North Vancouver is home to some of the most legendary mountain bike trails in all of Canada, attracting athletes from around the world every year. For local riders, it's a place to escape the hustle of the city that sits below the mountains. This film is a tribute to the weekend warriors, the average riders, and those who call The Shore home.
Trailhead Media is based out of North Vancouver, so it was only natural that we chose to film this project in our hometown. There is such a strong mountain bike culture here and the landscape is second to none. Once the location was locked in, we had the task of finding an athlete to help bring this project to life. We wanted someone who purely rides for fun without any pressure from sponsors or followers. The team searched for several months for someone who fit the bill, and finally we connected with Kelly Jordan. With a positive attitude and an unwavering appreciation for the North Shore trails, we knew this was our guy. We gave Kelly the reigns on which trails would be showcased in the film, and his decisions did not disappoint.
Our goal for this film was to create something a bit different than the average MTB video. With our creative caps on, we wrote a script and enlisted the help of voiceover artist Tim Stephenson to help carry the story forward. We wanted to put an emphasis on what makes the North Shore such a special place to ride and why people return here year after year. The history of these trails runs deep, and if the trees could talk, we could only imagine what they've seen.
Looks like the majority of us normal hoomans
nice work
and the people are really cool.
So.....extremely shallow? People from the PNW should know their conifers!
Regardless, we hope you enjoyed the film and that it got you stoked to go riding!
Excellent riding and trail filing though. Thanks for that.
Glad to hear you enjoyed the rest of the film, we had a really fun time putting this one together. The Shore is an amazing place to ride.
Great work @TrailheadMediaHouse! We never actually get to see him ride, as he is our trail leader and is done long before we get the chance to even try to catch him.
Oh that fateful day Kurtmit and I found you like a lost little puppy. The first time I took you up to CBC and you crashed and cracked your helmet. I thought to myself what have I done to this poor man. Little did I realize at that time how good you actually were/are.
It has been a pleasure to ride behind you for years. Looking forward to many more adventures.
The shore is a magical place, riding was great, video and pics look awesome.
Could I make a small request, music credits on videos. Half the time I’m left wondering, and trying to Shazam a song, much like this one, so I can listen to it again.
Thanks in advance
I came back to revisit the comment as I forgot the name of the film the author mentioned that maybe this effort by THM used as influence (for lack of better description since I cannot fully recollect the post).
Anyhoo, said comment and reply are no longer here? Since the author would not be able to come back and delete that I don’t want to surmise what may have taken place because that would be pretty gross.
When riders are tall, its hard to me to spot wheel size..
This was a creative passion project that we did for fun, and we understand that it may not suit everyone's taste in music/story/riding. Hopefully there was some element that you enjoyed from the film, but if not, we'll try again on the next one! Hope you have a great season, cheers.