Editing was ok and the concept was a nice Idea. If the rider (I use that in a very loose term as well) was on a mini BMX he would have probably rode faster and smoother...... Poor bloke couldn't even lift his bike when jumping, and those skids........ Never mind the fact he was trying to make it look like he was putting the power down!!! hahaha, if he'd selected a lower gear, he'd have accelerated quicker and looked less of a fool in my opinion. Loads of visual movement without the actual propulsion.
As stated above though, this would have been better with a street rider or trials rider performing equally as good jumps/tricks. A few badly controlled skids didn't really do it justice. Never mind the fact that it was declared Urban DH in a town that is as flat a a crack whores arse. should have done it somewhere that actually has a gradient in the town, like Aberwryswith or something.
Critics aren't mean, they're honest. Plus the bike does look a bit heavy. Maybe if he stiffened up the suspension, certain shots would have looked different I still like the video no matter what. Sucks that he didn't win though!
Constructive Criticism isn't always seen as a nice thing. I'm sure they may well see different points of view to what people think of their work. I did like the video but there was these few points that I thought would have improved their concept. Not everyone can be false and big people up, whilst secretly bitching about them behind their back. I prefer honest, straight to the point comments. If there wasn't substance behind the comments made then I'd argue the case. If however it is something to take on board then you would in positive way.
People strive for perfection. You NEVER get close to perfection if you don't try things. You have to make mistakes to learn in life.
If I had to guess, I'd say he only rides park since he couldn't out-peddle the runner. Obviously that DH bike was not the right choice for this race. But one could hardly call that guy a Joey.
According to the video, if the biker was doing flips and spins all the time as well, then he would have won. That was the deciding factor for the free-runner.
Is it now mandatory to wear a neck brace to ride down steps? I thought Hans No Way Rey taught us it was possible in lycra on a hardtail, perhaps the full face is to hide this hero's shame?
It's a nice idea and very well staged/edited but there are obvious cuts and re-takes that lose the flow. I reckon also that the Freerunner was probably quite expert and the rider was just a guy someone knew. Stick the freerunner up against CG or Gee Atherton and CG would be sipping on Champagne for a good 15 minutes before the free runner turned up all sweaty and breathless. Moreover though it didn't thrill as an edit (in my opinion)
Oww look how cool downhill bikes are, they can get out sprinted by a man running. Just another reason why downhill bikes are the most impractical bikes out there!!!!
see the thing is you can rarely look cool doing parkour but you can slightly more often look cool riding a dh bike off big step gaps (if only there were some big step gaps)
Wow, so many people giving seemingly serious comments in here on the stupidest video ever made. The Nascar vs skater race is soooo much more way cooler guys. :s
props to the athletes and the film makers. ignore these negative nay-sayers who couldn't storyboard or concept an idea to save their lives, let alone edit an iPhone vid.
It's like comparing David to Goliath. Only where David is has no stone, is mentally challenged, and gets crushed and eaten alive by Goliath.
Never compare downhill cycling to something lame as parcour. It's the little mentally challenged sister of extreme sports.
Poor bloke couldn't even lift his bike when jumping, and those skids........ Never mind the fact he was trying to make it look like he was putting the power down!!! hahaha, if he'd selected a lower gear, he'd have accelerated quicker and looked less of a fool in my opinion. Loads of visual movement without the actual propulsion.
As stated above though, this would have been better with a street rider or trials rider performing equally as good jumps/tricks. A few badly controlled skids didn't really do it justice. Never mind the fact that it was declared Urban DH in a town that is as flat a a crack whores arse. should have done it somewhere that actually has a gradient in the town, like Aberwryswith or something.
Guilty as charged. My apologies go to @TigerNF