I literally watched this flick 6 times while it was streaming (thank you PB & Red Bull!). The cinematography, editing, and of course the riding were absolutely riveting. It feels like our 'Endless Summer', something I could see a non-rider actually sitting through and thinking, 'ah ha, that's why they do it...'. Very well done, and hopefully the beginning of the 'next generation' of true theater-quality mtb film making.
my copy of it arrived yesterday and watched it like 4x so far.it gave me goosebumps and i admit i shed a tear or two from watching the riders smiles or failures.and of course the views are phenomenal,tip my hat to everybody who was involved in this.thanks and much appreciated.
Im waiting on my copy to come in to my LBS! shipping from Cali, should be here by Monday! Im stoked! My lbs has one copy that a Specialized rep dropped off so i watched the China clip while I was in there shooting the shit. Great job AH films!!!
yeah he's riding a downhill bike down a hill. no jumps. no drops. just a mountain. anyone could. its more for the unique location. and i'm positive it's 500 times more steep than it looks.
There's a shot of Doerfling hitting a chute in the second Gobi section towards the end of the film. It's the only shot in the film that's at an oblique angle and really shows the steepness of the terrain they're riding in the entire feature. The amount of skill that's required to clean this terrain is unfathomable. It only looks easy for a reason.
that just doesnt come across on camera....when a guy is using his bike as a climbing aid, you know its steep..........helmet cams never show how steep something is
I actually agree. I dont really like helmet cameras, as side of helmet looks crap and top of helmet looks like your riding a penny farthing...chest mount!!!
