photo: courtesy of rasoulution.com

Trond Hansen on Specialized Bikes

"When I first saw Trond Hansen, I was blown away! It was at the Austrian King of Dirt where some of the world's best mountainbikers showed off their best tricks. He was the Underdog that came out of nowhere - actually from Norway - and he rode in the dirts really well. He stuck flips, tailwhips, 360's and thru quite big gaps and won one of the coolest Dirt Jump contests I have ever been at. I just thought: Who the hell is that guy, he is sick!" Tarek Rasouli mentioned after he watched Trond for the first time.

Trond started in the age of 15 years with trials riding and then got into DH racing. But he always had most fun jumping and doing tricks, so it was a natural change for him to do dirt jumping and freeride as well. After rocking with great performance at different global freeride events such as the Adidas Slopestyle, the Whistler Crankworx and the Red Bull District Ride, the bike scene got more conscious of Trond and had him already in their mind among the world's best riders. More and more companies got aware of Trond's talent and meanwhile most of his sponsors for 2006 are fixed. Trond just signed with Specialized bikes.


Toboggan, Trond-style - photo: courtesy of rasoulution.com

Trond is stoked: "Specialized was the first brand that came in my mind when I thought of a new bike and they got bikes that I always wanted to ride. I love the P3 for street and dirt riding and the SX trail is awesome for the slopestyles, but also for a freeride-enduro trip. I used to ride DH races and I would love to do more big mountain riding, the Demo 8 is perfect for that."

His sponsors are not only well known, but when image and quality meet, those brands are on the top. Besides Specialized, Trond is supported by Marzocchi, Oakley, Fizik, Giro, Magura, Sixsixone and DaKine.

Trond is staying this spring in Munich, but he'll be travelling lots around central Europe and North America to go to events, photo- and film shootings. In March, he was shooting in Switzerland for the European Freeride movie "Evermore".

Kevin Franks (Specialized Global Marketing) about their new gun: " We are proud that we gained Trond for Specialized. He stands for progressive freeride in Europe. We are looking forward to his first appearance at SeaOtter in California. "

To get more info on Trond, just check out: rasoulution.com.