Video: 3976 Meters Down With Fabien Barel

 Fabien Barel and Cedric Gracia have the same funny child ridding on a bike.

 Maybe there are a lot of pro riders that are happy. But there are only a few that show it, like Barel or Gracia. Barel is always laughing. Always making funny videos. Always kind with everyone, journalist, photographers and fans. Alwayshas time for a picture with a big smile. Believe, there are not so many pro riders with that "carisma"

 @thunder13: gee atherton, for example. apart from the little chat he had with a guy during the training at cairns, he seems to be quite a prick.

 @pyromaniac,I guess he takes his job really seriously, some people are like that. I know i sound like a fan boy (I am for Brook haha), but calling people a prick based off a few articles and videos is a bit harsh.

 Yeh, Josh Bryceland is the only one who is not happy as a pro rider i guess. As for the rest who doesnt like being paid to do what you love (any job) it sure has its ups and down. @allier cm'n man.

 Yeah, I'm sure lots of other riders are happy and love riding like Barel, but he definitely seems to have a great vibe and charisma that lots of riders don't (at least in their videos).

 Gee gets way to much hate. I am sure he is super happy with being a pro, some people are just not the giddy goofy types.

 I agree with most of you. That´s why i posted that Barel "shows" his happiness. The same with Gracia. Maybe Gee, Josh, Graves, Clementz or Minnaar are extremely happy, but they barely show it. And again, if you show that "happiness" when you ride or making videos, will certainly bring people to admire you. I was at the EWS in Chillán, and Gracia was the only one that gave a show for the public, and still being competitive! Nico Quere too. Gracia did a "manual" right in front of our noses going downhill at 50km/hr. You gotta love that! Cheers

 @allier 100% with you man. That racy feeling on a bike we should have too.

 I really think this is a bit ridiculous. Everyone is the way he is, and that's fine, some people are more outgoing than others. you may like it or not, but you cant change so.

 did someone actually say ratboy isn't a happy guy?

 The 'Ratboy isn't happy' comment has to be a typo. The boy's insanely happy all the time!

 Obviously i was making a joke about ratboy, he is the most happy, so they are all. Otherwise they would have had other jobs now!

 @RitzKrakerz13 Peat and RatBoy are insanely happy like the guys of that tv program "JackAss" but MTB version.

 Climbing to the top and going down at full speed. This is mountain biking. Is there anything better?

 As opposed to downhill climbs?

 But the downhill feels so much better when you earned it by grinding up to the top!

 downhill is only half the mountain, it is mtb after all

 @WhatsEnduro -- It's a pretty good half, you'd have to admit. I get it though -- earning your turns makes the downhill all the more special.

 first things first, if you want to down you must up, unless you call Saul, lawyer and helicopter pilot.

 What do you mean by "fortunate"? He didn't win the sponsorship deal in a lottery. And there are a few sponsored riders in CZ too, so become one of them.

 By "fortunate" i mean those who had access to the sport from the very beginning of their lives. I was crazy about riding when i was 13, and was able to sort of fix my bike and get it running with very little help. Back then i had a second hand standard steel frame mountain bike with corroded tires and vbrakes that would only work occasionally. My parents didn't invest in that because "it was stupid". I could only afford a real bike when i got my own wage later on - after several years of working here and there once i turned 18 (legal age for getting a job in Romania) However, not all of us have the comfort of being able to ride, as bills gather up and so on. Now, you try going 12 hours a day, 5 days a week to work, take care of the house living on your own and make the most out of the very little time you have left for riding when you're 20 and your blood is pumping through your veins like molten lava. Only now at 26 am i able to invest more time and effort and only now am i able to hang out here and sort of manage riding, work and home, with my girlfriend helping me. Becoming a sponsored rider is not an easy task, and i know most have had their struggles with it through life, but don't let your general view on life be distorted by watching other people's luck unfold in front of them. Lets not forget that this is one of the tricky ways the media uses to make all these things seem possible, while most guys here struggle to get a second hand mechanical disk brake on their bikes. Cash does not grow on trees for some of us, and without help you get nowhere fast. It's nice to watch, very motivating, but on the other hand it's an exclusive reality for those who have had the means at an early age. No means to insult or piss off anyone, but sometimes all this seems like a fairy tale and people tend to forget how hard it really is to get that cash to pay full price for your parts if you're part of the
"99%".

 You see all those bikes in my gallery ? guess who had the time to ride them. NO ONE ! they were eventually sold as finished builds to people with more time and cash for maintenance.

 hey my friend the wanker. long time no see on here. guess you even jerk off with the flag round your prick

 f*ck you

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