I love watching videos of urban trails riding, because really, who can’t help but love Danny Macaskill? But personally, I think trials really reaches its ultimate application when it is done in a natural setting. When I’m out on the trail, these are the skills that I wish I had in my possession to really turn the world into my own personal playground.

Since most of us are not nearly this gifted on a mountain bike, I guess we will all just have to enjoy this video of Jeremy VanSchoonhover turning the boulders and cliffs of Moab into his own unique interpretation of a mountain bike trail:

Coming to you from British Columbia, this video might capture the essence of downhill mountain biking better than any video I’ve ever seen!

That, and the fact this guy is flippin’ flyin’ down the mountain with more steeze than I can even dream of possessing, make this video worthy of a Cinema Sunday, as well as Video of the Year accolades on Pinkbke.

This is easily the best deodorant commercial I have ever seen.

HimalayanRides, a mountain bike touring company in Nepal that works in conjunction with Sacred Rides, just released a new video featuring the Himalayan trails and some of the locales that you can visit on their tours. They put it better than I ever could:

The Mustang region in the Himalayas of Nepal is a land so beautiful, it has long been the ultimate dream for adventurers all over the world. Here, the sacred peaks of Annapurna and Dhaulagiri – shining with snow all year round, tower over the Kali Gandaki River, forming the deepest valley on the planet.

Follow local rider Mandil Pradhan as he rides in the shadows of the world’s highest mountains, through mystic Himalayan villages, on trails that have been trodden upon for centuries.

Enjoy the video:

Danny Macaskill, the trials genius and Youtube legend with millions upon millions of views to his name, is at it again in “Industrial Revolutions.”

Sit back and enjoy if you can… or if you’re like me, sit on the edge of your seat with your mouth hanging open.

Strength in Numbers, the new mountain bike film from Anthill that premiered in Monterey, California on April 20, isn’t about how one segment of the sport is the pinnacle and all others are secondary. Instead, it preaches the message that we are all mountain bikers, no matter the size of our wheels or the amount of suspension on our bikes. And we have Strength in Numbers.

As Anthill wrote on their blog after a trip to Nepal:

Like the trails we experienced in Nepal, Strength In Numbers is about the threads that tie different communities of mountain bikers together. The bike is a tool of connections. Tire to ground. Foot to pedal. Hand to handlebar. Effort put out, in turn rewarded with full body happiness.

Enjoy the trailer.

Finding Flow is a story which takes one through the idea of flow, not only through biking, but also nature. It goes through each aspect of mountain biking, from the creation of trails themselves to sending huge jumps, something that every rider can relate to and appreciate.

Following in the recent trend of films being shot solely in the state of North Carolina (The Hunger Games), this full-length 26-minute video from NC was filmed and produced without any sponsor help at all. It was simply produced by a bunch of local riders who have a passion for building, riding, filming, and finding the flow:

Set in the wondrous beauty of the Alps, this video summarizes 10 things that epitomize the sport of mountain biking that we can all probably relate to. The mastermind behind the movie describes it this way:

Head wind is an inspiring phenomenon: Every time I come home from riding the mountains, my mind is full of new impressions. This short film sums up some of the simple yet complex insights that struck me while riding my mountainbike.

Enjoy. And please share your learnings.

*Winner of the Audience Award at the International Cycling Film Festival 2011*

What have you learned about mountain biking?

Join the Stund crew in Season 3, Episode 2 for some big mountain heli-biking at Williams Lake, complete with super exposed lines and some gnarly crashes!

Stund is a lifestyle mountain biking series that offers up some absolutely crazy riding and some nearly-as-crazy shenanigans. They feature a different location in each episode, spending only a few days shooting at each place.

Episodio 4 de Virtual Pivot Visuals. En él tenemos la gran suerte de poder contar otra vez con el rider Jorge Aguín, aunque es esta ocasión, en lugar de aparecer solo, lo hace acompañado de una de las promesas del DH en Galicia, Aarón Caballero, el cual, aunque en este vídeo aparece con la bici del año pasado, para esta temporada que está a punto de comenzar llevará la Scott Gambler. Desde aquí deseamos la mejor de las suertes, tanto a Jorge en su dura recuperación, como a Aarón en la nueva temporada que comienza.

In case you can’t read Spanish, let me give you the spark notes:

This series was created by Juan VP and features Jorge Aguín, and his buddy, Aarón Caballero, who is one of the best riders in Galicia (Spain), is joining him in this video.

And get this: Aarón is only 17 years old. Talk about an up-and-coming ripper!

Great job, guys!

A few months back we posted an amazing video from Petr Slavik of some gorgeous trails in the Czech Republic. A few weeks later I also wrote an article about all the IMBA Ride Centers around the world, including Singltrek pod Smrkem in the Czech Republic (the first Ride Center in Europe).

Both of those blog posts come together in today’s Cinema Sunday featuring world-renowned rider Hans Rey shredding the sweet trails of Singltrek pod Smrkem. From the looks of it, this area definitely deserved the Ride Center designation!

Back in December Greg posted a video showing a race between a snowboarder and a downhill mountain biker but here’s a new take: fat bike vs. cross-country skier. It’s pretty rad to see how much speed the skier gets even on the flats but the fat bike rider’s no slouch either. Who will win? Watch to find out.