Reece Wallace
What ’ s special about the Giant relationship that ’ s made you stick with them for so long ?
Besides having the best bikes , it ’ s the people . I respect their vision and ideas when we create content , and our ability to collaborate keeps the fire burning inside to always create better videos which portray my riding and their bikes in the best light .
2015 was your first Red Bull Rampage start . What preparation did you do for that event and can you really fully prepare for the madness that is ?
In 2014 , I dug for Brandon Semenuk . Within a few days , I knew I didn ’ t want to be digging a line for someone else , I wanted to be back there riding .
The following spring , I went back to Utah for a few weeks and built my own features for a Chromag video . I submitted the video and was invited to Rampage the following fall .
Do you prefer to build lines that are massive senders , or super technical riding , or a mixture ?
A mixture , freeride requires both . We ’ re not racers , and we ’ re not dirt jumpers . I don ’ t want to see a line which goes straight to the bottom with no airs . I also don ’ t want to see DH bike do slopestyle which is the way I think Rampage is heading . Doing both , like Sorge , is what makes a successful run .
Did you dig your line on your own , or did you have a group of people to help make the line a reality ?
2015 was a bit of a s ** t show . It was the second year on the same venue , and the site was tapped out . My crew and I built an entirely fresh line , but it was bottle necked on both sides from other riders .
It wasn ’ t the line I wanted to do but Rampage riders aren ’ t too keen on sharing anything so I made the best with what I had . I want to come back in 2018 for another shot . u
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We ’ re not racers , and we ’ re not dirt jumpers . I don ’ t want to see a line which goes straight to the bottom with no airs .
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