Kenny Belaey rides the 2022 UCI Cyclocross World Championships track, but not in the traditional way, taking some detours through the town of Fayetteville along the way.
I think your words are a bit harsh but I agree. The music was too generic-bad-boy and some quick cuts of bloopers and silliness here and there could have made it feel a bit more approachable. It just seemed to take itself too seriously.
I've known Kenny for some years now, we even went riding together on some occasions, he's actually a really chill guy. Only, it doens't come across in his video's. Wich is weird, because he's got the skills for sure, but can't seem to translate them all to well to video.
IMHO, he just needs to tone it down a bit with the "seriousness" and just make 'em more fun, approachable. Put a more upbeat soundtrack to it, few outtakes here and there, some tongue in cheek stuff. Basically, use any Danny MacAskill video as a blueprint and give it your own twist.
Can we all just be honest and admit that we are only upset because we can't even pop a wheelie on our gravel bike? That was legitimately amazing skill.
Super impressive riding... I don't get the whole hype about gravel bikes, but I love watching people doing trial stuff on them... must be so difficult from that position...
So incredibly impressive how capable not only people are, but modern bikes. Reminds me of Yoann Barelli hitting A-Line on his cross bike a few years ago, great stuff!
A cross bike on A-Line sounds very cool. For some reason this edit doesn't work for me. As an earlier comment noted, it takes itself a bit too seriously.
I guess this is the way that Walmart informs the Pinkbike crowd that the 2022 UCI Cyclocross World Championships is in middle America this year? First I'd heard of it and I have one of those skinny tired anaerobic machines. Who is the favorite to win the mens and womens races this year?
Sort out some better music and am I the only one thinking that drop from the helicopter was maybe 4-5 feet. Its right skid was touching down.
Would have been better spending the helicopter money on something a bit more creative or original.
There are so many videos of people doing amazing things on bikes these days that it’s a bit difficult to do anything standout or original.
Ps.
I’ve just rewatched it and to be fair he’s done the helicopter drop at least twice. In the first angle he clearly lands rear wheel first. In the second angle he lands both wheels parallel to the slope.
The Waltons own a helicopter they fly around Arkansas and bike with, so I'm sure it was theirs and their money. I don't disagree with you though, felt forced at best.
yea it was cool jumping out of a helicopter, but do modern cross courses have drops and jumps like that? or that rock garden? or was that the xc course around there too?
I’m not sure that all of that will be on the CX course. It is definitely on the XC course which made for some pretty nasty crashes at those races. All of those features have rollable B Lines, but it’s still a legit rock garden.
I love riding my cross or gravel bike on single track as much as anybody but what I don't get is the guys who can do it in the drops. I have no confidence in the drops on sketchy terrain.
Sad to see so much hate in this community!
I would love to see those haters doing the same tricks..
I was totally impressed with the video and just disgusted about the ugly reactions here
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvL1agpqwvE
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZmJtYaUTa0
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGP6H5iVfgE
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qjiqm-C3Fs
Only, it doens't come across in his video's. Wich is weird, because he's got the skills for sure, but can't seem to translate them all to well to video.
IMHO, he just needs to tone it down a bit with the "seriousness" and just make 'em more fun, approachable. Put a more upbeat soundtrack to it, few outtakes here and there, some tongue in cheek stuff. Basically, use any Danny MacAskill video as a blueprint and give it your own twist.
This is clearly ridiculous, so keeping it light would have been a better tone for the edit.
Would have been better spending the helicopter money on something a bit more creative or original.
There are so many videos of people doing amazing things on bikes these days that it’s a bit difficult to do anything standout or original.
Ps.
I’ve just rewatched it and to be fair he’s done the helicopter drop at least twice. In the first angle he clearly lands rear wheel first. In the second angle he lands both wheels parallel to the slope.
or was that the xc course around there too?
ramps of a C 17 in flight, push to new limits and all that tosh for views : )