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As I sit here with Willow, sipping on red Italian champagne, I am reflecting on how many sunny days I have experienced this year.  When the sun is shinning, everything is better.

I just returned from two weeks in Europe, in which I experienced only a few days of bad weather.  My time was filled with great riding, cool friends and perfect shooting locations.

My first stop was Gieskoff Bikpark.  It was super fun with some really gnarly DH style descents.  After visiting with some friends in Germany, I continued on to Winterburg.  Yes, it felt like winter there.  The sun comes out for a minute, then it rains without warning.  The riding is a miniature version of the Whistler Bikpark.  Needless to say, I loved it.

The festival put on by Mountain Bike Rider magazine has all the gravity events, which brings all the freaks and gravity-heads in Germany out for the weekend.

I am thinking this weekend in Whistler is going to be pretty sweet.  Descents in the bike park, xc rides,a garage sale, followed by a block party with a killer DJ and some liquid fun. . .. . come by if you want!  7295 Spruce Grove Lane.  We will be getting Groovy.

Just another fun chapter in the Schley Chronicles.

Richie follows Willow Koerber and then brother Ben, Koerber on “BK’s Wild Ride”

Thanks to the V.I.O Sport guys for making the cameras so easy to use.

My first trip to Europe every year usually starts with a long flight, some jet lag, a reunion with my bikes that live in Europe, several glasses of fine wine with my boss Peter from Rotwild and off to Italy for some riding and great food. This year wasn’t much different. I met up with my best buddy James and my bikes (Rotwild; R.E.D Two, E1, and a new R.E.D. Three, so sick to have the quiver) and off we went, in some lame strange van/car.

First stop adidas. It amazes me that some one can get lost even with a navigation system, but I am that person. Ha!

It was well worth it to catch up with the people that keep me clothed from head to toe in the sickest clothing around.

Axel Birkhartd and his right hand man Marc Grandmontages were kind enough to take time out of their busy schedule to meet with me and catch up on the happening of the mountain bike world.

After that, one of the coolest and most fun times of the year for me, shopping at Adidas.

My more feminine side, drives me to become crazy in this situation, with so many choices of the most awesome stuff to choose from. That is the way to start a road trip with some new threads.

Ten hours of driving, one sleep and a boat ride and we arrive in Elba, Italy to meet Wade Simpons, Turbo Lenzen and Moniolo(Marco Toniolo) as we call them. After a quick swim in the Mediterranean Sea, we are on the bikes.

Approaching the island of Elba, Italy.

Anywhere you ride on this island you can enjoy views of the sea and some history along the way. We stopped to take some shots at one of Napoleon’s hideouts. Cool!

After a week of Pizza, fish and some sweet riding, we loaded up the car and headed for Riva del Garda bike festival.

This is one of coolest places I have been in Europe. Beautiful lake with huge mountains shooting straight up out of the water and trails everywhere from past times of war.

The rain stopped as we arrived in the village and the sun came out just in time for the festivities to begin. This weekend is always a very busy time because everyone is trying to get some of my time, for one thing or another, but it is filled with riding with great people, photo shoots, partying and a lot of fantastic Italian food.

Some high lights from the weekend for me were the Shimano Saint rides with all of my riding buddies from home http://www.paul-lange.de/news/news/events_veranstaltungen/rivadelgarda2009/de,

Watching my teammate Marius Hoppinsack win the Saalbach/Hinterglem DJ event and the funny photo shoots with Freeride magazine.

I love Italy and this festival is the best of the year, so if you missed it, make sure you mark it on your calendar for next year.

Although this is a fall shot, not a spring shot, I did ride this trail with Willow today and it was awesome. Fast and flowy with some jumps and just enough mud to make it exciting.

I have had a pretty cool winter with a bunch of riding a bit of skiing, but most of all a ton of fun with some super cool people and that is what it is all about. Get Outside and have some fun.

“Winter time and the livin ain’t so easy.”  This year.

I love skiing powder more then almost anything, but this winter it just hasn’t shown up in my world.
So the next thing to do is go to Squamish or Vancouver for some bundled up riding with Wade or whoever else is dying for a ride. This year too much snow there too.

My buddies and I have been so jonesing for some outside activity that we have all gone out and bought some skate ski gear (a cooler version of cross country skiing that is not much cooler) and been trying to get our thrills that way. Dam scary on the down hills and super hard on the ups.

So I was forced to pack up my NEW bike (Rotwild R.E.D. Three and fly down to Laguna Beach to hang out with Willow, Hans Rey and Brian Lopes for some better weather and the chance to get some thrills and hopefully no spill.

Willow and I are staying a stones through from the beach and a couple blocks from the trails, which is really nice because riding from the house is the best thing ever. Just like home.

John Levy, Brian Lopes , Tony the Tiger and me. Willow is still climbing the almost 4000 vertical ft that we shuttled up. Ha.
I have only been here for a week and have already done a bunch of he classic rides. They have had some rain here so the trails are in awesome shape.
We have done 3 rides around Laguna here, the San Juan Tail and today the Joplin trail(almost 5000 ft, or 1500 meters of descending). It was awesome.

I love my R.E.D. Three, it is the perfect all mountain bike for me.

Stay tuned as I haven’t given up on winter yet and I am expecting a new pair of Rossignal S7 powder skis and will get some face shots soon. I check the snow report everyday from here in Laguna. The white room is the best place on earth.

The guys at Freeride Entertainment have put this video together of all my best segments in there movies.

Hey Fellow freeriders and rippers of all sorts.

I am checking in for the last time in 2008. What an eventful year. Seven trips to Europe, 5 trips to North Carolina, one to Costa Rica, one to Mexico, a million different trails and one engagement to one very beautiful girl and the year in almost over. Wow!

I hope everyone has had a good of a year as I have. With my Rotwild in hand, adidas covering my body, Conti’s new sticky rubber and AXO protecting me from the nasty ground, I feel like a super hero. Until I crash.

Great news for 2009 s that I will continue with most of my current Sponsors; Rotwild, adidas, AXO, Continental, Marzocchi, adidas eyewear, Pedro’s, Shimano, Whistler, fizik and crankbrothers. I will ad to the group DT Swiss, and Ergon.

I am excited to see you all in 2009 and ride tons. Come take a camp with me and my friends to take you riding to another level, try a Rotwild bike(you will never go back) and check out www.richieschley.com, for details and Schley Chronicles.

Lately, I have had a variety of events happening which you can read about below under the photos.