How many 17 year olds did you see getting this sideways at Whip-Off worlds? Photo courtesy James Allan.
At just 17 years of age, David McMillan residing in Canberra, Australia is another up and coming Australian Junior to look out for in the coming years. His unique, vivid style, as well as winning the Canadian Open and representing Australia at the 2011 World Championships in Champery has earned him a reputation as one of the most entertaining riders to watch in not only Australia, but worldwide too. Combined with race winning performance and you have a dialled procedure to impress any spectator.
David's 2011 Biography below, details his past season and showcases three hard working days filming with myself:Please 'like' Captyvate Media on Facebook to keep up to date with all my latest projects. Filmed, edited and produced by Ty Bowmaker.
I got a Downhill bike for 850 dollars, of course its important for the bike to have good suspension and be able to handle obstacles and i think my bike manage to do it pretty well. Other then the bike its up to you to train hard and get good at what you do. Like @imamodel says if you get sponsors, the sponsors pay for transport. Other then all that whats the big cost Speedy-rider?
"He shreds hard so he gives a flying f*ck"
Downhilling is a rich man's sport? Not really. None of my friends or I are rich by any means. We make sacrifices in other parts of our lives to afford what's most important.
Your right though the bike makes minimal difference and the rider is the gun, but he does actually need a bike to be able to ride?
All i see Is a nieve rich kid!
I also agreed that the bike makes minimal difference, the point I am making is....The first post on this Vid is (I'm assuming) a young man that would love to be able to travel the world and ride like this fella, to do so he will first need a bike!
If his parents cannot afford to get him a bike why shouldn't he be jealous of a kid who's parents can afford to get him a bike! Hell man I'm jealous @ 28 and only just being able to scrape a bike for myself. He asked a question and to Answer MTB'ing is a rich mans sport is 100% correct plain and simple. I wish my olds would buy me a bike and a sick Camera to make films for PB, safety gear, travel costs etc. How many kids grow up wishing they could be a motorcross star or a DH champion and never even get to touch a proper race bike till they buy one themselves at 18 or 19? How do they become champions?
Rich kids should just shut up and realise they have a life millions wish for, appreciate what you got instead of calling the poor kids jealous!
Bikeracer you sound so pretentious yet so under educated, these traits hardly suit each other!
You confirmed it yourself when you said you don't have the time, well either does anybody else that has to work their ass out just to get themselves a second hand bike. How do these kids have the time to practice and race and become so good? Because they already have the money and don't need to spend their time working to get it.
I wasn't at any stage resenting anyone for having more than me, and I have only admiration for their efforts and acheivments.
Anyhow, does anyone know what model glory that is? and what year?
There's heaps of riding here, mostly on the XC/trail side. And no-matter where you live in Canberra there will be a specific MTB area so close you could ride there in 15 minutes. The bicycle race scene is amazing - road, MTB, two proper BMX tracks, five decent skate parks. Heaps of bike shops. There are more shops that sell Giant in Canberra (population 330,000) than there are in the San Francisco Bay Area (population 7 million).