HOW TO GET SPONSORED!!
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- čas přidán 3. 02. 2024
- Heading back out to the world's biggest mountain bike jumps, after missing last years huge event. This year I've come prepared with the sickest new custom Downhill Scott Gambler bike, custom painted by Fat Creations, huge thanks as always to them for doing it.
Heading out to meet Sam Reynolds, Matt Jones and a huge crew out there, thought the custom bike would be perfect for the South African sun.
I also thought whilst building this bike I'd answer a couple of the most common questions I get asked on how to 'Get sponsored' these days, went into as much detail as possible and hopefully gives you guys at home a good idea of how to progress your mountain biking career.
Here is a compents list for you guys as well;
Scott Gambler 2023
Fox suspension - Fox 40 200mm up front, DhX Coil in the rear
DMR - Death Grips, bolts, Axe Cranks, Pedals
Deity - BF800 bars, stem and Speed Trap saddle
Enve - New M9 wheels, 29' front, 27.5" rear
Hayes - Dominion in limited Purple
Pirelli - DHM front, DHT rear
Sram - XO derailleur
Fully built by MB Cyclery. - Zábava
I quote “I’ll never do CZcams” proceeds to have the biggest click bait titles going 🤣
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Great video!!! Bike is sick AF! Brendan you by far my fav rider! I'm 60 and been fighting and beating cancer for the last 6 years and just started riding MTB about 3 years ago. You are a big influence to me! Please keeps the vids coming!!!
Todd from Texas 🇺🇲😎
Love the message. At 47 years old I only started mtb 3 years ago after 20 years of Northern California road racing. Freeride sponsorship isn’t on the table. In reality, unless you’re at the very top of the sport, young, personable, and multi talented, you’re not gonna make any money through sponsorship anyway. Find a different hustle and ride for fun. Thanks to guys like Brendan, Matt Jones, Sam Pilgrim, the message to just go out and have fun and progress has hooked me and thousands of other folks. Fastest growing bike scene in the world imo. I never thought I’d ever own a dj and a DH bike but here I am, obsessed with learning to throw shapes and take my hands and feet off bc it’s so ridiculously fun and feels so good.
brendan has become my favorite rider, such a likeable guy so happy for his success!
I never got sponsored, but i was lucky enough to make friends with Frank Wadleton and i used to get him stoned at his workshop so he sold me a Motorhead at cost for $1200 and then he made me a new rear end for the bike when I cracked the rear triangle. I watched him program new parts on the CNC and cut these parts for me that I knew were for me alone. Was a really cool feeling
I love the honest and not totally scripted feeling videos. Great job and keep pumping them out.
Definitely a good message to get across to people who wanna get into it a bit more, Mtb is one of them sports where you have to love it to progress
Love these informative BTS videos, really interesting to get Brendogs thoughts on things.
Oh and that bike is sick!
What a beautiful bike!
Love the bike Bren, loved this relaxed video too 🎬
What a Beast of a Bike. Thanks for your insights into how to become a Pro rider and please keep the Vlogs/Video’s coming Love em Mate
Great advice - no escape from grinding if you want to be a top rider - also bang on with racers making the best riders - you give a bit more when you’re competing so it tunes the skills
Just the death grips are enough for the bike world to cement your place in history, one of the best ive used especially for downhill
Sweet bike man 👌🏻 love a bike build vlog
super cool build and color scheme, looks rad.
That bike is awesome man!
Bren you are special… there’s not many who’d get away with popping that bottom bracket in so badly 🎉😂😅
Absolute filthy machine 😮 I better remain seated for a few mins 🤣🤣🤣
Sick rig
Sweepstake on how long it takes ben to build? Such an unreal looking rig.
Awesome hubs
To be fair, that is a lovely bike 🤘🏻
45 mins. seems about right. My record as a bike builder at Art's was five bikes built, test ridden and packed for shipping in a six hour shift.
MB must dread answering their phones from you 😂 Fat Creations smashing it out the (bike) park again with that spray job 👏 Have fun in SA 🤘❤️🌈🕊️🌎
Brendog, PhD (MTB Marketing) 😁🙏🏼
5:30 Speaking as Dave Valler I was very surprised to hear Bren say I was faster than him.
great to see people still hammering in bottom bracket bearings 😂
Fwiw this video sold 2 sets of DMR crank’s one for my hardtail and the other for my Full Sus
So what lb spring you running for the event then?
Abbey Bike Tools 🤤🤤🤤
I’m sure someone will know this but is BrenDog the only rider to do Hardline, Rampage, World Cup DH and Darkfest? Sick bike and video!!! I wonder if Bren will do a Hardline Australia after DarkFest….I forget if he is on the list or not.
how to get sponsored.. be a legend
Any idea when the new enve m9 will drop ?
💥💥💥What a beauty💥💥💥
So good to see... I named my Rabbit "Tallulah"🤙
The *Jumping Water*@Darkfest
Put a doublecrown on the ransom
cool, i'm back dog :) x
*Has the most expensive bike tools at his fingertips (Abbey tools) - *installs BB with hammer lmao
Bars 770? 760?
If anyone is wondering what "new bike" Bren talks about:
There's a new Scott Voltage that will be released next week.
Unfortunately it's a boring e-bike now, instead of the bona-fide shred sled that it used to be.
Poor rotor bolts 😂
What happened with Chris king? Any reason you don’t run em now?
Please, please Sir. You're in a bike shop with the finest tools. No hammers for press fits. That's what presses are for. For the love of bearings...
who else literally here just for the bike build?
Hello sucks when your bike gets stolen .I had my custom 2020 Scott Ransom 930 stolen out of my locked car .sram gx drive ttain 165mm cranks code r brakes rockshox nude rear shock yari ultimate charger 2,1 pnw dropper and Bars .set up 27.5 .it kills me looking at my boxes of upgrades and no bike
Dog!
Imagine going with a stock bike lmao
Those brakes are pink fella! Saying nothing ....
1:30 “It’s SRAM so obviously it lasts forever…” 😑
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Don't bother getting sponsored, get a job in finance that will allow you to buy whatever gear and go riding. You're probably not good enough to get sponsored but nearly anyone can get a job that pays as much as a professional mountain biker...
How to get sponsored. Take a large silver spoon
Well that message about being sponsored is cute but be real - nowadays all that matters is social media and views. There are A LOT of decent riders who struggle to pay the bills or even can't compete everywhere they want because they're not "cool enough". On the other hand there are some fat asses or random chicks who get 5 digits sponsorship just because of their popularity.
I understand how business works, but companies should scout a little bit more or at least be more open for emerging talents when they're trying to reach them.
A pinnacle example of that is this year's WFMB and their qualifications rules. Essentially, if you're not from a rich family or don't have SOLID financial support from some sponsor, there's no way you can compete. What's even worse, rich girls that have enough money to travel the world and can barely ride down the course can win the whole tour without a single trick - while the ones who can do tricks won't be even on podium just because they can't afford to start in every single event around the world.
cant wait to see the darkfest footage!!!