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Just Ride - XC (bike music video)
Video made by Stuart Haight and Dennis Arnold. Shot with HDR-HC1 HDV Camera, edited on Avid Media Composer (pc).
It's XC Mountain Biking, without the lycra. This video took 3rd place in the Video Contest Party up at Highland Mountain Bike Park. Trails are Wakefield, Accotinc, Fountainhead, and 495 Jumps.
169 Comments
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fraktiv
(May 20, 2009 at 12:11)
Very nice work...nice cinematography! You could maybe do with running some stabilisation software on the cable-cam shots...summat like Mokey for After Effects or Steadymove...will make these shots rock solid and look even sweeter!
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just because its a change from the standard styles of ride that get most VOD's (DH,DJ,BMX) doesnt mean its the worst VOD ever
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camera men awesome, tracks sorta awesome, riders loosing awesomeness now (in other words shulda worn mtb company tops or sponsors last 2 riders ok tho)
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I don't see how this is the worst VOD ever, first the filming was epic. Not many people take the time to setup crazy cablecams like that. Maybe the riding wasn't out of the last New World Disorder movie, but it was just showing some friends out enjoying trails and riding their bikes. Which is what mountain biking is about anyway not how many flips you can do but the fun times with the bro's.
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Sick video! With watching it on pinkbike I expected the 'gay' and 'shitty XC' comments but that's probably because they're not fit enough to ride it. Made me wanna higher the saddle, fill up the hydration pack and ride some singletrack even if it doesn't have any mad hucks and sick roosty berms.
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Nice video, but what were they doing to their pedals? Turning them in circles while they ride....., weird.
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hey guys! this was pretty sick! and you probably dont understand that in VA especially northern VA we really dont have all that much epicness to work with, little to none really. this is sick that they shot it well enough to get vod. so be nice guys! it was sick.
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I'll be honest in saying, you made xc watchable... The angles, The song, The Scenery, it was almost all right. A lot of people try and the majority fail. you sir did a good job
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Yea same. I bet its fun to ride, but its not exciting to watch. Every XC rider ive seen has little or no stlye because the ridings pretty simple. Good filming though, keep at it!
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Why people hating on this video just because it's not DH or FR? XC has it's own techniques too an a lot of DH bikers do XC for training so don't hate!
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I have alot of respect for XC riders, but it's not something I would want to watch as a VOD. It's almost as boring as watching Golf.
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I love to see XC riding get a VOD, but this one, im sorry is kinda lame.
filming was Great. editing good.
but dude when your going down hill stop pedaling in the granny ring haha.
also 1996 called they want their Hard-tail back.
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just cus they're not fuckin ripping and aren't sponsored riders doesn't mean they don't have a passion for the sport. Sure I don't see top of the line bikes or railed berms, but i do see effort and passion
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Nice one man! Loved the editing and the trails look sweet and flowy.To all those young lads talking shit, let me remind you that mtb is about RIDING on the mountains and not only diging and jumping. So stfu,go beg your mom and dad to buy you cool stuff just to show off and leave the mountains to be ridden by real men who know how to have fun riding all the way,up and down.
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for all pioeple who said these vid sucks tour pissing me off dudes stfu your like poeple in youtube who try to tell poeple what to do go ahead try to film like they did in these movie and show us thats your just a bunch of noobs who ride for cash and not for fun like normal riders!
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Congrats, Stu. Video looks absolutely great. XC FTW. If people want to talk trash on XC riding, ask any rider at the top of their game how they train.
For all the haters, we have a ladder gap at Seven Springs that I've seen three people pull off: Marty Yockel (pro BMX rider), Randy Spangler (legend), and Stu. Dude is the real deal. Check his other videos for proof.
For all the haters, we have a ladder gap at Seven Springs that I've seen three people pull off: Marty Yockel (pro BMX rider), Randy Spangler (legend), and Stu. Dude is the real deal. Check his other videos for proof.
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I have ridden lots of trails throughout virginia and for the most part they are fantastic xc with great scenery, tough climbs, fast curvy decents, few jumps and hucks but if you look hard enough you can find em. Virginia is a gorgeous place and if you can get out your 140mm bike and go giver some strokes, you won't regret it!
great video guys!!
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This vid made me miss the east coast for sure, way to earn your turns fellas. To all the children that posted negative stuff about this, wait until you grow up, have a real job, maybe a wife and kids, and mom and dad aren't paying for your bike parts, and gas for shuttles. XC gets a lot more intriguing.
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Why so much hate? If that was all freeride or DH you'd all be loving it. OK, XC might not be for all of us, but these guys put serious effort into that video and for me actually made it well worth the watch. There's real thought gone into the shots, camera position and cable cams, good editing (even if some of jerky cable cams could do with smoothing out) and even if the content isn't to everyone's taste cut them a bit of slack, there's a lot of effort in there, and a good eye for cinematography. Well done guys, don't be put off by the haters!
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Theres nothing wrong making an XC/trail riding video, but for me it has to be out in the wilderness and showcase tough climbs and technical descents, the problem with this video is that it looks more like a "freeride" trail and not XC.
He's wearing jeans aswell, I mean come on, jeans for XC? If you want a good XC/trail riding video look towards Steve Peat/Hans Ray/Danny Mcaskill riding in the highlands of Scotland.. that is epic.
oh and, someone said earlier that 1995 wanted their bike back, I really think they do..
He's wearing jeans aswell, I mean come on, jeans for XC? If you want a good XC/trail riding video look towards Steve Peat/Hans Ray/Danny Mcaskill riding in the highlands of Scotland.. that is epic.
oh and, someone said earlier that 1995 wanted their bike back, I really think they do..
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Dude I totally dig your comment but woah it is all over the place. One, the trail is right next to a highway as well as too many other things, this is no where near wilderness.
We wear the jeans/cargo pants because we're also freeriders, and it's not that we're 'against' XC, it's just that we want to reduce the ridiculous 'image' that goes with XC, SUCH as lycra, and to help keep things more casual
AND for new guys wanting to get into off-road biking in general (very difficult to do in this area), they don't feel intimidated when the see nothing but guys decked out in lycra! It's no different when someone new to freeriding showing up to a DH/FR place for the first time and seeing everyone decked out in armor and everything.
We wear the jeans/cargo pants because we're also freeriders, and it's not that we're 'against' XC, it's just that we want to reduce the ridiculous 'image' that goes with XC, SUCH as lycra, and to help keep things more casual
AND for new guys wanting to get into off-road biking in general (very difficult to do in this area), they don't feel intimidated when the see nothing but guys decked out in lycra! It's no different when someone new to freeriding showing up to a DH/FR place for the first time and seeing everyone decked out in armor and everything.
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That's the problem, over here that's the case. I know what XC is in general cause I've been on pinkbike for a while, it's totally different and more gnar than the stuff we're allowed to have. When I say 'allowed' I mean we have to deal with trail nazis who have to keep everything safe so nobody gets hurt = we lose access to the local trail systems if someone decides to complain, that includes any stuff we try to build to make the place more fun for freeriders, it gets torn down virtually the next day. It's tough man we wouldn't have trails this boring if the community would let us do what we want, I mean, we're pratically the only people who know how to build berms. With the berms that are there, who builds a berm with a tree in the middle of the friggin apex???
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AWsome vid, you know how to handle a camera for sure, very interested to know how you did all the smooth moving shots? steadycam???
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I'll get back to you on that, I've been meaning to make a small 'behind the scenes' video that explains the stuff I did to get whatever shots people were asking about.
I saw your setup in some of your videos, not bad! In mine since it was a simple shot, I was able to add a tiny bit of image stabilization, but I'll explain that later.
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nice one the trails look mint ! props on the music to I didn't think Americans would have heard of the editors !!
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I really like them alot, I have two of their albums on CD, sounds sooo good. I discovered this song for this video then I looked them up and got their CDs, their stuff gets you pumped without the 'head banging'
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lol yeah to right ! if you like them you should check out joy division there a band from the 80's that the editors kinda ripped off. Here's the link www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGMDBppWBOo&feature=related
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'Sup dude, it's in the Wakefield area. The "church" you saw is part of the 495 Jumps which consist of real dirt jumps, which is across the highway on the other side, very close to the intersection of Little River Turnpike (236) and the 495 Beltway.
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This is what happens when you give xc riders dh rigs and send them down a technical trail. The first time I rode this I was on a shitty hardtail and I didn't hesitate or walk anything, these guys on the other hand.......
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyzKXBDDNck
just sad....
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyzKXBDDNck
just sad....
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Congratulations, nice track, good luck for you
watch video for my track www.youtube.com/watch?v=k14uUHVUHoM&feature=related, after coment
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watch video for my track www.youtube.com/watch?v=k14uUHVUHoM&feature=related, after coment
Hug/abração
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I'm sory but don't understand that: How hot does it get over there? were you talking about my or your track?????
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Hi, tank you atention, I watched the video again and noticed a few shots where the camera seems to be in a cart, for example in 3:37 minutes, how you did it?
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No, I had a backpack and I built a wooden frame and had a arm come out the side and it held the camera, I rode with the camera.
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XC VOD? This is just pathetic, what did we do to deserve this, pinkbike? XC is for people who dont have the balls for dh and fr.
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Um, we certanly do ride DH & FR, do your research before claiming that.
www.pinkbike.com/photo/5366389
www.pinkbike.com/photo/5056953
www.pinkbike.com/photo/4042116
www.pinkbike.com/photo/5366389
www.pinkbike.com/photo/5056953
www.pinkbike.com/photo/4042116
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nah, they dropped when i was 12 actually, bit weird your wanting to know when I went through puberty though.