I received an email recently from the crew over at Projekt Roam about their recent video series. The concept caught my attention but even more interesting is the professionalism and riding in the actual episodes in different locations. After seeing the first installment, I knew these would have to be posted on Bike198.com. The feel, attitude and passion for riding can not be denied.
Hopefully, we will continue to see more videos out of these guys in the near future.
About Projekt Roam
Riding a bike allows one to indulge in the tangible feeling of being a kid again. Simplistic in it’s beauty, this machine we so fondly call “a bike” propels us forward time and trail again…
…[Projekt Roam was created] to seek out diverse locations and challenging terrain. An endeavor dedicated to bringing downhill and freeride trails into the public’s eye by the way of a website formatted to showcase North America’s gravity resorts, parks, and riding towns along with all the tools necessary to make your trip happen.
Projekt Roam Episode 1
Colt and Jessee take off for their first leg of their journey around North America and begin the adventurous task of filming and documenting the continent’s vast network of gravity fed mountain bike riding locations for the Gravity Ride Guide. Winter weather leads the duo into the warmer climate of the Southwest where they meet new friends and leave tracks across many of the trails in the heart of urban Phoenix, AZ, rustic Sedona, AZ, the unique terrain of Moab,UT, and the razor sharp rocks of Boulder City Nevada’s, Bootleg Canyon.
This GravityRideGuide.com webisode series features the best downhill and freeride mountain bike locations throughout North America.
“This is the product of our first time working with our cameras, first time filming and editing. It has been a learning process and we hope to improve more and more during the progression of our expedition, I hope you enjoy our new short film series Chasing Gravity, which follows us as we live on the road, traveling around North America in search of gravity fed mountain biking destinations for our new online Gravity Ride Guide.”
Colt Maule2011 Moab Ho-Down MTB Film Festival winner.
Projekt Roam Episode 2
After a spell of bad weather Colt and Jessee soak up some spring sunshine in Santa Barbara, CA before heading upward and onward into Oregon. The pair kicks up some dust and even a little snow in Bend, OR then head out to Lyons, OR to check out the lush freeride area in Shellburg Falls and end this round of Oregon riding with the much awaited Black Rock Trails in Falls City, OR. Amongst waning days of June, the twosome start their Washington riding on the often muddy, rooted slopes of Port Angeles.
This GravityRideGuide.com webisode series features the best downhill and freeride mountain bike locations throughout North America.
Projekt Roam Episode 3
July starts off with a bang as Colt and Jessee celebrate their country’s independence in the Issaquah, WA area shredding the local biking hotspot at Duthie Hill. Creeping closer to the Canadian border, the twosome visit the sprightly town of Bellingham, WA and put some rewarding trail time in at Galbraith, part of the Chuckanut Mountain Range. The ending weeks of July find the duo having a blast riding in the outdoor recreation capitol of Canada, Squamish, B.C. August greets Colt and Jessee with sunshine and warmth as they make their way east to Kamloops and Harper Mountain.
This GravityRideGuide.com webisode series features the best downhill and freeride mountain bike locations throughout North America.
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