No helmet either...

Last time I checked, Sam Hill is a world-class downhiller (his skills on the dirt bike seem good too). Seems his riding does a great deal of talking, and that he's not in his element in front of a camera. I see no issue there, save that for the vast majority of us, that is the only way we 'know' him, and it is up to us to accept that maybe he's not much of an extrovert. What do we know of any of these riders anyway? Segments in cool vids, maybe overhearing them at an event or as a leader in a clinic/camp, but we don't have that much from which to ascertain 'who' they are. I'm sure a few days riding with him and you'd get a better understanding of who he is and why he comes across as he does on film. Till then, enjoy his riding and appreciate that we simply don't know him, and therefore have little basis for any judgement about his character. Last word: Braaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaap!

I was in Hakone on July 4 with a 11 of my students. I wish I had been riding at Fujimi Panorama!!!

Yuris, Thanks for showing us some of the riding being done in Japan. Nagano is beautiful, and these young riders are showing some style. Please post more videos of the freeride, DJ and DH scene in Japan!