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Video: Matt Jones' Final Design & Conquer Edit Features Running Backflips & Wall Slides

Feb 16, 2021
by James Smurthwaite  

bigquotesYears of planning, months of fine-tuning, weeks of trying and a lifetime in the making. Envisioning & landing a World First MTB trick is not an easy process to say the least. No stranger to the latter, Matt Jones​ rolled up his sleeves, gave his all & managed to sign under a couple of never-before-seen MTB Originals for the history books. Matt being Matt, merely landing the tricks wasn't going to cut it for him - he wanted to connect them into something bigger - an all killer, no filler riding edit that speaks for itself. Well done Matt, mission accomplished!—Red Bull Bike


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62 Comments
  • 101 4
 The wall slide has to be one of the lowest return on investment tricks ever. It looked brutal when he was learning it. Really painful and difficult. And the end result is kind of painfully awkward to watch.

That backie to front was cool AF, though.

This was a very cool project, even if the branding/marketing was a bit over the top.
  • 114 3
 I did a wall slide the first time I attempted a wall ride. They’re easy. All you have to do is not commit to the wall ride.
  • 11 1
 I know what you mean about the branding/marketing but i guess its what makes it possible for him to do this so...
  • 10 2
 @danielstutt: For sure. "Mainstream" companies like Ford who have no real ties to mountain biking getting interested in the sport and putting money into the sport is a good thing at the end of the day (even if it might make for some heavy handed and cringe-inducing moments with ads that are tone deaf... not saying that this one falls into that category, but it's bound to happen).
  • 12 2
 I thought the drone through the cab of the Raptor was cool. I actually went back in the video to make sure I saw that right.
  • 19 1
 It was a 'Friday Fail' wallride with 'Saturday Send' execution.
  • 2 2
 @Hogfly: Given that MJ owns a Porsche and a Lamborghini (and gives them free advertising on his Youtube channel) and doesn't appear to own any Fords, it is a bit silly to have the truck shoehorned into the video.
  • 2 1
 #freerideaintdead!!! And on 26 inch no less
  • 2 1
 @sriracha: but he fell a bunch
  • 2 0
 @barp: how many trucks does Ford sell in the UK? Is this primarily aimed at the NA market?
  • 4 0
 Personally I think it's awesome that companies like Ford, Mercedes and Skoda are getting back into the sport (like they did in the early 2000's). It means that we can get great and free content like this to watch and the athletes get paid proper for the insane things they do. It all helps push the sport forward. I know good well we as audience won't pay for these videos, so a bit of product placement I can live with.
  • 2 0
 @plyawn: dont know the number but they are pretty common. We have the Ford Ranger which is a smaller truck compared to the F150 etc. that you have out your way. Its more Hilux size and is usually 4 cylinder. you see them a lot.
  • 1 0
 @plyawn: there’s shit loads of those Raptors being driven around the UK. Our pavements/sidewalks are brutal, so you need a massive 4x4 to drive on them!
  • 1 0
 @danielstutt: I did a few quick searches and the numbers look pretty tiny. Total small pickup sales in UK for 2020 were around 35K; on average that's about the same as total truck sales in Canada each month over the past year. Makes sense that it's a growing niche though...
  • 1 0
 @plyawn: Yeh that sounds about right to be honest, we dont do pickups here like you guys in Canada. Small coupe, hatchback and SUV/crossover is what dominates here. Im moving to Saskatchewan in the near future and i know from my visits that 9 our of 10 vehicles are trucks of some description
  • 29 2
 I think that it would have made more sense to drop the edit then give the behind the scenes. Personally I think that the whole behind the scenes series kind of gave away what he was going to do. But it defiantly advertised the edit a lot more.
  • 20 2
 no 720 no hander + barspin
apparently they r saving it for the future...
  • 2 1
 I know right
  • 11 1
 There’s a whole behind the scenes series on Redbull TV, each episode is like 25-30 minutes. He was so worn out by the end and no time left that he didn’t have it in him to attempt it. He seriously tried the backflip to front flip over 100 times not including all the other tricks.
  • 3 1
 On the practice video I saw using the crash mat landing he got catapulted onto the landing on his head really hard. He must have been worried about the same thing happening on dirt (who wouldn't?). Still, amazing effort and 2 out of 3 ain't bad.
  • 3 1
 @tornateo: More like over 250 times! Dude's a freaking monster
  • 2 0
 Yeah when are they going to do the 720 no hander spin?
  • 12 2
 Is Matt talking about himself in the third person in the above quote?
Seems weird.

(Amazing effort none the less)
  • 9 1
 Isn’t the quote from red bull?
  • 5 2
 I'd argue that he's earned it. Talking about oneself in the third person is a privileged reserved for the few. It's a lofty goal I only dream of attaining.
  • 3 1
 @enduroNZ: They have now corrected it.
  • 2 0
 He had no choice, he’d already said everything there was to say first person 3x.. Btw, can anyone tell me if these tricks were world firsts??
  • 2 0
 @emptybe-er: The gainer-caveman and back-to-front-flip for sure is world firsts. They say wall slide is, but I feel like someone might have done this unintentionally befor and not documented it. It's at least the first properly documented case.
  • 8 1
 That wall slide looked painful as hell slapping the dome off the wall (except the convenient sun spot covers haha). To me the wall slide just looks like when someone who doesn't know how to wallride tries while nearly vertical.... slides out, slams, etc.
  • 13 4
 Matt jones is on another level
  • 5 1
 When I nail a hard trick after numerous failed attempts, I don’t know about you guys, but the very next thing I’m thinking about is getting my hug on. Doesn’t matter who it is, I’m desperate to get my man mitts on someone and squeeze the life out of them.
  • 2 1
 Bearlover or Bearhuglover?
  • 3 1
 Hard to beat a group hug. Maybe if that group hug could end up in a small muddy pond..
  • 10 4
 ngl truly disappointed on this edit. the build up to this video was huge, I was expecting a banger. tricks where cool but tbh the video made it seem pretty lame.
  • 7 1
 I own a Marin...why can I not perform these tricks?
  • 4 1
 When the filmer says he forgot to start recording at 4:10...
  • 5 2
 the wallslide was rather disappointing ngl
  • 7 3
 ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.... next!
  • 3 1
 Congrats Matt!!! Very cool to see the process leading up!
  • 6 4
 no 720 nohander 2 bar?
  • 3 2
 That Marin seems to tale a beating well!
  • 1 0
 Matt, what about a half cab wall ride?
  • 2 1
 Awesome stuff as always!
  • 3 2
 Super flip was unreal!
  • 2 2
 Cancelled the raptor . #i'mnotf*ckingcoolenough. #buttrush
  • 1 0
 cool gymnastics routine
  • 5 7
 Video Unavailable? Am I doing something wrong?
  • 21 1
 yes, but not sure what you're doing wrong.
  • 4 1
 @rideitall-bmx-dh-road-unicycle: I've heard this my whole life haha
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