[jvnixon]

Some pretty cool insight from Sven about what it takes for him to shoot WC's along with all his gear.

Check it out

http://www.vitalmtb.com/photos/features/Sven-Martins-World-Cup-Photography-Gear,1043/Slideshow,3905/sspomer,2

 

[Eastern States Cup]

He even carries his own !!

I've seen it.

 

[trib]

I've got a pretty sweet camera phone, I should let sven now. Could save him a lot of effort lugging all this 'pro' equipment round

 

[Total Heckler]

Thats rad.

 

[jonKranked]

once again, VitalMTB delivers some awesome original content! keep up the good work spomer!!!

 

[stiksandstones]

great article.

 

[IH8Rice]

Sven must be ripped carrying that gear around. like Jersey shore, fist pumping ripped.


are the marshals really that bad that he needs a whistle and noise maker?


awesome article

 

[Scrub]

Thats alot of gear that gets stuffed into that pack. Where's his sherpa's pack that holds the beer and t/p for those long days on the course, that has to be at least a 50lb'er. hehe

 

[S.K.C.]

What's in DonD... I mean Sven's back pack?

...pssshhh - a 6 pack of STELLA. Duh.

LoL.

To answer a previous pondering about Sven's physical condition: I met him at the Open last year and judging by the hand shake and footage I've seen of him racing from the Honda-Turner years... I'm pretty sure he could rip off your head and sh*t down your neck* before you knew what hit you.

i.e. - the man is strong.



*maybe not with the efficiency of Kovarik or Rennie but STILL...

 

[Muttely]

I've got a pretty sweet camera phone, I should let sven now. Could save him a lot of effort lugging all this 'pro' equipment round

wow man youre so funny it hurts, seriously, i was laughing so much i forgot to punch you in the mouth.

 

[Damo]

Awesome to see what the big boys carry. Cheers Sven.

You'd be surprised what will fit in one of those bags. I have one (f.stop's Tilopa) and the amount that can fit in there is amazing. What else is amazing is that airlines will actually let you get on board with it! You have to make it look light, but the size of the bag is what usually counts, so you're laughing.

 

[buckoW]

I like it when Sven pins it on an all mountain bike on the DH trails with that pack on. He has to be the fastest photog with gear on I have seen. Christophe Margot comes in a close second. Cool feature Sven!

 

[Straya]

^yeah I was marshalling at Crankworx when I rider with a massive backpack and a race plate came down and the dude hopped off and started taking photos.

I was a bit confused at first but had a good chat and worked out who he was. He's a really nice fella.

 

[trib]

wow man youre so funny it hurts, seriously, i was laughing so much i forgot to punch you in the mouth.

Get over yourself.

 

[dondon]

Loaded length ways in the overhead no worries. Computer and drives in a different bag.
I try not ride with it fully loaded, when shooting with a bike, then it gets lightened up to a feathery 30lbs. Keeps the HA nice and slack. Ive had a few riders pull off course @ CWX Garbonza thinking i was a racer wanting to pass, when i was just making my way down the course.

 

[IH8Rice]

how much of a PITA is it when security asks you to take your stuff out?

 

[profro]

I saw Damian Breach go OTB with a semi-load backpack at Whiteface a couple of summers ago. Once he started over that heavy bag flipped him quick.

 

[dondon]

how much of a PITA is it when security asks you to take your stuff out?

i only get asked to unpack about 1 out of 5 times. Even then its just a minor sniff with the bomb residue swab. But after the latest attempts i doubt i can carry on traveling like this.
Profro, Damian should drink some more of your moonshine and maybe he will be able to cope better. Works for me.

 

[IH8Rice]

itd be cool if you could get a shot of the xray screen when your bag goes through, but i know that cant happen

 

[Transcend]

itd be cool if you could get a shot of the xray screen when your bag goes through, but i know that cant happen

I tried, i think i was almost hauled off to jail just for asking!

 

[norbar]

I tried, i think i was almost hauled off to jail just for asking!

Can't you ask a friendly doctor instead of an unfrienly airport cop? Or is the x-ray dosage different?

Also what's so damn dangerous in seeing a photo of your own bag? Seriously airport paranoia gets funny.

 

[profro]

Profro, Damian should drink some more of your moonshine and maybe he will be able to cope better. Works for me.

You going to be there again this year? We'll be there well stocked again.

 

[IH8Rice]

I tried, i think i was almost hauled off to jail just for asking!

when you fly into Newark, NJ for the US Open, you should be able to. security at the xray machines is a joke.

Also what's so damn dangerous in seeing a photo of your own bag? Seriously airport paranoia gets funny.

because it shows what will and wont show up on xray.
i think its a pretty good rule. i dont want someone seeing what they can or cant sneak aboard a plane

 

[norbar]

because it shows what will and wont show up on xray.
i think its a pretty good rule. i dont want someone seeing what they can or cant sneak aboard a plane

Looking at the amount of data on the new full body scanners that were to be on airports I doubt fiding data on what doesn't show on xray requires a rocket scientist anyway.

 

[ianjenn]

He has a fair amount of stuff in the bag!
It sucks carrying a heavy bag down steep trails that are like 2000 feet or so. Knees sometimes hurt afterward. I saw a photog at Hangtown last season with a Nikon D3 and a 200 F2 in one hand and a D3X and a 300 F2.8 in the other! He was old looked like he was hurting and he tells me this is all I ever bring!
I'm like sweet you have a new Honda in each hand. Adds up fast.....

 

[thom9719]

because it shows what will and wont show up on xray.i think its a pretty good rule. i dont want someone seeing what they can or cant sneak aboard a plane

I've always wondered about that. what if you stored a gun vertically in a bag, so that the profile wouldn't show up on the scanner (assuming they scan vertically) it would theoretically just be a rectangle, which could be a million other things in a bag.

Any TSA employees here care to answer?

-KT

 

[Transcend]

Looking at the amount of data on the new full body scanners that were to be on airports I doubt fiding data on what doesn't show on xray requires a rocket scientist anyway.

The xray machines at airports offer different levels of visibility, as well as diff setting for different densities of objects (the diff colors you can see them switch between). They don't want you know what and where certain objects and materials show up as.

 

[Transcend]

I've always wondered about that. what if you stored a gun vertically in a bag, so that the profile wouldn't show up on the scanner (assuming they scan vertically) it would theoretically just be a rectangle, which could be a million other things in a bag.

Any TSA employees here care to answer?

-KT

They would switch density levels and see the spring mechanism, the firing pin etc as well as a bit old 9mm void down the middle.

 

[IH8Rice]

They would switch density levels and see the spring mechanism, the firing pin etc as well as a bit old 9mm void down the middle.

yeah, when you actually see a gun via a xray image, its pretty obvious as to what it is....even with composite guns, the shape or the gun itself and it's internals are a dead giveaway via the different setting on the xray machine

 

[Gun Show]

Hi Sven,

Good to see you keeping the business straight.