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Video: Killing Winter Blues

Jan 11, 2014
by Jack Gill  
Killing Winter Blues

by jackgillie
Views: 47,893    Faves: 389    Comments: 15


Whether you're just getting into riding, you shred every day of the week or are just interested in mountain biking everyone loves to sit down with a cuppa and enjoy a good edit. The idea for this video came about late last year and was somewhat of an adhoc arrangement, a handful of us had been wanting to put together an edit for months and months and finally decided to pull our socks up and get it done!

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Our idea was to take riders from all different backgrounds including, dirt jumping, 4X, DH, enduro and freeride and plonk them all on some mid-travel steeds, push them down the hill and see what we got. Our chosen venue was the Surrey hills, the diversity of this area made it a no-brainer with its multitude of steep, mellow, loamy, hardpack, jumpy and twisty terrain there really is something for everyone. We really had a lot of fun producing this edit and trying to spice up the idea of going for a shred on the XC bikes, so we hope you enjoy it too!

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Many thanks to Jack Gill at Visual Elements Productions for filming and editing, Liam Joyce at Parallel Lines Media for additional footage and keeping everyone in line, PCJ at Ison Distribution for supplying our fantastic MRP chain guides and Matt Andrews at Halo Wheels.

Words by Jake Ward
Photos by Jack Gill

Visual Elements Productions
Parrallel Lines Media

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85 Comments
  • 57 0
 I would like to wear T-shirt on my winter rides too...
  • 5 2
 haha in the UK i usually wear a hoodie,with a jacket on top if it is muddy. 2 pairs of socks too.
  • 13 2
 In the UK I usually wear t-shirt and shorts.
  • 3 2
 I sweat like a bitch when I ride dh in shorts and shirt
  • 60 0
 In the UK I ride naked. Always.
  • 5 1
 I wish I could ride in the winter.
  • 1 1
 I want a home in kamploops and another in bariloche
  • 27 1
 Best edit I've seen in ages - sums up the simple joys of shredding with friends!
  • 1 0
 Sweet but short. Another minute or so would've been great unless that was the end of the song.
  • 14 0
 Way to shred the trailbikes!!
  • 13 0
 That isn't winter!! I haven't seen an above freezing temp since mid October! It was almost -60 here the other day.
  • 6 0
 Ah Canada, -60 weather. Classic.
  • 4 0
 Amen brother
  • 10 0
 cheeky crash at 1:10
  • 4 0
 Nice edit. Good riding and recognise a lot of these spots in Surrey. However this is a better example of the British winter weather in Surrey;
www.theladbible.com/albums/afternoon-ladness-44/image/24033a54-77a8-11e3-bde9-d4ae52c74096
  • 1 2
 Wtf I just went through the whole page and still dont have a clue! Funny though...
  • 8 0
 Is that THE Sam Brightman?
  • 4 0
 This is still one of the best locations being kept quiet in Surrey... The kids who built this are fucking mental!!
  • 1 0
 Nice vid, sick riding, good tune. Nice!
That's hardly a stereotypical winter ride though.. Maybe in Englandshires soft south. Get the spikes* on n come up to Scotland for some real uk winter riding! Wink

*(or studded tires dependant on ice content)
  • 6 2
 I'm far to ddrunk,, halo is dope
  • 1 1
 you're right
  • 3 0
 I snowmobile in the winter, cause snow is just as sick to shred in! No such stuff as winter blues
  • 2 0
 I feel sorry for all you guys and your winters. We don't ever have to stop ridding here in so cal. Basically the only good part about living here...
  • 3 0
 dont feel to sorry for us, winter rocks when you not a pussy and scared of the cold...we need that variety to go and shred on skis or a board...
  • 2 0
 Fo sho the cold is fun too and we have plenty of mtns in so cal if that's your bag, but when I hear about guys hanging their bikes up for 6 months of the year it makes me a little sad. U know it's just cool having all the options. Like I said though this place is pretty miserable in other ways. Def jealous of a lot of what you guys have up north
  • 1 0
 looks great fun, this is what is all about, i'd love to be able to jump like they do.(or even jump) But where is the rain , mud puddles and multi layers.
  • 2 0
 Any clues as to where this is?
Looks really cool, a bit more than you usually see around the peaslake region...
  • 2 0
 Is this anywhere near Peaslake and all the stuff? Looks really fun and I could do with finding some less pedally trails.
  • 1 0
 pretty much. You be surprised how many times you've ridden past all this lol
  • 1 0
 Haha yeah, yesterday was the first time out that we hadn't found something new. Mainly because the xmas period had taken its toll on how much we could be arsed to pedal.
  • 1 0
 I enjoyed the video, added it to favorites actually, but I have to say if that is what Winter looked like there wouldn't be an issue.
  • 4 0
 Up until christmas winter here has been super mild. I guess this was filmed before then. Now it's just pissed it down non stop for the last couple of weeks.
  • 1 0
 good video of bros having fun riding bikes. to music i quite enjoy listening to. thanks for posting this. well done. please post more.
  • 1 0
 Nice trails, good edit.

Question: Did the rider with the yellow bike crash at 35 sec? Seemed a close one! Also at1:10, or maybe bottomed out? Smile
  • 2 0
 Where abouts in the Surrey Hills is this...?
  • 2 0
 Great music, great trails, great edit, great ripping!
  • 1 0
 where is that is that jump into the step up? I know where all that other stuff was on pitch
  • 3 0
 PCJ is the man.
  • 2 0
 Anyone know where that table at 1:30 is?
  • 2 0
 was out looking today. Still cant find it lol
  • 3 1
 2:53 the camera disappears!
nice vid looked fun.
  • 4 0
 Video is 2:01 long.. Wink
  • 2 0
 ahh yeah i meant 1:53
  • 2 0
 Figured it out, mate. Just mocking... Wink
  • 2 0
 I know can be fun can't it
  • 2 0
 great vid, fun looking trails,
  • 2 0
 Great trails,nice riding.Hardly British winter conditions though!!
  • 1 0
 I could kill my winter blues if I had a bike. But instead i'm sitting here being jealous and restless
  • 2 0
 I could kill my winter blues if it was winter.
  • 2 0
 Winter blues here 21 celsius dammn cold wheres my sweater?
  • 1 0
 Nice job! Ya I'm singin the winter blues here in socal...too dang dry/warm, Rain dang it!
  • 1 0
 I cant wait to go riding after watching that now I will day dream about riding for the rest of the week
  • 1 0
 Great vid sums up completely what winter riding is about....great song choice too!
  • 1 0
 It's easy to kill the winter blues when you can wear a T-shirt and there isn't 30cm of snow covering your trails.
  • 1 0
 I know right!
  • 1 0
 Where are these trails within Surrey Hills?
  • 1 0
 Nice action. Must ride bike now!
  • 1 0
 That was what my son and I needed with three feet of snow on the ground.
  • 1 0
 Two Banshees in one video? That's unheard of!
  • 1 0
 nice video and nice trail.
  • 1 0
 Any clues as to where is Surrey hills this may be?
  • 1 0
 Smile looks a fun place to ride
  • 1 0
 definitly kills the winter blues. great video great sound!
  • 1 0
 is 1.10 backcountry epic trail ?
  • 1 0
 what are these banshee?? Spitfire? rune?
  • 1 0
 Rad-sauce! I would love to ride this trails! Thanks for the edit
  • 1 1
 Those damn hubs kill it for me. Sounds like you're being chased by crickets!! ZZZzzzzzzzzzzZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzZZZZZZZZ......
  • 1 0
 Are they running supadrives? I miss mine, sounded like I was going 100mph!
  • 1 0
 @DirtJumpDopey Yeah we're all running Halo Supadrive Hubs, you can find them here: www.halowheels.com/products/part/HUHA6SR2
  • 1 0
 Looks a lot like winter to me... Yea right
  • 2 0
 Vod!
  • 1 0
 Sweet riding. Thanks for the stoke!
  • 1 0
 Nice cheeky bike wheel foot kicks
  • 1 0
 Damn that was good !
  • 1 0
 wowwwww
  • 1 0
 Is that THE PCJ
  • 1 0
 Music?
  • 1 0
 jake bugg - slumville sunrise
  • 1 0
 tnx man.
  • 4 4
 You don't need a big bike for jumping ...
  • 1 0
 i don't get why you got neg-propped. i was about to say it was awesome to see them shred like this while not being on big bikes. wish i could do the same thing...
  • 1 0
 Nice
  • 1 0
 very cool!
  • 1 0
 Good vid. Nice...
  • 1 0
 ZIZZZZZ!







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