The unemployment line just got a little longer

The year was 1996, "Trainspotting" came out, enforcing the reasons I refrain from black tar heroin and "Chainsmoke." The latter was one of the first mountain bike videos to surface that showcased racing and its high speeds. That same year Ritchie Schley inked a deal with Rocky Mountain bicycles, eventually becoming a founding father of freeriding as well as one of the "Fro" riders alongside Wade and Tippie. His career has spanned a freeride lifetime and his contributions to the sport are enormous. This past month his relationship with Rocky came to an end. We are sure he will be picked up soon and the rumor mill is already churning out the name Rotwild out of Germany, to be his next ride. He happens to be one of only a handful of riders to be immortalized on the video screen of kids throughout the world in the aptly named, "Downhill Domination" for Playstaiton. I have had the pleasure of meeting Ritchie a few years ago and thought he showed great humility even when faced with Donald and Spanglers jokes of stature. Ritchie is a true ambassador of the sport and he is a cat that will always land on his feet.