Video: Behind the Scenes of Gee Atherton's Ridgeline Video

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Snfoilhat (Dec 17, 2020 at 9:32)

...early this morning jets were scrambled from RAF Mona to make visual confirmation when radar picked up what appeared to be surface-to-air missile testing in the hills north of Machnlleth...

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Jolinwood (Dec 17, 2020 at 8:47)

Legend. That must be so sketchy.

Has anyone else been there and crashed down the left yet? Makes you wonder how far one would roll! And roll, and roll. Aaand roll and roll and roll. Wouldnt even need a mips-helmet cause youd become the very essence of rotation yourself. The roundest movement we’ve seen, from the standpoint of rotation, according to a former president who had the best rotation, people called him and they wished him more rotation but they never had to because no one had more rotation than him, and he knew it. Only the most roll, billions of it.
Ah maybe i should get back to work. Good luck to whoever rolls down that anyways!

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endorium (Dec 17, 2020 at 10:19)

It's basically a cliff that side. It's more likely you would die than injure yourself. It really is that exposed. You can get there with much pedalling but not worth the effort to see it and then not ride it.....which I sure as hell won't be

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29er1 (Dec 17, 2020 at 10:50)

I can do a 71 cm gap

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noapathy FL (Dec 17, 2020 at 12:44)

That's a heck of a gap. Wouldn't it be better to use a bridge or partial with a patient like that?

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Six-or-Shore (Dec 17, 2020 at 19:12)

@noapathy: I've been known to send it 71 inches before.

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hughsl (Dec 18, 2020 at 3:05)

@Six-or-Shore: strava or it didnt happen

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bike-lair (Dec 17, 2020 at 8:13)

The lack of trees loses perspective, those jumps must be so insane in real life if they look like that in the video.

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ajl-mtb (Dec 17, 2020 at 9:02)

I rode at Dyfi in the summer and some (most) of the biggest tabletops are way beyond my confidence and ability level. I remember looking up at the ridge from the trailhead, having seen a few of Gee's teaser posts on Instagram and thinking how nuts it must be up there! His videos just put into perspective how big the gap is between the pro's and us mere mortals!

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dirtMagurk FL (Dec 17, 2020 at 9:22)

Great safety squinting from the dudes with the pick axes and Jack hammer, no need for eye protection

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djm35 (Dec 17, 2020 at 23:55)

They had ear protection and mattocks, not picks. Anyway, if safety was a big concern why build something that dangerous?

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tallisman FL (Dec 17, 2020 at 18:25)

Wish they could have done a follow cam of the full line

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kcy4130 (Dec 17, 2020 at 9:17)

I don't know which person/people at pinkbike have the job of deciding which edit will be the "best of the year" but I really don't envy them. So many great edits this year!

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enduroNZ (Dec 17, 2020 at 10:56)

Got to hand it to Gee and his team he comes up with some awesome stuff.

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kimberco (Dec 17, 2020 at 9:31)

Absolutely insane project. That exposure had me cringing every time he took another run. Gee is the GOAT!

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Neale78 (Dec 17, 2020 at 9:40)

Great, but the duration of the lid footage is too damn short.

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DoubleCrownAddict (Dec 17, 2020 at 21:39)

Love the grass gaps, suppose a race down that would be a little too extreme?

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cky78 FL (Dec 17, 2020 at 10:52)

The Ridgeline is one of the better edits I have seen for a while.

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valleytroll (Dec 17, 2020 at 11:37)

Clipped in too? Mental.
Are we gonna see Rampage on Mallets?

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Neale78 (Dec 17, 2020 at 13:34)

Hamsters with mullets?!

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trippleacht FL (Dec 18, 2020 at 0:13)

So good. Whish there was even more footage from different angles and such!

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Lousicle FL (Dec 17, 2020 at 13:06)

nope