Video: Saturday Sends #1

Feb 5, 2021 at 9:24
by Pinkbike Originals  

Welcome to our new series, Saturday Sends! Fridays are for the fails but on Saturdays, we want to celebrate the riders landing large gaps, drops, and tricks. Sit back and enjoy some sends!

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128 Comments
  • 461 2
 What a clever way to encourage the production of more Friday Fails content
  • 18 0
 One hand washes the other
  • 144 0
 After watching years of Friday Fails I expected everyone of these clips to end in a crash... Saturday Saves is going to take some getting used to.
  • 70 0
 They should sneak a fail in randomly to keep us on our toes.
  • 25 0
 Would be funny to switch the content on April Fool's Day.
  • 18 0
 It’s almost more stressful tbh
  • 11 0
 Kept waiting to hear “are you ok”.
  • 8 3
 this is really refreshing after so many years of watching Friday fails
  • 5 0
 @Klimbnbike: the good old polish ´´kurwa´´ matches Friday and Saturday.....
  • 7 0
 Those who make it past Friday, make it to Saturday.
  • 3 0
 @Smallbright: Those who fail to make it to Saturday are seen on Friday.
  • 82 1
 What´s about Sunday saves?
  • 24 1
 Monday Manuals? Where does it end??
  • 13 0
 @JXN1: Wheelie Wednesday? Trainer Thursday?
  • 16 0
 @JXN1: Tuesdays Gone
  • 81 1
 Ok, let's try the PB Week at a Glance...starts on Friday of course:

-Friday Fails: start the week with the gold standard.
-Saturday Sends: those who were able to get above the Friday bar.
-Sunday Saves: Saturday's minor leagues, clawing their way out of Friday.
-Mediocre Monday: ode to @cyclebean and myself...capped at curb-high tabletops.
-Trainer Tuesday (includes rollers): not only do we need another divisive topic, but there are epic roller fails...so get your trainer bail on.
-Whacked Wednesday: the dumbest stuff, from poorly built trail to stunts without helmets.
-Theologian Thursday: just a day-long loop of Wade Simmons Pick A Part vids.

Happy with the opening graphics on this one, the rest of the week's graphics could get awesome.
  • 21 0
 @speed10: taco Tuesday wheels of course
  • 3 0
 @speed10: With the wind.
  • 3 0
 @wheelsmith: Tabletop Tuesday has a nice ring?
  • 10 0
 Sorry, Tues Day is already taken. YT has just registered it as a trademark in US.
  • 4 3
 Try-day (fail implied)
Huck-to-flat-urday (fails and sends inclusive)
Send-day
Moon-booter-day
Taco Tuesday
Wheelie Wednesday
Thurston-day (only videos dressed as millionaire from Gilligan's Island or the dude from Sonic Youth)
  • 2 0
 @freeinpg: sho nuff duz!
  • 1 0
 Tired Tuesday
  • 1 0
 @vapidoscar: That'd be a Kool Thing
  • 1 0
 I wants it.
  • 70 0
 Waiting for Mediocre Mondays or Sensible Sundays so I can finally have my videos featured
  • 3 0
 Where do I sign up?
  • 4 0
 Now that we have Send it Saturday, and Friday fails, I recognize my place in the pinkbike hierarchy of riders.

I can proudly submit my footage of casing 8ft tabletops, nailing that 3ft drop at my local trail, and sizing up a nice big feature (and then walking away from it) to “Mediocre Mondays”.

Seriously though. Now that we have days for the Barney’s who OTB off of a curb, and for the super hero’s that can casually backflip, I’d love an “in between”.
  • 5 0
 Me too but not worth the VHS tape
  • 1 0
 Sunday Saves.
  • 1 0
 @ocnlogan: Genuinely considering making the unofficial Mediocre Mondays....
  • 45 0
 I am conflicted. Filming a send in portrait mode..... feels like a fail
  • 2 2
 Instagram
  • 1 0
 But that‘s something we‘ve learned so far: A much higher percentage of the friends of people who send it seem to be able to hold their phones right side up, than of the people who fail.
  • 41 2
 As much as I enjoy Friday Fails, this is even more enjoyable. Although it doesn't feed my sense of bike skill superiority...
  • 8 0
 Agree! Been biking 40 years and on a MTB for 25...yet never thrown back flip. Yet Pinkbike comes up with countless mere mortals sending flips every Sat. Not helping my weekend warrior ego.
  • 4 0
 @stupordave:

Correct response to being unable to do a backflip: “Everyone says that they’re actually really easy. I’m sure if I had an airbag, I could learn them.”
  • 29 0
 So wait. People do actually land backflips?!?
  • 23 0
 I admit, I’m staggered at how many “not getting paid to ride” people are out there doing backflips. Y’all are crazy.
  • 1 0
 @gotohe11carolina: and where the hell do you practice them?
  • 20 0
 Friday Fails has programmed my brain to think that this format is synonymous with wrecks. Fortunately, that means that the rider nailing the landing is still a pleasant surprise each time.
  • 6 0
 Not gonna lie, I was expected a crash during every segment
  • 11 0
 This one felt a bit like "Saturday @stevev88" Too many successes there Mr.Vanderhoek! ????
  • 11 0
 Hahah sorry for the feed clutter!
  • 7 0
 It feels unnatural to see landings stick, my mind is having trouble comprehending not seeing someone meet the ground with their face.
  • 6 1
 Cooking up clips for Saturday Sends is going to generate a lot of new material for Friday Fails. It's all connected Smile
  • 1 0
 @mi-bike: Yeah, like Yin and Yang. Nice.
  • 4 0
 Maybe PinkBike can use this platform to feature some lesser known music/artists? I enjoy hearing people crash, but I feel as though this needs something else.
  • 2 0
 They should do a “guess what happened” video where they just show the rider up to the face/drop and have people guess if it’s a fail or a send. This video taught me that you can probably identify who will be the fail simply by the way they approach the feature.
  • 1 0
 Yep absolutely. The only time I cringe on Friday Fails is when a obviously competent rider is heading into a feature. The rest I just chuckle at the squids.
  • 6 0
 Wow Love this
  • 3 0
 This is fantastic!! This is exactly what I need to see before heading out, to build trail. YES!! “I’m making it bigger...”
  • 3 0
 I watch friday fails every week and after a while you start to want people to land what they are trying to do
  • 3 0
 it is nice to be reminded that, occasionally, people don't eat shit while riding their bikes
  • 3 1
 I love this, so much better than Friday fails. No whincing and feeling bad for riders getting hurt.

And the old schooler in me loved the double stairgap to flat Smile
  • 4 0
 Love it. How about ‘Tuesday Tacos’ showing destroyed bikes/gear?
  • 3 0
 Friday Fails made me think I was good at this. Saturday Sends has assured me I was wrong.
  • 1 0
 I quite like this. Hopefully, it doesn't encourage people to ride beyond their ability though although that is fodder for Friday Fails. Ride sensibly everyone! Know your limits.
  • 2 0
 Thanks Pinkbike, really like this series, much prefer watching nice sends that end in success rather than a crash.
  • 3 0
 Sponsored by Larry Enticer
  • 4 0
 that intro
  • 1 0
 Yeah, does the rocket miss symbolize something?
  • 2 0
 @alwaysOTB: disaster avoidance?
  • 1 0
 Body: After years of training, it physically braces itself for the impending fail

Brain: Huh, backflip, that's cool I guess

Mouth: "Just crash already so I can relax"
  • 1 0
 I like this. Always got sorta bad vibes from Friday Fails. Felt like karma was coming to get me by enjoying other people crashing.
  • 1 0
 I really love this, please don't get me wrong....I hope you keep it up. Nor sure what it says about me as a human, but I still prefer Friday Fails by a long shot.
  • 3 0
 Sunday Saves anyone?
  • 1 0
 This needs to happen.
  • 1 0
 @jasonlucas, HTF bar officially raised at 1:21. Get your ankle and knee braces out.
  • 12 0
 Santa Pinkbike got me some new ankles for Christmas. My body is ready.
  • 1 0
 Nice, i like this! Shore drop at the beginning scare me out even on video - fucking insane
  • 1 0
 SS is a nice way to balance the "scales", so to speak. FF + SS = Balance! Nice!
  • 2 0
 Damn, they make backflips look easy. I should try one...
  • 2 0
 First try of a backflip on a highspeed, hard packed freeride jump. What could go wrong?! ;D
  • 2 0
 Backflips are easy, just super scary.
  • 1 0
 This is going to inspire so many more Friday Fails! Maybe enough to have a Wednesday Wreckage?
  • 2 0
 At least Friday Fails is something I can do
  • 1 0
 Yeah, my only hope for stardom will be Friday. LOL.
  • 1 0
 Love it, we see fails everywhere but some nice attention for these people really sending it is awesome!
  • 1 0
 I propose Saturday Sends with 1 sneaky Friday fails in there somewhere to keep us on the edge of our seats.
  • 1 0
 I’ve been watching too many of Remy’s videos, all of these seemed tame.
  • 2 0
 First try Friday, second try Saturday
  • 2 0
 I am I the only one left that can't do a back fliip??
  • 2 0
 Where are all my discount codes???
  • 1 0
 Great job PB!
Now time to step up to the trilogy with Sunday Saves Wink
@mikekazimer @mikelevy
  • 2 0
 Who's idea was this? Give them some credit.
  • 1 0
 Is the new intro inspired by the wallstreetbets guys?
  • 1 0
 Right on. I'm done with Friday Fails. Promote positivity.
  • 1 0
 Nice. A couple of homies on the Saturday Sends premiere
  • 1 0
 I was waiting for the big bail on every clip....
  • 1 0
 This is sick, love seeing the precision on some of those landings.
  • 1 0
 SEND IT! Nice addition PB
  • 2 0
 Saturday slo-mo sends
  • 1 0
 Ohh, I love this. Nice idea!
  • 1 0
 Great to see the step up at Hemlock stone on pink bike!
  • 2 1
 So much better than fails IMO, thank you!
  • 2 0
 Like.
  • 2 0
 This felt weird.
  • 1 0
 That backflip landing sounded like a fart
  • 1 0
 Saturday Sends if you land it, Friday Fails if you don’t. Win, win.
  • 1 0
 Finally don’t have to die to get a pb vid shot Smile
  • 1 0
 Saturday sends > Friday fails
  • 1 0
 Anybody can fail... I prefer to see the wins!
  • 1 0
 Finally...the Ibis did the work!
  • 1 0
 Too late to change it to Senday? Sends-day?
  • 1 0
 I'm convinced in a buttock clenching fear driven kind of way...
  • 1 0
 Funny how half the content is Steve Vanderhoek lol
  • 1 0
 i was going to say lol should just name episode one steve n matt boltz riding bikes
  • 1 0
 Waiting for Sunday Pains!
  • 1 0
 Came here for the crashes, totally let down. And I didn't laugh once.
  • 1 0
 Saturday Sends.....Sunday Mends!
  • 1 0
 Way better than fails! Monday Mauals! Wednesday Wips!
  • 1 0
 NICE JOB
  • 1 0
 Great idea!
  • 1 0
 Heck Yeah!
  • 1 0
 Nice idea...
  • 1 0
 I’m not worthy....
  • 1 0
 nice new series
  • 1 1
 If y'all could institute a no slomo policy that would be great...
  • 1 0
 That intro is a ripper.
  • 1 0
 YES.
  • 1 0
 IT’S HERE!
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