Skye Rides Los Angeles - Video

Feb 21, 2012 at 20:18
by LUSHCINEMA  
When you hear about Los Angeles, you most likely think of smog, ridiculous amounts of people and traffic infested freeways. I'm not here to tell you the opposite, because you're exactly right - too many people, smog and insane traffic could sum up the city of Los Angeles pretty well. But while living here, I've done nothing but dream about making the best of this landscape. And what better time to do it when the rest of the country is under snow and freezing temperatures.

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A couple months ago, I mentioned, to Skye, the idea of visiting me in L.A. for some riding and filming. He liked the idea and before we knew it, he was on his way to warm weather and a totally new area to ride. We had a tough time finding the flowy trails we're used to in the Pacific Northwest, but thanks to a lot of scouting and a couple of handy shovels, we think we made the best of what the Los Angeles area has to offer.

Here's the edit we got out of the weekend:

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  • 68 7
 Good video but.... THIS SONG IS ON EVERY FREEEEEEAAAAKKKIIINNNG video.
  • 16 22
flag scott-townes (Feb 21, 2012 at 22:25) (Below Threshold)
 Naw man this is like the club dub 2.3 remix! It's COMPLETELY different! Sick edit including the filming which was very unexpected but I've accepted that the biking community has the worst and most unoriginal music out of any sport... I guess finding new songs is impossible for good edits.
  • 33 4
 Sorry guys- I guess I haven't updated my Pinkbike-video-already-used-song database in a while... Mind if I borrow your's?
  • 3 0
 Stoked for Skye, rode some gnarly dh trails with him on his double a couple years ago in Bham. Glad to see him getting great coverage on here!
  • 8 0
 Great vid...the song makes me feel like going yachting for some reason....
  • 6 0
 As soon as the first note hit I just raged
  • 7 3
 As much as it pains me to say the song works well for some vids and it's a good themed song for free riding but if I have to hear this or that one by Naked and Famous again I might punch a baby Wheres the Atreyu , Volbeat , Slayer , Black Label Society etc... Hell I'd rather listen to Britney Spears in a video , at least there would be some humor to it
  • 4 0
 ^ As much as I don't like mainstream metal bands as Atreyu and Volbeat, I'd much rather hear them in an edit than this crap again... and again... and again....
  • 4 1
 I'm quite glad the music isn't avicii levels.
  • 1 0
 I used to like sail quite a bit and I don't mind hearing songs I like repeatedly, but when its repeatedly in different videos with different styles then it gets annoying fast.
  • 2 0
 Obviously the song is way over-used but I liked it in this video. Great filming by the way!
  • 4 5
 LEARN SOME FRIGGIN TRAIL MAINTENANCE CUZ UR DUMMYIN THEM BURRRRMS TO SHIAT WITH ALL UR DIRTY SKIDS
  • 3 0
 The electronic band that does this song, Awolnation, is signed to Red Bull Records, a subsidiary of Red Bull. I'm guessing this has something to do with it being featured in so many videos...

But yeah, I would love to hear something totally different for a change, or even just some good old metal every now and again. Either everyone who makes videos is into the same music or there are copyright issues that prevent the people making videos from using a greater variety of (better) music.
  • 14 0
 FACK! Stop with this music. I have started watching my bike vids on mute.
  • 10 0
 I have the same shirt, plaid is rad.
  • 8 1
 So tired of seeing every video showing slo-mo of good riders destroying corners? It makes every kid that watches it go out and try to duplicate it.
  • 3 2
 Totally! Plus they look amateurish every time they slide their rear tire around a corner and lose a bunch of speed in the process. Drifting a little because you're cornering so fast is one thing, but whipping out your rear wheel? Pointless fun I guess.
  • 12 0
 pointless fun.....Fun is the point dude lol.
  • 9 1
 Great video edit and some nice riding... but LA is still the worst place on earth.
  • 4 0
 Another Great Vid from Skye and Steve - We just did a feature on Skye a couple weeks ago. The kids got chops www.thedirtywheel.com/feature1.html
  • 6 0
 Well said, couldn't have summed up the weekend better!
  • 2 1
 You guys that rocked! Makes me want to ride so bad! VOD!!! Once again...
  • 3 0
 there are way sicker trails in so cal than any of these if you know where to look, but those trails look pretty sweet as well
  • 1 0
 Were man' I'm i'n culver city. We have Kenneth hann
  • 3 4
 Head up to Idyllwild and do Project X or hit Sam Hill's trail behind the San Juan Trail. that's all some prime riding
  • 7 4
 c'mon brah! Facepalm keep those ^ trails off the grid man!
  • 2 1
 They're pretty well known trails and are in good shape. As long as they arent terrible riders it'll hold
  • 2 5
 not if you and others keep posting them up.....learn to keep your mouth shut about our local trails brah.
  • 3 1
 ^ And thus the reason I've heard nothing but shit about MTBlocos - A bunch of rich wanna-be downhillers with rad bikes who ride slower than Hellen Keller. I suggest you keep your mouth shut too and let your wheels do the talking.

And my friends helped build project x, I'll have you know. they arent YOUR trails. Go ahead and keep bitching, but that wont help your slower than shit riding. Just let people ride and quit being a tampon
  • 1 3
 RICH? ha ha...i wish.
SLOW? sure, i'm slow....so effin what?

and i actually wonder how the true builders of those trails would feel if they saw posting off the grid trails up all over the net? if you wanna take this further, i'll be happy to....but i aint gonna sit here and argue on the net with a little kid by the name of 'angrynipples'.... lol
  • 4 0
 so many haters that arnt good enough to make an edit themselves, haters gonna hate!! this vid is sick,fun, and flowy.
  • 4 0
 looks like a little GMR
  • 1 0
 ya, i dont think it though
  • 1 1
 yeah i ride jpl EL PRIETO every day an mt wilson every day supa sick ride dragons back from mtwilson then to chantry supa jizzzzzzzzzzz
  • 3 0
 supprised no xc people were on the trails
  • 1 0
 That was great. I never would've guessed LA, but if you had told me it was shot somewhere around Calgary I would have believed you.
  • 3 0
 No kidding eh! I was thinking it reminded me of Kamloops as well.
  • 7 8
 Another guy slamming into berms to make it look cool. How about impress me with some cornering skills and show you have speed instead. All these videos do is make kids go out and skid into turn at the local trails and create more work for the builders who don't get paid to maintain them. Don't you think we would rather be riding than fixing your video antics.
  • 1 0
 Sick edit.... but it really took some "scouting" to find a trail like that in LA??? I can name a few trails in LA like this off the top of my head. Still a sick vid though!!
  • 1 0
 Were?
  • 2 0
 Lets see as already stated gmr is very similar, haven't been but I've heard jpl is similar to gmr, there's also mt. Wilson if it's open again. There's also turnbull canyon, a bit far but still in LA.
  • 2 0
 What trail is this in L.A.?
  • 1 1
 Socal trails are WEAK!!! All I see is a bunch of over priced downhill bikes decked out with HD video bombing fire roads. LAME
  • 2 0
 Awesome! That looks like the most fun hip this side of the Mississippi
  • 1 4
 That shirt looks like the best cape this side of nagasaki!! Who's he think he is superman?!!
  • 2 0
 just you
  • 2 0
 This, or the sunny days at beacon. I can't decide!!!!!!!!
  • 2 0
 Goes to show, you can build places to ride everywhere.
  • 3 0
 awolnation we meet again
  • 1 0
 that was cool. Is all of that GMR? cuz some of it looks like Holdacrooks in Redlands.
  • 1 0
 Sweet vid man and the song worked for me! Im a 30 minute drive from there and will make a point to visit!!!
  • 2 0
 Ah! well I like it good work guys.
  • 1 0
 thank you pretty lady Smile
  • 1 0
 It looks like the hills above Glendale.
  • 1 0
 loce the vid any one no what the song is tho if you do let me know
  • 6 0
 awolnation - sail....but please don't put it on another vid Big Grin
  • 1 0
 Los Alamos GTA-5 ---> r those avid elixir cr brakes?
  • 1 0
 dont listen to the bad commets nice vid love the song and rip it up
  • 1 0
 and what about the TR250 ? TR250 a nice bike
  • 1 0
 the original sail is tones better my fellow mountain bikers
  • 1 0
 where city exactly is this?
  • 4 3
 this guy DESTROYS corners! Salute
  • 1 0
 Nice!!! Came out pretty dang good Smile
  • 1 0
 Where is this? San Gabriels? La Tuna? tell me!!!!!
  • 1 0
 Some of it was on Glendora Mountain Road, Glendale, CA
  • 1 0
 Definitely recognize the GMR portions, sick trail.
  • 1 0
 looks like the trail at Hulda Crook Park in Loma Linda.
  • 1 0
 loved the camera movements!! steady cam? slider? cranes?
  • 1 0
 ik this is sail but what is the remix called?
  • 1 0
 VOD coming soon.
  • 1 1
 song sucks spots okay and i counted 3 repeat clips
  • 3 0
 thanks man!
  • 1 0
 whats the song again??
  • 1 0
 doesn't matter
  • 1 0
 looks like a fun time
  • 1 0
 Looks like GMR to me...
  • 1 1
 what the song?
  • 2 1
 awolnation -- sail
  • 1 2
 "we build a berm he will destroy it" haha Smile
  • 1 3
 nice!! what´s the music?
  • 1 4
 what is the name of this awsome song?
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