Act 4: Brandon takes a Trek Supercaliber, with a stem facing downward, out and does all of the same tricks to show us all the skills gap between him and the rest of us. Every seen a back flip 360 double tail whip from a flat drop in on a 29er xc bike?...just wait.
@Tmackstab: He also built the crane that lowered the piano into his house AND picked up the crane that broke trying to get the aforementioned piano into his house!
After 10 years in a small mountain town in BC, I recently had to move to a major a city in Eastern Canada. The shots in the burn with the fireweed gave me shivers, such a classic BC landscape. I spent countless hours biking and hiking around these.
Great as always, but I don't understand what this "ACT" series was about? The fact that it was a 3 part series made it seem like there was more to each of the edits then that they are Brandon riding. I mean if it was just that, then every Revel edit might as well have been part of this series. Was there some kind of theme running through these 3 parts of the series that connected them that I missed?
The 1st and 3rd part had some clips that looked like they were shot at similar locations, but besides that, the 3 parts seemed as different from each other as most the other Revel vids.
This is beautiful, but TBH I was slightly disappointed...
It didn't blow me away like ACT.II did, and things like Midpoint, unReal one-shot, etc.
I basically watched ACT.II on repeat -- this I probably won't.
Agreed. Looked like a brief collection of outtakes TBH. Bring on the downvotes but this wasn't the cohesive Revel production we've become used to. Not saying he's not the GOAT.
The amount of hours he has spent perfecting his craft must be staggering ! So wonderful to watch greatness, no matter what it is !!! Salute to Brandon !!!!!!
Unpopular opinion - I fully respect how good he is and what he’s accomplished - but I don’t find his edits exciting. Is he too good and makes everything look easy? Or are they too structured?
I don't think exciting is quite the right word. Awe-inspiring is probably closer to it. Being that he is so smooth, the filming highlights this, which gives the whole experience more of a feeling of wonderment, as opposed to adrenaline pumping action.
For me it's more that I find the "raw" series absolutely mind blowing and the best showcase of mountain biking, but on the other hand these "act" series are way overedited and I find the mix of terrain jarring, the edit itself doesn't flow...
This vid give me a weird combination of pure satisfaction and a deep northamerica-depression... how can landscapes be soo beautiful ? Most of europe sucks in comparison to your trails and people !
Not only Europe has many beautiful locations,but we can ride pretty much everywhere. Do you think if the Alps were in the USA they let people ride and build trails all over? Think again.
@sino428: at the end of the day this is still a business and Trek's goal is to make money. Every rider has that period of time when they're on top then the next generation comes in and the cycle repeats. So if the day came and Trek made that request then the fanboys better hope Brandon invested his $ wisely because there will be a lot of crying on this website otherwise. He actually should make an ebike edit just to troll you guys who can't deal with any sort of critique of Semenuk.
What would be the point? The added weight of an assisted bike would diminish the crispness and quality of every move in this edit, and I bet there are a couple he wouldn't even attempt with one. You could show him climbing a hill? Pedal assist is for making pedaling easier. But it compromises every dynamic quality of bike handling. I'm not even hating, but honestly, why do we want to see that?
@nyhc00: Could Trek get pissed off if he refused to ride an ebike? Sure, but is it a hill they are willing to die on? Not likely. They know that Brandon is a good enough rider that he could just leave when his contract is up and find any number of other companies fighting to sign him. Like I said, he's likely got enough clout to simply refuse to do what he doesn't want to do. That's part of being the best at what you do. For the most part you get to dictate your own terms. Some riders can't do that because they are replaceable. Brandon isn't, and I'm sure he knows this.
@sino428: Brandon seems like a humble dude, so to speculate that he thinks he is irreplaceable is borderline an insult. A brief study in history will show you the fall of many a man who deemed themselves irreplaceable.
Funny that it took MTN douches this long to do a proper table.
And, only one backflip???? Seriously???? It's a pinkbike video... You know you have to have like 10 backflips, 15 angles, plus slo-mo just cause it's upside down, and it's 2019... No one's ever done one before now!
Parts of this were definitely legit, but full suspension seems hardly necessary. But, it'll sell bikes, so it's 'winner'
Beautiful edit, music and riding.
Brandon: Lets make it look like it was filmed through a dirty pair of glasses.
Rupert: Ugh...fine
The 1st and 3rd part had some clips that looked like they were shot at similar locations, but besides that, the 3 parts seemed as different from each other as most the other Revel vids.
Is he still riding 26” on a DH bike or has he eventually moved to 27.5?
Great riding nonetheless.
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And, only one backflip???? Seriously???? It's a pinkbike video... You know you have to have like 10 backflips, 15 angles, plus slo-mo just cause it's upside down, and it's 2019... No one's ever done one before now!
Parts of this were definitely legit, but full suspension seems hardly necessary. But, it'll sell bikes, so it's 'winner'