Klunkerz
drummondjhn
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Anyone one watch this on Extreme tv last week was great insight into history of mountain bikes
http://www.klunkerz.com/
http://www.klunkerz.com/
Life is not a spectator sport
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Dvd is well worth buying. I have a vintage Breezer so seeing Jo Breeze etc was awesome0
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I watched it and I thought it was brilliant.
It must be an incredible feeling for guys like Joe Breeze, Tom Ritchey and Gary Fisher to see mountain bikes become global. Well worth the price of a DVD.0 -
They were certainly crazy, going downhill at crazy speed with no helmets and crap brakes, I'm surprised none of them got totally spannered.0
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Andy_B wrote:
No there isn't, go buy the DVDgeordiefreerider wrote:Theres nothing there to watch ???? :roll:
If I cant download/stream it I dont watch it
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Geordie,
That's exactly why filmmakers (and other artists) who don't take money from big corporations are disappearing. Ripping and burning, Torrent sites and the rest of the illegal 'free' download platforms will be the death of independent artists (music, film, etc.). Free downloads aren't free, somebody picks up the tab. If we can't pay off our work (and we can't), we won't be able to make any more projects. When it's just a big commercial for a corporation, (no matter how subconscious the advertising) they're happy to have you get it for free. It's just a long form commercial, and a hell of a lot cheaper than doing 30 second media buys on television. Those broadcasts you see on Extreme are from satellite and go out to 120+ countries. They air the film as many times as they want over the course of the license period. The broadcasts significantly reduce global DVD sales, since most people who are interested in a particular program record it. It does increase awareness of a project, which is why some of us do it. By the time (if) the filmmakers get paid for the broadcasts months or years later, we might make $300.00 for providing an hour or 90 minutes of programming, that's it. And the broadcaster could screen it dozens or even hundreds of times during the license period. They pay us maybe 1/1000th of the production budget of the film we spent years to make. To buy a 30 second commerical spot for an ad costs WAY more than that $300.00. It's insane, but it's true. Just thought you might be interested in a little media economics in the digital age. Thanks to everybody at Bike Radar who has supported my efforts, and those who actually purchased the film and enjoyed it. I really appreciate the support.
Ride on,
Billy
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I think I remember seeing an interview with one of the blokes from the band Marillion (no, it wasn't Fish) and he said that one of the bands videos had been viewed over 10 million times and that Youtube had paid them less than 10p, which I suppose echos your point, Klunkerbill.0
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Hi there Billy. Excellent video which I got for christmas last year. I knew some of the history before hand having owned my 92 Breezer Lightning Pro since new but the DVD was great and I really loved all the old footage. Just been rebuilding the bike ahead of a imminent local race meeting where theres going to be a big retro crowd http://www.brightonbigdog.com/
all the best
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I was out with a load of retro bikers last weekend, fully rigid, canti brakes, U brakes, hardtails with about 30mm of travel, a '33 Schwinn Excelsior klunker, which rides really well, slack angles, awesome bike!
We did a few timed runs on some 'DH' sections on the N.Yorks Moors....
..I was 8th out of 20 riders & I was on my '07 Orange 5 & I wasn't sparing the horses!
The guys who still keep it real & ride retro are hardcore riders. Big respect to them.
Long live the Klunkers, if it wasn't for them Mountain Biking would not be what it is today.
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Fantastic glad i started post found it fascinating Life is not a spectator sport0
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Just been out on mine. First time ive taken it offroad in years. Im used to a 140mm travel Zesty, this is rigid except a flex stem, 23" bars, 120mm stem, bum in the air, no granny ring etc but I had a absolute blast! Ok it was borderline lethal being so over the front but it made me pick my line right and I was still flying along. Wouldnt want to go down a proper downhill on it though, rim brakes really don't work for me heh0
