Dean Tennant In The Fall - Video
 | A couple hours on the trail yielded the results that we wanted - enough to piece together a short edit. More than that though, it was a reminder of why Fall on the Island is so awesome.- Larock |
This Fall has been one of the nicest in recent memory. It's been chillier than is standard for Southern Vancouver Island, but each morning when I get up, it's sunshine pouring down rather than rain. Dean Tennant and I decided it best to take advantage of the weather while we could and get out to the South Island's favourite shuttle zone, Mt. Prevost, to clock some footage. Dean was itching for some time on the bike after a broken collarbone at Worlds in Champery sidelined him.
Prevost's road construction meant a long "bottom to top" early morning hike. An hour of hiking had us at the top of the trail - an exhausting way to start an already difficult day of shooting, yet the perfect way to warm up on a brisk mid-November morning. One of the biggest challenges of a shoot this time of year is actual daylight hours. With only about six hours per day of workable light in the forest, depending on cloud cover, you quickly end up battling the fading sun. Sundown was sneaking up on us and we were still around mid mountain. The shoot would have to be cut short today. "Let's call it." A post-shoot stop at Wendy's would make for the perfect spot to refuel and look over the days spoils.
Another half-day was necessary to satisfy us. A casual shoot on familiar trails meant encounters with friends smashing downhill laps. High overcast and sprinkling rain combined with the previous week's sunshine made for perfect shooting conditions. We shot our way down the trail, picking out pieces that we liked. Fall colours in full effect were only made richer by the sprinkling of rain.
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57 Comments
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biker-Boy808
FL (Dec 16, 2011 at 19:20)
Aaron LaRocque Always Makes Great Stuff!
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naptime
(Dec 17, 2011 at 2:18)
awesome trail, awesome rider, well edited................... SHITE music
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drbong-mrhash
(Dec 18, 2011 at 13:45)
i kinda like the change in music, it went well witht the riding and wasnt the same old stuff u hear. great vid all around
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deakmaster
(Sep 22, 2012 at 14:12)
agreed, why do people show someone hauling ass and shredding and then put the music to some whiney weird emo thing? I think the music fit perfectly in this video!
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ehl223
(Dec 17, 2011 at 6:36)
I want to be canadian more than anything else in the world.
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mtbmx83
(Dec 16, 2011 at 20:36)
fool has mad skills on his bike cycle props to him and that trail looks epic love the video great job
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tdoyle1995
(Dec 17, 2011 at 9:03)
those trail are epic... but ya dean kills it
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Luke-VTT
(Dec 17, 2011 at 2:00)
Grandmaster LaRocque strikes again. Great filming and editing. Music is well chosen. And so fast and fluently ridden. Awesome!
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bigeasyren
(Dec 17, 2011 at 8:03)
Nice video! The beat of the song works great with the video, but the actual song itself was personally distracting. I ended up trying to listen to what they were saying over watching the riding. Which is a shame because the riding was great!
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highrocker1298
(Dec 18, 2011 at 10:20)
Hot rider, talented filming, awe inspiring trails - really impressive production. The best portrayal of Prevost yet. DT was cleaving Cleavage, burning berms, and crushing the DH trail. Thanks and keep 'em coming.
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nouser
(Dec 16, 2011 at 19:59)
dean is such a gangster
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dodoshena
(Dec 16, 2011 at 23:22)
Am I high or this is real?
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Bikeordeath
(Dec 17, 2011 at 9:12)
both
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singletrailrider
(Dec 16, 2011 at 21:40)
Props to both Aaron and Dean for getting such good segments in a few hours.
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mossy69
(Dec 18, 2011 at 2:53)
Don't know why everyone is complaining about the song so much... I personally quite liked it
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madbiker786
(Dec 20, 2011 at 22:53)
Yeah i didnt find anything wrong with either. Dont know wat these bitches r complaing about?
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mitcht
(Dec 16, 2011 at 19:58)
Dean is a great rider... Wicked video!
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blowmyfuse
(Dec 18, 2011 at 5:22)
Music was good. Watched it with my kids, but had to shut the music down b/c of the lyrics! Nice trail!
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dirtjumper771
(Dec 16, 2011 at 19:28)
i wish i could ride that fast
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kim19
(Dec 16, 2011 at 20:34)
Yeah, I'd say Top Raman over Top Dog!
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oldschoolj
(Dec 16, 2011 at 21:01)
smooth fluidity...he shredzit!
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bolmaing
(Dec 16, 2011 at 21:53)
How do you go about getting the rights to use songs like these?
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LiamRenaut
(Dec 17, 2011 at 0:26)
It's for the internet/non profit
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Calacyrian
(Dec 18, 2011 at 2:40)
they put the name of an online shop, so it's a sort of commercial
i'm interested to know how they get the rights
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Calacyrian
(Dec 18, 2011 at 5:16)
ho and i forgot to say that it's a supercool edit! as allways
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toulioss
(Dec 17, 2011 at 7:04)
tons of style, both parts
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bikermaniac101
(Dec 17, 2011 at 17:47)
VOD, that was siiiiick!!! What trail was that?? I've never seen a vid of that before!
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blowfish1
(Dec 18, 2011 at 14:28)
He has so much skill on a bike
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Dpopple
(Dec 16, 2011 at 19:27)
I just lived.
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octalex1
(Dec 16, 2011 at 20:09)
WEEZZY!
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ponch1k
(Dec 17, 2011 at 1:36)
it`s B.O.B feat. Lil Wayne - Strange Clouds
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downhillinged
(Dec 17, 2011 at 8:35)
One of the best songs out for a while
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madbiker786
(Dec 17, 2011 at 2:39)
Holly f*ck! That just got me stttookkkeeed! 
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thecrazyfrenchman
(Dec 17, 2011 at 12:52)
Great riding, awesome trail, nice edit! I don't like the song though. Great video nonetheless! Cheers!
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paulstevens
(Dec 17, 2011 at 21:23)
Yeah deaner! That was sick.
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adam1887
(Dec 16, 2011 at 19:42)
added to favorites:check
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taskmgr
(Dec 16, 2011 at 19:45)
intenzzz
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jimeg
(Dec 16, 2011 at 23:33)
Haulin.
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gloryhp
(Dec 17, 2011 at 0:39)
great riding and so well shot....so why chose such a bad song?
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artbarn
(Dec 17, 2011 at 1:08)
its not a bad song.. you just dont like it
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A-Bunnah
(Dec 17, 2011 at 8:34)
It's a horrible song. No talent, cant rap, cant mc ..they don't produce there own music. Like really you want hip hop go look at something like the living legends crew. The music in this song might have actually lowered your IQ.
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artbarn
(Dec 17, 2011 at 12:55)
so much hate... pretty sure weezy has talent.. oh by the way cant rap and cant MC are the same thing..
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gloryhp
(Dec 22, 2011 at 10:47)
no, it is a bad song
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artbarn
(Dec 22, 2011 at 12:32)
Haters are always gonna hate...
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kevin267
FL (Dec 17, 2011 at 1:34)
got me itching to ride Prevost haven't been since end of may 
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madbiker786
(Dec 20, 2011 at 22:56)
Ive never been ther and i dont know wer it is?
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Tomazz
(Dec 17, 2011 at 1:59)
I like the trail!
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Eledh
(Dec 17, 2011 at 3:34)
VOD !
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danny
(Dec 17, 2011 at 6:12)
great shredding!
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benj1234
(Dec 17, 2011 at 7:33)
Sick ridingand correct shot.
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ratman
(Dec 17, 2011 at 10:04)
Nice Dean!
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dopeydragon
(Dec 17, 2011 at 16:04)
YOUR THE BEST DEANO!!!!!
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garethjudson
(Dec 18, 2011 at 3:16)
this could have been a great edit, if there was different music. that music didnt really go with the video. everything else was good
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deathsfallen
(Dec 19, 2011 at 9:01)
Yes Dean! slayeeedd
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mara
(Dec 17, 2011 at 0:27)
nice video, really bad song. I really dont know why you select such stupid song and it is not the first time you did it.
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