The Gnarliest Mountain Biker Ever: Josh Bender | Red Bull Rampage Ground Zero
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Meet the Man Who Inspired Red Bull Rampage. Without a doubt, he’s the gnarliest mountain biker who ever lived. MTB’s first daredevil. He is the reason Red Bull Rampage exists. He is Josh Bender.
The man who refers to himself in third person put Virgin, Utah, on the map long before it became known as a freeride mecca. With trademark “huck and hope” mentality, hockey shoulder pads and a bizarre Karpiel 12-inch travel bike, Bender blazed a path through the earliest days of freeriding, eventually putting out a segment in the New World Disorder video series that stands as one of the most influential of all time. He could snipe tricky landings, ride crazy fast, and he built many of the original Rampage-winning features that other riders used on their way to the podium.
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Whoever disliked this is just jealous
did he build a bike and put a dirtbike fork on it?? he’s riding it like the front end is suuuuper heavy in a couple of those shots, and it looks like its got at least 10 inches of travel in it.
They are Risse bigfoot forks with 12″ travel. He also used marzocchi super monsters which are also 12″ travel. Both are made for mountain bikes.
Bender must’ve bent a lot of bikes :p
Awesome vid
NOT his Canfield….Lots of those ellswhatevers though
2gnv9r hahaha you couldn’t bend the Karpiel if you tried, that thing was solid steel with like 23 inches of suspension travel??
The Jaw drop! Epic stuff right there.
I MET HIM IN SPRINGDALE UTAH hes the best!(about the same time 2001)
the jaw drop….never seen anything like that until that clip came out….unfuckin-believeable…….cheers to you Bender!!!
Technically though, it was the Jah drop. Bender actually got me into this sport. I walked into a bike store back in 2001 to see a video of him doing this stuff.
Classic Bender senders
NWD vídeos good memories Bender.Robbie and all guys
Augusto Vale я
the segment with robbie and that dude from Kona on the quad in NWD2 had some gnarly riding
Fucking legend!
I remember watching some of these drops especially the last one when I was a teenager.
Now, where’s Tyler Super T?
He still shreds hard, but just does it with his buddies instead of a camera!
Yeah dude ikr!