Project Breathe Easy – Teaser

Project Breathe Easy video teaser is out! The film features a lot of amazing riders like Aaron ChaseSam ReynoldsAnthony Messere and Logan Peat who teamed up with our NS Bikes / Octane One team rider – Matt Macduff in a great cause to raise funds for Cystic Fibrosis.

Project Breathe Easy will drop May 9th 2014 and be available on Vimeo On Demand and at select premieres.

For more information about the project visit:http://www.projectbreatheeasy.com/

 

 

None of us really put that much thought into breathing, it’s a natural body function that we can pretty much control. The rhythm and strength of our breathing strongly determines the mental and physical state we are in – change your breathing and you literally change your state of mind. Without breath there is no life. Plain and simple.

Now imagine not being able to breathe. Imagine not being able to make it up that hill or ladder to the drop in. What if the very act of breathing left you breathless….what if you couldn’t Breathe Easy. This is where Project Breathe Easy (PBE) was born. Matt Macduff came to the realization that breath was basically life, and when it’s a struggle just to breathe, well it sucks. His little sister, Caitlin, has Cystic Fibrosis which for her and many others is primarily a lung disease. He has watched this disease basically take the wind from his sisters sails. He knew he needed to do something to help people like his sister BREATHE EASY.

 

Matt had always had the dream of building a crazy state of the art course, but without the land and equipment it remained just a dream until Drew Bezanson invited him in 2012 to Jason Leil’s place in Truro, Nova Scotia. Jason’s plans for the SOF (Sanctuary Of Fun) was to build a cutting edge indoor/outdoor bike park, the perfect location for Matt’s progressive lines and totally unique features. This was the place that his dreams would become reality and unbeknownst to him turn into the birth place of Project Breathe Easy. In 2013 he started talking to his friends and family about doing a freestyle mountain bike movie at the SOF to raise money and awareness for Cystic Fibrosis.

Macduff invited some of the best freestyle riders from around the world including Sam Reynolds, Aaron Chase, Anthony Messere and Logan Peat. Capturing the action would be no easy task. It would require the creative skills and genius of Nic Genovese (half of Mindspark Cinema), Harrison Mendel and photographer Julien Grimard – all volunteering their skills, time and energy. This project was going to take an extreme amount of work and funds to see it through. Matt approached his peers & sponsors for help and through donations of product from Giro, OGC and Joyride 150 he was able to start an indigo campaign to raise funds. Other companies stepped up with time, talent and money including Mindspark Cinema, Pinkbike, Wlson equipment, O1 & The Rise.

 

Friends, family and people from around the world reached out to Matt with offers of help, funds and an amazing amount of inspiration. Matt was overwhelmed with the amount of love and support he has received. This whole project was made possible because so many people came together to help in their own way. It would take a few pages to name everybody but Matt would like all those involved to know that this project could not have happened without them and that it has been such a crazy journey for him. He’s extremely thankful for all that took the journey with him.

Together we will make it happen. Together we will help people with Cystic Fibrosis BREATHE EASY. Project Breathe Easy will drop May 9th 2014 and be available on Vimeo On Demand and at select premieres.

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Grudzin 3rd at Bike Hall Contest

Kuba “Grudzin” Grudzinski grabs 3rd place at BikeHallContest for Octane One! Congratulations!

More info at: http://www.bikehallcontest.eu

// Photo credit: Lukas Neasi

Video: The Cali Trip

1 month, 1 RV and 6 riders resulted in plenty of riding, ample partying and maybe a bit too much misdemeanor. Our Octane One / NS Bikes team riders – Sam Pilgrim (Official Sam Pilgrim Page) and Matt Macduff along with Sam Reynolds, Danny Pace, Adam Williams and Daryl Brown Fan Page are back in California – the mecca for Dirt Jumping. It is the perfect mix of trails, trick jumps, skateparks and just about everything in between.

Video by http://www.samdaviesmedia.com/

Grudzin Rides Zircus vol.2

Finally the spring came to Poland. There is nothing better than to get your bike out and to shred your freshly rebuilt local dirt track with your buddies. Here is our Octane One team rider Kuba “Grudzin” Grudzinski on his Zircus.

 

Shooting/Edit – Kuba Grzymała

Grudzin at Kazoora

 Kuba “Grudzin” Grudzinski on his Octane One Zircus at Bikepark Kazoora in Warsaw.

 

Bike check: Void from Germany

The last bike in today’s competition is this Gold Octane One Void sent to us by Niklas from Germany.

Frame: Octane One Void 3.0
Fork/shock: Marzocchi Dirt Jumper
Headset: Division
Bars: Truvativ Hussefelt
Grips: ODI Longneck
Stem: Truvativ Hussefelt
Cranks: Division
Sprocket: Division
Chain:
Pedals:Nukeproof Electron
Seat: YT Industries
Seatpost: Dartmoor Fusion

Front wheel
Hub: Division
Rim: Alex Rims DM24
Spokes:
Tire: Continental Air King

Rear wheel
Hub: Division
Rim: Alex Rims DM 24
Spokes:
Tire:Continental Air King

Weight: 11,8 kg

Bike check: Zircus from Germany

Next up in today’s competition is this super light (10,3kg) 2013 Octane One Zircus sent to us by Niklas from Wesel, Germany.

Frame: Octane One Zircus 2013
Fork/shock: Marzocchi 4x 2012
Headset: Sixpack Loop
Bars: Spank Spoon 762mm
Grips: Reverse Lock-On
Stem: Truvativ Holzfeller
Cranks: Shimano Deore
Sprocket: Shimano 32t
Chain: Spank Half-Link
Pedals: Dartmoor Fever V.2
Seat: Demolition Slim
Seatpost: Division

Front wheel
Hub: Formula
Rim: Alex Rims
Spokes: Halo
Tire: Continental Race King 2.2

Rear wheel
Hub: Formula
Rim: Alex Rims
Spokes: Halo
Tire: Intense MK2

Weight: 10,3 kg

Bike check: Rad Zircus from Moscow

Time for another round of our bike check competition. Here is the first bike selected by our team to compete for your likes on our fanpage on Facebook within the next 24 hours. This rad Octane One Zircus has been sent to us by Igor from Moscow.

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Frame: Octane One Zircus 2014
Fork/shock: Marzocchi Dirt Jumper 2 2009
Headset: Reverse Twister
Bars: Blkmrkt Moly Hatchet
Grips: Ody Sdg
Stem: Flatware

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Cranks: Haro NN
Sprocket: Kona
Chain: KMZ
Pedals: Kore
Seat: Velo
Seatpost: Kalin

Front wheel
Hub: Norco NN
Rim: MTX 33
Spokes: DT Champion 2.0
Tire: Kenda Small Block 2.35

Rear wheel
Hub: Xenium
Rim: MTX 33
Spokes: DT Champion 2.0
Tire: Maxxis Larsen TT 2.0

Weight: 14.5 kg

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Bike check: Spark from Poland

The last bike in today’s bike check competition is this cool Octane One Spark bike built on a rigid NS Fundamental fork. This bike has been sent to us by Michal from Poland.

Frame: Octane One Spark 2013
Fork/shock: NS Fundamental
Headset: Octane One warp integrated headset
Bars: NS District 2014
Grips: NS Sam Pilgrim legend
Stem: NS Bikes Quantum Small
Cranks: Octane One 2pcs pro
Sprocket: Dartmoor Trance
Chain: 34R halflink
Pedals: HT
Seat: Dartmoor Bamboo
Seatpost: —

Front wheel
Hub: NS Rotary 10
Rim: NS Trailmaster
Spokes: DT champion black
Tire: Kenda Kranium

Rear wheel
Hub: RMD quill eco
Rim: NS Trailmaster
Spokes: DT champion black
Tire: Kenda Kranium

Weight: 11 kg

Bike check: Void from France

Next up is this really cool bike built on a teal Octane One Void 3.0 frame sent to us by Guillaume from France.

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Frame: Octane One Void 3.0
Fork/shock: Rock Shox argyle rct
Headset: Dartmoor Prime
Bars: Octane One Chemical 25,4
Grips: Odi
Stem: Dartloor funky
Cranks: Eclat Tibia
Sprocket: no brand
Chain: Odissey
Pedals: Macneil
Seat: Total bmx
Seatpost: Octane One

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Front wheel
Hub: Octane One Orbital 20mm
Rim: Dartmoor Raider
Spokes: Sapim
Tire: Khe mac 2 dirt

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Rear wheel
Hub: Octane One Orbital ss pro
Rim: Dartmoor Raider
Spokes: Sapim
Tire: Khe mac 2

Weight: 11,5kg