Mountain Biking - Norcal Winter brutality.

I had a chance to tag along with a group of riders yesterday and show them some of the hidden jewels at a local park.

WARNING: The following contains some climbing footage that might be offensive to some riders.

It also contains a bunch of slow speed techy stuff so if you're looking for high speed bombing just surf over to CNN and read the latest Anna Nicole corpse custody story instead.

Rockville Park 2/2007, 121mb, 11:22 (http://www.mtbvideos.net/video/rock07.wmv)

Enjoyed it, nicely done!

Those trails would be murder on my cross-country ski equipment.

Enjoyed the video as well. Really enjoy your choice of music, too. I'd never heard that Ape Drape song.

This movie sucks, fantastic work! Great quality, lots of angles, and a solid soundtrack. I really enjoy your varied line selections, they keep it interesting.

That was really good. This just makes me want to get out there even more.

Well, I only got through 1/2 of it...did I miss the tech part?

That gnarly switchback sequence around minute 2 sucked really bad. :)

Nice video! The video flows very nicely even with the not so flowy riding.

Great techy trails too.

Well, I only got through 1/2 of it...did I miss the tech part?

I don't know whether you did or not.

Video often flattens terrain a great deal, unless you're shooting from a very low angle (i.e. not helmetcam).

I have some video from the ride that wasn't used (climbing) where I'm fully red-ringered and barely maintaining traction/keeping the front wheel down and it looks like I'm riding on a flat, mellow trail.

Also, my helmetcam footage is typically much less bouncy/shaky/epileptic than many other vids so the roughness of the trail surface can be deceiving.

So I guess that yes, you missed some tech stuff.

Quality video for sure.

Nice Video. I love that park. I was there on Sunday too!

Sweet, looks like fun trails...and I hate you...but only because I am jealous of your weather conditions!

I don't know whether you did or not.

Video often flattens terrain a great deal, unless you're shooting from a very low angle (i.e. not helmetcam).

I have some video from the ride that wasn't used (climbing) where I'm fully red-ringered and barely maintaining traction/keeping the front wheel down and it looks like I'm riding on a flat, mellow trail.

Also, my helmetcam footage is typically much less bouncy/shaky/epileptic than many other vids so the roughness of the trail surface can be deceiving.

So I guess that yes, you missed some tech stuff.

Enough with the "my dog ate it".:D

I was just kidding anyway. I would love to have trails like that 'round here.

Good vid dude.

Very nice video, and great riding. Thanks for sharing.

nice video, is that you recording it? very nice quality, no noticable pixels, very high quality, may I ask what video camera was you using?

Well ****. I now know where I want to live if whistler ever falls to ****. Some of those lines just look like fun. Kind of eroded, but fun still. I doubt my climbing would up to snuff but I would work on it :)

As usual good work, you really should consider making a full production film or at the very least making a helmet cam segment on a full production film. I have not seen a helmet cam scene worht its beans in any movie yet.

cheers

That was great! thanks for sharing. I caught myself twice trying to get "behind the saddle" as i was sitting in my chair!

Very nice. Very reminiscent of our terrain around here; just swap pine and fir for the scrub oaks. Looks like fun.

EDIT - - I kept bracing myself waiting to get my head whipped around catching the camera on a tree :D

what video camera was you using?

Sony DCR-PC1000

Good stuff. Where was that?

Good stuff. Where was that?

Rockville Park near Fairfield, CA

Rockville Park near Fairfield, CA
Me and matt rode that place. It's really nice. And there are so many trails!

Me and matt rode that place. It's really nice. And there are so many trails!

Yes, I vaguely remember a pic wherein someone was riding the "boring" line rather than the fun line on the way back to the parking lot.

Here it is:

http://www.paradigmhosting.net/images/line.jpg

If you're calling the "fun line" the red smudge across the picture?

Boring...
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h28/chelboed/BIKE/poopie.jpg
There may not be time for the second tweak, but at least you can get one decent little boot.

action nosepick at 4:01

If you're calling the "fun line" the red smudge across the picture?

Boring...
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h28/chelboed/BIKE/poopie.jpg
There may not be time for the second tweak, but at least you can get one decent little boot.

You really don't know what you're talking (writing) about.

But that's ok.

You guys are such pansies. Here's a real man's line...


http://1o22.net/line.jpg

Actually, the lower left hand corner in the picture looks interesting.

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b23/konarider24/line.jpg

action nosepick at 4:01The nosepick was staged, but it made me chuckle anyway.

You guys are such pansies. Here's a real man's line...


http://1o22.net/line.jpg
Well you see. We did all of those things. He just didn't post the pictures because it would make you all jealous. So we kept it simple.

Edit: actually I think we forgot to do the "mowing the lawn"

Are you Pete Fagerlin? Excellent videos. I've enjoyed all of the ones I've seen so far. Very well edited, steady, and of great riding.

You really don't know what you're talking (writing) about.

But that's ok.

Nice of you to say so, but I do...but that's okay. (?)

You really think it's more interesting to go straight down a hill than hit any type of small launch off the top? Any little thing that get's me air is fun to me. It may not be your style, but I understand. Even without the tweaks...it looks more fun to catch a little air than just go straight down a hill.

I'm not saying I'm some sort of "dirt jumper" because big jumps kind of intimidate me. Small stuff is okay though.

You really think it's more interesting to go straight down a hill than hit any type of small launch off the top?
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That's your erroneous assumption, and couldn't be farther from the truth.

The fact is that you've never ridden that section of trail and you don't know what you're talking (writing) about.

The right line, in red, is much more interesting and offers more launches/terrain changes than the relatively smooth line that the rider is on, as well as being looser and off-camber..

Given the truth that I have in fact never been there, I would have to agree.

The picture is misleading to me.

My new favorite site (http://petefagerlin.com)

I have had that site bookmarked for freaking ages. Whoever that guy is sure has mad filming talents :)

I have had that site bookmarked for freaking ages. Whoever that guy is sure has mad filming talents :)

There's a rumour that he once hosted 60 mountain bikers at his home, giving them room and board and free bike tune-ups. Not to mention free access to his beer kegs.

Terrain in the first half of the video reminds me a lot of Annadel

Was it just me or were none of those guys using clipless?
Only reason I ask is because I often ride terrain like that and ride with clipless and find that its rather difficult at times

Was it just me or were none of those guys using clipless?


5 of 6 were riding clipless. 99.9674632% of the video features people riding clipless pedals (the only guy riding platforms is in blue with a full face).

They make it look so effortless I guess

Man I must suck hardcore