Video: Spencer Rathkamp Rips Dusty Trails
Off The Record is a miniseries designed to show the personalities of the sport in an unfiltered and unscripted manner. For this episode, I tagged along with professional rider Spencer Rathkamp at some of his local trails in the East LA area. A couple of cool things happened on this shoot including some candid interactions with other riders. A simple reminder that being fast is not the only thing that matters. Spreading the love for riding no matter the skill level is what makes this sport special.
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16 Comments
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albeant
(Jun 6, 2021 at 8:26)
Tip for anyone relocating to SoCal: Don't sign a lease in "the East LA area" expecting to find these as your local trails, unless you consider +40 miles local.
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liamdonohuemedia
(Jun 6, 2021 at 9:31)
what he said
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abtcup
(Jun 7, 2021 at 0:41)
Haha...I know where that trail is. If I was in East LA...I'd go to the Pasadena area. There are a lot of trails in the San Gabriel mountains.
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stationaryisdead
(Jun 6, 2021 at 6:01)
It’s always good to see skilled athletes encouraging others no matter the sport.
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Dustfarter
(Jun 6, 2021 at 9:02)
Those trails are definitely east of somewhere. It's just not LA.
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liamdonohuemedia
(Jun 6, 2021 at 9:30)
lol, it's intentionally vague for https anonymity purposes.
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cacadechango
(Jun 6, 2021 at 21:36)
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santa clarita
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mior
Mod
(Jun 7, 2021 at 9:03)
looks like east sd where you hear "15 psi in my minions" at least near me there's not to many jumps to get pinch flats on yes i still run tubes
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wobblegoblin
(Jun 6, 2021 at 8:31)
I wish I was better at not bitching about my skills when I’m with better riders, and better at talking with people who are less skilled than i am that say stuff about their skills compared to mine...
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jvmtb84
(Jun 7, 2021 at 15:00)
That’s SoCal for ya! Man it’s so refreshing to see videos like this, a quick scope into someone’s MTB sesh without it feeling like the video is just too overwhelming and overproduced. Love it!
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liamdonohuemedia
(Jun 7, 2021 at 16:35)
Hit the nail on the head, thanks dude!
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DutchmanPhotos
(Jun 6, 2021 at 4:14)
Yeah Spencer!! Nice filming, and riding! Those views!
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Hoser007
(Jun 6, 2021 at 21:45)
You better be a fast rider when riding through East LA!
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travitiger
FL (Jun 6, 2021 at 8:05)
Spencer a real one!
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shedsidechuck
(Jun 6, 2021 at 8:49)
nice...reminds me of temecula further south. thanks for the edit Spencer!
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VlajiciStrapec
(Jun 6, 2021 at 2:40)
Nice!
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