Where the trails Ends....

Dartster

Alright all,

Just thought i would give you a heads up that this new release film is free to watch for pretty much tonight only if you wanted to watch it!

its here http://live.redbull.tv/events/140/where-the-trail-ends/ for those interested.

paul.skibum

I watched it - some of it was interesting but the actual riding, whilst spectacular was so far removed from what I consider to be mountain biking I found it a bit samey after the first couple of sequences. There is only so much desert mountain riding you can watch without it all starting to blend together.

That said Kurt Sorge is a hugely stylish rider - in one sequence he rips into a kicker that sends him 80-90 feet or more in a huge whip - just amazing, lands it like it was nothing.

I watched it all, I enjoyed 80%, I give it 8 out of ten as it was free. 6-7 if I had paid for it.

Dartster

yeah i know what you mean about it getting a bit samey as a visual, i thought the same!

I guess the thing to remember is the immensity and potential huge danger of what they are riding, its easy to overlook that while watching it....the skill and bravery of the stuff they were riding was immense...and to be the first people to ride alot of the places they rode makes it even more epic!

Total respect to them, amazing riding.

But yeah, it could have been better as a piece of film had the riding scenery been mixed up a bit!

cat_with_no_tail

paul.skibum wrote:

- in one sequence he rips into a kicker that sends him 80-90 feet or more in a huge whip - just amazing, lands it like it was nothing.

Sounds sick, and gnarr. I bet they were feeding off each other.

rockmonkeysc

Dartster wrote:

But yeah, it could have been better as a piece of film had the riding scenery been mixed up a bit!

But as they explained at the beginning of the film the type of terrain required for big mountain freeride is very specific. Alpine type terrain is too rocky and just wouldn't be ridable without a lot of building work. The whole point of big mountain freeride is to ride natural lines.

ThePriory1978

Watched it, same opinion as previous posts.

Personally I preferred From The Inside Out. More varied terrain and riding styles, less tourism footage.

Dartster

RockmonkeySC wrote:

Dartster wrote:

But yeah, it could have been better as a piece of film had the riding scenery been mixed up a bit!

But as they explained at the beginning of the film the type of terrain required for big mountain freeride is very specific. Alpine type terrain is too rocky and just wouldn't be ridable without a lot of building work. The whole point of big mountain freeride is to ride natural lines.

But as i said in the quote that you just quoted......As a piece of film

paul.skibum

RockmonkeySC wrote:

Dartster wrote:

But yeah, it could have been better as a piece of film had the riding scenery been mixed up a bit!

But as they explained at the beginning of the film the type of terrain required for big mountain freeride is very specific. Alpine type terrain is too rocky and just wouldn't be ridable without a lot of building work. The whole point of big mountain freeride is to ride natural lines.

Rockmonkey - as a DH sort of a rider did you enjoy it? I can see the skill involved and am impressed by what they ride and in many cases the obvious danger of what they are trying, not to mention the balls they have to keep trying big tricks that they have gone down hard on previously. I also enjoyed the tourism (if you can call it that) story telling sections, particularly the hike out from Kathmandu and other bits, jealous of the camping trip up the Fraser river. I just got a bit numb to the flying dirt, desert mountain lines - one big brown film that got a little dragging toward the end. There is a reason Green River features in bike films - its spectacular riding and scenery - but there is also a reason it features for 5 min sections!

Cat With No Tail wrote:

paul.skibum wrote:

- in one sequence he rips into a kicker that sends him 80-90 feet or more in a huge whip - just amazing, lands it like it was nothing.

Sounds sick, and gnarr. I bet they were feeding off each other.

Well Darren Berecloth was involved so its entirely possible.

dusk

didn't like it, I'd rather watch Chainspotting

musclechat

yeah i know what you mean about it getting a bit samey as a visual, i thought the same! thank you

stuisnew

dusk wrote:

didn't like it, I'd rather watch Chainspotting

I love chainspotting!