hell, all gravity mountain biking could be free riding...DH,DJ, trials, shore, slope style are all subdivisions. Secondly, just because it's a paid competition, it doesn't necessarily mean that it's not free ride. When you think about it, competitions are only held because both sponsors and the public want to see some more crazy stuff. So what is freeride? To me, the first thing that comes to mind is the rampage, a mixture of all forms of gravity cycling. But I have realized that the category has broadened over years of progression since 2000. What we need now is someone willing to push the envelope and relight the candle that the end of nwd blew out.