SPRING
The season had a late start and people were itching to shred. By the time the trails were dry everyone dived head first into make new content. Dylan helped Karl and Matty start the season off with a new media crew titled as Silvia Films.
The first video released was an edit of Dylan showing off his big bike capabilities on the new Kona Supreme Operator.
Silvia Introduction - Dylan Sherrard on pinkbike.com
-Matt Miles back on his bike. Photo by Karl HeldtPart of the gig with Silvia was that Matt Miles was back on his bike after a two season hiatus. The timing on that comeback seemed perfect as this video of Karl and Matt used carefully constructed cable cameras and flawless riding style to blow peoples minds.
Matt and Dylan also got together with riders like Ian Killick, Kurt Sorge, Graham Agassiz and Brandon Semenuk to do some photo shoots with Dan Barham and John Gibson that have been landing in magazines all over.
-A behind the scenes look at Barham's editing suite.
-Killick getting dumped!While this chunk of the team were doing there thing, Aggy and Ian Killick were busy preparing for their fast approaching contest season.
Silvia - Graham Agassiz and Ian Killick on pinkbike.com
And Aggy released this 3 day collaboration project with Monster and Solos Productions.
Three Days with Aggy on pinkbike.com
Another really exciting event from the spring portion of the season was Matt Hunter finally getting back on his bike after a long recovery from a shoulder surgery.
Matt started doing some epic rides to get back into the swing of things and he delivered this video of one of his favorite rides.
Finally, a big part of the reason for spring in Kamloops being so fun and our riders being so successful was the addition of Brad Stuart to the Kamloops Bike Ranch. Soon after he started work as the park maintenance manager things were looking better than ever before and riders were as stoked as could be. Everyone got to know Brad a little better and we made a killer Silvia edit in his world famous back yard.
Check out Matt, Dylan and Brad shredding in this one!
Silvia - Going Big With Brad on pinkbike.com
SUMMER
When the summer season rolls around it seems like everyone gets really busy and does there own thing. Unfortunately Aggy went down hard at the 26 Trix event in Leogang and sidelined him just long enough to miss out on coaching at Sun Peaks, but the rest of our crew did a great job holding down the camps.
Also at Sun Peaks, Matt Miles threw it down with an edit to really inspsire everyone's chairlift spirits.
Silvia at Sun Peaks Bike Park - Matt Miles on pinkbike.com
Dylan took off to his hometown of Whitehorse, Yukon to produce some fun photos and stories with Dan Barham and Boreale Biking .
-Story and images here on Pinkbike.comQuickly after all that, Crankworx came around in Whistler.
Aggy got rowdy in the slopestyle, and joined Matt and Dylan in getting sideways at the Whip Off World Championships.
-Aggy upside down out of the Kokanee Cabin
- Matty getting steezy at Whip Off Worlds
-Dylan playing Nac Nacs and Rock n Roll at the Whip Off WorldsKillick went to Crankworx Colorado and everyone else took a little rest.
Then Brad built a foam pit at the Kamloops Bike Ranch and everyone finished off their summer's feeling a little crazier.
-Dylan practicing super flips. Photo by Riff Stills
- Kris Foster getting right rowdy. Photo by Riff StillsFALL
Fall pops up like a big surprise every year. Finally it is time to relax a little more and enjoy the best conditions of the season. Fall is time for shredding tacky trails, making epic camping trips happen and watching all the seasons hard work start to appear on film. And the Cafe team was up to just that...
Killick teamed up with Silvia to release this crazy edit that dropped jaws and landed him a spot on the Giant Bicycles Team.
Silvia - Ian Killick rides Giant on pinkbike.com
Second Base dropped the teaser for "From the Inside Out" which featured sweet segments from Aggy and Hunter.
From the Inside Out - Official Trailer on pinkbike.com
We had an amazing From the Inside Out premiere in Kamloops where Karl and Matty also unveiled plans for a Silvia Winter Web Series soon to come and surprised the crowd with this Bicycle Cafe Team Teaser.
Silvia - Bicycle Cafe 2011 on pinkbike.com
Dylan and Graham went on an epic heli biking/back country camping mission with Kona, Sherpas Cinema and Blake Jorgenson to produce a commercial for their Supreme Operators.
Kona / Saint Supreme Operator on pinkbike.com
There is a short article about the project here on Pinkbike.com
and some sweet behind the scenes images seen here on Blake Jorgenson's blog.
As the season slowly started winding down many of our team riders found new friends at the Full Monte Dirt Farm just outside of Kamloops. Ron Penny, Tedman Parkinson and Krystina Green have some heavy hitting lines at their farm and anyone who rides there seems to come back raving about not only the amplitude and excitement of the riding but also the precision and dedication all three farm owners have put into their land.
Ron Penny going full speed tuck for the distance world record. Photo by Ian Hylands.Ron and Tedman went on a mission to set a new distance jumping world record for bicycles. Here is some video about the event and a massive photo article about who they are and what they do.
World Record Jump Weekend on pinkbike.com
Later in the fall Dylan published a Rider Perspective Column on Pinkbike.com, look out for his feature column to appear monthly in the 2012 season.
Finally, Silvia Films followed up their Bicycle Cafe Teaser with a 6 part video series to wrap up the year. Check out each installmentlisted below...
Jeremy Tenisch In Merritt
Silvia - Jeremy Tenisch In Merritt on pinkbike.com
Jamieson with Matt and Ian
Silvia - Jamison with Matt and Ian on pinkbike.com
Jackson, Tritan, Liam and Justin at Sun Peaks Bike Park
Silvia - Jackson, Tristan, Liam and Justin at Sun Peaks on pinkbike.com
Ian Killick Crashing
Silvia - Ian Killick Crashing on pinkbike.com
Matt Miles In The Fall
Silvia - Matt Miles in the fall on pinkbike.com
Dylan Sherrard Season Finale
Silvia - Dylan Sherrard Season Finale on pinkbike.com
Well I think that's that for 2011. Everyone mentioned in this post has a lot of exciting new plans already in development for the 2012 season. Keep your eye out for a lot more action in the months to come and thanks for staying tuned in all year!
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