[manimal]

I finally made the time to sit down and edit a bunch of random footage and pics from the last year or so...or pretty much since the last time i made a decent quality vid.

the vid encompasses everything from this past winter until now and includes some footy from his first real DH race at dark mtn on July 8.

enjoy!

i made two files. one is full size on youtube.com at around 90mb, the other is on putfile at around 25mb for faster viewing.

youtube full-res version

putfile version for faster viewing but lower quality
http://media.putfile.com/Noah-Episode-III

 

[manimal]

well, nevermind, i just watched the full-res version on youtube and they must shrink it because the quality went to crap. sorry.

 

[LOOnatic]

Thats awesome .
I was pumped up for him by the end.
The best part i thought was on the old bike when he rode down the steep embankment and yelled out as he speed up a little out of control.

 

[motomike]

Awesome work tubby. I'm so proud! *tear* He's really come a long way since this past spring...

 

[laura]

how is he enjoying the suspension? Its crazy how good he is getting.

 

[Tenchiro]

Very nice footage!

 

[skinny mike]

great vid man. thats great, the tire that he won at the race is almost as big as him!

 

[Slugman]

Awesome as always!

 

[atrokz]

thats awsome! Your kid's going to be killing it when hes older.

 

[manimal]

how is he enjoying the suspension? Its crazy how good he is getting.

he really enjoys the suspension although i don't think he's realized the full potential he has with that much travel. i think when he grows into it a little more over the next year or so he'll be killing it.

since the move to our new house with lots of "natural terrain" [read: lots of stuff to build stunts out of], he's been riding his yellow bike a lot more. i think it's juse easier for him to manuever around on skinnies and such. kinda like him having a trail bike and a dirt jump bike.

 

[jacksonpt]

wow... he friggin rocks!!! that's so awesome. Does he give lessons?

 

[Total Heckler]

Wow man, your kid is going to be a shreder when he gets older! When I have kids at some point in my life I want them to be as awesome as your kid. =]

How did he do in the race?

 

[DHS]

Freakin awesome man!!!!

just from that, you NEED to bring him to Diablo. he'd be able to do some of those trails NO problem. and have a load of fun.

 

[valve bouncer]

Damn Manimal, your camera work there is great mate. Really good video there, I was impressed. Your young bloke is going into school in September? Tell him to bring a video to show and tell, he'll make those other kids look like poofs.

 

[PatBranch]

Damn!! He is so good. When he is older, he will be amazing. I wish I started jumping that good, at that age.

 

[amydalayna]

the kid has good form.
esp. when he's doing the little wall drop. good job.

 

[binary visions]

Wow... he rocks. Great video!

 

[manimal]

How did he do in the race?

well, dark mtn was more of an "exhibition" thing for him as there really isn't much competition in the 6 yr old bracket Gaurd was very gracious in letting noah race the course and made him feel like a part of the scene.

he did ok at the sugar race, they didn't have a kids dh race this year so he had to ride against a bunch of XC-bred kids....but he hung with the pack.

 

[mud'n'sweat]

Nice, just forwarded this to the BRO office as a little reminder

 

[Potroast88]

The best thing about that video, in my opinion, is that you were shouting encouragement to him during the race instead of screaming at him to pedal. It drives me nuts when when some fat dad stands on the sidelines and screams like an idiot.

 

[manimal]

The best thing about that video, in my opinion, is that you were shouting encouragement to him during the race instead of screaming at him to pedal. It drives me nuts when when some fat dad stands on the sidelines and screams like an idiot.

haha..thanks. i'm just the fat dad that is too stoked to see his 6yr old racing the same course he is. i shout "pedal" sometimes as well, but it's hard not too....kinda like bike racing's version of "keep your eye on the ball..."; but i always make sure to tell him he's doing a great job no matter what. there have only been one or two times when he said he just didn't want to ride, one of those days when you're just not "feeling it"....so we go fishing or swimming instead.
the way i look at it, every father imparts something to their children. i'm blessed to say that noah specifically asks me for riding tips and to go with me. if it weren't for riding i'm sure i'd be posting on some fishing blog or whatever he'd be into about how much fun we're having. but don't get me wrong...i'm not one of those "best friend all the time" kind of dads, he gets put in line fairly often at home and knows that i demand for him to respect his elders (sir,mam type stuff) and be a good example to his younger siblings. but ride time is just "us" time...and he loves it. i'm probably screwing up somewhere in all of this. i rarely had "us" time w/ my dad so i'm overcompensating by default.
i appreciate the parental comments and concerns i get on RM from time-to-time, helps keep me in check and ensure that i'm not missing the point.

 

[Mudpuppy]

Is there a way I could get the highres version. I want to put it on my ipod with my other biking movies. I can't download from youtube or the putfile page there.

If you are willing to wait for the upload you could email it to my gmail address. chageman@ or maybe find another place to host it at?

 

[manimal]

i can't upload anything greater than 10mb on gmail. i'd be glad to send you the highres version but i'd need someone to host it for download.
anybody game for that?

perhaps google video? only drawback is that it takes several days to go live when i send it in

 

[Spitfired]

I swear, he's already better than I am.
You guys rock!

 

[allsk8sno]

just paypal him a $1 and burn it to a disk...i

 

[chicodude]

i can't upload anything greater than 10mb on gmail. i'd be glad to send you the highres version but i'd need someone to host it for download.
anybody game for that?

perhaps google video? only drawback is that it takes several days to go live when i send it in

Get a photobucket account (free) and load the vid on there.....100mb limit

 

[mastercycleman]

I used to have a younger friendlike that, super crazy on his bike, and stoped witht he training wheels at like 3. I was like that at about 8-9, but then I got a really bad concusion, and i slowed down. And yes I was wearing a helmet.

 

[dan wask]

i can't upload anything greater than 10mb on gmail. i'd be glad to send you the highres version but i'd need someone to host it for download.
anybody game for that?

perhaps google video? only drawback is that it takes several days to go live when i send it in

http://www.sendspace.com

That way every body can have highres

 

[manimal]

cool. i'll sendspace it when i get home...if i start it now at work in my car i'll inevitably get a hot call and have to cut the connection.

pm me email addy's for those that want it directly, i'll also post the link.

 

[bjanga]

most excellent, sir

 

[TCP21]

nice mini free rider. nice work tubby tell noah i said keep pushing

 

[Alpha Kenny Body]

dude, your son is my hero, sincerely

Maybe its time for a full face helmet...

 

[Rip]

Nice, very nice. Ithink ihave just recieved some motivation to ride the kona now.

 

[Reactor]

Nice. My 5 1/2 yo daughter has a crush on Noah........

 

[jimmydean]

That's awesome! Nice work pops!

 

[escapeartist]

Nice video, I'm glad to have made the cut.

 

[chicodude]

Nice. My 5 1/2 yo daughter has a crush on Noah........

Damn......Noah is already an Epimp......

 

[untitledsince89]

nice as always, I forgot about the vid you had from the urban ride a while back that was awesome, Noah dropping 3 stairs to flat back to back

 

[metalhead119042]

That little face plant looked pretty painful from what i saw . Was he okay after that one?

 

[escapeartist]

That little face plant looked pretty painful from what i saw . Was he okay after that one?

We were riding urban once and he crash...HARD. We thought he had broken his wrist. He cried a little and did a few "I want Momieeeee!"'s but then was composed enough to conclude that he had just gone to fast. That really amazed me, watching a five year old eat it super hard, but know exactly what he did wrong.