Mike Montgomery GoPro Crankworx Run!

by Mike Levy
Aug 18, 2010 at 13:16

Have you ever wanted to know what it looks like to put together a wicked run at Crankworx from the riders perspective? Inside you can hop a ride with Mike Montgomery and his GoPro as he puts together an incredible second place run.

Possibly the raddest helmet cam footage EVER!

If you've seen photos or video of Mike you'll know that his incredible second place run at Crankworx is well deserved. His riding looks as if it has been filmed at a place where gravity doesn't apply. He is always upside down, corked, and in the craziest positions so often that it makes you wonder if his entire body is double jointed! First up, watch the on-board GoPro footage of him and his podium run (but don't get too dizzy), and then check the video interview below.


What does a tailwhip off the judges tower look like from the riders perspective? Watch the video to find out!
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Interview with Crankworx second place finisher Mike Montgomery!
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Pink booter, pink belt, yet so freaking manly!
Pink booter, pink belt, yet so freaking manly!


Looking for more Montgomery gnarlyness? Check out his California Roll at The Camp Of Champions!
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43 Comments

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flag fezzjumper (Aug 18, 2010 at 13:20)
 mad props for riding it on a hardtail
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flag danbriody (Aug 18, 2010 at 13:59)
 Sick footage, was a brilliant run by Mike. IMO it was the frontflip that won it for Zink, whereas MM threw a flipwhip. I'm glad some of the pro's are wearing GoPro's now, really shows how skilled they are compared to what i witness through my goggles! Especially that step down off the judges tower...on a hardtail...
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flag eball (Aug 18, 2010 at 13:28)
 Sick Run, props to Mike....Not sure if Zinks run was better than that, but i guess thats a matter of personal opinion,...I thought MM tricked more obstacles than Zink not to mention he did it on a HT,...MAJOR PROPS
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  • + 7
flag Maksimbike (Aug 18, 2010 at 14:14)
 "Holy shit I made it"

lol
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flag tadinski13 (Aug 18, 2010 at 13:18)
 Thats what im talkin about!
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flag RaleighVoid (Aug 18, 2010 at 13:33)
 hey mike my sister doesnt have an account... please come to my house!
  • + 10
flag Russ-69 (Aug 18, 2010 at 13:39)
 Nothin like a high 5 to get you pumped before a run
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flag killacali (Aug 18, 2010 at 13:45)
 and thats all u gotta do...
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flag philipstonier (Aug 18, 2010 at 13:55)
 props for huckin all that on a f*ckin hard tail, rock on mike !
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flag mtbtyrrell (Aug 18, 2010 at 14:27)
 thats one raddd course man!
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flag danbriody (Aug 18, 2010 at 14:31)
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flag mattsmurph (Aug 18, 2010 at 15:10)
 honestly i thought he would have a deeper voice
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flag bunkey (Aug 18, 2010 at 16:16)
 Where can I see a normal video of his run? Sorry for being one of those annoying users who asks stupid questions and all...
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flag z-man (Aug 18, 2010 at 16:32)
 lol, his bike had a crack in the frame too!
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flag mtb1stdegree (Aug 18, 2010 at 17:11)
 Holy Shit, I Made That!
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flag mattsmurph (Aug 18, 2010 at 18:23)
 ^^ such a good quote
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flag reallybigmantis (Aug 19, 2010 at 4:56)
 he was amazed by the taboggan of all things?!? mind boggling run. to hear the audience from the cam makes you feel like a gladiator. i can only imagine how stoked he was to be alive at the bottom, even though it meant having that lame red bull announcer in his face saying dumb stuff.
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flag mattsmurph (Aug 19, 2010 at 8:42)
 i thought the anouncer was from monster
oh well most people wernt tricking the moustache feature so to pull off anything must have felt good
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flag bunkey (Aug 19, 2010 at 8:55)
 I actually prefer Mike's run to the first place run... a little more diversity imo.
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flag reallybigmantis (Aug 20, 2010 at 1:56)
 the fat dork who uses the lame growling voice for everything was made "famous" for narrating the red bull events like rampage, etc. maybe he has a monster hat now but thats him, saying something dumb and trying to put his arm around every rider like he's starved for attention.
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flag mugredeldiablo (Aug 20, 2010 at 16:49)
 .....and RIDE HARDER !!!!! ...........!!damn!!
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flag stever (Aug 18, 2010 at 13:58)
 I love the audio, hilarious.
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flag 2big4u (Aug 18, 2010 at 13:26)
 Best Gopro line I have ever seen!
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flag surfer79 (Aug 18, 2010 at 14:32)
 the judges drop look scary just watching it. super props for all the riders throwing it down.
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flag stiffeehardtailer (Aug 18, 2010 at 13:27)
 words can't explain how nuts that is......just awesome!!!
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flag nfiorito (Aug 19, 2010 at 12:41)
 question: there were gopros all over the course, did someone keep running in and turning them on and off? or did they just have big cards and filmed for the whole comp?
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flag epicrider13 (Aug 19, 2010 at 21:30)
 they were probably controlled by computers
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flag campofchampions Plus (Aug 21, 2010 at 18:18)
 Abe and Brad from GoPro worked their asses off every day of Crankworx. Changing out cameras, building edits, they didn't sleep at all I don't think.
Ken
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  • + 3
flag EddB (Aug 18, 2010 at 13:50)
 'holy sh*t i just made that!' hahaha, yes you did!
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flag kylemciver (Aug 19, 2010 at 8:20)
 Best line ever!
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flag waterfall99 (Aug 18, 2010 at 13:39)
 Go Pro on the end of the pink fruit bowl?? Thats sick.
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flag luigi (Aug 18, 2010 at 18:47)
 where was ur new california roll!!!!
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flag RPereira (Aug 18, 2010 at 14:20)
 DUDE, that was sooo weird! I'm not even a big slopestyle fan, but that was simply SICK!
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flag bikinbeast (Aug 18, 2010 at 22:57)
 Yeah Mike! Go BANSHEE!
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flag konad (Aug 18, 2010 at 19:55)
 the pendulum drop would of looked so rad with helmet cam
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flag tyler-durden (Aug 18, 2010 at 17:47)
 Amazing run.
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flag Kondasaurus (Aug 18, 2010 at 13:20)
 sick
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  • + 0
flag lewboy30 (Aug 18, 2010 at 13:58)
 oh.....my.....god......chanler bing!
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flag ericgreilich (Aug 18, 2010 at 13:23)
 Mike is such a good rider!
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flag RaleighVoid (Aug 18, 2010 at 13:46)
 yeh i know Wink
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flag milanboez (Aug 18, 2010 at 14:09)
 winner in my eyes
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flag reecewallace Plus (Aug 18, 2010 at 15:36)
 What a fricken boss!
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