Dylan Sheffer - Freeride Lives III: Video & Photo Epic

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holdandhope (Jan 17, 2018 at 0:52)

There's no better feeling than riding a track that you have built yourself !

burnadette (Jan 17, 2018 at 7:13)

great video... grab some tools and have some fun. i am inspired.

Gfromars (Jan 17, 2018 at 12:25)

@holdandhope so true! a real freerider

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NYShred (Jan 17, 2018 at 12:42)

100% commitment to every feature. 100% blind take-offs. 100% gnarly. Tap your breaks and we'll craft your eulogy...

dirtyrig (Jan 17, 2018 at 13:32)

The moves on that track are freaking huge, now thats some proper freeriding!

chriskneeland (Jan 17, 2018 at 16:15)

Honestly, a video of the build would probably be more impressive than the ride.

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CloseCall (Jan 17, 2018 at 1:41)

Not sure what's most amazing, the way he makes riding unforgiving stuff easy or the masterpiece of trail art he built.

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raceface (Jan 17, 2018 at 9:25)

Amazing craftsmanship and riding @dsheffer!! .....great camera work @scottsecco and @brycepiwek !! Cheers boys....next round of beers are on us!! Freeride Lives!!!!!!

scottsecco (Jan 17, 2018 at 13:49)

@raceface sounds like a plan!

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Karve (Jan 17, 2018 at 17:18)

Zoke fork. wood work .. awsome hucking.. its like im back in 2004 but its all in HD not low def! - hell yea.

PNdubRider (Jan 17, 2018 at 17:58)

These guys deserve something better than Miller!

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TZAK (Jan 17, 2018 at 0:27)

Proper song by Judas Priest...

cunning-linguist (Jan 17, 2018 at 0:49)

Fack yeeeeeeehhhhh

cunning-linguist (Jan 17, 2018 at 0:53)

I was listening to this and Jawbreaker the other day thinking; if I had a segment in a movie, I'd probably pick one of those two! Great work Scott and great riding too. More of this stuff in future. Perfect!!!!

cool3 (Jan 18, 2018 at 9:54)

So many memories came to my mind when I heard the first riff! Ah, well, that was when we were young... but I'm still, at heart!

TZAK (Jan 21, 2018 at 8:38)

@cool3: to feel young at heart is not an easy thing to do....I know a lot of people that have "quit" at the age of 40. So stay strong and keep this approach my friend. I will try to translate a famous Greek rock song for you " ....we shall never die ...motherf@cker undertaker..."

cool3 (Jan 21, 2018 at 15:15)

@TZAK: Thanks! BTW, I absolutely love Greece. Been there when I was 15 and came back (to Crete) in 2006 and 2016. This is what paradise looks like to me. I can't wait to go back there.

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RooHarvey (Jan 17, 2018 at 4:09)

EPIC! Feels like an edit/ track from 10 years ago

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claw (Jan 17, 2018 at 4:27)

nice work dylan !

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swampwolf (Jan 17, 2018 at 2:13)

That was so New World Disorder =D
Great stuff!

brookland27 (Jan 17, 2018 at 5:04)

Wow that trail is insane. Id like to say id love to ride it but honestly thats wayyyy above my paygrade. So much confidence and skill displayed here.

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woodybepierced (Jan 17, 2018 at 6:12)

Good thing he didn't have to pedal much, his huge balls would of gotten in the way.

Kramz (Jan 17, 2018 at 3:15)

Love the wood drop into the rock slope, so cool, reminds me of riding in the Canadian Shield.

juicebanger (Jan 17, 2018 at 8:15)

Hell yeah lads that was friggin rad! @scottsecco hinted at it in October 2016 in the fire drop photo comments and now it's here! I just want to build some features now!

scottsecco (Jan 17, 2018 at 12:34)

@juicebanger Glad to hear you're inspired! Yeah, this project took ages for us to shoot. I ended up crashing a drone into a tree during the making of it... not my best work.

Waldon83 (Jan 17, 2018 at 20:49)

@scottsecco: video or it didn't happen

scottsecco (Jan 17, 2018 at 22:39)

@Waldon83: haha oh buddy, I should put together a drone crash reel. Only bad thing is they tend to stop recording and not save the shot in the event of a super hard hit. Not that I've done that multiple times or anything.

juicebanger (Jan 18, 2018 at 7:36)

@scottsecco: out of curiosity, what drone(s) do you film with Scott?

scottsecco (Jan 18, 2018 at 8:57)

Hey @juicebanger, these days I'm rocking a Phantom 4 Pro! We actually shot this video ages ago though, and I used the Phantom 3 Pro and a 3DR Solo with a GoPro attached (and I just de-fished the shots in post).

juicebanger (Jan 18, 2018 at 12:07)

@scottsecco: that's pretty rad...although shame on you for not sharing earlier! Jk cheers man great job as always

dean (Jan 17, 2018 at 18:37)

Insane amount of work must have gone into that trail! So cool to see someone able to match their riding talent with equal trail building talent. Good work Dylan, scott and bryce!

scottsecco (Jan 17, 2018 at 22:40)

Thanks @dean! Hopefully Sheffer can train you into the Doom Gap one of these days.

dean (Jan 18, 2018 at 8:18)

@scottsecco: Hahahah "Dropping in scared!"

JohnmMtb (Jan 17, 2018 at 6:42)

That track is literally perfect.

Lagr1980 (Jan 18, 2018 at 4:41)

Perfect nightmare and leg shaker.....I would ride one of the wooden bridges and call it

editor (Jan 17, 2018 at 0:51)

Thanks for that!
#Marzocchilives

oldmanhucking (Jan 17, 2018 at 11:22)

If there is a heaven it will be filled with trails like this and I will be given the skills to ride them. Amazing work @scottsecco and fantastic riding Dylan........awesomeness!

MrFen (Jan 17, 2018 at 3:53)

When I heard the music I knew that I have to sit down, grab my laptop and enjoy this masterpiece

arcturus (Jan 17, 2018 at 17:41)

I’ve walked part of this track and I was nearly crapping myself just on that huge roller and here you go just dropping it like it was nothing!! Mad props to your riding and building dedication.

MrAngry (Jan 18, 2018 at 15:22)

Flink’in blip- that’s an awesome edit, gave me vertigo just watching those drops. - please keep on banging them out Scott.

bholton (Jan 18, 2018 at 19:15)

That video makes me want to fire up my MS261 and go out and build some more features. Well done to all involved in that project. You all invested ton of time into that. Thanks for sharing.

OrangeGoblin (Jan 20, 2018 at 4:58)

This maybe just be me....BUT - Why would they use a thumbnail thats not a scene in the video?
Spent the whole vid looking forward to him launching over that bonfire and it never happened. Managing expectations...!!?

Sick video otherwise. Big gaps and smooth riding and a good soundtrack. Fine work.

befablogsen (Jan 17, 2018 at 0:23)

So much work! Thank you guys!

preach (Jan 17, 2018 at 4:56)

NWD lives on

Monstertruckermotherfuker (Jan 17, 2018 at 4:57)

And the winner of this years Sendy award is.

MrDiamondDave (Jan 17, 2018 at 5:43)

Morning wood

robito (Jan 17, 2018 at 8:27)

I can't even imagine how much work that took to make that trail. Great job.

mattpatt (Jan 17, 2018 at 8:29)

Dylan, you're an absolute savage! Keep doing this, and keep mountain biking awesome!

kampfar (Jan 17, 2018 at 11:31)

A great and beautiful freeride track. A good video obviously from Scott SECCO

trillwill (Jan 18, 2018 at 18:07)

Riding and trail building were incredible! Anyone else want to see the 50:1 crew send this line?

m33pm33p (Jan 17, 2018 at 1:05)

Awesome vid. Hucks galore

psyguy (Jan 17, 2018 at 1:44)

That's some quality craftsmanship.

AurumDirt (Jan 17, 2018 at 2:11)

You gotta love the shore - awesome flick ! Congrats to @dsheffer & @scottsecco
Can´t wait to come back and ride the shore.....

pchappy (Jan 17, 2018 at 5:10)

Yes. That made my day. ????????

nantmtb (Jan 17, 2018 at 8:32)

POV?

O1D4 (Jan 17, 2018 at 13:55)

www.pinkbike.com/video/483372

nantmtb (Jan 18, 2018 at 8:01)

@O1D4: Cheers buddy, bad ass build

Peteburrell (Jan 17, 2018 at 14:29)

Super mossy loam lily pad - coming to a slope course near you ...

hayden (Jan 17, 2018 at 16:31)

Dude, I want some insight into your lifestyle

laxguy (Jan 18, 2018 at 11:03)

How often does he build? What kind of coffee does he drink? Favorite IPA?

dthomp325 (Jan 17, 2018 at 22:46)

Landing to steep rock roll at the beginning was nuts, and the huck at the end was enormous.

akamera (Jan 18, 2018 at 13:51)

That's just so sick! Makes me wanna have a DH bike again. I became Too #endurobro...

Bersekr (Jan 17, 2018 at 1:41)

Hell yeah !!!

kuco (Jan 17, 2018 at 2:27)

freeride metal !!

CD-Media (Jan 17, 2018 at 3:55)

Yeooowww ! ????

NebulousNate (Jan 17, 2018 at 7:52)

That Marz fork is the F*ck yea icing on the cake. Awesome video!

jstarrboy (Jan 17, 2018 at 7:58)

Masterpiece of a trail right there.

Bdusty1 (Jan 17, 2018 at 8:30)

Fuk yea, making freeride great again! Well, its always been.....

rjrx (Jan 17, 2018 at 10:46)

work of art! steel balls!

Gasket-Jeff (Jan 18, 2018 at 6:45)

@scottsecco rocks!

headshot (Jan 17, 2018 at 2:21)

Awesome! But I think he could have done more in the moss pit.

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luckynugget (Jan 17, 2018 at 5:38)

Like just hung out in there doing cool shit like magic tricks and dances

headshot (Jan 18, 2018 at 0:44)

@luckynugget: Ya, he like just rode through it without hitting anything.

Andybass (Jan 17, 2018 at 2:22)

Sick!

Jackson900 (Jan 17, 2018 at 10:38)

Proper sick man, perfect balance of scary but rideable.

tenoch (Jan 17, 2018 at 11:10)

FV rocks!!

GogglesPizano (Jan 17, 2018 at 13:32)

Shred-it bro!

slayersxc17 (Jan 17, 2018 at 14:47)

Probably didn't take that long to build that trail.

dirtbagluvin (Jan 18, 2018 at 0:31)

Yeow boys!! Dylan you're a Savage. Long live freeride

mtemp (Jan 18, 2018 at 11:22)

Dang, trail building with a Husky 576? Burly

dsheffer (Jan 18, 2018 at 12:33)

Not a 576 its a 395 so bigger i love it tho more power allows me to rip boards a little more before sharpening the chains. Thats my small 24" bar in the pictures with the sprocket size i found it isnt optimal for ripping i typically run a 33" once you use em long enough the weight isnt bad. Good workout haha

Thejamon (Jan 18, 2018 at 20:16)

Wow that was incredible! Nice work boys.

loamer (Jan 18, 2018 at 21:58)

Savage!!

Whistlerbike (Jan 18, 2018 at 23:12)

Wow I want to ride some of that trail! So sick. What a trail

Vlad-Bakumenko (Jan 19, 2018 at 3:36)

fast and impressive!

danielfloyd (Jan 19, 2018 at 7:46)

I wanted the fire jump in the video.

steezer (Jan 19, 2018 at 8:00)

Great photos by mr Pie-wee

creedbrampton (Jan 20, 2018 at 11:28)

Build looks absolutely insane! Big up, big up!

mtbmaniatv (Jan 17, 2018 at 7:02)

Wheres the thumbnail jump over fire?

whatyousaid (Jan 17, 2018 at 8:17)

QUALITY!

MikeyMT (Jan 17, 2018 at 8:58)

Good god man.

sterlingmagnum (Jan 17, 2018 at 9:35)

Rad

ViceGrips (Jan 17, 2018 at 12:14)

Nice saw

etan (Jan 17, 2018 at 12:28)

got wood?

Toofastnotsofurious (Jan 21, 2018 at 2:38)

yeeeeeehhaaaaaaa

Marymayakina17 (Jan 23, 2018 at 19:22)

ауе!

messmyth (Jan 17, 2018 at 0:09)

The North shore is not dead!

cheetamike (Jan 17, 2018 at 5:53)

that,s Fraser Valley stuff , not NS .

rrolly (Jan 17, 2018 at 6:48)

@cheetamike: What Valley area? Bear?

maxwellington (Jan 17, 2018 at 13:45)

@rrolly: close but not quite...but we shouldn't be blasting out the location of cool trails like this anyways, unless we want to bring undue attention to them.

Idk if you remember the chainsaw massacre on Cypress, but bad things happen when the gnar gets overexposed, especially wooden gnar.

cheetamike (Jan 17, 2018 at 18:53)

@rrolly: Out of respect for Porkchop I will not disclose it,s were abouts

rrolly (Jan 18, 2018 at 6:20)

@maxwellington: got it - but it sucks that even the possibility of some vindictive person out there restricts others' freedom. I find in general the people up here in the valley and on the Shore get along quite well.

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kjetil2k (Jan 17, 2018 at 1:56)

Awesome edit! I thought the song was made for the new Transitionbike tho

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gunslingger (Jan 17, 2018 at 6:16)

great video but i am sorry as when i saw freeride i expected something else, northshore type stuff, slow drops to flat, etc...anyhow amazing riding, but the term freeride means something different to me.

Jokesterwild (Jan 17, 2018 at 9:21)

No one wants to drop to flat anymore because it sucks and it's stupid. We know how to build better now.

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shreddingpeas (Jan 17, 2018 at 5:40)

Is it freeride when you built a trail and with loads of North Shore? I dont mean to be that person but i always considered freeride to be down steep, raw, mountains with only a little work to make it rideable or add a jump or two.

Still an awesome video just not what i would call freeride

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JoseBravo (Jan 17, 2018 at 5:57)

you are refering to big mountain, afaik freeride is ride whatever you want as stylish as you can while not being on the clock. Big mountain is a subset of freeriding

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dylandoe (Jan 17, 2018 at 5:58)

There was not a single freeride line in that entire video. That was a built, sculpted trail. Freeride is riding lines that you find in terrain (stairgaps, drop-offs from a ledge onto a natural transition, office park landscaping, etc), which is how rampage began...as in freeride skiing...and even that is now just a huge slopestyle course.

That said...excellent trail. Excellent music, and more importantly..... Excellent riding.
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FinnBiking (Jan 17, 2018 at 12:16)

Pretty sure crazy wood stunts in the forests of BC is exactly what free ride is. But to each there own I guess

N-60 (Jan 17, 2018 at 17:31)

A yes, the early days of Rampage, notorious for their stair gaps, and janky urban huck lines... Wait...

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RoadRunner13 (Jan 17, 2018 at 6:05)

THIS is freeride ? No, this is bikepark.