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What OLDER DH/FR videos inspired you?

nmjb

nmjb

Monkey
Apr 26, 2005
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Idyllwild, CA
Like a couple others said - Ride to the Hills. It always made me want to ride, and I thought it captured the fun of just hanging out and riding with friends.

Also always liked Synopsis for some reason, (although it probably doesn't qualify as old yet).
 
igz-

igz-

Monkey
Nov 30, 2008
265
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Santa Cruz
Does anyone remember

The Huckmiesters

pretty sure that's what its called.... I thought that was the raddest **** ever
 
Hesh To Steel

Hesh To Steel

Monkey
Dec 12, 2007
661
1
Hell's Kitchen
The dude I bought my DH bike from was telling me about a movie that features footage of dudes freeriding in Central Park and other parts of NYC. From around the late 90's, early 2000's? Anybody know the title?
 
bizutch

bizutch

Delicate CUSTOM flower
Dec 11, 2001
15,928
24
Over your shoulder whispering
Fifth box on the right from the bottom: BIG & HARD??? WTF!!! :eek:

My favs are Headliners and Transcontinental. The siren at the start of Bromont begins the most intense and frustrating of any segment I've ever watched. Everybody owned!

Oh, and the video segment that hit home with me was the clip of Bender in one vid hucking that retaining wall at Deer Valley National. I walked up to the top of it the next year to look at what he was trying and realized at that moment that he is an idiot and nothing more. It wasn't even a lander. He did that crap knowing there was no landing and a vertical ditch would be his reward. :offtopic:
 
Uncle Cliffy

Uncle Cliffy

Turbo Monkey
Jan 28, 2008
4,490
42
Southern Oregon
Another vote for Ride To The Hills.

I've since transfered it to DVD and watch it every so often. Dave Watsons segment to open still impresses. (Remember that crazy drift/burnout he did?) Ryan Leechs night trials session, and all of Wade Simmons footage.

In fact, Wade's segment is the crown jewel. "My brother says you're totally washed!"

I'm pretty sure the video was pulled because of "Ride the lightning."
 
stoney

stoney

Part of the unwashed, middle-American horde
Jul 26, 2006
21,613
7,271
Colorado
bizutch said:
Fifth box on the right from the bottom: BIG & HARD??? WTF!!! :eek:

My favs are Headliners and Transcontinental. The siren at the start of Bromont begins the most intense and frustrating of any segment I've ever watched. Everybody owned!
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:rockout:

Rock section: Myles rockwell and peaty hammering the chicanes.
 
sriracha

sriracha

Monkey
Jun 9, 2006
496
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805
Ride to the Hills is my favorite, also. I have a digitized copy of it on my computer. Best music of any bike video, too. Timeless classic.
 
MKS

MKS

Chimp
Dec 3, 2009
1
0
BoCO
Circus: One of the best movies to this date. Still have it on VHS, still makes me want to ride. Its the only "old" dh/fr movie thats actually still watchable.
 
gemini2k

gemini2k

Turbo Monkey
Jul 31, 2005
3,526
117
San Francisco
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bizutch

bizutch

Delicate CUSTOM flower
Dec 11, 2001
15,928
24
Over your shoulder whispering
MKS said:
Circus: One of the best movies to this date. Still have it on VHS, still makes me want to ride. Its the only "old" dh/fr movie thats actually still watchable.
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FYI, you can probably find a cheap copy of Warwick Patterson's second film "Rise" on DVD and it has The Circus on the DVD as a bonus. I've got Circus on VHS and as backup on that DVD. It's my third favorite.

And to anyone out there who's not in the know, Warwich is a sick photographer and I believe he was also one of the primary filmers on the Freecaster World Cup coverage. I may be wrong on that last part though.

His site with some full on NASTY WRC pics: http://formulaphoto.com/:thumb:
 
J

JRogers

talks too much
Mar 19, 2002
3,785
1
Claremont, CA
As a lot of people have said- Ride to the Hills. I don't like freeride vids nearly as much as race vids, but this one was great.

Transcontinental is the best older race video.
 
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