A gnome-coming like no other! After a winter of hard graft, Sam Hodgson and Vero Sandler welcome back a stack of the sickest Freeride and Slopstyle Mountain Bike riders for a weeklong session in their backyard of dreams nestled in the Welsh countryside. Hit play for 13 minutes of endless lines and huge shapes in the 2025 Backyard Battle “Gnomes Edition” highlights ...
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Could heaven be a place on earth? If you’re a Freerider then the answer is yes! Lock in for a big air fever dream as Sam Reynolds and a host of the sickest riders deliver 27-minutes of straight bangers in the official DarkFest 2025 highlights edit.
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The 9th edition of DarkFest detonated in Stellenbosch, South Africa with a six-day Big Air spectacle. The event. hosted by Freeride MTB legend Sam Reynolds, saw global MTB feeds taken over by jaw-dropping clips, savage haircuts and the electric atmosphere that DarkFest has become synonymous with. Matt Macduff The level of riding this year was through the roof, with a ...
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The wait is over! One of the world’s most progressive Freeride MTB events, DarkFest, is back for 2025, bringing back massive jumps and an all-star lineup of riders ready for big air mayhem. Hosted by event creator Sam Reynolds, the legendary venue near Stellenbosch, South Africa, will once again be home to the planet’s gnarliest Freeride sessions from April 7-12. ...
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Tap into 7-minutes of fast-paced Freeride MTB entertainment as the first highlights edit from the 2024 Backyard Battle series hits. Nestled in the Welsh countryside, Vero Sandler and Sam Hodgson’s very own dream yard makes its grand debut whilst playing host to over 40 riders who showed up to ride the freshly completed course, thriving on the non-competitive vibe that ...
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