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Not your usual bikepacking video.
Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2020 5:10 pm
by Bearbonesnorm
Re: Not your usual bikepacking video.
Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2020 5:39 pm
by ssnowman
I think that's probably the most irritating video I've ever seen. I was waiting for it to start properly.
Re: Not your usual bikepacking video.
Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2020 5:49 pm
by RIP
Ow my brain. Not seen anything as bad as that since the spoof opening credits of The Day Today. Accompanied by the most monotonous commentary I've ever heard, almost a "rap" in fact! "Cycling is fun" yer man drones on, as if he was talking about boiling his head. Quite bizarre. I'm going for a lie down.
Re: Not your usual bikepacking video.
Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2020 7:59 pm
by fatbikephil
If these twerps road mountainbikes they'd have to do a lot less pushing.....
Re: Not your usual bikepacking video.
Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2020 9:01 pm
by macinblack
Ha, you old duffers!
Made me chuckle.
The first and last bits brought back long buried memories of when the CIA caught me. If you watch it again in slow motion, there is a subliminal picture repeated a couple of times of a saucy nature.
The whole thing reminded me of a Throbbing Gristle presentation with contributions from the BBC Radiophonic workshop.
Plus it's got bears in it.
What's not to like?
Re: Not your usual bikepacking video.
Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2020 10:23 pm
by Artie Fufkin
Throbbing Gristle, now you talking!
Re: Not your usual bikepacking video.
Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2020 10:31 pm
by Pirahna
I liked it, but then I'll watch anything.
Re: Not your usual bikepacking video.
Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2020 10:36 pm
by JohnClimber
That was brilliant.
Turn off the auto pause.... (That's always so annoying, I've not missed that while riding solo I can tell you)
Statistics are for accountants..... (That's yet another reason I'm glad I gave up Strava)
Re: Not your usual bikepacking video.
Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2020 10:40 pm
by MuddyPete
Genius

Re: Not your usual bikepacking video.
Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2020 12:09 am
by boxelder
Little or no product placement - tick
Pizza, pasta, beer - tick
Tongues firmly in cheeks - tick
Very little suffering - tick
Bunch of mates having fun - tick
Bears - tick(ish)
What's not to like?
Re: Not your usual bikepacking video.
Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2020 12:18 am
by Richpips
I enjoyed that!
Re: Not your usual bikepacking video.
Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2020 7:30 am
by GregMay
That was excellent. Literally smiled all the way through.
Better then the normal anal gazing nonsense that we've been getting the past few years. Something unique.
Re: Not your usual bikepacking video.
Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2020 7:58 am
by matt_brk
I agree, I quite enjoyed that too. Alot of editing to make it and something a bit different
Re: Not your usual bikepacking video.
Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2020 8:14 am
by voodoo_simon
macinblack wrote: ↑Tue Jun 09, 2020 9:01 pm
The first and last bits brought back long buried memories of when the CIA caught me. If you watch it again in slow motion, there is a subliminal picture repeated a couple of times of a saucy nature.
Woah, easy tiger! We need more info on the CIA!!
Also, I need to go back and rewatch this now for the saucy pictures, I mean, the quality of filming...
Neat film, not sure what I’ve just watched but it was certainly fun and quirky

Re: Not your usual bikepacking video.
Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2020 8:24 am
by RIP
Ok, it's just us old fart grandads then

. I'm at ease with that - even 'The Trip' and 'The Royle Family' moved along a bit too fast for me...
Re: Not your usual bikepacking video.
Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2020 8:29 am
by voodoo_simon
RIP wrote: ↑Wed Jun 10, 2020 8:24 am
Ok, it's just us old fart grandads then

. I'm at ease with that - even 'The Trip' and 'The Royle Family' moved along a bit too fast for me...
Paul and Bob gone fishing might be right up your street then...

Re: Not your usual bikepacking video.
Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2020 8:32 am
by RIP
I get a bit dizzy watching that too

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I love wacky and off the wall things, and this is certainly creative I'll grant ya that - but so were William McGonagall and The Legendary Stardust Cowboy

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Re: Not your usual bikepacking video.
Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2020 8:54 am
by Bearbonesnorm
I thought it might divide opinion

Re: Not your usual bikepacking video.
Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2020 9:30 am
by RIP
You love stirring the cauldron, Wicked Witch Of The West you are!

Re: Not your usual bikepacking video.
Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2020 9:47 am
by Bearbonesnorm
I'll admit to finding it refreshing Reg. Certainly different to (as Greg says) the usual introspective navel gazing that's become the norm.
Re: Not your usual bikepacking video.
Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2020 10:04 am
by Lazarus
Unwatchable is my assesment
Re: Not your usual bikepacking video.
Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2020 10:09 am
by Lazarus
Unwatchable is my assesment- cannot say about the content or humour but the flashing changing images was not something i was prepared to endure for their humour.
Re: Not your usual bikepacking video.
Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2020 10:10 am
by GregMay
Bearbonesnorm wrote: ↑Wed Jun 10, 2020 9:47 am
I'll admit to finding it refreshing Reg. Certainly different to (as Greg says) the usual introspective navel gazing that's become the norm.
I believe we've stepped past naval gazing in a lot of the more recent "films" Stu. Hence my comment.
Re: Not your usual bikepacking video.
Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2020 10:38 am
by Scud
For me, Slovenia has really been on list of future trips after a few articles and images on a european bikepacking FB page, so was actually hoping to learn something and steal a few ideas, but it was too busy trying to be artistic to be informative for me, but then i am probably not target audience...
Re: Not your usual bikepacking video.
Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2020 10:42 am
by Dave Barter
Absolutely fantastic film. Editing perfect and I am in love with the irony of the robot voiceover which reminds me of the Alternative Swindon Town commentaries
https://twitter.com/marleystfc/status/1 ... 85?lang=en (NSFW)