Hi friends,

1.Caliornia Trip/Broken Foot: I was supposed to stay in California for some practise and some nice days in the sun with Sam Pilgrim and Niki Leitner for 3 weeks in february. But after four days in Santa Cruz I broke my foot stupidly while surfing... Luckily going to be riding pretty soon again.

At least I have one shot of me doin a 360° Barspin at the post office trails in Aptos. (Copyright by J. Brantley)

Picture two shows my foot, 10 days after i broke it.

2."Amir moves out:" After 2,5 years of living in Munich I decided to move back to Boppard, which is a small village close to Koblenz/Germany. The place where I grew up. Munich gave me with the giant indoorpark a good opportunity to practise all my tricks during the winter. This time helped me a lot. I won a lot friends and learned to be on one`s own. But still, the closing of this park is just one reason for decision. During the time in Munich I did really miss a lot of things i was used to do before. Like the other facettes of mountainbiking. To ride more cross country and downhill, building jumps in the forest. All those things are kinda difficult in a big city with no space and too many rules. But I think the main reason for my decision is, that beiing in the nature is what I really wanna do. I also feel like the progression of this sport is goin another way... Bigger courses in a real mtb terrain...I wanna focus on contest like the Crankworx way more than before... Also wanna compete in a few races. Thats why i think go on living in this big city stops me from growing!

Anyway, im stoked to be back on the bike again, soon!

I´ll start with my next Comp on the 27th of march, the T-mobile Challange!

So,I`ll keep you guys informed.

Cheers,

Amir