Matt Hunter

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    Demo 8

    When you ride this hard, your bike has to ride harder.

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    Enduro

    Attack the big stuff, the small stuff and everything in between....

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    Pitch

    All Mountain riding is about attacking the big stuff...

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    P-3

    Jumps, tricks and berms—as long as you've got the skills.....

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    Tires

    The product that started it all.....

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    S-Works MTB Helmet

    The lightest certified helmet in the world, worn by 2008 UCI World XC Champion Christoph Sauser...

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Demo 8

I was born in Kamloops, British Columbia in 1983. Singletrack zigzags through the hills behind my parents' house; bikes were freedom. I explored the hills and trails wherever and whenever I could. I was 12 when I got into XC racing. I was really into it until I was about 15, when I started focusing more on DH riding. Some of my friends who I raced with made the same transition, and we started to learn together. We started building big jumps and aggressive trails. We filmed ourselves riding and I made a short video. I entered the video in an online contest, the "Ultimate Freeride Challenge" and ended up winning. That was the beginning of my sponsored career in 2003. Specialized sponsored me then and I have been with Specialized ever since.

My focus has always been shooting photos and filming video segments, that is what I love to do. I really enjoy finding adventure in the mountains - whether it be challenging moves and airs or maybe it's a multiple day ride.

I like watching big mountain skiers and snowboarders, the way they shred the mountains in the snow inspires me on dirt. Besides riding, I surf, fish, and backcountry skias much as I can.

Sponsors: Specialized, Shimano, Adidas Eyewear, Dakine, Chromag, MRP.

Utah Shredding!

July 1, 2009

This trip to Utah has been amazing. I am here to ride the new Enduro and Stumpjumper, and the bikes are so sick! The ride today was awesome, the highlight for me was when I beat Mr. Ned Overend to the top of the climb. I was blocking the trail, panting and grinding in my granny gear - and he was casually talking to some other riders… and I didn’t tell him we were racing… but I arrived before him so I was pretty excited about that.

I have been lucky enough to ride my bike all over the world. I have ridden trails in Africa, Europe, Asia, Central and South America and all over North America. The descent that we rode in the Wasatch national forest was one of the smoothest, fastest, flowiest trails I have ever encountered. I was on the new Sworks Enduro and it was perfect. Definitely one of the best trails I have ever ridden. I am definitely coming back to ride that one again. Watch out for the helmetcam footage that I shot on my V.I.O. camera.

I am headed back to BC soon to do some more filming with Anthill for “Follow Me”.

We shot this interview last time the Anthill crew came to shoot. ( Jason can you insert the video here? I think you have the vid. Let me know if not.)

Enjoy the long daylight hours and ride till 10!

Matt

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Demo 8 II
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