Geek by day - Wilderness adventurer by weekend
When it's not pouring (cause that's what summer in Sydney does now), I managed to spend a few hours over a weekend few weeks ago exploring an old favourite track of mine.
Just a few photos of the day. Enjoy
Here is a guy who has some great talent and his video is fantastic. Could easily be one of the best I've seen in 2012 yet.
More importantly Mike talks about his falls as well. He reminded me of one of my favourite quotes from Batman Begins.
Alfred: Why do we fall, sir? So that we might learn to pick ourselves up.
His video shows that even the Pros fall from time to time, and that it takes a lot of practice and dedication to reach your goals. He's going for the championship this year, good luck to him. I'm currently more focused than ever in my own goals. They're a lot more simplier than Mike's, but we share the same lesson from Alfreds wise words. We all have our ups and downs, but I'm not going to give up. I will reach my own goals. Enjoy the vid and stay focused!
This guy knows how to fly! Anyone know where this course is?
Silvia - Dylan Sherrard Season Finale from Silvia Films on Vimeo.
Going to start posting my favourite video of the week. Subject matter will ofcourse be focused around adventure / extreme - so please enjoy GoPro's Hero2 promotion video. Yes I know lots of editing has gone into the clip, but it just shows how many awesome activities there is to try.
Get out! Enjoy life and try something new.. :)
Ollie out.
I've been busy the last few months with work, mainly travelling between London and Sydney, so haven't had time to get out much and ride, let alone post new videos.
But I'm back and staying in what I was hoping would be a sunny and hot summer in Sydney, but we'll take it one day at a time and see what happens.
First off, the bad news, whilst I was o/s on my latest trip, my new rockhopper was stolen from my garage (don't think I even got 50 hours on it yet), along with many other pocessions of our neighbours. Not a good time for our apartment complex. Really saddens me people like this exist, so I hope for their sakes they never return.
The good news is I made the fantastic choice of paying $70/year on top of my home/contents insurance and now I'm getting the whole bike back, brand new. However speaking with my insurer they said I can opt in for store credit and use it towards an upgrade. As much as I like the rockhopper, it's a mountain bike for the casual rider who isn't so insane on the off-road elements, and still wants to ride around the park/fire trails/road from time to time.
So I've decided to go for the next bike up. The Specialized Carve Expert 29. Staying on the 29er's as really once you go 29, you can't go back. I personally feel they have far better control, you get just as fast going downhill as the smaller wheels and they just ride so well. I know it's more down to personal preference but don't rull out a 29er unless you try it. My local bike shop was kind to let lend me a brand new Carve for an hour, we got it measured and built the day before so I could spend my hour riding around the local area - actually giving it a good try out. I tried road, bike paths, a minor fire trial and even managed to fit in a few decent jumps of stairs near some corporate buildings. It's advanced frame allows for greater flexibility at the back, the thinner seat absorbs the shock of the landing even more and the superior front forks - Recon Silver TK SA SL 29 - makes sure you don't go over the front on the landing.
Yes I know I should go for a soft tail (and yes I want too) but there are other factos in my decision, so for now I am happy with the hard. I will go full suspension one day, but that's for another time.
That's enough for now, I've attached a photo of the bike, that's the only colour it comes in - which is cool. Could do with some red or yellow but who cares about the colour, I want to ride it now. Will post photos of it when the claim actually goes through and I get my new toy.
Cheers
Ollie out.
"Silver Style" Weekend from Matt Butterworth on Vimeo.
This summer Silver Star Bike Park hosted a downhill race and a dirt jump/slopestyle competition with people from all around BC making the trip to take part in the contests, spectate and enjoy the mountain. Another sweet edit from Matt Butterworth.
via http://factoryjackson.com/2011/09/20/silver-style-weekend/
Another well shot video, would love to go on a ride like this one day.
Lone Wolf Matt Hunter from Bike magazine on Vimeo.
Geek by day, Wilderness Adventurer by weekend!
I also am a gamer, volunteer firefighter and passionate connoisseur of whisky.
