It’s been an action-packed spring here in NorCal and WTB’s video expert, Amado Stachenfeld, captured the chaos in this short film. Click on the photo above to see footage of Santa Cruz Syndicate and WTB sponsored rider Jamie Goldman during a few last minute photo shoots, a handful of WTB riders in the Sea Otter Dual Slalom, interviews with Greg Minnaar (1st in DH and DS at Sea Otter), Ryan Condrashoff and Brad Benedict as well as some clips of Jamie Goldman and Alex Reveles at the annual Post Office Dirt Jump Jam after Sea Otter.

Check out teaser here and the 7 plus minute short here.

Poison Oak Productions, the two-person crew that put out the film Singletrack Minds, is finishing up a powerful documentary about mountain bike racer Bobby McMullen. Jason Watkins and Wendy Todd of Poison Oak invited a few of us to a private screening at Pixar Animation Studios last week and we were simply blown away.

The film documents Bobby’s 2007 race season—including injuries and break-ups—with the climax at the Downieville Classic. Bobby is one of the most colorful personalities that WTB sponsors, a damn good bike racer and he can talk trash with the best of them. Another notable point is that Bobby is blind. This film does an excellent job capturing his incredible spirit. Although his vision is impaired, Bobby has more focus and determination than any other athlete we know.

We’re confident that this film will not only be a smashing success among cyclists, but a hit among non-riders as well. Click the picture above to watch the trailer.

WTB rider Bobby McMullen stopped by the office the other day and gave us the update on what’s been going on and his plans for the upcoming season. Click on the image above for the low down from Bobby himself.

Mark Weir placed second on Saturday at the Brake Burner, a six-hour downhill race in Queenstown, New Zealand. The event was held at the Coronet Peak ski area where riders complete as many runs of the downhill course as possible in six hours. The event’s winner, Geoff Small, managed 19 runs in 5:58. Weir finished 19 laps in 6:02. Because his last lap was after the six-hour cut-off, it did not count. Team WTB rider Jiro Nakamura placed third in the event, right behind Weir.

While some athletes would head straight home pouting, Weir and Nakamura will spend another week on the South Island. The two riders will undoubtedly ride miles of epic New Zealand singletrack with Mark Dickson from KRD Imports and Caleb Smith from Spoke Magazine as their guides.

Click the photo to watch the post-race interview with Weir.

Chris Duncan shows us how to jump in association with BikeSkills, a Marin county based group of riders who have set out to help cyclist ride better, ride safer, and faster.

BikeSkills offers programs for riders of all types and skills. They offer clinics focused on the cross country/trail riding side as well as ones focused more on the “Downhill, aggressive” skill set such as in this video featuring Chris about jumping.

Stay tuned for the next BikeSkills video about pumping featuring WTB rider Mark Weir on his infamous pump track.