Hans Rey and Brett Tippie – Two mountain bike veterans in the San Francisco Bay Area
“Slay The Bay” is Hans Rey’s latest destination on his urban mountain bike adventure. He’s joined by freeride pioneer Brett Tippie on a 5-day traverse of the San Francisco Bay Area. On the first stage in Marin County, they ride the famous Repack Downhill with some of the original mountain bikers. Riding so-called klunkers, Gary Fisher and Tom Ritchey laid the foundation for today’s mountain bikes, welding frames and founding their own brands way back then. However, the last day of their journey brings them back to the present where they’re joined by current Junior Downhill World Champion Jackson Goldstone. On the remaining days, they ride some of the best trails in the area, exploring famous landmarks like the Golden Gate Bridge and the colourful neighbourhoods of the hip(pie) city on the west coast of the USA. Aboard their mountain bikes and ebikes, they explore the Bay Area’s culture, history and stunning natural landscape that surrounds the concrete jungle.
Shot in razor-sharp 4K resolution, this 32-minute adventure and travel documentary shows how far mountain biking has come. It looks back at its history by going to the origin, and it sees where things are now with some action from the youngsters who are shaping things to come. Sit back, grab some popcorn and a drink and let the footage speak for itself.
Words: Julian Schwede Photos: Carmen Rey, Kyle Emery-Peck
About the Author
Julian Schwede
Juli is used to dealing with big rigs. Besides working on his bike, he also tinkered and worked on buses after completing his training as a vehicle mechatronics engineer. Since the development of large-scale electric motors was too slow for him, he went on to study technical business administration while building carbon fibre tables on the side. Though his DJ bike is welded from thick aluminium tubes, his full-susser is made of carbon and it's already taken him to the top of numerous summits. Apart from biking, he likes climbing via ferratas or vertically on the wall. Nowadays, his personal bike gets ridden less as he tests the bikes that get sent to us, pushing them to their limits to see what they're capable of. In addition to bike reviews, Juli also takes care of the daily news and thinks of himself as the Daily Planet reporter Clark Kent.
