Video: Marshall - Autumn

 Seeing em tighten the stem bolts and put the bar on tighten the face place... on both sides! Got me so pumped on being stoked!

 it was the laces that got me stoked but every one to their own i suppose.

 Pretty cool vid!
What lid is he using?

 its one of those dissident helmets by specialized i think they cost a bomb though :/

 It was like an episode of cribs. The 2 minute intro was necessary so we would all be jealous of the bike shop, nutrition bars, Goggles lineup and lift service he enjoys on a daily basis. What a Rockstar. Seriously though... I'm jealous of all that and the riding skills too!

 @ 3:21,

Dramatic zoom to the ground ahhhhhhh!!!!!

God, when I see those I laugh so hard

Very nice edit, the sun/lighting is perfect.

 Don't worry, it seems with the improving of filming technology comes an increase in filming non-person-riding-bike type shots, so the intros will keep getting longer and more irrelevant! Just what we all want!

 Cause we all know that ONLY the latest cameras/video equipment can slowly zoom in on a stand-still object...

 As a viewer I like the videos where the product placement is more subtle. But I would like to hear from riders/editors who are supported by the industry: do they like it this way, where it is clear that the edit begins w/ a straight-up commercial/advert, or is this something the riders/editors thought up themselves or just copied from the vids of years past or ... ? Appreciate any insight.

 true but those deity pedals do look sexy.

 No insight from an actual videographer that is directly supported.

But as product placement goes, they are sponsered, and therefore have to directly incorporate it into their videos. Some people (I think a lot) WANT to do it. It shows your "power" and whose supporting you. Like if the richest man on the world completely and directly supported you in whatever you did, wouldn't you mention/brag about that constantly? I would. Then that "person" or advertiser has done his/her job. Where you become the walking advertisement and spread the word. Not to mention, people are driven by materialism, having nice footage pan over sexy brand new out of the box equipment definitely looks good no matter how much you like/hate product placement.

Especially in biking, PP is hard to show unless you really zoom in on it. If you are ripping down a course @ 35-45mph how can you see the handlebars are made by Deity in the first place you know? The means of PP in this case is just straightforward, get it out of the way but look good doing it. Subtle PP can go wrong too and is hard to blend it in with anything...PP is conceptually "loud/very noticeable". At the point you blend PP products into the backdrop or whatever it no longer becomes true PP and rather subliminal messaging/marketing. Most companies/advertisers don't want that, they want to know their products are being shown, guaranteed.

 Like I said it was the gloves! watch when He is donning his helmet. Gloves on then of then on again! I don't know why I notice such things?

 You don't know how many takes someone has to do in order to get one scene right haha. Ride down hard, oh wait videographer wasn't fully ready, back up hill, go again, rider doesn't look aggressive enough, back up hill, rider crashes, fix bike, go back up hill, etc etc.

 @Russ-69: its a specialized deviant helmet. and i agree with spicy mike, nothing wrong with a bit of product placement here or there, after all thats how we get all these free high quality videos online!

nice job on the edit, that trail looked dope

 I love how everyone is so negative on here, if you are so good at making videos. Go make your own "perfect video", and if not. Shut up!

 hell if I had any sponsors I'd make an hour long intro about them(I'm pretty sure I'm speaking for lots of people out there)... but then again, I don't have any thus saving all some criticism about lengthened intros.

But just before anyone out there who has a weak mindset for interpreting hyperbole goes on a quest for justice, I was exaggerating

 Yeah, I gotta say, way too much in your face product placement for the amount of footy offered. I'm so sick of slowmo wank footage. Give me real time trail.

 @jchb - "was a 2 minute intro necessary?"


... Yes !

 yes it was , i think it was very good, good shots and great music, and really made me want to see the other part of the vid

 You shut up. Just kidding. Your negativity about others negative comments concerns me. Go make your "perfect comment". If not...

 Hahahaha

 Watch his other videos and you'll see that it is just his style of video making. Some like it others don't, if you do not then don't watch the F*cking videos...

 Emeryball, If you don't like peoples' comments and opinions, don't read them. I suppose YOU know if you're going to like a video or comment before you watch/read it? Do you see the flaw in your statement now?

 an argument on the internet is not worth my time sorry, emeryball if thats what you were looking for.

 Thought the same thing

 I just get my cameraman to drive it down!
(I make him walk up to the top of the hill first though, just so he knows who's boss...)

Just get your cameraman to do the same ;-)

 I've been wondering the same thing... if there's no cameraman, like just regular riding, how could he get his utv back..

 ..I agree Mr. Heyburn, seems like this kid has enough money to produce a video and ride daddy's GOLF cart....

 Pretty sure the camera man was with him and drove back down. Funny story is that the trail he took in the mule is a little fire road that runs parallel to the trail so you still have to hike a little haha.

 Hey man, don't knock the two minute intro to show off what his parents bought him!

 Isn't the two minute intro actually to show off what his sponsors gave him?

 are you kidding me? this trail is sick

 yeah i'd be fuckin stoked to ride a this trail. I didnt know malibu really had any dh trails.

 A lot of the footage wasn't malibu....over the hill in another rich area. I shred those trails WAY harder than this kid, can poor people get sponsored too?

 I'm just mostly jealous of sunshine and warmness.

 To angrynipples..awesome joke on with malibu, props. And Im glad I'm not the only one who watched this vid and thought wow it be great to have my own mule to shuttle, that be fun...and then I saw the rest of the video and he found the speed up button on iMovie, congrats on that as well, trail looks fun for sure, but how did Aaron Gwin get so fast riding these CA trails?

 Wow, Jealous kid is sad he can't shred so he starts trolling on comment feed from his sad little basement in his moms house...Very f*ucking exciting!

 its funny because he would actually be fine on an am/enduro bike...

 on the section in the video he would've been fine....

 I too was wondering why this was on the homepage. great video and all, but not really home page material. Anyone can buy a pimp bike and camera and produce a somewhat decent edit

 ^^^^joshualovesmtb, this trail is a really fun ride with an all mountain bike. and super fun except for the 40 min hike

 Sorry gotta disagree with you. Unless you're hitting this trail at Gwin speeds a 5 or 6" travel is just fine on suicide. There are some techy sections but nothing THAT crazy.

 where was that in malibu?

 If you guys ever want an extra hand for trail maintenance I'm near by in Oxnard. PM me if you guys need help

 See what you've done Levy?
Now there will be anarchy, and "serious" DHers trying to defend themselves.

 Dont be a homo dh4life69

trails.mtbr.com/cat/united-states-trails/california-trails/california-la-area/trail/suicide-trail/prd_410965_4520crx.aspx
Those arent perfect directions but they will get you close.

 right on FTB f'n classic.... don't worry DH4life I live on the east coast...lmao

 Not sure what y'all are talkin bout... Sui is a full on 8 inch bike trail... definitely some heinous tech sections on it.

 Tech sections? What is tech on that trail?!?! Its one of my local trails and i love this trail but i wouldnt call it tech. Marshall absolutely slayed the "toughest" section on the trail and made it look easy, i will admit that

 Maybe you bunch of whinging bitches can buy him an AM bike so it does not offend your opinions and preconceptions of which bike people should be riding on certain trails. Get a life you bunch of miserable no life cunts,

 First, they arent your trails! Just because you ride them all the time and build/maintain doesnt mean anything, although, Im sure the downhillers that ride that trail thank you for your efforts in keeping it ridable and fun.

Second, PM me for exact directions to my closest local trail in SLC: www.utahmountainbiking.com/UMBphpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=9088

Or PM me for exact directions to the closest local trial from where I grew up in SoCal:
www.trails.com/tcatalog_trail.aspx?trailid=XMR020-028

Isnt sharing fun?

 ^ Hahaha, Arcylon... that's a cute trail... long climb first time up for a short reward but it's def. worth checking out.

 u guys r fags. but when i rode it on a 6 inch bike i at shit hard. more fun on a dh 4 sure. ya'll haven't prolly even ridden that shit so go suck a dick

 wow. i dont think that articles purpose was to let people constantly bitch about what bikes other people choose to ride. my buddy lives by this trail and rides with marshall and just told me yesterday that this video doesnt do the gnarliness of this trail justice, so who the hell are you to say that his bike is unecessary. now ill ride it this winter on my intense SS and judge that for myself, but for now how about you self righteous assholes get off the internet if all you can do is complain about the riding. Also, not only will my friend vouch for marshall's riding skills, but the fact that he has a number of sponsorships for his skill and dedication to the sport might well mean something. And FYI, all of this is coming from a guy who rides a shorter travel bike.

 Feg

 ride bikes

 ^^

 Why is this on the homepage you ask? Because after years of hard work he got sponsored and is finally starting to live his dream; generally when you have sponsors you don't just sit around and eat potato chips, you make videos or do photo shoots to "Return the favor" and help the company grow as well. He was recently shipped a carbon stump jumper and has an SX which is one of his favorite bikes to ride; fact is he started the video on the demo so he finished the video on the demo. Oh and I don't see you on the homepage so how about you stop complaining and take you B*tchy attitude off the couch and go ride in hopes to achieve what he has.

 ^ Whoa guys, you either got Marshall's biggest fan ever or the child agent's jimmies all rustled... careful now.

 welcome to So-Cal. were lucky if we get like 8 inches of rain over a whole year...

 Yeah, you can tell it's a fall edit in SoCal because he had to reach for a T-shirt to warm up.. the tank top just wouldn't cut it on such a cold day.

 umm.. we got more in 12 hours this october =D

 8 inches of rain in a year? I was trapped in my home the other week because of floods haha

 It's reeeeeeally dry down there haha.

 poor guy...

 Orangesicle...put those rocks down, you may not need that right now but some day you will find love

 really? from my perspective this video was just some good riding and a an appreciation for beautiful scenery.

 Nobody si f*cking noone here. 3 C is perfekt ridingcondition! Love the English summer/fall were having now
Came some snow down here yesterday though.

 looks are deceiving. its really not that nice, theres just a couple really nice places. LA is a shit hole too

 Ya, I went down there in September. I fell in love with California, perfect climate even when it's 90 degrees outside, no sweating, clean and airid, not like muggy BC. I'm moving there.

 You are a MTBer and you are leaving BC???!!!

Dafuq?

 Ditto to what briandiener said.

 agree with bombvoyage up here, I'll trade you BC for Cali anyday

 yaa cali sucks

 enjoy the smog we'll keep enjoying the rainforest with the hundred year old trees and green lush ferns

 Not everybody loves the rainforest, sure it's pretty but I'd rather ride in a drier less tempermental climate, plus I've been here for 35 years and I can apprieciate other areas.

 Cali sucks

 All the really nice homes are up in the hills on private land. Driving through without knowing what is in the hills does make it appear a sh*t hole though.

 Ah fair enough. To be honest, I was thinking I wanted to live in Canada for years, but the climate is a lot like UK, and well Cali you can ride all year round in a t-shirt! We went from LA, to Santa Cruz, SF, Lake Tahoe, Yosemite, Mammoth, LV, and back to LA. SO awesome, you can do everything. Unfortunately, I was with family and only got 1 days riding in at Mammoth Mountain, but even though it was pretty hot, it was still totally different to riding in UK in heat. Not sweaty and hot, but really nice. I'd move there in a heartbeat, but I'd also go for Canada BC somewhere if given the chance too.. I just imagine they have nasty Mosquitoes and bugs with that forest everywhere!

 Yep 100% feeling that as well. Now whats he like on a hardtail?

 www.pinkbike.com/news/GT-Bicycles-Kyle-Strait-Tyler-McCaul-Marshalls-2012.html

 the GT video was filmed on the same trail thats in this vid, and the DH bikes seem pretty well warranted in that...

 eh I still don't think DH bikes are really necessary on that trail. However I'll admit it could go either way, I always ride it on my enduro and have a blast but I guess I could push a little harder on a few sections with a DH bike but would be a little slower on some of the wide open sections.

 He's a straight boss on a hardtail...

 Your right... everyone I see on a demo rails like Hill no problems.

 ahahah

 So true...too bad you can't shuttle it.

 Suicide of one of the few trails in the LA area that actually puts a DH bike to use. just because the video didn't show every little rocky section in detail.... come on everyones just bitching because there was that whole article yesterday about not needing a downhill bike. The fact that everyone else actually has winters unlike so-cal probably doesn't help much either...

 @onesloryd seriously it would be a dream come true to be able to shuttle sui...

anyone got a helicopter?

 @trailblazer-I wish...but with this talk about Sui think I am to ride it this weekend if its not too wet

 @onesloryd its definitely wet but not too bad. just hit it today. had a blast

 Make a video showing us how it's done then.

 no skills huh? have you seen his other videos. bet you can dump 3 or tail whip

 So wheres your sponsors or videos making the homepage then?

 haha...emeryball is on it. where the f*ck are your sponsors? last i checked sponsorships dont get given out like candy...you have to earn that shit...and it's clear that he's done that. I know plenty of people who have spoken highly of his abilities as a builder and a rider, do you?

 haha Thanks for that bud...

 I agree. Plus, I have so much anger fueled by jealousy that I don’t want to be at work anymore (but that might always be true).

 When he isn't filming himself someone can drive down to get him but even from the mule trail you have to hike a little.

 ohhhhh. Either way thats a sweet way to shuttle.

 Do you think he uses another buggy to go get the one he left at the top

 that would be pointless... Take a buggy to get a buggy? that leaves one at the top of the hill no matter what!

 Of course he doesn't drive a buggy back up there - he rides his Demo back up...

 "that would be pointless... Take a buggy to get a buggy? that leaves one at the top of the hill no matter what!"

baahahahahahaha, that was awesome

nice vid and sick ridin!

 I imagine he uses a mini motorbike so it can fit in the golf cart.

 Thanks man! Appreciate it.

 *bored* sorry someone had to say it....

 Love this time the year.......wet trails make rideing soooo much fun. That is if you can ride Glentess where you get hard packed on the way up and loose, muddy and rooty on the down!!

 Glad I wasn't the only one that noticed that. I was fine with every other part of the video except that. If you're gonna make such gratuitous use of slowmo, either buy a higher frame rate camera or some software like Twixtor to fake it

 Because he didn't have the little fast bunny Icon on his DH bike like he pushed a few times on his computer screen making the video

 @ktmman I really don't see where this video could possibly have been sped up... its all slow-mo and regular footage...