Posted by: DangerousDave
Posted by: Kieran
I'm going to say this and but will get a lot a of flack, but it looks sped up. If you look at some of the other vids where they are obviously riding down fall lines then the speeds seems slow in comparision.
He must have all the KOMs on the northshore.
Not sure what to say other than this is definitely not sped up. Filmed, exported and uploaded in 24 FPS (right click on the video and get 'stats for nerds' to see the frame rate). I have about 16 takes, 4-5 of which are clean top to bottom runs within a few seconds of this one which I'd be happy to post as well. Those 16 takes are in addition to sessioning a few of the tricky spots before I started laying down top to bottom runs, not to mention that 50+ other attempts I've done over the years in both the wet and dry. I'm also not just coasting down the trail. When you see the video bobbing up and down or get a sense of sudden acceleration, it's because I'm ratcheting, pedaling and pumping every chance I get on the skinnies and the dirt to pick up more speed. I'm not questioning how it looks to you, but I wanted to put this out there because it's incredibly frustrating to have doubt cast over my riding.
I don't think anyone is questioning your riding skills (I'm certainly not), just the FPS rate.
Perhaps if you had ridden it at slightly less speed and it would have resonated more with me? I've ridden Immonator loads of time and cleared all the features but in a more controlled speed, your vid just doesn't make sense to me. :)
I voted for the vid with bigger high consequence moves and the killer backdrop (the one on the ridge). That vid made me want to ride that trail and that's what this competition is all about to me. Do I wish I could ride that trail? YES I FUCKING DO!!!
Ddean - I'm sorry I'm dead to you, I'll ride past you with my head held low next time on Cypress ;)