RETURN TO EARTH - A CINEMATIC JOURNEY THAT PROVES WHEN WE LOSE TRACK OF TIME, WE MAKE THE MOST OF IT.When you read this, stop. Don’t let another moment slip into the infinite sea of “up-nexts”, “likes” and “suggestions for you". Don’t be fooled. This isn’t a bunch of shiny pictures designed to distract and keep you scrolling that little bit longer. We made this film to inspire you to take your attention back and literally Return to Earth. Here, there are no worries. No deadlines. No good old days. No bad days. Here, every single second offers endless possibility… with a little help from a simple machine that defies boundaries and knows no limits.
Return to Earth, the ninth movie from the crew at Anthill Films, is a cinematic journey across diverse mountain bike communities, personalities and environments. Each segment captures a different way the bike can immerse riders in the present moment. Starring some of the sport’s biggest athletes, unsung shredders and up-and-coming youth, Return to Earth features the most diverse group of riders Anthill has ever assembled. And to bring their vision to life, the crew travelled to more locations than ever before, with shoots taking place all over the world from hometown trails in Squamish, BC to the remote mountains of Patagonia. All set to an unforgettable classic rock soundtrack.
The world premiere of Return to Earth will take place on June 14, 2019 in Vancouver, BC followed by exclusive premiere events taking place in cities all over the world. On July 16, 2019 the film will be released globally on digital platforms such as iTunes, Amazon Prime and Google Play.
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returntoearth.movie. Brought to you by Shimano and Trek Bicycles featuring Brett Rheeder, Thomas Vanderham, Casey Brown, Matt Hunter, Reed Boggs, Ryan Howard, Joey Schusler, Thomas Genon, Brandon Semenuk, Carson Storch, Emil Johansson, Jackson Goldstone, Jakob Jewett and friends. In association with Pinkbike, Trailforks, Evoc, Clif Bar, Sony, Whistler Mountain Bike Park and Freehub Magazine with additional support from Arosa Lenzerheide, Spawn Cycles, Rocky Mountain Cycle. A new 4K film by Anthill Films with art direction and creative by Good Fortune Collective.
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don't get me wrong. riding bikes is the world's best thing for me too. but there are so many other amazing activities. other people might feel as hyped about chess or gardening or skydiving as you are for MTBing which makes these things just as extraordinary.
(chose a sport and be a d*ck about it)
The best day surfing can beat the best day on a mountain bike. Problem is, epic days surfing just don't happen that often. It's too dependent on weather, time of day, and crowds. Many days I'd get in my car, drive around for 45 minutes checking various spots and spewing CO2 into the atmosphere, and either surf mediocre waves or drive home.
On a mountain bike, pretty much any day can be epic. You can have a good time WAY more often than you can surfing. And often, the more people, the merrier. Grumpiness/localism about crowds amongst surfers is friggin lame. Waves are a scarce resource. Trails aren't (crowd-wise).
You can also ride your bike to a trailhead, doing your part in keeping the planet at a reasonable temperature and keeping kids asthma-free. Don't forget that the average car costs $0.56ish per mile to operate all-in, which can easily make surfing more expensive than mountain biking. Closer to $1/mi if you're driving a truck like in this video.
MTB #1 for sure though.
- “can you do a front flip?”
- “no, I have a life”
You don't like team/ball based sports o.k. sure. But what about all the other amazing sports out there that get folks enjoying the planet... and each other.
Snowboarding
Skiing
SUP
Kayak
Surf
Skate
Etc....
Don't know about you but when the snow's out I like to have something to do besides stare at my bikes.
But go watch people do it. It's freakin sick.
Maybe in the 90's. These days most of that crap is gone in most places. As long as you're not an a*shole and you respect the order of things no on is going to give you crap. In the 90's... sure you'd get punched just for showing up. These days you're only going to get punched if you're a douche.
If you don't think there's home town attitude on the trails... you're wrong. It's the same exact process. You show up from out of town and act like a douche, cut shit down, leave trash, park like a retard, etc etc etc. You're gonna get punched. Show up and respect the trails and be nice... people treat you well.
It's literally no different in most places.
I'd compare the sicker spots where the higher end locals ride to nicer dirt jump spots. If you show up and can't ride the waves and just clog up the order... or show up and just sit in the lane... etc... you're they're gonna tell you to gtf out of the way. Same at the gnarlier dj spots. If you show up and you're blowing out landing casing, or sitting around in the way... dropping in front of people etc... don't put in the work with the shovel... you're not going to last long.
Same damned process.
I think that's kind of my point from earlier. I don't think we should be talking about which sport is better. We should just be getting out there and being active. Do what you love.
We don't have time for lunch rides every day around here and frankly I'm just not that fit. But you can get out 1 or 2 days for rides. On the other days I still try to get outside. Trail hike. Shoot some hoops. Hit the putting green. Whatever. Just get outside.
OP is an idiot.
unicycling.org/unicon
Then there is the gym. Then walking/photography.
Then if you are lucky the bedroom Olympics. ..
Funny, I never associated the word "surfing" with requiring gravity. I thought it was just because you're skimming over the surface (of water in this case). It was just an analogy to windsurfing, but then with a kite. Then again I'm no native English speaker. I'm from the Netherlands where waves are small so people rather use the wind for surfing than that they rely waves.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8YEMP9rdkI
youtu.be/7Ys_yKGNFRQ
Always fun to walk into a different tech faculty at a university and look at the kind of stuff they have and can do there.
Now it's alwayscorny higher state voice over and slow mo. Comon guys its messing about on bikes with ur mates, not some out of body experience.
I mean - "Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero" - such deravitive BS. Not like it's a universal human sentiment that some of our species greatest thinkers have been advocating for several thousand years.
It must be super-embarassing for the filmmakers to be parroting an idea advanced by Greek philosophers, Baudelaire, Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, Walt Whitman, Kipling, Longfellow, that lame Shakespeare guy and a bunch of similar hacks.
How shameful.
NWD1 @ 6min - GoPro 7 would have smoothed that out and not feel as loose.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZoY49dWBwY
Meh, downvotes coming
Great get if it is.
Also, I’m glad there are kids doing really cool things on a bike at a level way higher than me, but if you have seen one of those videos, you have seen them all.
I'll still probably watch it and hate myself for it.
Ignorance is bliss I guess.