He could do himself justice and enter Rampage. What is he, a freerider who doesn't like to compete? A super awesome Special Ed tester who thought the Demo was super awesome? I'm just curious, how did this guy become relevant?
Matt Hunter became relevant because he's fucking awesome. He does super cool rides and is a super cool person, and people dig that. He gets people stoked about riding, and that's probably the best thing a sponsored athlete could do.
Like I said, I figured he was a "super awesome" guy. But you gotta compete if you want respect from me, and there is nothing he does on a bike that hundreds of other guys couldn't do. . This is not snowboarding.
@protour no one cares or respects you, what makes you think anyone would want your respect? what does snowboarding have to do with anything? some top guys compete, some don't in all sports. most pathetic troll award goes to!
@protour Matt competed at Rampage in 04 and got to the final day. He was also a major part of the collective and had parts in NWD. The guy is tremendously relevant. You don't get to be on specialized for a decade for not being relevant and really good at what you do.
@protour, I just had a look at your comments over the years on pinkbike. You seem to think you're pretty smart, you could teach us all a thing or two. Also seems like you have a lttle man crush on Gwin, cute.
The design of the xtr crank has just gone back 10 years. it looks like a wheel hub and not a very nice one at that. They had it nailed with the current model. Sweetest looking cranks on the market.
@Protour Just for the record I believe that I saw Matt Hunter competing at Rampage on lots of different occasions so he has competed in that among other events.
lol, listen to protour. "blah blah blah" talking shit from a guy who has a bunch of photos of kids and girlfriend rides on his profile... Im sure mr. hunter is dismayed to not have YOUR respect, but then you don't have any of our respects and we all like matt So..... I agree with arkon though, this video is the first video of matt hunter that I didn't really dig, but its shimano so I wager it payed well. Still mad props to you matt hunter
@Protour here.... www.youtube.com/watch?v=Shn1egLicmI#t=221 watch until the end. Hunter has been shredding so hard on such a different level than most dudes for quite some time now. Shit, I wish I could shred and ride for Specialized and never have to race, thats ridiculous! Also the cheese wedge sender on one of the earlier Disorder's was siiiiiick, huge gap for a dude I'd never heard of and instant respect.
Chyu, What do you feed your beard to make it look like the compost pile it has become?
I guess MHunter is like Tippie and Schley, Canadian freeriders living off the legacy of their past. Nothing wrong with that, but at least those two have some results.
I schooled your dumb bucket of a brain in a couple debates on here.
Over 100 neg props, I'm so devastated! You clones really know how to make a real difference in the world, pushing those + & - buttons and changing the world for the better.
Things I learned on pb today:
1. It's a sin to question any Canadian Frerrider, regardless of their lack of results or accomplishments. Just assume that they have a great personality to make up for any shortcomings, that they "shred", are f'ing awesome, and blah, blah, blah "super cool" blah.
2. My pinkbike profile sucks. Again, completely devastated.
3. I'm apparently not respected by everyone. More devastation...
Protour, freeride is one of the only disciplines where results don't really matter. Freeride is all about finding creative lines and having fun, not competing.
"sram" is a transformed form of verb "srać" which means "to shit". therefore "im shitting" is the same as "ja sram". "sram" is the form that exists only for first person singular in present, so there you go, now you know some shit that is why also you shouldnt ever wear SRAM trucker while in Poland
So all jokes a side, is sram really that bad? i have had good experience with rock shock and sram shifting. Love shimano brakes, but when it comes to shifting and suspension I will take sram. Fox makes a good product, but i feel like the warranty is not as good and rock shock's product is equal to fox.
Yeh i love the feel of Shimano shifting… but after reading about this new xtr group i will deffs be on a sram XO1 for my next bike. I will never ever ever touch avid brakes and on the suspension side of things i see what is the best deal i can get. Working in a bike shop really allows for you to know the product and decide what you do and don't like. One of my mates has this little mantra when it comes to drive chains (not brakes or suspension) "Shimano for road and Sram for mountain".
Its just the small things that i don't like about sram - you have to take the entire front plate off the shifter to change the cable, the lever feel in my opinion is inferior to shimano, the brakes… well don't get me started about the lever feel and bleeding them, the suspension on rock shox has tighter seals which are consequently more durable and should allow for less dust to enter the lowers.
Basically, in my honest opinion, if you get Sram, Shimano/Fox and it is tuned up and in good condition it will be nice to ride (except for avid brakes).
hahahaha why are you guys so surprised?? half the videos and articles on here are commercials, some are more obvious than others. On another note, riding downhill trails at night is bad ass!! you really gotta be up on your game and stay focused, but it is so much fun if u got a good bike light.
Every single riding video you see that features a sponsored rider (or any old rider for that matter) is an advertisement. If bike company 'X' sponsors a rider, the rider will be riding their sponsor's bike in the video, which is a form of advertising, even though it's not in your face like this video. The name on the frame will be seen as the rider rides past the camera, the presence of the brand name/logo is promoting the brand, which is what we call advertising. You see this rider absolutely shredding on this bike and you might think, "Hmmm I wouldn't mind buying this as my next bike". Same goes for when you see sponsor logos at the start of edits, it's advertising space.
I don't typically like complaining about this stuff, but why isn't this just an ad at the top or sidebar? It doesn't make sense to me for it to be its own entry. If there was some text to accompany the video, whether from PB or from Shimano, then sure. At least there's something talking about the tech rather than just a commercial.
Because just like on Facebook, no one clicks on the sidebar ads so they insert them into the main "newsfeed". Too bad because the actual riding footage was top notch.
Okay, moving on. This is an ad, a well produced ad (thank you Anthill and Hunter), but still an ad. How does this serve the PB community? If I want my content interrupted with ads, I'll go to YouTube.
Tell you what Pinkbike, I'll rather you go the Netflix route and charge me a low monthly subscription fee so I can access the goods without the advertising.
90 % of Pinkbike content is an ad. Sometimes more for product, sometimes for the rider or for a location. I don't care as long as it's not too much in my face and cool to watch.
I think that was what bothered me. Usually it's more publicity type stuff. A video and then some details in text about what we are looking at. Even some BS like "we worked with our team to find the perfect ratios" or something to provide context around why I'm watching your ad. Or even in the video if someone were talking about it would be better. Not just, here's a commercial. I think the other video ads are at least pretending to not be a straight commercial.
It says XTR in the title... I guessed it was gunna be more of an add than a mint edit. It was exactly what I expected. My guess is that shimano sent a wedge of notes in pinkbikes direction. Pinkbikes a business right?
At least Shimano can make Matt Hunter relevant. Honda is still trying to figure out why Acura is still around. The NSX is not going to save them sorry...
Gotta give it to protour...do you think even 5% of those who mountain bike have a clue as to who matt hunter is or even heard the name? This is pinkbike, and sorry, but this is a miniscule portion of those who call themselves mountain bikers.
So you aren't relevant unless doing comps? BS, Hunter is relevant because he captures the quintessence of mountain biking, the adventurous spirit, the mastery of man over machine.
Matt Hunter not relevant??? Unless there are a ton of XC movies I've never heard of, Matt Hunter has been in a lot of major MTB movies over the past decade, not to mention his countless features in the likes of Mountain Bike Action, Dirt Rag, Decline, etc.
But has he ever competed in anything? I know nobody in the history of the sport who made a living off "freeriding" or whatever this guy does, and never competed in anything. I think about freeriders like the kid on the worn out Foes in Rampage, and came help but wonder if they are more deserving than this guy who apparently is too cool to ever test his skills in a competition.
But maybe he is an awesome tester and good in .product development, after all Shimano still doesnt have a real 1x setup for sale, or the 11-40 10 speed cassette everyone wants. But hey those Xtr cranks are super light, awesome work.
I think that's what is awesome about Hunter. He has made a name for himself in this industry without doing all the comps. He did it on his own terms in his own style. I think that is what draws a lot of people to him. He isn't on some pro tour schedule (see what I did there ). He is out charging and exploring for the sake of it. Presenting a side of mountain biking that is about adventure. That's what mountain biking is to some people, adventure.
Also, in terms of popularity in the general mountain bike community, I bet just as few people that know about Hunter know about Semenuk or Gwin Or even Peaty. Probably because they don't live out their nonriding time on PB or similar sites.
And who knows, maybe he did some comps in the beginning of his career.
Just look at skateboarding or bmx, many even look down on those that do competitions because they think they are sellouts or that competitions take away from the culture of the sport. Mountain biking started because it was fun, matt reminds us that it is about shreddin and havin a good time, that is why we all started mountain biking.
Yeah, that's what I don't like about those sports, but everyone is entitled to their own preferences I guess. I don't call it selling out, I think competition is human nature and a basic instinct.
Oh I see, MHunter is an "adventurer". Thanks for explaining that. I do like his name.
Quite honestly, it came out quite cheesy comparing to those videos that Stance films (Life Cycles) made for Saint many years ago. www.lifecyclesfilm.com/visuals/film . As a commercial is sucks as I don't see the product in the dark (n.d.a.a.a.) and as a movie shot in the dark, the footage is one of the best I have ever seen but edit ruins it with commercial bits coming as sson as you settle into the mood. The visuals are quality and appealing, transition for movie to computer graphics is cool, but as a whole piece there is just too much of conflict of interest...
Yes, you are right. The video felt really broken up without any flow. Beautifully filmed, but choppy (as hell?) editing without the continuity you would expect. Those green component graphics would have looked fantastic as a simulated HUD view. Instead, they were interrupting the riding while drifting lazily around like helium balloons on a plain black background. I wanted to reach out and grab them like a 4 year old in a bubble machine... then whoa, you are suddenly zooming back to the riding. Waste of big money there and a missed opportunity! A shot from Matt's onboard POV camera would have looked great behind them to simulate his nighttime head's up display. They could have saved some money by foregoing the jolting zooms and lazy 3D rotations and it would have kept the riding going through those segments. On the plus side… the logo reassembling at the end was really cool!!!
Love it! You can really see how smooth XTR makes his pedalling and still having a granny ring that he didn't even use on the uphill part really kept his pedalling efficient, the darkness of the edit really highlights the aesthetics of the new groupset too and you can see behind all the trees and slow-mo how much faster and better XTR has made Matt Hunter as an individual.... I'm sold! :-P
A lot of riders (myself included) are going to lengths to LOSE the front derailleur (Wolftooth, OneUpComponents) not put one back on. I like XTR but don’t get this decision. They’ve always copied SRAM in the past - why not this time of all instances? I was hoping for an XT 1 x 11…or something. After losing the front derailleur and shifter, I don’t want to go back. Am I missing something?
Honestly, I want to see that ad on national TV. It just makes riding look like so much fun; I think it could expose mountain biking to a lot more people and capture their interest.
If you expect a video which has a product name in the title not to be an advertisement you are gonna have a bad time. Would have like to see more riding though.
No shit that's exactly what I was thinking! you need a shimano 2x11 to equal a sram 1x11 gear range. The whole point is to shit can the front mech. I can't for the life of me tell you what shimano was thinking....
I guess MHunter is like Tippie and Schley, Canadian freeriders living off the legacy of their past. Nothing wrong with that, but at least those two have some results.
Over 100 neg props, I'm so devastated! You clones really know how to make a real difference in the world, pushing those + & - buttons and changing the world for the better.
Things I learned on pb today:
1. It's a sin to question any Canadian Frerrider, regardless of their lack of results or accomplishments. Just assume that they have a great personality to make up for any shortcomings, that they "shred", are f'ing awesome, and blah, blah, blah "super cool" blah.
2. My pinkbike profile sucks. Again, completely devastated.
3. I'm apparently not respected by everyone. More devastation...
I need to go to the biff to take a Sram.
that is why also you shouldnt ever wear SRAM trucker while in Poland
here in Canada SRAM also means shit
Its just the small things that i don't like about sram - you have to take the entire front plate off the shifter to change the cable, the lever feel in my opinion is inferior to shimano, the brakes… well don't get me started about the lever feel and bleeding them, the suspension on rock shox has tighter seals which are consequently more durable and should allow for less dust to enter the lowers.
Basically, in my honest opinion, if you get Sram, Shimano/Fox and it is tuned up and in good condition it will be nice to ride (except for avid brakes).
Too bad, so sad...
Okay, moving on. This is an ad, a well produced ad (thank you Anthill and Hunter), but still an ad. How does this serve the PB community? If I want my content interrupted with ads, I'll go to YouTube.
Tell you what Pinkbike, I'll rather you go the Netflix route and charge me a low monthly subscription fee so I can access the goods without the advertising.
Sometimes more for product, sometimes for the rider or for a location.
I don't care as long as it's not too much in my face and cool to watch.
But maybe he is an awesome tester and good in .product development, after all Shimano still doesnt have a real 1x setup for sale, or the 11-40 10 speed cassette everyone wants. But hey those Xtr cranks are super light, awesome work.
Also, in terms of popularity in the general mountain bike community, I bet just as few people that know about Hunter know about Semenuk or Gwin Or even Peaty. Probably because they don't live out their nonriding time on PB or similar sites.
And who knows, maybe he did some comps in the beginning of his career.
Oh I see, MHunter is an "adventurer". Thanks for explaining that. I do like his name.
But not priced for the salary I make, that's for sure. This site is getting so choked with ads that it's not really much use to me anymore.
PS: thanks for doing a night film, so I didn't have to see that monstrosity of a crank.