The Man Who Cycled the Americas

Crapaud
Crapaud Posts: 2,483
edited April 2010 in The bottom bracket
I was really looking forward to this. Disappointing though. One hour for Alaska, Canada and the US? Far too fast. It should have been a 6-parter!

Having said that, it had it's moments. The yank praying for Mark was totally unexpected and Mark's face was a picture. :lol:

Great scenery, but not enough. Some of it might as well have been snapshots for all the time they lingered on it.

Hope the next 2 episodes are better.
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  • Akuma
    Akuma Posts: 22
    Crapaud wrote:
    I was really looking forward to this. Disappointing though. One hour for Alaska, Canada and the US? Far too fast. It should have been a 6-parter!

    Exactly my thinking, what a shame.
  • GiantMike
    GiantMike Posts: 3,139
    When was the last time mainstream TV gave decent coverage to non-Olympic cycling?
  • amaferanga
    amaferanga Posts: 6,789
    GiantMike wrote:
    When was the last time mainstream TV gave decent coverage to non-Olympic cycling?

    Dunno, but the next time is tonight, BBC2, 7pm - 9pm.
    More problems but still living....
  • LorneC
    LorneC Posts: 149
    and 6pm on the red button ;-)
    Already signed up for the following 2010 rides:

    Etape Caledonia (May 16th)
    AMR's Trossachs Ton (June 20th)
    AMR's Cross-Border Sportive (Sept 19th)

    http://www.twitter.com/LorneCallaghan
  • Cornish-J
    Cornish-J Posts: 978
    I thought it was a good watch, they could have stretched it out but it might have started to beccome too focused on a cycling audience as aposed to your average joe watching it for entertainment.
  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,821
    GiantMike wrote:
    When was the last time mainstream TV gave decent coverage to non-Olympic cycling?

    The world road champs were on all over the red button and the men's road race was on actual telly
  • rjh299
    rjh299 Posts: 721
    Quite funny when he said bout his riding buddy! :lol:
  • Crapaud
    Crapaud Posts: 2,483
    Seems there's an accompanying series on BBC Radio Scotland: Marks Diary, Episode 1 (of 3)

    It's all about Denali:
    BBC wrote:
    With snow, wind, ice and altitude all taking their toll, the certainty of Mark Beaumont reaching the summit of Denali, North America's highest peak, was far from assured.
    A fanatic is one who can’t change his mind and won’t change the subject - Churchill
  • pneumatic
    pneumatic Posts: 1,989
    If you want more clips, his facebook page has a link to the ones they didn't use.

    type in cycling the americas

    Fast and Bulbous
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  • Crapaud
    Crapaud Posts: 2,483
    Cheers, Pneumatic. I found them here.
    A fanatic is one who can’t change his mind and won’t change the subject - Churchill
  • Flash 72
    Flash 72 Posts: 76
    I went to see him last week in Bolton he was such a down to earth man who was quite happy to stop and talk afterwards. The 2hr show flew by and was very insparational and entertaining if you have not bin yet it's definatley worth a visit at only £12 on the door it's a fairly cheap night out.
    If I only scrape a livin, at least it's living worth sraping for
  • pneumatic
    pneumatic Posts: 1,989
    I've met him a couple of times and he is that rare combination of high achiever and thoroughly decent and inspiring human being.

    Fast and Bulbous
    Peregrinations
    Eddingtons: 80 (Metric); 60 (Imperial)
  • brin
    brin Posts: 1,122
    Was scarey riding through mexico, good job he met that 'mechanic' from halfords who informed him his 'pedal bearings' were worn out......erm :roll:
  • bexley5200
    bexley5200 Posts: 692
    good cycling story man
    going downhill slowly
  • hugo15
    hugo15 Posts: 1,101
    I'm going to see him in Middlesbrough on Tuesday evening. Really looking forward to it.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    I watched the first episode on catch up this morning. i noticed that in some clips his cranks were on the left side then on the righte side of his bike :? Why do film makers do this, is it for scenery continuity or something ?
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    dmclite wrote:
    I watched the first episode on catch up this morning. i noticed that in some clips his cranks were on the left side then on the righte side of his bike :? Why do film makers do this, is it for scenery continuity or something ?

    They sometimes need to flip the shot so that they keep riding from the same side of the screen to the other.

    It's a mental thing. Otherwise, people go "why's he going back?"
    _
  • daccordimark
    daccordimark Posts: 68
    dmclite wrote:
    I watched the first episode on catch up this morning. i noticed that in some clips his cranks were on the left side then on the righte side of his bike :? Why do film makers do this, is it for scenery continuity or something ?

    To help film makers following me I've developed a new transmission system with cranks on both sides of the bike.

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