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fasT_riDeR · Hardcore Joined: 04 May 2006 Posts: 50

A video created by Pat using his helmet camera.

[video width=425 height=350]http://www.youtube.com/v/FuKwEHtKrh8[/video]

andrewawi · Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 2:21 pm Post subject:

Whoa! taking in some air. Well done. Appears to have some condensation on the lenses, hence the foggy appearance. Can something be done about it?

em97y · Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 2:30 pm Post subject:

what a video , great one ;D

am3er89 · Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 3:30 pm Post subject:

nice vids guys..hope someday can join u guys..hehe

Joshie · Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 4:07 pm Post subject:

wow. what trail was that taken at?

all-the-gear-no-idea · Trail Guru Joined: 04 Apr 2006 Posts: 117

Hey Joshie,
first series of jumps is downhill "Twin Peaks" (from about half way were the old huge wooden jump ramp was) and includes the "angel jump". The next (starting at the wooden ramp) is "Rush hour" finishing with the 2 gap jumps, the next is the wooden jump ramp on the lower section of "4k", and the last is the log ride on "lower short" .....clear now?

Do you like just how close Pat is on Simon's hammer downhill and over the jumps? Thankfully Simon is a good jumper and Pat didn't end up landing on him.... I was there watching part of that being filmed and let me tell you, those 2 boys were not going slow!!

fakawichief · Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 6:27 pm Post subject:

superb!

Joshie · Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 6:55 pm Post subject:

[quote="all-the-gear-no-idea"]Hey Joshie,
first series of jumps is downhill "Twin Peaks" (from about half way were the old huge wooden jump ramp was) and includes the "angel jump". The next (starting at the wooden ramp) is "Rush hour" finishing with the 2 gap jumps, the next is the wooden jump ramp on the lower section of "4k", and the last is the log ride on "lower short" .....clear now?

Do you like just how close Pat is on Simon's hammer downhill and over the jumps? Thankfully Simon is a good jumper and Pat didn't end up landing on him.... I was there watching part of that being filmed and let me tell you, those 2 boys were not going slow!![/quote]

thanks tony! :-)

lots and lots of air in the clip. hehe.

did i like it? yea, VERY IMPRESSIVE! they were so close! just like watching a freeride movie. hehe. fun, albeit it was in black and white though.

patawi · Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 9:34 pm Post subject:

[quote="andrewawi"]Whoa! taking in some air. Well done. Appears to have some condensation on the lenses, hence the foggy appearance. Can something be done about it?[/quote]

Some of the the shortcomings would be cured with more money. I use a small security camera on my helmet that sends it's signal to a Mini DV deck in my backpack, it's a lot cheaper to replace the camera than the whole deck in the off chance I stack it or smack into a low hanging branch. Once upon a time the little camera made pretty good pictures but it hasn't aged well - amongst other things it originally had a UV filter glued onto the lens but the glue disolved and it fell off. The colours have been a bit strange and fuzzy since. C'est la vie.

Also in order to get a video that will load in a reasonable length of time on YouTube requires a lot of compression, you may be mistaking some intermittent compression artifacts for condensation. Or perhaps Simon was foaming at the mouth, he was a bit rabid that day. It was bloody hard keeping up with him except for the section across the gaps where he had to go slower because he never actually got completely clipped in.

Anyway, good fun. Thanks for FR for uploading it. And a big thank you to the Reverend Norman Greenbaum for that great tune, "Spirit in the Sky". Still lovin' it after 40 or so years.

HYH · Guest

Really enjoyed watching the vid.
Thx

khilside · Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 11:22 pm Post subject:

jasontan · Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2007 12:42 am Post subject:

whoa.. cool! i couldnt recognize any of those trails until I read Pat's posts... a clear signal that I need to get back asap and get back on those trails again. Simon's obviously taking his 5.5 to its limits.. good stuff

joeadnan · DirtGuru Joined: 09 Mar 2006 Posts: 361

Tabik spring!

poh · Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 3:08 pm Post subject:

Cool video, cool trails, cool bikes, cool sound-track, just a shame about those old riders! Should guys in your advanced ages really be doing that sort of thing?
Seriously though, that is the best Kiara video I have seen, made me miss the Saturday morning rides with you guys.... Well, at least I'm missing the Roti at the end of the Saturday morning rides.... Excellent sound track as well, keep'em coming Pat!

patawi · Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 11:24 am Post subject:

[quote="poh"] a shame about those old riders! Should guys in your advanced ages really be doing that sort of thing?[/quote]

Hey you young Norskie whippersnapper. Better change your tune lest one of us old fellers takes it into our heads to crawl out of our rockin' chair and give you a whuppin'.

We may be over the hill but we're going down the other side and picking up speed.