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As the trail builder for Mountain Creek Bike Park in New Jersey, George Ryan spends a fair amount riding park. When building and maintaining the trails 40+ hours a week, then riding those trails after work, you tend to see some lines that others might miss. Taking inspiration from street bmx and skateboarding, George looks at the trails and features a bit differently than the casual weekend warrior. George’s history of riding street and skatepark shines through as he uses berms and trees as quarterpipes and wallrides, finds big transfer lines, and hucks monster gaps on his Evil Insurgent park...

Last year, I turned 40 years old. When I was a teenager just starting my mountain biking journey, 40 might as well have been 99, both seemed so far away and hella old! It seemed like once you got that “old”, the only thing anyone did was sit on the couch watching football, doing the 12oz. curls and massaging your beer gut. Back then I could never imagine what I would be doing once I reached this age. I certainly did not think I would be capable of still riding my bike and feeling good. Not only do I feel...

George Ryan Jibbin'. Filmed over the last few weeks of the 2020 season at Mountain Creek Bike Park by Christopher Vanderyajt and Tom Haas. Having ridden at MCBP for the past 21 years, George set out to find some new, hidden lines and to ride his local bike park in a way that most people would never think of. The result is a short video that combines iconic bike park trails with the creative vision of a rider who is always looking past the main line to find a jump or feature that no other rider has seen yet. Filmed...