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With his name conveniently morphing into B-Rage, a Viking-like appearance, a penchant for heavy metal, and a reputation for videos featuring some of the gnarliest riding going, it’s perhaps just as well Brage Vestavik is a Red Bullsponsored freerider from Norway. And not a librarian. Or a kitten breeder.
I have to admit that I’m a bit of a fan. I was especially disappointed when his Red Bull Rampage debut in 2021 was cut short when he crashed hard. His loose line seemed to be barely scratched into the ground and was a contrast to the relatively groomed lips and landers we tend to see there these days. In his videos, it always looks like he’s having a lot of fun. They’re high energy, and there’s a raw edge to them that reminds me of the early days of mountain biking videos. He does some dizzying things on log skinnies, but it’s his more natural line riding that I like best – when he carves his way through terrain where it seems barely plausible that there is a line.