canada. Basically no one maintained our jumps and trails for four months. When I got back to Kaohsiung we went to the jumps to check it out. James had already been a couple weeks earlier and I did not believe him when he told me what shape the jumps were in.

standing on the landing for the first jump looking up towards the trail head

 

the second jump, which is in pretty good shape, if we could ride into it

 

on the left is the landing for the second jump, on the right is our wood jump

 

there is a berm in the grass there somewhere

grass everywhere

We are not sure what we are going to do now. The plan is to make a decent sized trick style step up and then work from there.

Rob

Freeborn Esher video

Here at Freeborn Bikes, UK importer of Mythic bikes, we are getting ready for a huge media assault in the New Year

My good friend Jerome Abed has been tasked to create a series of short videos featuring all of our import brands, riders and both our stores, which will be put on new media platforms like YouTube and Vimeo, and embedded as video in the new Freeborn website due Feb 2010

Here is a sample video from Jerome (Krazy Jey to his friends) showing our Esher Store

We are shooting 'bike check' videos on each of the models soon (like Jay from Banshee did last year), and a couple of action videos featuring the Rampant, AMP and Wildcard at Esher Shore

http://www.youtube.com/user/krazyjey#p/u/0/gKjqGntQe0Y

Team Fakawi Banshee rider Gig wins in Indonesia!

The racing season is not over here in Asia!

Our team rider Gig won the Elite Women's DH race in the Lubuk Linggau National MTB Challenge (DH and XC) in Indonesia last weekend.

Gig flying on her Scythe! (all 3 pics by Adee Rocker)

And to top that up, she entered the XC race after the DH race and went on to grab 2nd place in the women's Elite category!

Gig racing in her DH garb...(pic by Yamm)

Stund Season 2 Episode 2 with Dustin Greenall

I just watched this and Dustin kills it. Check it out …

Fogelsode #2: Early Post Office and the Return of Guy

Fogelsode #2 is online!  The beginning was shot at Post Office when Cob and I got out there just after sunrise to do a photoshoot with Justin Brantley.  I have to say, it felt weird riding so early, but was cool at the same time and offered some really nice lighting!  As always, Justin nailed some dialed shots, like this one:

Later in the week Matt and I headed out to the Aptos Step-Up and filmed a couple quick shots because the sunset was looking epic.  I tried some flipwhips and ended up getting my first one to pedals!  A couple days later, Guy and I seshed the Scotts Valley Step-Up so Guy could relearn his tricks after taking about two months off from riding because he had three back-to-back concussions.  We ended the day by meeting up with Iggy and Matt at the new pumptrack that we are working on, and tested out what we have so far.  Enjoy!

Fogelsode #2: Early Post Office and the Return of Guy from Jack Fogelquist on Vimeo.

Am I on Crack?

Ok so I go to google ... type in Pinkbike and the above image comes up.
Is that a link to Banshee under the Pinkbike link?
Rob checked his google and it never came up like that but mine did. Anyway its tripping me out and thought I'd share.

One to watch out for...

Last summer I was chilling out in the Whistler air dome with our team rider Alan Hepburn, and got chatting to a very proud father who was there with his kid. His kid's name is Dakota Martin and he is a name to watch out for in the future as even at the age of 12 he was pulling massive no foot cans and back flips with good style.



I helped out and offered him a grass roots deal, since him and his dad were heavily involved in their local biking scene, so felt like it was about time the bike industry gave something back. (Not to mention the kid kills it!)


So last week Dakota e-mailed me to tell me that he is now officially the fastest 13 yr old on a BMX in Canada, after winning his age class at the Canadian BMX Nationals. He is currently classed #1 in Canada and #6 in the states for BMX racing.



He also sent me some pics of him riding his Wildcard. That half pipe is one that he and his dad built in their backyard in Kelowna, BC. They also open up their yard to local riders to ride it and keep the kids off the street! Good people!



So the kid has speed and style, as well as a good attitude and determination to progress in the sport, and the support of a proud family. That sounds like a winning combo to me. He just needs to learn to smile for the camera! haha


Dakota Martin remember that name!

Fakawi Banshee Podiums in ACC Asian MTB Championship!

Asian Cycling Confederation MTB Championships comes to Melaka, Malaysia for 2009.

This is the race on the UCI race calendar where racers in the asian continent come to compete and earn their UCI points.

Among the contestants qualifying for the race were our very own Fakawi Banshee Team riders Stanly Jalip JR riding for Malaysia in the Elite men's category and Ausanee Pradupyard flying Thailand flag in the Elite women's category.) Both racing on their Banshee Legend Mk1s.

Stanly Jalip JR (Malaysia) and Ausanee Pradupyard (Thailand) with their Banshee Legend Mk1s.

Ausanee "Am" Pradupyard did us proud by coming in 3rd with the time of 3.29.141 in the women's elite category in her Banshee Legend Mk1! 1st place went to Mio Suemasa 3:01.597 (Japan) and 2nd Risa Suseanty 3:16.933 (Indonesia).

Stanly was seeded 11th but finished at respectable 6th place in the Men's Elite finals, slowed down by a brief crash during the final bit of the track.

Stanly doing the drop..pic by Rizal

Results for Men's Elite:

1st-Ario Sejati Popo (Indonesia) 2:39.498

2nd-Naoli Idegawa (Japan)2:43.617

3rd- Jarupeng "Golden Boy"Tanaphon (Thailand) 2:50.283

4th- Nagata (Japan) 2:51

5th- Tan Hong Chun (Singapore) 2:55

6th- Stanly Jalip JR (Malaysia) 2:55.575

More Pics at FakawiTribe.com

Fogelsode #1: Woodward

Clayton and I road-tripped down to Woodward last week and met up with James and Jake.  We got all checked in and headed down to the Hanger.  The place is HUGE with a giant park, 14 foot halfpipe, a street area, and the foam pit.  It was super sick getting to ride the foam pit because I’ve never been to one and had some tricks I wanted to try.  Everyone threw down left with at least one new trick that they landed on the resi.  We did a ton of filming and I finally got around to putting the footy together.  This is the first episode of a series of web videos I will be making throughout the season called “Fogelsodes”.  Enjoy!

Fogelsode #1: Woodward from Jack Fogelquist on Vimeo.

-Jack