Video: Behind the Scenes of Kaos Seagrave's Unhinged II by Canyon-PureCycling

Some edits take days to make, others? Well, they can take months.

What was meant to be filmed and wrapped up within a week ended up taking an entire summer all thanks to the not-so-glorious Welsh summer. Unfortunately the adage “wales never fails” struggled to be proven for Unhinged 2, but that didn’t stop the entire crew putting in endless shifts on the hillside to build, maintain, rebuild and then finally film for the 2nd instalment of Kaos Seagrave’s Unhinged series.

From constant rain, multiple crashes and endless attempts at tricks, you really can say that Unhinged 2 was made out of the blood, sweat and tears of the entire crew. So, if you want to take a look at all the drama, hit play and get ready to feel every bump the crew felt along the way.

Building ramps in the woods, whether you're a kid building your first mini ramp, or a freeride athlete building a massive one, the excitement and nervousness of hitting it remains the same

Only in Wales would you need to blow-torch a berm in the middle of summer

Believe it or not, there were some truly scorching days on site

The flip to nose manual which took the good part of 2 days to land whilst battling with the slick, damp conditions.

A lot of time was spent deliberating plans

Ride, dig, revamp, ride, dig, revamp. With the absurd amount of moisture in the dirt, each try of a trick meant packing in the mud that had slid out from underneath Kaos's tyres

Kaos playing on the big hip

Don't be fooled, the first week of filming started off great with sun, but little did the crew know that that was the best it was gonna get

Unhinged was the hardest project I’ve worked on to date, nothing seemed to ever go our way.
People always said to me, “Oh Wales never fails” but they were wrong, wales threw so many curve balls at us it was almost like playing in the MLB for New York Mets. But damn did we have fun. It was an honour and a pleasure to be apart of the project though and I can’t think the entire team enough for their love and trust in myself to make my own film out of it.—Beney Hewson, BTS Filmer

The tough life of a freeride athlete

There's something so calming about watching the flow of Kaos ride

I don't think any MTB edit has been made where the rider didn't take a tumble or two

Down but not out. After taking the rest of the afternoon to chill and recover, Kaos came back and nailed the feature

The revamped tree from Unhinged I now had a hip into a landing, allowing Kaos to boost rather than slide over the iconic feature

The jump which was the gift that kept on giving, perfect for any and all kinds of tricks

There's a reason Kaos is known for his unique and effortless style on two wheels

By the end of Unhinged II, Kaos and filmer Joe Simkins needed just looks to communicate

Despite the struggles of the shoot, all involved were still stoked to be putting something so unique together, even if it did mean playing the lottery with the Welsh summer weather.

Unhinged II, over and out.

Supporting Partners
Red Bull
Fox Racing
Canyon
GoPro
Harpoon Sports Concepts

Filmer & Director of Unhinged II
Joe Simkins

Filmer of Unhinged II BTS
Beney Hewson

Photography
Samantha Dugon

Executive Producer
Elliot Harper (Harpoon)

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Canyon-PureCycling

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3 Comments

plyawn (Dec 19, 2023 at 17:05)

The finished product here (and for others) are always amazing, but I think I actually enjoy these behind the scenes better!

swenzowski (Dec 19, 2023 at 10:11)

I thoroughly enjoyed that. What a mad bunch of lads

mtbflow24 FL (Dec 21, 2023 at 4:39)

I have always wondered about this but how do you tack a photo like 12 from the top!