Mitch Ropelato

Who Scrubbed It Best? Leogang World Cup Poll (feature story)

Posted by sspomer on 6/8/2019 9:00 PM

UCI Mountain Bike World Cup Hugo Frixtalon Finn Iles Dakotah Norton Leogang, Austria Downhill

Troy Lee Designs Sea Otter Experience (video)

From hand-painted strokes by the master to Mitch Ropelato winning Slalom to groms getting their schralp on, Sea Otter was a good time for the crew at TLD.

Posted by sspomer on 4/19/2019 11:29 AM

Troy Lee Designs Full Face Helmets Open Face Helmets Riding Jerseys Riding Shorts Sea Otter Classic

Even More Crazy & Cool MTB Tech Products - Sea Otter Day 3.1 (video)

The Sea Otter Classic has become so huge that it's turned into one of the bigger cycling and mountain biking tradeshows in the U.S. It's slalom Saturday and there's plenty of new biking products to check out, so get on in there! 0:12 - Archer Components D1X Trail, Retrofit Wireless Shifting Kit...

Posted by sspomer on 4/15/2019 4:59 PM

Deity Yeti Commencal Zipp Devinci Magura Kyle Strait Sea Otter Classic BOX Components ROTOR OYA Cycles Unparallel Shoes Archer Components

RESULTS: Crankworx NZ Air DH (news story)

Posted by sspomer on 3/20/2019 7:35 AM

Downhill Crankworx Results Vaea Verbeeck Crankworx Rotorua

RAW Florida Trails with Mitch Ropelato (video)

We filmed this in 25 minutes on a trail made in a day. Enjoy :) Filmed by Jack Berg.

Posted by iceman2058 on 1/4/2019 1:45 AM

Enduro Freeride

TDS Enduro MEGA RAW - 12 Stages of Awesome (video)

Could the TDS Enduro be one of the best mountain bike events ever? We're not alone in saying so, and dozens of Pro riders agree. What the Sanchez family and their community in Grass Valley, California have created goes well beyond the norm. Picture a private 240-acre ranch covered with rowdy tra...

Posted by bturman on 5/8/2018 10:02 AM

WTB Enduro Vital RAW Jerome Clementz Marco Osborne Matt Simmonds TDS Enduro Grass Valley, California Duncan Nason Martha Gill

Winning Bikes, Winning Runs - 2018 Sea Otter Dual Slalom (feature story)

Posted by bturman on 4/22/2018 12:28 AM

Santa Cruz Norco Jill Kintner Dual Slalom Sea Otter Classic Sea Otter Classic 2018 Pro Bike Check

Fearon, Hill, Ropelato and Silva: You'll Want to Watch This One! (video)

One very talented group of riders got together in New Zealand to do what they do best... Ride bikes and shred trails!

Posted by Dylan on 3/20/2018 10:26 PM

Sam Hill Connor Fearon New Zealand Adolf Silva

Fall Time Cruising with Mitch Ropelato (video)

Whether he's blasting his local DH trails like this, boosting concrete lips in the rain, or annihilating a pump track or slalom course, we can never get enough Ropedope action!

Posted by bturman on 11/28/2017 10:38 AM

Santa Cruz Enduro Trail / All-Mountain Utah

RESULTS: 2017 U.S. National Championships Pro Dual Slalom (news story)

Posted by sspomer on 7/22/2017 12:36 PM

Results Jill Kintner Snowshoe, West Virginia #MTBNats Nathan St. Clair

Interviews with Ropelato, Kintner, Gwin, Shaw & More from National Champs Friday (feature story)

Posted by sspomer on 7/21/2017 11:31 PM

Aaron Gwin Downhill Jill Kintner Dual Slalom Luca Shaw Neko Mulally Kiran Mackinnon Eliot Jackson Logan Binggeli Snowshoe, West Virginia #USDH #MTBNats

Vital RAW - Dual Slalom Finals & Slippery, Sloppy DH Practice from U.S. National Champs (video)

Mitch Ropelato and Jill Kintner take Dual Slalom National Champs titles and DHers get rowdy in slippery, sloppy conditions during practice. Thanks to Mountain Bike Mania for the goods! #USDH #MTBNats

Posted by sspomer on 7/21/2017 7:24 PM

Downhill Jill Kintner Dual Slalom Snowshoe, West Virginia #USDH #MTBNats

It Always Rains On Race Day - Port Angeles Pro GRT Finals Showdown (feature story)

Posted by sspomer on 5/16/2017 8:45 AM

Downhill Port Angeles, Washington Washington Pro GRT Jill Kintner Ethan Shandro

WINNING BIKE - Mitch Ropelato's Santa Cruz V10cc (feature story)

Posted by sspomer on 5/15/2017 7:55 AM

Santa Cruz SRAM Troy Lee Designs RockShox Winning Bike Port Angeles, Washington Pro GRT #USDH

RESULTS: Mitch Ropelato, Jill Kintner and Ethan Shandro Win Pro GRT Port Angeles (news story)

Posted by sspomer on 5/14/2017 7:00 PM

Downhill Results Jill Kintner Port Angeles, Washington Pro GRT Ethan Shandro #USDH

Six Sick Sea Otter Slalom Slowmos (video)

The last bermed corner on the red course of the Dual Slalom at the 2017 Sea Otter was basically right angle. The 90-degree direction change happened in such a short, tight radius that riders were folding tires left and right. Enjoy some tire folding, some carnage (sorry Bruce, but it's so sick t...

Posted by sspomer on 4/23/2017 9:30 AM

Iago Garay Mark Scott Dual Slalom Bruce Klein Eliot Jackson Sea Otter Classic Crash

Winning Bike, Winning Runs - 2017 Sea Otter Classic Dual Slalom (video)

Mitch Ropelato piloted his Santa Cruz 5010 to victory at the 2017 Sea Otter Classic, besting Martin Maes in the finals. See the bike and watch his winning runs.

Posted by bturman on 4/22/2017 9:22 PM

Santa Cruz Dual Slalom Sea Otter Classic

Winning Bike, Winning Runs - 2017 Sea Otter Dual Slalom (feature story)

Posted by bturman on 4/22/2017 9:15 PM

Santa Cruz Truvativ SRAM Troy Lee Designs Chris King RockShox Gamut Jill Kintner Dual Slalom Sea Otter Classic Fabric

Mitch Ropelato Shreds SLC, Utah (video)

Mitch Ropelato charging through Salt Lake City, Utah. Enjoy! Burst-Media.com

Posted by iceman2058 on 2/5/2017 10:54 AM

Santa Cruz Street Salt Lake City, Utah Braydon Bringhurst

Behind the Scenes of MTB's Mega Track in Rhythm (video)

After weeks of building Rhythm, the action begins — crashes, bad weather and lots of jumps.  "I always wanted to do a downhill Supercross-style trail," says Bas van Steenbergen of his mega trail project, Rhythm. Produced and directed by Harrison Mendel, Rhythm is the ultimate mountain bik...

Posted by iceman2058 on 12/23/2016 1:08 AM

Ryan Howard Red Bull Thomas Vanderham Brett Rheeder Bas Van Steenbergen Tom Van Steenbergen Carson Storch Bike Big White

Mountain Biking's Best Rip Mega Course in 'Rhythm' (video)

This course is something that I've always wanted to ride or build, says Rhythm course creator Bas van Steenbergen. Having these super technical rhythm sections, big jumps and sick turns all in one trail was a dream come true for me. Watch the video above to see van Steenbergen's super trail shr...

Posted by iceman2058 on 12/21/2016 1:13 AM

Downhill Ryan Howard Freeride Thomas Vanderham Brett Rheeder Bas Van Steenbergen Tom Van Steenbergen Carson Storch Bike Big White

STEPS TO THE TOP – MITCH ROPELATO (video)

You could be a kid for as long as you want when you play baseball. —Cal Ripken, Jr. The facts and figures behind Mitch Ropelato’s last-minute bid for the King of Crankworx crown are staggering. But beyond the measurement of gate drops and vertical feet of descending, the number of high-fives an...

Posted by iceman2058 on 10/25/2016 8:00 AM

SRAM Downhill Dirt Jump Freeride Whistler Bike Park Crankworx Whistler, British Columbia

PIT BITS - Enduro World Series, Aspen, Colorado (photo album)

Posted by sspomer on 7/27/2016 9:59 PM

Whip vs Whip - Ryan Howard and Mitch Ropelato, Crankworx Les Gets (feature story)

Posted by sspomer on 6/15/2016 8:10 PM

Ryan Howard Whip-Off Whip vs Whip Crankworx Les Gets

Vital RAW - Mitch Ropelato Bonking and Brapping (video)

Mitch Ropelato makes mince meat out of a rusty old bucket built into the trails.

Posted by sspomer on 6/8/2016 8:11 AM

Trail / All-Mountain Vital RAW

Taxco City Downhill Track Preview with Filip Polc chasing Bernardo Cruz (video)

The City Downhill World Tour is back in action! Join Filip Polc as he chases Bernardo Cruz down the narrow streets and staircase of Taxco, Mexico, and get ready for finals action coming your way this weekend. 2015 Taxco City Downhill Rider List

Posted by iceman2058 on 11/21/2015 9:23 AM

Downhill Bernardo Cruz City Downhill World Tour Filip Polc Andrew Neethling Cam Zink Bas Van Steenbergen Finn Iles Geoff Gulevich Neko Mulally

Mitch Ropelato on the Specialized Stumpjumper FSR 6Fattie (video)

Mitch Ropelato keeps his limbs as he avoids mountain lions, hits the trails and even blasts the dirt jumps on his Specialized Stumpjumper FSR 6Fattie.

Posted by sspomer on 11/2/2015 11:00 AM

Specialized Trail / All-Mountain Plus