Trail Reviews

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This is the start of the downhill section from the top of Tzouhalem near Duncan, BC Short vid as we had to stop to navigate a tight,steep drop.

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Nice little play area on a trail on a mountain called Tzouhalem. I got a little too tight with the camera (helmet cam) while Dusty is on the ladder bridge - but it is a nice little piece of footage anyway.

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Here is some footage of one of the singletrack trails on the Abyss ( Nanaimo, BC ) Takes you through some winding, hilly sections, through to the compass and then to the clearcut and beyond. Tight, fast and fun.

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In Central Florida trying out the new helmet cam. I was already really dehyrdated from the Florida summer sun, and was feeling a little weak. So I headed up the roller coaster, one of my favorite trails. The drops are huge and the decline are fast. There was some soft sand on the top of a drop that sent me tumbeling down kind of putting me in a daze.

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This video was shot in 2004 at Afan Forest Park in South Wales. It features the Wall and Skyline trails and was captured using on-board cameras...Sony PC-100's I seem to remember, with a fibre optic attachment. We got a pro guy in to set up cameras facing up to the riders faces, forward facing and rear facing, muggins got to walk the trails and capture the action with a TRV900e, one of the original Sony Mini DV cameras. We shot over 30 hours of footage over two days, to complete an adventure/instructional DVD called Big Ride, which is now on release in the U.K. For some time, I have sat watching MTB DVDs and whilst I am genuinely thrilled to see cool tricks and stunts, I felt there was a market for a video for guys and girls to get not just action but, skills and confidence to take take their off road bikes on an adventure. The jist of Big Ride is then to have a pro rider, take four amateurs on a weekend adventure to improve their mountain bike skills and catch the big ride vibe. We chose Afan, as it was a fast up and coming location, within reasonable distance from us, so it made sense to check it out first. We plan to shoot five more, encompassing the length and breadth of the UK to complete the series.

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More singletrack on the Doumont trail system near Nanaimo, BC. Fast with alot of twists and turns. Fun ride when it is dry.

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Little clip of Dave and I zipping (latter part of the video) through a trail called Tonka. Very fast and as you'll see - Dave makes a new exit point at the end of the trail.

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Trail is called 'Rollercoaster' on a mountain called Benson. Some very nice singletrack with berms, drops, roots, bridges and hills. Can be very fast in the right conditions(dry). This video shows the two lower portions of the trail.

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This video from IMBA shows the trails at Henry Coe State Park in Morgan Hill, California.

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This is a video from IMBA. Action footage of A River Runs Through It, the Northshore-style trail at Whistler in British Colulmbia, Canada.