behind : 24 videos

Rolling through the forest, tires gripping effortlessly as they round another sculpted corner, it can be easy to get lost in the natural experience of mountain biking. Yet, trails are rarely formed naturally. Every foot, every inch of the trail has been painstakingly crafted by shovels, rakes, and pulaskis. The men and women who dedicate their time to these labors are the unsung heroes of the sport. “In my mind, trail work and owning a mountain bike go hand in hand.” ﹘ Derrick Bell, trail...

After two of the biggest downhill legends and rivals, Steve Peat & Nicolas Vouilloz settled their ‘Unfinished Business' (Watch

For Episode 5 of Components of Adventure, we head to the Indian Ocean with Bryn Atkinson and Bas van Steenbergen to Reunion Island, a remote island off the coast of Madagascar. Learn more: http://fal.cn/ReunionIsland Share your thoughts about this video by liking it and posting your feedback in the 'Comments' section below. Thanks as well for checking out the official RideShimano YouTube channel! You can subscribe to all our videos here http://po.st/xxwsT1 via the red 'Subscribe' i...

All year she won everything she could. Lighting up the Downhill World Cup, winning every race and dominating the overall classification. But still there was one more goal; the World Championships. Winning the rainbow jersey would make Rachel Atherton's already amazing season truly perfect. In this mini documentary we follow the British downhill star in her pursuit of perfection in Val di Sole, Italy. After an emotional season full of wins, she is determined to extend her world title with o...

"Since I was a kid I always wanted to be on two wheels. My dad raced enduro motocross and growing up I always looked up to him, so that’s where my passion for bikes started." - Thomas Genon Featuring: Thomas Genon Directed by: Harrison Mendel Cinematography By: Harrison Mendel and Hadrien Picard Edited By: Harrison Mendel Sound Design: Racket Sound Title Design: Studio Dialog Still Photography: Robb Thompson Special Thanks: Marc Genon, Antoine Bizet, Jules Langeard, Eliott Lapotr...

"Since I was a kid I always wanted to be on two wheels. My dad raced enduro motocross and growing up I always looked up to him, so that’s where my passion for bikes started." - Thomas Genon Featuring: Thomas Genon Directed by: Harrison Mendel Cinematography By: Harrison Mendel and Hadrien Picard Edited By: Harrison Mendel Sound Design: Racket Sound Title Design: Studio Dialog Still Photography: Robb Thompson Special Thanks: Marc Genon, Antoine Bizet, Jules Langeard, Eliott Lapotre, Lapotre...

"Home to me is everything familiar; where I know every street, every trail, every store and all my family is there. Its where I can just relax and focus on training and not worry about what hotel we are going to next" - Richie Rude Featuring: Richie Rude Directed by: Harrison Mendel Cinematography By: Harrison Mendel and Rupert Walker Edited By: Harrison Mendel Sound Design: Racket Sound Title Design: Studio Dialog Still Photography: Paris Gore Special Thanks: Karen Rude, Richard...

Right after the mission in Mallorca, Rick Howard, JJ Rousseau, JB Gillet, Brian Anderson, Lucas Puig, Lee Smith, Anthony Pappalardo, Brad Staba, and Ty Evans hit Barecelona.

He's known for his snap and tech abilities, but TX can jump up on some mean Hubbas as well.

Not a lot of slams or close-calls here. This has dozens of solid makes and also features Fabrizio Santos and Carlos De Andrade.

This Lyon, France rail was the kind of spot that would give up 15 or 20 makes a session including an NBD or two. Or three.

Perfect spots, a no-bust paradise, and two insanely-talented skaters. Here's Koston and McCrank stacking clips at an unbelievable pace.

Steve Alba, Rune Glifberg, Al Partanen, Arto Saari, Rick McCrank, Bob Burnquist, Omar Hassan, and even Ronnie Creager ripping some backyard pits.

Even with unreal natural talent, Arto put in a lot of brutal hard work for the Menikmati video.

A filming mission for Fully Flared in 2004. Featuring Scott Johnston, Marc Johnson, Brandon Biebel, Cairo Foster, Mike Carroll, Rick Howard, Jeff Lenoce, and Kelly Bird.

This beast of a spot has witnessed many battles over the years. French Fred revisits a few of his more memorable sessions.

Theres been countless sessions at this famous spot. To this day, people still ask to be taken to it, but it no longer exists. Its sad because I cant imagine what would go down these days. Featuring Arto, Rodrigo Tx, Boulala, Rowley, Machnau, Bastien, Appleyard, and many others.

We know about McCrank's skills on the stuntwood, but on this particular day with Koston, Rowley, Arto, and Sumner, he decided to grab the camera and do Fred's job.

Two 25 stair spots in the same day? Goddamn! The Lyon ollie remains one of the gnarliest stunts attempted in the history of skateboarding... and he went back for seconds!

Who else made gnarly skating look so damn effortless and smooth? Appleyard (our 2003 SOTY) was in a class of his own. Let's take a trip back to the filming of Flip's Sorry video.

Remember this hammer from our September 2001 cover? Geoff got broke off, suffering just about the worst primo imaginable. But before the pain could set in he gave it another go and the rest is history.

This is one of the best things you'll see all year. Not only are Koston's goofing abilities otherworldly, but they probably help him deal with the pressure of filming major video parts. Let's take a journey to the Menikmati days. We love you Eric!

In the third episode of "Life Behind Bars," Brandon and Logan head down to Woodward West to get some solid riding in. While Logan is sidelined with a leg injury, the boys meet up with fellow rider Kyle Strait where they practice some cork 3's into the foam pit. The boys wrap up their adventure with some freshwater fishing, followed by a trip to the local shooting range. Follow on twitter #LifeBehindBars @BrandonSemenuk https://twitter.com/#!/BrandonSemenuk Facebook: http://www.facebook.co...

The first episode of my own trials' podcast : behind. This one traces my weekend (the 17 and 18 december) in Grenoble.