James Doerfling Interview and Video
Source: Mitch Cheek
I have worked with most of the riders in the industry and I have to say James is one of my favorites to work with. The way James thinks and mountain bikes is like no other. He has his own unique style and I would go as far as to say, Revolutionary! You can expect to see more from James in the future!
Enjoy the video and interview inside,James Doerfling Vision:
Did you grow up riding bikes?
For as long as I can remember yep.
Did you have someone to look up to riding bikes in your hometown?
There were a few guys that raced DH and taught me a lot of what I know now.
Did you find yourself pushing your limits?
I think I progress a bit every year so I guess I am pushing the limits you could say.
When did you know you wanted to ride bikes for a profession?
Probably when I saw my first mountain bike film.
When filming your first segment with Kranked 6 you did it in one week. Having never filmed your own segment, how did you deal with the pressure?
Knowing The Kranked Crew was coming up made me pretty nervous but having a solid crew of friends there to work with made it easier for sure.
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At the end of the 7 days you tried your first ever 360 off of a drop. Not only your first one ever, it was on a big bike. Did you know you were going to land it?
We built the drop especially to three off of so I was pretty confident about it and then it all worked out in the end which was nice.
What goes through your head when trying the unknown?
I try not to think of too much, but one thing is usually that where we film is way out in the middle of nowhere so that kind of sketches me out a bit. Other than that I usually just keep focused on what I am about to do and get 'er dun.
After having a groundbreaking first segment, what did you want to do to assure a spot in the next years film?
I wanted to find and build unique lines to film so that the filmers were stoked.
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How many backflips did you try before doing a hipflip off of a cliff?
Not many but we built a trick jump in the fall of that year and that’s what stoked me to try one off the cliff.
When you were filming your big move, it was in mid November. Was the weather on your side?
Fall filming up north where I live can usually get pretty chilly, on that day it was probably the coldest it had gotten, the ground was actually frozen. We had to break up the landing to soften it up, so it wasn’t that much fun, but I wanted to do it so bad!
Not only did you do a hipflip off of a cliff, but you did an alley-oop on a 40ft tool hoodoo. What is it like to find a natural feature like that? And then figure out how to ride it?
I think that every rider dreams of finding natural features like that, I spend a lot of my time looking for new zones and features and by doing that it gives me more opportunity to find the goods! It was in a pretty tight and steep little zone with really no run in, so it took a bit of prep and time to actually even roll into it.
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By having yet another groundbreaking segment, did you feel pressure for your next segment?
The only thing that made me nervous was trying to find enough stuff to build to film a full segment, it can be tough sometimes to find good zones.
It seems that you are always thinking of the next big move. Did you ever think that you would be pushing the mountain bike scene to the extent you have?
I’m just trying to have fun with it, and I’m usually looking for new unique stuff people aren’t really doing.
Shout outs?
I would like to thank Scott, Adidas Eyewear, Lizard Skins, MRP, FUNN, Alex Rims and Indem Clothing for all of their support. I would also like to thank my Family, Mitch Cheek, Ben Walker, Mike Kinrade, Steve Romaniuk and all the other people I may have missed! Thank you for all your support. Hope to see you on the trails!
I have worked with most of the riders in the industry and I have to say James is one of my favorites to work with. The way James thinks and mountain bikes is like no other. He has his own unique style and I would go as far as to say, Revolutionary! You can expect to see more from James in the future!
Enjoy the video and interview inside,
Did you grow up riding bikes?
For as long as I can remember yep.
Did you have someone to look up to riding bikes in your hometown?
There were a few guys that raced DH and taught me a lot of what I know now.
Did you find yourself pushing your limits?
I think I progress a bit every year so I guess I am pushing the limits you could say.
When did you know you wanted to ride bikes for a profession?
Probably when I saw my first mountain bike film.
When filming your first segment with Kranked 6 you did it in one week. Having never filmed your own segment, how did you deal with the pressure?
Knowing The Kranked Crew was coming up made me pretty nervous but having a solid crew of friends there to work with made it easier for sure.
At the end of the 7 days you tried your first ever 360 off of a drop. Not only your first one ever, it was on a big bike. Did you know you were going to land it?
We built the drop especially to three off of so I was pretty confident about it and then it all worked out in the end which was nice.
What goes through your head when trying the unknown?
I try not to think of too much, but one thing is usually that where we film is way out in the middle of nowhere so that kind of sketches me out a bit. Other than that I usually just keep focused on what I am about to do and get 'er dun.
After having a groundbreaking first segment, what did you want to do to assure a spot in the next years film?
I wanted to find and build unique lines to film so that the filmers were stoked.
How many backflips did you try before doing a hipflip off of a cliff?
Not many but we built a trick jump in the fall of that year and that’s what stoked me to try one off the cliff.
When you were filming your big move, it was in mid November. Was the weather on your side?
Fall filming up north where I live can usually get pretty chilly, on that day it was probably the coldest it had gotten, the ground was actually frozen. We had to break up the landing to soften it up, so it wasn’t that much fun, but I wanted to do it so bad!
Not only did you do a hipflip off of a cliff, but you did an alley-oop on a 40ft tool hoodoo. What is it like to find a natural feature like that? And then figure out how to ride it?
I think that every rider dreams of finding natural features like that, I spend a lot of my time looking for new zones and features and by doing that it gives me more opportunity to find the goods! It was in a pretty tight and steep little zone with really no run in, so it took a bit of prep and time to actually even roll into it.
By having yet another groundbreaking segment, did you feel pressure for your next segment?
The only thing that made me nervous was trying to find enough stuff to build to film a full segment, it can be tough sometimes to find good zones.
It seems that you are always thinking of the next big move. Did you ever think that you would be pushing the mountain bike scene to the extent you have?
I’m just trying to have fun with it, and I’m usually looking for new unique stuff people aren’t really doing.
Shout outs?
I would like to thank Scott, Adidas Eyewear, Lizard Skins, MRP, FUNN, Alex Rims and Indem Clothing for all of their support. I would also like to thank my Family, Mitch Cheek, Ben Walker, Mike Kinrade, Steve Romaniuk and all the other people I may have missed! Thank you for all your support. Hope to see you on the trails!
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