Words by Mike Hopkins, Photography / Video by Dave Peacock
It's late June and if you are a fortunate resident of the fine province of British Columbia, you will know it's been a fort night or two, since we last saw the sun. Words to describe the past month would line up something like this... Rainy, pounded, poured, soaked, saturated, soggy, pruned, pickled, to put it bluntly wet became an understatement two weeks ago. "Spring 2012" has officially been retitled "Monsoon Season".
But like most weather woes, one hits a point where he accepts the soak, spins wheels, splits puddles, and has a smashing good time. I teamed up with Gravity and my buddy Dave Peacock to set out to have some fun in nature’s sweat lodge. Four days, two days of digging, two days of filming, and one hell of a good time amidst a sky full of soggy assailants. Boom! Monsoon Season ain't so bad. Love the Soak.
Rippin' Ruts
Escaping the rain
Mike Hopkins rides the
Gravity Light 800mm handlebars,
Gravity Light Direct Mount Stem,
Gravity Light Seatposts and the
Gravity Light Race Guide.
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Obviously this was an awesome trail, But we didn't get to see much of it. Many shots were cut out so you didn't see the trail at all just i bike flying around. I would have liked to see some more of the trail so I can relate to how he's riding.
And there were too many repeated shots at each "feature". Sometimes you have to "kill your darlings" a little bit and choose wich shots you like the most. The video looses a lot of flow with all the repeating.
Great song though and some of the shots are truly amazing just wanted to share my opinions
Too many shots on that first jump though
Also I think Mike is a great fit for the Norco team; love his style!
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