Matt Hunter

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    Demo 8

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

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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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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 ski as much as I can.

Sponsors: Specialized, Shimano, Clif Bar, Chromag, MRP, IXS, Fox Racing Shox, Dakine, Contour

Baja Bound

November 27, 2009

I live pretty far North on the 'ol globe. It's not an extreme climate or anything... but Kamloops has decently high latitude numbers. At this time of year we lose a lot of our best trails under a thick white blanket. Ski season is approaching but the the hills are still a bit bony. I don't mind riding the lower elevation trails for a while, but the days get so damn short! There just isn't enough daylight to get it all done! Then when I am stuck in the garage working on some project or other my mind starts to wander to places with longer days and less ice on the trails...

It was at one of these dark times when my phone rang and then Darcy from Anthill called asking me if I want to go do some filming in Mexico. Hmmmm....YEAH!

The Baja is one of my favourite places. A friend and I drove down on an impulsive surf trip when I was 19 and I have been back every chance since then. To me the Baja is a lot like BC. It's easy to get lost, there aren't too many people, there are great trails, great fishing and there can be really great surf. Plus, there's better mexican food!

A plan was developed and I got ready. We are going to film a segment at a place called Punta San Carlos on the Nothern Baja. I have never been out there but the pictures look like a really cool zone to ride. I have packed up my truck with my Demo 7, my SX trail and my S-works Enduro, my surfboards, fishing rod, speargun and snorkeling stuff, canoe, and a ton of camping gear! I am ready for adventure. I am planning to ride and film in Punta San Carlos for a couple weeks and then meet up with my family and friends. We will head South to ride, fish and surf afterwards.

I am leaving tomorrow morning early for this excellent adventure. Man I am stoked. I will try to get to a computer as regularly as I can to update here with the adventures.

peace!

Matt

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