Tony Harrison Posted October 8, 2019 Report Share Posted October 8, 2019 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikee Posted October 8, 2019 Report Share Posted October 8, 2019 I appreciate Chris' skill, power and stamina, but I found that really boring. Nothing really wowed me. And these riding the "wrong" bike for the job videos have been done to death and need to rest. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted October 8, 2019 Report Share Posted October 8, 2019 I'll be honest, I've literally just sold my CX bike (about 2hrs ago) and this makes me want another with some bigger volume tyres to get out on some proper trails with! EDIT: Would actually love to see him ride another comp nowadays just to see how he approached stuff and what he would ride. I remember Ali doing one at Matlock when he'd just got his Hex and it was almost mind blowing seeing him attack the same sections people were pogo-ing about on. In fact I'd love a seated class at a comp (probably similar to the retro comp they had at the Biketrial Academy a few weeks ago). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marg26 Posted October 8, 2019 Report Share Posted October 8, 2019 Yeah everyone's doing wrong-bike-for-the-job vids... but he was so smooth going up those steps (@1:30), and up those rocky sections. My HR would be into the red doing attempting that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt24. Posted October 8, 2019 Report Share Posted October 8, 2019 3 hours ago, Mikee said: I appreciate Chris' skill, power and stamina, but I found that really boring. Nothing really wowed me. And these riding the "wrong" bike for the job videos have been done to death and need to rest. I have to say I agree. Really wasn’t sure about that barrel role! I much prefer him to be on his enduro bike if doing this kind of stuff. I’d have to question if this was driven by mongoose trying to show his versatile and capable these bikes are whether he wanted to do this style of riding on this style of bike. I think the music didn’t help for me either - not my kind of thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusevelt Posted October 8, 2019 Report Share Posted October 8, 2019 Just don't get all this negative hating bandwagon. Try watching regular CX racing and skillz against what Akrigg puts out using the same tool. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross McArthur Posted October 9, 2019 Report Share Posted October 9, 2019 12 hours ago, Matt24. said: Really wasn’t sure about that barrel role! Yea, for someone with such a recognisable style, it was tough/cringe to watch him do that Danny'esque roll. It was all dialled stuff in there but, going up stairs....came across as a filler clip. There's something about a road bike, with sus forks, and a bag for your lip stick, that makes me think, that bikes rank. Get back on the Radical Chris. That's what's cool!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted October 9, 2019 Report Share Posted October 9, 2019 TF: “People should just have fun on their bikes.” CA: has fun on a bike TF: “No, not that sort of fun.” 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Harrison Posted October 9, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2019 Besides, bike trials started with people doing something different on the wrong sort of bike... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikee Posted October 9, 2019 Report Share Posted October 9, 2019 I'm all for Chris or whoever, doing what they want to do on a bike and to have fun. But that doesn't make their video content enjoyable and immune to criticism. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paperclip Posted October 9, 2019 Report Share Posted October 9, 2019 I enjoyed that, I like that he adds in the filler clips that are quite clearly aimed to appeal to non trials eyes. The stairs clip for example you see things like this posted up on GCN from events and nowhere near as dialled. I also liked the camera work as it's very hard to click play to Chris riding the glen in yet another video but the quirky camera work made up for that. The barrel roll, was that meant to be some kind of humourous clip just because we're now seeing lots of other riders doing these in videos? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johntrial Posted October 10, 2019 Report Share Posted October 10, 2019 I like this video and there are at least two or three lines which I am not sure if I can do them even on my trials bike (with flow and no extra hops). He made riding gravel fun to watch. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross McArthur Posted October 10, 2019 Report Share Posted October 10, 2019 I liked what he did with his feet placement on the last step of that stair climb. Also liked that on the stoppie, he popped off without doing a further endo off the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyT Posted October 10, 2019 Report Share Posted October 10, 2019 Not so sure about that barrel roll... Love watching him ride whatever he is riding, first long endo to drop off was so smoooooth... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rossy Posted October 18, 2019 Report Share Posted October 18, 2019 Was nice to see cullingworth viaduct in there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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