A collaboration built on athleticism, showmanship, and engineering.
The brief
They met at a competition. They built a bike years later.
Christian and Darwin's Pat first crossed paths at Big White Slopestyle in 2021. A few years later, a session on a prototype Strata at Woodward Park City turned into a question: what would it take to build his own.
Christian and Pat first met at Big White Slopestyle in 2021, where Christian was competing at the pro level and Pat's son Liam was competing in the bronze field. Christian's energy and flair for the show was unmistakable. Years later, Liam and Christian crossed paths again at Woodward Park City while training for the summer season — Liam was riding the prototype 1.0 Strata, and Christian tried it out. He was stoked enough on the feel that he reached out to see what was possible in building a custom version: his dream bike.
The build
Every detail of the Strata, broken down.
Three bikes, cut apart to build one new one.
Darwin virtually cut apart three bikes Christian had ridden in the past, taking cues from what's known to work well — head tube angle, BB drop — and building a new rear triangle with a fatter chainstay and a carved wishbone at the bottom bracket to let Christian run it slammed. He's constantly pushing spin tricks like the twister and cashroll combos, so the frame's lateral stiffness was increased and the cockpit adjusted so the bike rotates with him — tight and fast.
His custom wordmark, emblazoned on the top tube.
The one detail unique to every Christian build — a custom wordmark on the top tube, part of the same Royal Marble direction he helped design.
Royal Marble — a finish Christian art-directed himself.
Knowing this would be Christian's go-to weapon for big shows including the 2026 Nitro Circus, Darwin built a bold, hand-guided anodized finish for his Strata. Christian gave creative direction on the look and colorway — sample anodized palettes went through several rounds before the team landed on a finish dubbed Royal Marble. One-of-a-kind, built for one rider.
The complete Strata, built around one rider.
Showmanship
A serial entrepreneur and a showman, on and off the bike.
Christian's flair for spectacle — big shows, bigger tricks — pushed Darwin to build the most visually striking Strata yet: a frame made to headline arenas, built for a rider who treats every run like a performance.
Technical specs
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In the world
Dropped at Bentonville. Straight into a world's first.
The Royal Marble Strata debuted at Bentonville Bike Fest, July 2026 — and went straight to work.
Debut
Bentonville Bike Fest, Jul 2026
Red Bull Double Down
4th, with Andrew Topa
Swatch Nines, Sölden
Best MTB Trick
Christian and partner Andrew Topa placed 4th in the world's first Red Bull Double Down, trading synchronized cashroll tailwhips. He followed it up by winning Best MTB Trick at Swatch Nines in Sölden, Austria.