Mike Dekoning 2011 Video by mikedekoning

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HAYDENGREENER (Oct 14, 2011 at 15:03)

Amazing Filming, Great Rider = VOD

JHewitt (Oct 14, 2011 at 15:10)

I agree

JHewitt (Oct 14, 2011 at 17:14)

Nifty bit of editing there PB mods Razz

oneill-kid123 (Oct 14, 2011 at 17:25)

Chilliwack represent

danka (Oct 15, 2011 at 2:18)

http://www.pinkbike.com/video/222935/

Big-JD (Oct 15, 2011 at 7:55)

deffinatly has tuck noes dialed!

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traildigger94 (Oct 15, 2011 at 10:41)

i saw nothing i couldn't do and i don't have a single sponsor i know kids that are way better than this kid with no sponsors i don't know how he pulled off getting all those sponsors but am i the only one that realized mike wrote the story in 2nd person about himself?

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JHewitt (Oct 15, 2011 at 11:59)

If you really are this good then why not upload an edit? I'd love to see it. Who knows, you might score some sponsors too.
Also, it quite clearly says "words by Jamie Ledson" at the top... and its in third person.

el-nombre (Oct 15, 2011 at 12:10)

@traildigger94 "Words by Jamie Ledson"

traildigger94 (Oct 15, 2011 at 12:20)

my mistake on that one my apologies

Lequozi (Oct 15, 2011 at 13:11)

I was at Whistler when he was at the DJ park by the skate park

xenophile (Oct 15, 2011 at 13:53)

traildigger94, it seems obvious that a positive attitude is a big key to what sponsors look for in someone - think ambassador. Clearly you are lacking in that department. Stop worrying about what others have and focus on your riding. With hard work, the right mentality, and dedication, come rewards.

wilkey (Oct 15, 2011 at 17:38)

@trail digger. It's called work, make videos, take pictures, and ho yourself out to companies. That's how you get a sponsor. It's not how good you ride, it's how publicly you ride good. now go padowan learner take my advice and become the next big pro, then give me a shout out from your pro stand because i revealed the secret of sponsorship to you.

traildigger94 (Oct 15, 2011 at 18:36)

ok that makes some sense wilkey i kinda jumped into things a little fast but usually you have to have sick skills for a sponser

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c-bernier (Oct 15, 2011 at 23:48)

@Xenophile Mike doesn't exactly have the greatest attitude.

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sidermang (Oct 16, 2011 at 5:53)

@c-bernier i concur, he's a pretty big douche, i went to school with him, lets just say he likes to stir the pot more then he should, he's pretty full of himself.

tbird7 (Oct 16, 2011 at 15:35)

agreed

tbird7 (Oct 21, 2011 at 19:45)

what u mean the kid that housed you? i thot he was the shit hayden?

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sxjimmy (Oct 14, 2011 at 15:53)

Little mountain mike all grown up.

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mrandt (Oct 14, 2011 at 16:10)

do a tailwhip

showa (Oct 15, 2011 at 13:22)

Do a barrel roll!

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djfivejames (Oct 15, 2011 at 11:13)

I waded through all these comments hoping for some shit talking, and was very disapointed Frown

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tanner69saliken (Oct 15, 2011 at 18:42)

he's pretty useless out side of the foam pit and whistler dirt jumps

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tanner69saliken (Oct 15, 2011 at 18:54)

not to mention hes been doing cans tucks and awkward supermans for 5 years, never does anything new.

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downhill101 (Oct 16, 2011 at 14:57)

Heard he could flip whip, but I can claim lots of tricks into the foam pit too

leon-forfar (Oct 16, 2011 at 18:08)

he cant even land t whips to pedals yet ahaha

tanner69saliken (Oct 17, 2011 at 17:39)

he cant even backflip not even into foam he claims he has mid pack at whistler jumps, but he's a chicken shit

s-wilson (Nov 19, 2011 at 13:12)

@Leon-forfar meant to plus prop you.

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thepwnstar39 (Oct 14, 2011 at 20:02)

super smooth riding in all disciplines, can definitely see some semenuk influence in style of riding. this kid shreds hard!

LTmtb (Oct 14, 2011 at 21:46)

that's what i noticed too. definitely brings his own flair to it though, especially at the end.

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BrownTown69 (Oct 17, 2011 at 10:33)

Mike is probably the sickest rider i have ever rode with! Always has a positive attitude and hes a very respectable guy! Stop hatin on him

BikeBrewery (Oct 23, 2011 at 12:46)

I don't know where these comments are coming from, have any of you ever sat down and had a conversation with Mike? Are any of you good enough friends with him to say this stuff? Mike was one of our Sales guys for almost a year. He's great with customers, down to earth, and not the type of kid who's going to be a dick to random people..
Good work on the edit. Thx for rocking our jersey at the beginning. Keep rockin' Mike..

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JHewitt (Oct 14, 2011 at 15:11)

Sweet riding, the trail at the start was soo sweet too!

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brianpark (Oct 15, 2011 at 1:23)

oh jesus...

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BenGalTiger (Oct 14, 2011 at 22:22)

Great Video, Great Riding, Great Rider, This Is a fantastic video.

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ParabellumShane (Oct 15, 2011 at 16:58)

Great vid. Gotta love the Killswitch...

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dag-yo (Oct 15, 2011 at 22:55)

Lone Wolf Productions already shot that trail with Gully:

http://www.pinkbike.com/video/202873/

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OregonsOwn (Oct 18, 2011 at 9:17)

I watched this guy ride the Whistler dirt jumps this summer and he definatly shreds hard. deserves those sponsors for sure.

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CoN-AiR15 (Oct 15, 2011 at 12:33)

great edit guys, if you like Mike or don't like Mike, the matter is read the description, this is a typical day in the life, not some banger edit trying to huck new tricks out the bag, maybe some of you haven't heard of less is sometimes better? I'd rather see him stick to his roots and have fun on his bike then huck flipwhips and frontys and claim its a natural day in the life, don't get the whole negative vibe in the bike world to be honest, Mike congrats on living in Whis and riding everyday and enjoying it, can't please everyone. Beer

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adamwoodhouse (Oct 14, 2011 at 23:01)

can anyone tell me where the trail is at the very beginning

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mikelevy (Oct 14, 2011 at 15:54)

LMM! Great riding, Mike. Damn good filming as well!

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larryssman7 (Oct 15, 2011 at 16:02)

whats the bike hes riding in the vid?

cydaps (Oct 17, 2011 at 8:24)

Blackmarket Killswitch mate.

larryssman7 (Nov 4, 2011 at 12:20)

thank you

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hodzy17 (Oct 15, 2011 at 15:02)

best dirt jump video ever love you style amazing hope im this good one day i am just learnining how to do 360 s

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guineapig86 (Oct 14, 2011 at 16:23)

Killin it mike! Nice vid, you da man!

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cubaholicth (Oct 15, 2011 at 11:01)

I'd give everything to go to Whistler!!

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monstermax (Oct 14, 2011 at 16:26)

sick
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Caiokv (Oct 14, 2011 at 16:01)

Wow, makes me want to ride!!

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JonCon (Oct 14, 2011 at 15:57)

Yeah Jamie!! Awesome video man, nice one! Opaiiii

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SkrauseDown (Oct 18, 2011 at 0:49)

I want his bike..........

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BikerBoyzz (Oct 17, 2011 at 17:04)

Sick song sick riding, keeping it classy

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NorcoBiker-14 (Oct 17, 2011 at 7:04)

I rember seeing this guy when i was there this year, such a sick edit! And man he's KILLING IT!

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carlosbarciaphotography (Oct 20, 2011 at 18:48)

http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/7291383/ vote my pod pleasee!!!

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seane (Oct 14, 2011 at 18:11)

dope video and a dope classified song as always

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kawi008 (Oct 15, 2011 at 7:31)

Tearin it up Mike! Hope to see ya at the showdown!

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guineapig86 (Oct 14, 2011 at 16:26)

Nice one mike! You da man!! Awesome video!

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Jtg3240 (Oct 14, 2011 at 16:29)

great vid and wats the song

XxBicycle-RidaZxX (Oct 14, 2011 at 16:35)

classified - that ain't classy

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yessemtb (Oct 18, 2011 at 5:16)

hace todo el rato lo mismo

larryssman7 (Nov 4, 2011 at 12:22)

mae, si es verdad, pero aqui la cosa es que el bicho queria enseñar un dia normal en la vida de el. si fuera en una competición, talvez si habria mas variedad.

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EyeofOneClothing (Oct 14, 2011 at 21:04)

Sick mike, Great edit guys.

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damonster248 (Oct 14, 2011 at 20:16)

Sick edit maybe even vod?

Conor71 (Oct 14, 2011 at 20:23)

Agreed

fieserfettsack2 (Oct 15, 2011 at 3:19)

Jup ! So nice goggel but even sikker trail !

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stumper21 (Oct 14, 2011 at 19:39)

nice video. but one question what song is it

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dhmountain (Oct 14, 2011 at 16:47)

MIKE your awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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choptongpo (Oct 14, 2011 at 16:46)

cool

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yessemtb (Oct 18, 2011 at 5:05)

FOMEEE.!

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warganicc (Oct 14, 2011 at 19:30)

super sick!

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Karpiel073 (Oct 14, 2011 at 19:59)

Awesome!!!

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simcik (Oct 14, 2011 at 15:06)

Nice Mike!

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nolanvanderheyden (Oct 14, 2011 at 16:30)

Im just hoping hes 14.

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JHewitt (Oct 14, 2011 at 17:16)

Unusual thing to admit to on here...

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Nicko95DH (Oct 15, 2011 at 3:09)

that dude is insanely stylish, sick riding!

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GeeDempo (Oct 15, 2011 at 7:12)

Insane rider!!!

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Slopestyle669 (Oct 15, 2011 at 6:03)

this is so sick!!!!!!!

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Aaron-Pedain (Oct 15, 2011 at 8:47)

ye dood u even have a bit of bmx style with some semenuk DIALED!!!

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danka (Oct 15, 2011 at 2:18)

http://www.pinkbike.com/video/222935/

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BarmyBikerJoe (Oct 15, 2011 at 4:05)

V O D

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RideForever50 (Oct 15, 2011 at 12:10)

song ??

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bikingcomesfirst (Oct 15, 2011 at 18:13)

SAF!

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talorjpac (Oct 14, 2011 at 23:54)

i rode with mike at the airdome for 2 days. he is such a sick rider!

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omnomnom (Oct 14, 2011 at 18:34)

im angry because i know i could be better than him if i had that type of stuff to ride... here in minnesota you have the random cornfield and a 4 foot jump...

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mikelevy (Oct 14, 2011 at 19:08)

Take the hate elsewhere, no one cares. There is a rad video above that features great riding and filming. Watch and enjoy!

kona620 (Oct 14, 2011 at 19:49)

real riders learn to use what they have and just build if they dont have it

kwilliams420 (Oct 14, 2011 at 19:56)

So move somewhere better...

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vtfree (Oct 14, 2011 at 20:34)

yeah, that aint classy

suicidedownhiller (Oct 15, 2011 at 0:14)

I agree with om...Some of us just got f*cked when it came to riding locales...and you can make it happen, it's just 10,000 times harder.

omnomnom (Oct 15, 2011 at 2:06)

i mean, its not that i am not as good or better than he is right now... look up liam caseys first backflip on youtube... i got em down now, that was just the only one of film.. and i can flip tuck no.. i agree with mike and kwilliams and konarider. but i think i would excell faster if i had good trails like those..

omnomnom (Oct 15, 2011 at 2:13)

Mr Dekoning- sick edit and sick riding! all due respect given. no insult intended to you, i was just frustrated with my local spots because i was jealous of the sick setups you had there.. sorry if that offended you

kawi008 (Oct 15, 2011 at 7:33)

Last I checked Minnesota has a lot of dirt and I'm sure you can find a home depot somewhere...go buy a shovel an get at it! Wink

omnomnom (Oct 16, 2011 at 19:01)

not in southern minnesota! and i am already on that path, its going to take me at least till spring to get it set up... its huuuuuge

kawi008 (Oct 17, 2011 at 7:39)

nice man well goodluck with the project dude!

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macstiker (Oct 14, 2011 at 15:53)

no backflip?, no frontflip?..

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HMBA106 (Oct 14, 2011 at 16:08)

When you're this good you can hate, okay?
Good

s-t-e-v-o (Oct 14, 2011 at 16:51)

shut up mac you dont have to do front flips and back flips to be good at this sport. sometimes its about doing tricks well and not just banging out a sketchy flip.

mex-rider (Oct 14, 2011 at 17:19)

To do front flips and back flips denote your progress in MTB and off course averybody wanna get some progress in their MTB skills I think this guy is good but, just wacht this one http://www.pinkbike.com/video/220971/ and take a look at the 2:31 Totally sick trick! Both of these riders are good but, always there is anybody better than you...always!! Cheers guys Beer

macstiker (Oct 16, 2011 at 9:00)

I never make a backflip or frontflip, and this guy is really good, but repeat many times the same trick, only that. @mex-rider that video is so sick dude!..

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