I've no idea who he is. Flicking through the new mbr mag and I'm not exactly young but ...................I've no idea who he is. Am I 'wrong'? ....or do I leave in a cave?!
No way!
(See what I did there? 🙂 )
LOOK! A MAMMOTH!! GET THE SPEARS!!
Is he still riding for GT?
Hans 'no way' Ray is just wrong....its a derogatory term round here. The term 'stealing a living' has never been more apt
GT ....yes.
He is I suppose one of the original mtb scene guys - legendary for jumping on and off things in a kind of akrigg-esque way if you were to compare it to modern times. Always sponsored by GT and supposedly all round nice guy.
what can i say, for anyone who has been around bikes for a while, Hans Rey is one of those riders from another era.
thatpeskylimey - Member
He is I suppose one of the original mtb scene guys - legendary for jumping on and off things in a kind of akrigg-esque way if you were to compare it to modern times. Always sponsored by GT and supposedly all round nice guy.
legendary for being feeble, doing endo's on the great wall of china and wheelies whilst doing the Churchill V. Rad.
Preferred Jez Avery
Never did manage to get an Etto helmet 🙁
What's the deal Margin Walker? What has Ray done that is bad?
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this is a really weird troll. isn't it?
Jeez - no respect for your elders and betters you young'uns 😐
What Margin Walker said "hes bizmola, back hops on the "Great Wall of China" was his career highlight, No idea why hes still sponsored by GT and dozens of others, maybe its a German think like they all love "The Hoff"
saying that his palmares is superb, but i reckon hes still s[i]h[/i]it.
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Its just one of those 'hear the name/see a pic' every so often but I've not really thought about it. Looking at the mag there's a feature in that mag and it occurred to me that I know zip about him.
He is a joke. He isnt even that rad or extreme. Never has been. Does back hops and endo's whilst posing with the V. He does the same shit tricks but thinks by doing it in some weird place then its ok, "no its not Hans , your still shit" - sorry but he wasnt good in 1990 , he is completely irrelevant now.
Was there a vid recently where he was riding with McAskill, it was embarrassing. He was embarrassed and he continued with his biz tricks.
Saw some footage a few years ago of him riding mountain trails - very fast, very smooth, using his moves to ride the trails rather than for show.
That photo sums him up.....FFS !!
He taught me my favourite trick - the no footed endo.
For context Hans Rey came onto the scene at a time when everything was very XC focussed and was a breath of fresh air. He is cool but his haircut has never been cool.
I enjoyed this vid, and one thing that always comes across from people who meet him is that he's a very nice and unassuming guy.
No footed endo , what about Bob Haro, Eddie Fiola , Mike D, C Campbell.
He's not Danny Mac but feeble? Hardly....
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Photo caption time folks....
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sorry but disagree, he takes his portfolio of 2 tricks and does them in 'rad' places as previously stated.
(sorry never seen the Bush photo before.....I take back everything I've said- thats off the chart)
Chino's and mullet while back hopping, awesome dude !
Does a lot outside of his celeb work as well I believe? [url= http://wheels4life.org/ ]http://wheels4life.org/[/url]
i reckon hes still ****.
Yeah - much <swear filter avoidance>er than you
Nice guy who rides bikes an gets paid for it. Then does a lot of great work for charideee.
Me thinks Margin Walker has a touch of the green eyed monster.....
iDave's shot abaove is ok but for the bigger picture of where it was taken and the risks involved you need to see where it was taken.
The rock he's hoping on has since fallen into the sea
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'he's not rad'
What the heck is this place pinkbiketrackworld.com?
It's funny that someone so shit has been able to make a very decent living out of the sport for so long. Mtb vids look very tame compared to what is done nowadays but the same could be said for many sports, especially skiing where Glen Plake gets a mention in the following vid. It doesn't lessen the impact these guys had at the time.
The following vid gives some idea what he is about.....
Pretty cr*p ain't he?
Hora, check this dude out. He turned up, they all laughed at him, he kicked their buts and then said "seeya".. He was off the chart
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hans rey had a massive influence on modern mountain biking - he pushed what we now see as 'trail riding' with his adventures when the rest of the world was xc or downhill. he has also be credited with 'inventing' baggies for trail riding; when he was sponsored by adidas (probably still is) he started riding in football goalies shirts.
the man was the first 'crossover trials star' made way for avery and the martin brothers.
oh and he was in pacific blue. 😉
Was there a vid recently where he was riding with McAskill, it was embarrassing.
A bit harsh judging pioneers against contemporary riders really. Mountain biking is a relatively young sport with an incredible rate of progression. Take a look at You Tube footage of early 90's downhill racing compared to now. Would you judge John Tomac so harshly compared to say, Danny Hart? Though not mind blowing by todays standards, Hans Rey built the profile of the sport massively in the nineties and I dare say sold a whole bunch more Zaskars than Juli Furtado ever did.
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Nice one. Mr P was one of the most talented sportsmen I have ever seen and doesn't get nearly enough credit because he never really stuck at anything for very long..........even snowboarding!
I bet he'd whoop each and every one of your arses down any given trail, dude was changing the direction of (xc) mtbing into something different that most of you probably aspire to today on your am/fr/dh/gnarr bikes
Hora , check this dude out. He turned up , they
all laughed at him, he kicked their buts and then
said "seeya ".. He was off the chart
he was never laughed at. he did act like a cock sometimes and couldn't deal with Vouilloz almost always beating him (particularly as Nico didn't fit the Rad party animal cliché) especially at the World Champs so quit blaming all sorts of things. Superbly talented rider though.
he has also be credited with 'inventing' baggies for trail riding; when he was sponsored by adidas (probably still is) he started riding in football goalies shirts.
amazing.
yeah , thats my point.oldgrump08 - Member
Pretty cr*p ain't he?
watch vids of other 'pioneers' - Hoffman , Haakonson, C Kelly, Mihelic, Palmer, Alcantara. They still look good considering when they were about.
Just think Hans Rey is/was stealing a living.
disgusting skills, not a brake or V sign in sight (I know its off the topic but impressive)
Keep it coming (both perspectives IMO). I've always noticed him there when reading mags/odd online reference. Mbr's largish spread in the new issue features the peaks on a couple of areas we've ridden in the last week so that's what made me think ok who is he?!' If that makes sense!
Don't be hatin on the Rey, he paved the way!!
This was when everything was under-engineered to shave weight, at the cost of rigidity, rideability and longevity (of bike and rider) Mullet and Lycra aside, he's a hero.
Whatever you think of Han Rey's abilites you have to admit:
1) He has made the most of what talents he has got to make a living doing something he loves.
2) He has used his fame/position to do some good in the world.
Before slagging him further ask yourself if you have managed as much with your life.
Hans Rey's job is to get noticed, to get exposure for his sponsors, he does that.
Look at the other riders out their and how many of them have ever got the exposure, and still get it?
Back in your box... Hans is a deserving hero of the sport.
Not hating Rey, done loads for MTBing/world peace/chariteee mate.
Just saying that video jivehoneyjive posted sums what is cronic about him, not a trick that your average skilled MTBer could do. Roasting marshmellows etc. Makes me one to puke, how much do you reckon that video cost,the money could have gone to his charities, how many hanger on's are with him.....
When hes actually pedalling on the bike hes got shocking form,he looks old and tired. Just not sure why hes got so many sponsors still.
And the music, dear god !
What tyres for a volcano ?
Quite an accomplished rider it would seem:
[url= http://www.hansrey.com/whoishans.htm ]More Championships than you[/url]
he is a riding god... from back in the day..
not a trick that your average skilled MTBer could do
ride along a scaffold pipe, 6ft drop to flat. 2:15
Average or skilled? That's like saying Chris Hoy is no better a sportsman than your average Olympic Golds medallist 🙄kingkongsfinger - Member
Just saying that video jivehoneyjive posted sums what is cronic about him, not a trick that your average skilled MTBer could do.
Think it's the Find DVD with him and Macaskill in it - comes across in that as per comments here, nice guy and good rider who obviously loves what he does enough to still be around doing it.
Just not sure why hes got so many sponsors still.
How difficult is this to explain, Sponsors want the right exposure, Hans Rey gets them it. It doesn't actually matter whether he can ride a bike or not.
Hans Rey is like Moses.
Exactlly what he did and didn't do is hard to say, but everyone has heard of him, and are in some way influenced by what he did.
thomthumb - Membernot a trick that your average skilled MTBer could do
ride along a scaffold pipe, 6ft drop to flat. 2:15
he wasnt even on a MTB.
Sponsors want the right exposure, Hans Rey gets them it. It doesn't actually matter whether he can ride a bike or not.
shame....it should matter
Mullet and Lycra aside, he's a hero.
Surely [i]because[/i] of the mullet and lycra he's a hero. Legend from my school days. Then again Rob Warner was thought to have talent then.....and what happened to Dave Hemmings?
filks - Member... Then again Rob Warner was thought to have talent then.....and what happened to Dave Hemmings?
Ha Ha....love it. Rob Warner ....dont start me.
[i]....and what happened to Dave Hemmings?[/i]
ST bumped into Pee Wee the other day at Interbike...
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"How's this for random? We bumped into UK mountain bike legend Dave Hemming! He now lives in Oregon and was on about buying more land there because having 12 miles of trails on his land isn't enough."
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I cant see the point In this thread , Hans Rey has promoted mountain biking for decades and raised shit loads for African kids through 'Wheels4life' . He can obviously still ride as was evident in his video with Peaty and Danny Mac.
If you want to see how biking has progressed go search a Poster boy Andy Ruffel BMX vid from the 80's and then watch the current creme of the crop. Miles apart .
It's like comparing Bobby Charlton from the 60's to Leo Messi from the current day.
to be fair Warner was talented. just lazy and couldn't apply it. thankfully Peaty managed to have fun and train hard.
Theres not really anything to 'get' is there - he is a former champion trials rider, still riding for a living, promoting the sport and seemingly enjoying himself. Find it very hard to dislike him.
Hans Rey, Rob Warner and Dave Hemming are better than anyone on this thread. I bet they think on ones are shite too. A thumbs up from me.
Elbry Sandland, but of his time, and not from Devon
'97/'98? I remember being blown away watching him in this (he comes in around 2.20). Compare him to Ashton and Hawes in the section before though.
I'd love to have even a fraction of the skills Hans Rey has. He was doing Akrigg/Macaskill style tricks (admittedly a little tamer) before they were born.
Some real nonsense spouted above as per the norm.
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Ha! Dave Hemming. Inventor of the "Open mouthed cool guy doing a trick on a bike" picture pose in MBUK back in the day. good stuff too! haha
What happened to Zak Tempest/Brant Richards and the rest of team Mint Sauce?
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I have known Hans for maybe 25 years. He makes a great living riding his bike, he is a wonderful guy with a passion for life, and a good showman.
Much of the cycling world has caught up with his once unique abilities, but Hans was doing trials before Danny MacAskill was born.
If Hans makes a living riding his bike at an age when "serious" athletes have had to retire, more power to him. Anyone who thinks otherwise is just jealous that he makes money doing what he loves.
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as a big fan of Hans, i'm unsuitably biased. But the videos he's shot, bikes he has developed and designed and people he has aided through the wheels4life program speak only great things for his character and abilities.
In the late eighties he was promoting a 'lifestyle' I guess, rather than wearing pink lycra and racing around fields. I remember an ancient video where he was being interviewed at his house above a beach, and he jumped on his bike and rode out the back of his house and down some gnarly trail straight down to the ocean. At the time I was mostly whacking off over discarded jizz mags in my bedroom, or trying to do a wheelie on a 24" framed Peugeot 'mountain bike', so he was pretty rad!
Repack Rider I saw a documentary on the area not so long ago and the 'old' riders came back out on their bikes for the camera to relive and ride it again. Although it was before my time I really really liked it 8)
Also on the programme was a visit to the Chris King facility/factory but for some reason I got a negative feel from how they approached the production team (some areas not allowed to be filmed etc) and it seemed like a 'forced' persona but thats another thread I guess..
Repack Rider I saw a documentary on the area not so long ago and the 'old' riders came back out on their bikes for the camera to relive and ride it again. Although it was before my time I really really liked it
That was [url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00t6ylx ]Rob Penn's 'Ride Of My Life'[/url] and one of those 'old' riders was Repack Rider himself...
That was it. Fantastically made, balanced and thoroughly recommend rewatching. 🙂
Yep. The book is pretty ace too if you like that sort of thing.
Seems like a pretty decent guy who has done a lot to advance and promote mountain biking and loves his job. It's rather odd to be having a crack at him on a mountain bike forum!
ITs not longer available 🙁
Reminds me of the BBC series in the Balkans 'Warriors' and another gritty London-based drama thats disappeared into the weeds. 🙁
It's rather odd to be having a crack at him on a mountain bike forum!
There are some people on here who are a bit [s]up themselves[/s] odd.
[i]How difficult is this to explain, Sponsors want the right exposure, Hans Rey gets them it.[/i]
This
[i]Theres not really anything to 'get' is there - he is a former champion trials rider, still riding for a living, promoting the sport and seemingly enjoying himself. Find it very hard to dislike him.
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And this.
Anyway, we've had enough videos of crap, talentless Mr Rey. Lets see how it's really done - somebody post some vids of Margin Walker.
🙂
iDave - Member
He's not Danny Mac but feeble? Hardly....
Exactly! From the same series...
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What a pussy!
Seriously STW...what a bunch o' whingers 😀