[peewee]

watch this

Nice vid, is that from your recent trip?

[gingerninja]

nice vid, looks like you had loads of fun. i need to get out there soon.
nice to see you obeying the no using electrical equipment on take off 

[fatdoc]

watch this

Nice vid, is that from your recent trip?

Nah, I'm not that good at taking film & editing.... I thought it was a great film though!

[ianv]

Off tomorrow back in October
Deux Alpes, Montgenevre, Les Orres, Orchiere, Pra Loup, Valnord, Granvalira, Ax les Thermes, Les Angles. Hope the weather bucks up for the northern alps.

 

[Fultonius]

watch this

Nice vid, is that from your recent trip?

Those guys are definitely not punters! Good skills and good video!

Nah, I'm not that good at taking film & editing.... I thought it was a great film though!

[fatkid2000]

Looks good FD - even if you didn't make the video.

[stom]

This just makes me want out get out and ride!

[peewee]

watch this

Nice vid, is that from your recent trip?

Those guys are definitely not punters! Good skills and good video!

Nah, I'm not that good at taking film & editing.... I thought it was a great film though!

I cringed a bit when i saw the guy start the big gap you can just tell he's not going to make it then face plants the landing, he then just gets up pretty lucky not to break anything apart from the bike.

[fatdoc]

again.. not my vid. though tracks we all rode

great edit

[fatdoc]

first of a few...

suffered a massive pinkbike server crash last night.. so one at a time from now on:



be aware, the bits that look steep are near on vertical... best appreciated  by the lead rider ( Bubba) slowing then dropping in, if you know the trail you will emphasise how hard it is to film the angle, it's taken me 8 years to ride it clean!! i did it, that run - behind the filming rider (fbsf).

happy happy days !!

[fatdoc]

for a mate:

wouldn't post if it wasn't mint / local & a bargain

http://www.pinkbike.com/buysell/900267/

[fatdoc]

Now, this was tech...

[gingerninja]

for a mate:

wouldn't post if it wasn't mint / local & a bargain

http://www.pinkbike.com/buysell/900267/

i can vouch for this. its in really good condition and is a very versatile bike.

[Bubba]

Now, this was tech...

Trail of the holiday for me - very steep but still flowy and great, technical, dusty root-riding

It's true, these wide-angle helmet cams do flatten everything out a lot. The little chute at 1:35 was too steep to walk down but it looks pretty tame on film. Still, the Go Pro with the chest mount does work beautifully.

[Bubba]

I've uploaded some of the clips from France in HD - these are the unedited so no music/captions/etc but lots of rattling - straight from the Go-Pro source files.

I'm not trying to undermine Fatdoc's nice editing skillz but it's just Pinkbike doesn't seem to allow HD.

http://www.youtube.com/user/borker99   (remember to select 720p and you can watch them fullscreen).

[gingerninja]

are all the tracks like those in the youtube vids like that over there? ive not seen many vids from there, and i was thinking they would be a bit more open and full speed. they looked like a very long, dry wharncliffe with a lift. not that thats a bad thing 

[Bubba]

No, most of the official tracks are open and fast - I just preferred these "off piste" style unmarked trails. More interesting.

Technically some of the ones we were riding are illegal as they're on private land.

The official runs are good but after a while the braking bumps get a bit depressing.

[fatdoc]

 BIG news for north wales DH

this looks tech enough! and it's not far!!




http://www.facebook.com/pages/Revolution-Bike-Park-Llangynog/151627408209262

http://www.revolutionbikepark.co.uk/index.html

already full untill october...

[Bubba]

Is that a dead deer on the floor at 1:05 or am I tripping?

Great to have another uplift within easy travelling distance, we should check it out for sure.

[Bubba]

I missed this whilst I was on holiday - totally incredible championship winning run from Danny Hart at Champery. The conditions are horrendous and the track looks beastly. Just look at him take the piss letting it all hang out and still winning by over 10 seconds 

The rising hysteria from the commentators is quite funny as well.

* watch on youtube for a 720p version

[tomtom]

Thats one superb ride, and commentary. I want them on the red button commentary when MrsTT has Strictly on

[fatdoc]

I missed this whilst I was on holiday - totally incredible championship winning run from Danny Hart at Champery. The conditions are horrendous and the track looks beastly. Just look at him take the piss letting it all hang out and still winning by over 10 seconds 

The rising hysteria from the commentators is quite funny as well.

* watch on youtube for a 720p version

the king is dead

long live the king

[fatdoc]

not your usual pinkbike rant... very worth reading the comments

http://www.pinkbike.com/news/Riding-in-the-Age-of-Confusion-2011.html

[ianv]

The stuff at the ski village looks nice, any idea when it opens to the public?

[john horscroft]

According to Jon Dallow, they're hoping to have it up and running by May.  Going to need some volunteer effort though....