Couple of snaps

Hey all, soo its been a few weeks since my last blog update. Riding has changed a fair bit over those last few weeks. I have been riding alot more dirt and loving it !! Elliot has got his jump up and running so we have been having some fun sessions up at his ! Because of the rain over the last week he has been able to get some hours digging so now his jump is running really good and sends you so high ! So excited to ride it more and throw down some tricks that have really been troubling my mind recently.

Also on Anzacs day we were able to head out and ride some trails, i hadn't the chance to ride Paramount trails before but had heard really good things from everyone about them. Because of the rain they were a little soft but we still had a small ride on them. Everything i had heard was true, they are so much fun ! This is why i had to come back on this previous weekend to ride them again. So after riding Elliots jump we headed out to ride Paramount. This time they were running mint ! Unforchantly i wasent able to get any photos while there, so ill have to return this coming weekend !

Besides that riding is fun as always and i have purchased some filming gear to get a few edits out soon ! Well anyway heres a few snaps the first one is from Brads jumps up in Mt Gambier and the following one is from Elliots jumps on saturday.

Hope you enjoy



Photo by Simon Cambell



Photo - Max Andrews

Video - James Patterson 2012

This is my 2012 park edit. Didn't really want to film any dirt, don't know why, just thought i'd keep it just park.. Tried to film as much as i could at my local Camperdown, but its hard to think of things to do there and its pretty small. I didn't get nearly the amount of clips that i wanted, but thought this would do anyways haha. Anywho, a large majority of this is all self filmed, but i have to thank the few that did press the record button for me and offered to help! Dougy, Harley, Aaron, Hugh, cheers!

Filmed at Camperdown, Warrnambool, New Knox and Camberwell skate parks. 

Song: Diafrix - Running It

Latest Antics

Hey all, its been a while since my last blog entry. Since then alot has gone down really. First off im on a new bike now for 2012 and super stoked on it. Cheers Matt for all the help with it super happy to be with ctn still after a few years with them. The new bike has defetnly got me more amped on riding. Its a Leaf D2 running brand new fox 831s and rolling on profile hubs, defently in love. Nothing better then riding a new bike that is completly slilent. I would also have to give a shout out to Nathen Morris from Mitcham cycles, he has gone well out of his way to keep me riding and happy and i couldnt thank him enough for that !


 

Since getting my new d2 built up have had a couple of really fun sessions up my local, cant get enough of the place ! Ive done a bit of filming up there with a couple of guys for a project they are working towards. Im looking forward to seeing the out come of it since so far everything has been filmed has been of quility ! More filming will be done over the next few weeks.
Also on the past weekend i traveled over to Victoria to watch my girlfriend race in the vic downhill series, Max and his girl friend also taged along for a great weekend. On the Saturday i was lucky enough to end into Melbourne to get some riding done. We ended up only riding two parks in the afternoon but alot of great riding was done. First of we meet up with Aarron Gorton at South K park. I had riden this park a few years ago and remember it being fun. I was defently not let down with the quarters really fun to air and a nice spine ! Aarron ended up getting a really nice photo of a unturndown oppo air !!
After South K we headed over to Rampfest just for a few hours ride. It was good to catch up with Richy and Benny since i had not seen them since Whistler ! Unforchantly there was some issues with the go pro so i didnt get any footage which sucked ! but these things happen some times.
On the Sunday it was race day out at Malden, the track looked super fun. Wish i got out there on the big bike ! Shelly ended up taking out Elite Women which topped of a great weekend !

Heres two photos from the last two weeks, Enjoy

Tuck over the spine at Ridge Park
Photo : Alex Harrison


Oppo air undown at South K park in Melbourne
Photo: Aarron Gorton

Lots for blog updates are on their way !
until then. Peace
 

2012 Riding Bio

Ben Power is one of the many Aussies juniors turning heads on the national and international MTB scene.
Ben's moto style allows him to stand out from the crowd and earned him a spot in the 2011 Australian Junior DH Team.
Ben placed 23rd at Champery riding in the green and gold jersey for Australia and is a rider to look out for as he progresses into the elite competition.

Myself and Ben spent a day filming in sunny Coffs Harbour on the central coast of Australia.
Working with Ben was a pleasure. He was keen to try some wild lines and get a little rowdy on the bike, and what you see is the result of a hard days work out on the hill.

Ben would like to thank his sponsors for their ongoing support:
Santa Cruz Bikes - santacruzmtb.com/
ForTheRiders - fortheriders.com.au/
Elka Suspension - elkasuspension.com/
Maxxis Tyres - maxxis.com/
NS Dynamics - nsdynamics.com.au
Mavic - mavic.com/
Straitline - straitlinecomponents.com/
Freelap Timing Systems - freelap.ch
Chunked Stems - chunked.com.au/

Filmed using a Canon 60D and HF200, Rode Video Mic, Velbon Tripod, DIY Dolly and DIY Jib.
Edited using Adobe Premier Pro CS5, After Effects CS5 and Magic Bullet Looks.

All still photography supplied by Stephen Hillenbrand:
stephenhillenbrand.com/

Song is "Hummer" by Foals.
foals.co.uk/