Rob Warner travels to Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, to meet up with Finn Iles, who recently made the move from the junior to the elite category on the World Cup DH circuit. The two discuss Finn's heroes, finding his path in the sport and his upbringing.
It's soooooo rad, refreshing and insightful. More of this human side of things, you can appreciate how much most of the pro's live an healthy and wealthy life, inside out. I mean I've seen many young talent having a great life from the start it seems.. and you can tell that location is a good part in their success mixed with a great upbringing / family, it's nice to see
@onemind123: minimum wage Aussies Brits Quebeckers etc with no employable skills but bro speak and the bare ability to quality assure sick enduro edits got to get work somewhere
Seems a little unfair to chastise people so strongly for a simple typo when you're not able to tell the difference between Pinkbike content and Redbull content that just happens to be posted on Pinkbike
@leelau, no, the error wasn’t in the headline - it was in the description, which came from Red Bull’s blurb on YouTube. It was corrected with minutes after this article went live.
When talking with Jack, Rob says that "you could be the best mountain bike rider on the planet, but if you haven't got a head for it you've got no chance." RATBOY came to mind immediately, insanely talented but doesn't have the racer mentality, which I respect. Just what came to mind....
I wonder if he's talking about himself a bit? Jack shreds hard on a bike too, used to place high or win all the local races, and probably where Finn got a lot of his speed riding together as kids. But Jack he never made that push in to pro racing, maybe because he didn't have the head for it?
@Tatham83: That's the point, maybe he got bored being so good and now just rides for himself. Which, once again, I totally respect. Heck, that's why I ride too
There's one downtown at a bar here in Northern Idaho! You're not supposed to be totally drunk when you do it, but the bar tenders are usually so smashed themselves to notice...
Ya they must have them in the boondocks. I was having a blast in Central Park NYC but we all know that is not a good place for it. I have been to many target ranges of all kinds and there is something about sticking a hatchet, better a tomahawk!
Yeah here in Quebec good dirt is from mid-April thru mid-November (this year first week of May!!) So, that's a good 5 months off the dirt.. I still ride snow tho but yeah I would move, hehe. Beautiful place also!!
"We're going to visit Finn Illes in Whistler" said whilst leaving Whistler heading South.
"We're going axe throwing in Whistler" said whilst driving South through Squamish.
I do believe it's a bit much to expect Economist-quality editorial skills from biking media
So, that's a good 5 months off the dirt.. I still ride snow tho but yeah I would move, hehe. Beautiful place also!!