Well said. Everyone has the right to listen to what they feel like but I just find it a bit weird that Mountain biking has for some bizarre reason gotten itself associated with urban gangster rap?? It's an activity you do in nature. In the mountains and forests! It's got no connection to gangster rap at all?

I personally prefer the sounds of the forest, tires digging in and that awesome krrrrr sound of the rear hub speeding along.

Yea I hear you. I'm also struggling to get the money together... but I don't think it's a stunt gone bad. The fact is it is a new piece of equipment, and offering it for free to the racers is a good way to have them try it out and see what it feels like without having to commit to anything. I think many racers think that it will inhibit movement or something... who knows... but the more people are wearing protection the better. But let's hope that more sales will bring down prices!

Raveglia: I hear what you say, but I think it's a good move handing it out to pros, because the kids do only what the pros do. So if no pros are wearing braces then no one will be motivated to buy one. It's the same with the BMX scene, most of the pros are riding around without helmets so the kids thinks it's "uncool" and they don't wear em...

But yea, it is sorry that they are so expensive, but there's a lot of research and work that goes into it.

Yea Seasons is awesome! Just because it isn't filled with teenage angry music doesn't make it boring. It features some of the best riders the scene has to offer plus the riding they do is way over our heads! If you don't like it its a matter of of personal taste so keep it to yourself. If you can do better let us have it

same here... bought it elsewhere... doh!!

ha yea the MCs at these events always try to be "extreme" with their mics. But let's hope that the WC can give DH a push in this country...

cool will do. I just find it sad that we have 5 or so sport channels and they'd rather broadcast a varcity rugby game than a world cup event... Even if one of our guys is the current world champ...

Damn right! I've been thinking about doing a film for quite a while. Just need to get enough people involved

haha yes it was