There's nothing better than a great full length ending up online. Love when companies like Mutiny and Cult do this because you'll probably only see the DVD in bike stores, but the internet can send things anywhere. This may be the movie that some kid watches and begins riding... Click to watch.

In between Brad and Ty, large objects are being touched by bicycles that weren't designed to. This is probably Brad's highest achievement thus far and I am STILL asking the industry for a legitimate bunnyhop contest between Simms, Wise, and Morrow but they're not delivering. That's why this industry is lame.

Physics took another slap in the face today thanks to action sports athletes who played Dave Mirra's video game as children and grew up treating bicycles like they are razor scooters; spinning, whipping, and flipping beyond anyone's imagination. Here's Austin Coleman, who took third in this contest but first in best trick and in our hearts, landing a 360 triple downside whip, meaning the whipping tail end of the bike counter spins the actual rider's rotation.

Nigel Sylvester has left Mirraco and is said to already have plans for his next venture, which sound like a new brand he will be running. It's also possible that he would simply join another brand such as Skavenger but given Nigel's position in the industry and his entrepreneurship it's more likely he will begin his own brand. Take from these quotes what you will, here's what Nigel and Mirraco president Jim Ford had to say about the changes:

Jim Ford, Mirraco president:

"Mirraco and team rider Nigel Sylvester will be parting ways in 2012. Nigel was a member of Mirraco's powerhouse 2011 team of world class riders that included Dave Mirra, Harry Main, Kyle Baldock, Andy Buckworth, and Chris Hughes. "We're going to miss Nigel. He was a great ambassador for Mirraco, an amazing rider, and a really good guy all rolled into one."

"While we hate to see Nigel go, we understand why he's chosen to move on. He's been given a unique opportunity to help build a brand. He's always been interested in product design, promotion, and creating an image around his lifestyle. His new role will give him full control over all of those areas of the business and that's something Mirraco just couldn't offer him. We wish Nigel all the best in what is a big step in his ongoing career in the bike business. I'm sure he'll do a great job, and we look forward to watching him progress."

Nigel Sylvester:

"I want to express my deepest gratitude to Dave Mirra, Jim Ford and the whole Mirraco staff. It's been an awesome ride for the past 6 years. I've had the opportunity to learn so much, and I'm truly grateful."

2011 was a year filled with memorable moments including Kelly Slater's 11th world title, Olympic status being granted in multiple snow disciplines, several new tricks were landed, a massive swell in Tahiti, world-records being shattered, a new women's surfing world champ...the list goes on.

With all the great stories in 2011 came some NOT so top stories as well. Here's our top 5 most ridiculous, unfortunate, awkward, over-hyped, and miscalculated stories from 2011.

5. Mr. Awkward Matt Wilkerson.
Matty Wilko is both a top 5 best and worst story from 2011. It's the tale of Wilco's as he became one of surfing's most colorful personalities. For Wilco 2011 started with the Quik Pro in Australia when he made headlines not for his solid surfing but for his preferred method of transportation to the beach.(Roller blades)

Later in the year Wilco made a name for himself by charging the massive swell in Tahiti during the Billabong Pro. 2011 was the year of the wetsuit for Wilko as he unveiled a variety of wetsuits specially designed for the different stops on the tour including a dollar bill suit, a tie dye suit, a camouflage suit, and last but not least the notorious boob suit.

The Australian playboy documented his awkward ways on his personal blog out-2-brunch.

4. The unbelievably unfortunate timing of the Mountain Biker in South Africa.
While at a weekend competition near Albert Falls Dam in South Africa, unlucky mountain biker Evan van der Spuy was head-butted by a red hartebeest from out of nowhere. Fortunately for Van der Spuy the amazing incident was captured on video by another rider who was wearing a helmet cam. He turned his misfortune into celebrity as this video was one of the top viral videos in 2011.


3. The over-hyped Pastranathon.
Dubbed as four days of mayhem centered around X Games 17 in LA and a Nascar race in Indianapolis, Travis Pastrana attempted to compete in both during the same weekend. "The Pastranathon" became the center of attention as ESPN built their marketing material including a national commercial based on Pastrana's wild weekend. Pastranathon ended as soon as it started when Pastrana broke his right foot attempting the 720 TP roll during "Moto X Best Trick." Although Pastranathon was extremely over-hyped in typical Pastrana fashion he found a way to qualify for the finals of RallyCross the last day of X Games by using hand controls.


2. Shaun White's home collection.
Shaun White's newest collaboration with Target, the Shaun White Home collection, hit stores for a limited time December 26. The collection, features a variety of items to decorate kids' rooms, including curtains, bedding and lamps.

Ok Shaun, it's getting to be a bit ridiculous. We understand wanting to capitalize as much as possible on your career while you're still relative but bed sheets and curtains? At some point there should be a line between good judgement and going to far. For example, a good call which made sense was inking a deal with BFG to learn to drive. Bad call, Shaun's cameo in the Hollywood film Friends with Benefits. If you haven't seen it yet, trust us it's a good thing Shaun is still the best snowboarder on the planet because acting is not his strong point.

1. The ASP's slight miscalculation.
The stage was set, the celebration was grand, Kelly Slater clinched an unprecedented 11th world title with a third-round triumph during the Rip Curl Pro Search in San Francisco. Not so fast, the ASP, in a monumentally embarrassing screw-up, incorrectly figured the mathematics of the world title race. Slater learned of the mistake from a fan on Twitter.

The trophy was temporarily given back to the ASP until Slater made things right by winning his next heat officially clinching the world title. The error eventually lead to the resignation of CEO Brodie Carr, who had overseen all the aforementioned changes.

Other than the monumental error, the ASP had a very successful year, getting epic waves at virtually every WCT stop including the largest swell in recent memory during the Billabong Pro Tahiti at Teahupoo.