Video: Greg Watts at Post Office

Nov 11, 2013
by Rob Howard  

World Class dirt jumper, Greg Watts, hammers the Post Office Jumps in Aptos California. POV guru, Ian Boyd, captures the action with his DJI Phantom mounted Hero 3+ drone in addition to some slick, Ian Boyd designed and manufactured camera mounts.

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  • 37 6
 man.... dubstep? why not some funky jams?
  • 11 2
 Haha, i dont mind dubstep, but that was just lame trap stuf.
  • 6 2
 @Quesadilla34 is right. that was a shit track and this is also the reason many of you guys hate dubstep. but it can be such a banger
  • 3 1
 50 million thumbs ups to that, somebody rock some hard stuff !
  • 5 1
 trap is crap and dubstep is just noise, it did need some sort of rock style stuff
  • 4 6
 Do you Ass-napkins wanna start worrying less about the music and more about the riding? Doubt your i-tunes has much better music than that anyways
  • 1 0
 I muted it and played Mo Money Mo Problems, and it was dope
  • 17 8
 Some may disagree, but I felt there could have been far more exciting tricks in there. Even for Watt's level. On one hand, I'm glad Greg is killin it enjoying riding his bike, but from another, I wasn't that enthused. May sound harsh, but the top 5-10 FMB pro's definitely show why they're the top 5-10 FMB pro's...Still, strong work. If you're reading this Greg, all the more motivation to show me I'm dead wrong and go huge!!
  • 3 4
 And yes, I realize Greg was injured and recovered.
  • 3 2
 I totally agree. It is a great video but i think a bike video should get you pumped and get you motivated to go ride.
(i agree with mrfitz424 it could use some better music also)
  • 36 2
 This video wasn't meant to showcase the riding it was just to test out his new equipment. If I would've known it was going up, I would have killed it way harder. Check out the postal crew AT's Showdown video, it represents my current level of riding better. And look for me in 2014! Haha
  • 2 0
 the pole on the back of the bike is the best mount i think... gives you an awesome view and height... is it any good for downhill?
  • 1 0
 No need to justify...that was sick to me!!
  • 9 1
 WOMPWOMPWOMP.. oh yeah and some insane angles in there. Actually a really sick video
  • 1 0
 Yeah, and he's so smooth.
  • 6 0
 what does the fox say? oppo or no sponsor for yoo..
  • 6 0
 Pretty sweet edit. Good usage of different mounts and the drone. Dug it. I wish we could still roll in from the street. LOL!
  • 2 0
 The Post Office jumps have been there since 1996 when a few young lads began to build them. In the beginning it was simply 2 step ups (where the current wood plank drop in is) we would jam downhill on the street to get speed for them. I have a pic of my bro jumping over our friends truck parked in the step up gap. Pretty epic place,..moral of the story is I don't think they are going to be torn down any time soon. This spot has been here for 17 years, I don't even live in Aptos anymore but I would be super sad if they were flattened.
  • 2 0
 Are the jump lips always so perfect out there in the Aptos dirt? It almost looked like a private track.
  • 2 0
 Yah, the dirt is pretty tacky and dark. There is a creek that runs right through the town of Aptos, I imagine thats what keeps the dirt so nice. Its always been really good. Theres some good trails just up the road from here as well.
  • 2 0
 Yeah they're always that nice. Yes the dirt and the weather are a big part of it. But those jumps get CONSTANT attention from pretty much everyone that rides there. NKmoto32... I think I started building out there in 94 or 95. But you're pretty dead on about the rest. My little brother snapped a crank there in like 98 or something like that. LOL! Went right through his leg. Idiot didn't get it looked at. Has a pretty gnar scar there. Haaaa!
  • 2 0
 True, the constant maintenance helps for sure. Sounds like you have some fond memmories here as well.
  • 2 0
 Most definitely. It's gotten too big and I've gotten to old and too fat to ride it now. These days I just head down every now and again and watch. I need to find a nice pump track to get my legs back and then maybe I'll see if I can find my balls again.
  • 1 0
 Glad to see these jumps aren't gone yet. I don't even have plans to go ride them (I'm from the east coast, so cross country is a long way to go for dirt), but i'm glad this iconic spot wasn't leveled.
  • 4 0
 Other than the shitty music , The edit was sick
  • 2 0
 Bike Skills instructional videos? Now I can go out and be as good as Greg Watts.
  • 2 0
 Are the post office jumps still around?
  • 1 0
 Yes. Seems like every year someone is trying to get them torn out but Greg was out there last week if I remember correctly.
  • 1 0
 Oh i remember hearing earlier this year that they were getting tore down
  • 2 1
 You can't fight City Hall....... When they want it gone- it'll be gone.
  • 1 0
 THIS IS NOT 1994 YOU GOTTA DO MORE THAN JUST GIT TO THE BOTTOM GREG WATTS

lol
  • 1 0
 I thought those jumps were suppose to get dozed?
  • 1 0
 There is always a threat to tear them out. So far people have been fighting the good fight to keep them there. Eventually someone is going to probably have to buy the property to keep them there. But so far so good.
  • 1 0
 I was told that they were torn down, I'm going there in a month!
  • 1 0
 I was there last night. Not torn down. Does that mean they won't be... no. I just hope the city can see the benefit of them being there.
  • 1 0
 Well ridden. Flowy. Gotta love that scorched hardpacked dirt.
  • 2 1
 Killed it.







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