DIY GoPro Cable Cam
We set ourselves a new goal to build a smooth, lightweight cable cam that is small enough to fit in your day pack and able to accomodate a GoPro HERO or similar action camera. Here’s a little more how-to instruction if you’re interested in making your own – maiamedia.co.uk/2012/03/how-to-gopro-diy-cable-cam/
Alpification: A Mountain Biking Film
Finally made a little time to create this little edit of our recent mountain biking holiday to the French Alps. We spent the first week in a catered chalet with our own guides at The White Room in Sainte Foy and the second week self catered in Morzine. Both were fantastic and quite different in terms of trails. We completed over 5000m of descent on the first day alone, we got through 4 sets of brake pads each, ate too much cheese, celebrated my 30th birthday and topped it all off with a proposal of marriage! Not a bad trip.
Alps Mountain Biking Bliss at The White Room
A review of The White Room, Sainte Foy, France – July 2nd to July 9th 2011
The guys I ride with around the Manchester/NW area had for the last few years entered the PPDS which takes place late June each year. I’d always been keen to ride in the Alps since I started mountain biking properly but the strands of other adventures had always got in the way. That was until 2011. Steve, the internet overlord and general organiser for our disparate group piped up saying he was thinking about an Alps trip and after a few hasty conversation with the missus we decided we were also in. Read more on Alps Mountain Biking Bliss at The White Room…
Kessler Crane review: Mountain bike filmmaking
Our very own 8ft Kessler Crane Lite arrived in the post last week. We’ve made time to play with it so here’s the low down on what we think. Why buy a crane?
The affordability and quality of footage produced by many HDSLR’s has really opened up the filmmaking playing field over the last few years. Back in May 2010 I bought my first Panasonic GH1 and have been a HDSLR convert ever since.
Todmorden Cyclocross 2011
The race took place on the 2nd January 2011 and includes the infamous cobbled climb! It was an all new experience for me and my first trip watching a cyclocross event. Shot on my GH1 and testing out my new Manfrotto 561BHDV Monopod.
Inspirational Mountain Biking Films – Coming soon
My first long awaited mountain biking film is from Reset Films and now available to buy. It’s called Find and is there sequel to previously successful video Home. They have shot in some amazing locations (although they are most well known for their Scottish venues) with some of the worlds best riders such as Hans Rey, Peaty and Danny Mac. Their focus was to produce a film that not only inspires you to get the bike out on the trails, but a film that gives you a unique perspective from people who live and breath mountain biking. It’s definitely on my Christmas wish list.
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A Mountain Biking Film: Wharncliffe Woods
Our second Team Pickle mountain biking video this time filmed at Wharncliffe Woods near Sheffield. I tried to make the most of the autumn colours, off camber roots and technical rocky sections. It’s filmed on my Lumix GH1 and I also took along my glidetrack. Small colour alterations have been made using Magic Bullet Looks.
Ragley Mmmbop bike review
Ragley Mmmbop bike review from a lover of full suspension bikes.
So I killed a Trek Remedy a few months ago which was a case of ‘user is an idiot’ rather than defective product. This put me in the situation of needing a frame of some sort in a hurry. I had some very specific requirements;
Lee Quarry, trial by Quarrymen.
Lee Quarry, Bacup….a dissused quarry doing nothing, with lots of steep banks and loose rocks, what could we do with that they thought? As part of the Pennine Lancashire Adrenalin Gateway, they turned part of it into mtb course and a really intersting one too. A visit was well over due after numerous friends have waxed lyrical about the place. Time to pack the motor and get ourselves over there quick smart. Sunday saw the arrival of Team Pickle at Bacup.
