Matt Hunter

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

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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.

The wind howling across the desert

December 8, 2009

The wind howling across the desert cut coldly through my jersey. Luckily for me, I am warm blooded. The rattlesnake was considerably cooler than me and it was really affecting his ability to move quickly. The cold weather which slowed him down so much allowed the film crew and I to have a nice close look at him and take a few pictures. After we took a few shots of him I thought it would be a good prank to put him in Cam McCaul's backpack which was nearby. I tucked him in there just as Cam was walking over to see what the fuss was all about. He was pretty surprised to see who was his pack's newest resident!

One of the issues that we have been dealing with on this shoot is some serious wind. Since the wind can have a really negative effect on airborne bikes, I have been forced to keep my bike on the ground more than usual. Fortunately, the terrain here has a lot to offer for on-ground riding. I have been having a great time riding the mountains of dirt out here in the desert and I have been able to ride some lines that I usually wouldn't be looking for. I think it's going to be a pretty cool segment, I can't wait to see it at the Sea Otter premiere! Keep an eye here for the lowdown on tomorrow's action.

get out and ride

Matt

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