MTB, produced by Radical Films Non-stop bombast of sick and twisted freeriding is raising the dead and once again pushes the limits of hardcore mountain biking into the stratosphere. Herculean stunts flow non-stop throughout this 16mm masterpiece which was shot in British Columbia, California, Colorado, Arizona, Utah, Italy and France. It stars a host of fresh talent yet to be corrupted by fame and fortune.
Submitted by
myles
a Weekend Warrior
from Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada Date Reviewed: September 12, 2003
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Purchased At:
downloaded
Strengths:
this video blows except for SOME good riding in the beginning
Weaknesses:
everything... this was so boring... plain old riding. no big jumps or or anything just so boring
Similar Products Used:
kranked 3 and 4, NWD trilogy, NSX 4,
Bike Setup:
2003 norco katmandu(stop laughing now), getting good bike next year
Bottom Line:
this videos totally sucks. Dont waste your time just D/L kranked 3 or 4 and others mentioned.
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Submitted by
John
a Cross Country Rider
from Elkton, MD Date Reviewed: December 29, 2000
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$38.00
Purchased At:
wooden wheels
Strengths:
better than kranked, very ill ppl riding some equally unhealthy trails, doing things that make insurance adjusters pretty nervous.
Weaknesses:
soundtrack still sucks. "computer" animation. ha ha. nice idea guys... give it up.
Similar Products Used:
kranked trilogy, fox headliners 1&2, dirty dreams 3
Bike Setup:
2000 c-dale f900, schwinn moab 3
Bottom Line:
well, if you like freeride, this is a great series. the soundtrack may get annoying, but its shot in some beautiful locales. i love watching it over and over. the music just gets on my nerves though.
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Submitted by
chris
a Downhiller
from ME Date Reviewed: September 29, 2000
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Bottom Line:
Me again, i was the first guy at the bottom to review this. I think its a really good video, with tight music and really good riding. 5 chillies for KRANKED II
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Submitted by
Kevin
a
from Colorado Date Reviewed: March 3, 2000
Favorite Trail:
Logger's Way- Keystone CO
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Strengths:
craziest stuff i have ever seen, good luck to kranked 3 on topping this one.
Weaknesses:
NOTHING
Bottom Line:
sickest junk i have ever seen, some parts can make you sick the first time you see it so be careful. some of the crashes (which i would have liked to see more of) make your whole body contract in pain, its cool, watch this movie soon
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Submitted by
Alice French
a Cross Country Rider
from canada Date Reviewed: February 17, 2000
Favorite Trail:
19th hole (Squamish B.C.)
Duration Product Used:
Tested or demo'ed only
Strengths:
north shore extreme (the future o' downhill hard core) lilloet footage and head cams provoke both anticipation and nausea. the b.c. posse (pimpinest of the insanities)
Weaknesses:
too much metal funk. next year check out ARTHUR FUNKARELLI for the real dope on intensity.
Similar Products Used:
k y jelly
Bike Setup:
norco nitro hard tail with all the fixin's
Bottom Line:
what's to say other than Christian Begin and his crew have the vision and savvy of only the most intense of vertically addicted enthusiasts!!! makes me froth at the mouth and subjects me to imminent bodily damage as i anticipate trying all of those cool backflips off of my front porch. more, more, more!!!
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Submitted by
Sherman
a Weekend Warrior
from British Columbia, Canada Date Reviewed: December 3, 1999
Duration Product Used:
tested or demo'ed only
Strengths:
Nice footage good riders Just long enough Good locations
Weaknesses:
Doesn't leave you yearning to watch it again
Similar Products Used:
NSX I NSX 2 Kranked Tread
Bottom Line:
The bottom line is that this is a good video to watch. I like biking and I like freeriding but doing it is much more fun than watching. Don't buy this video it is a waste of money. I have only seen it once and I don't have any urge to see it again. Not that it wasn't good but that is just how I feel about it
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Submitted by
Matt
a Weekend Warrior
from Toronto, Ontario Date Reviewed: December 1, 1999
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Strengths:
great footage, talented filming, awesome bikesMy favourite scene is the one of Johhny T. and H-Ball. Those gys still rock
Weaknesses:
the individual takes are too short. I want to see these guys actually land some of the stuff. If that guy who was heading right for the camera actually hit the camera, I wanna see it!
Bottom Line:
Definitely an enjoyable movie; worth seeing
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Submitted by
Darrell McMillan
a Racer
from Round Mountain, NV Date Reviewed: November 27, 1999
Favorite Trail:
Thunder Mountain, Utah
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Strengths:
Excellent Quality, Good Tunes, Great Variety of Riding Locations. Awesome Riding
Weaknesses:
Could be a little longer.
Bike Setup:
Magnavox VCR
Bottom Line:
This is a really great video. The riding is top notch and the scenery is breathtaking. The music kind of grows on you. Makes you want to ride.
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Submitted by
Maida
a Racer
from NH Date Reviewed: November 14, 1999
Duration Product Used:
less than 1 month
Bottom Line:
Good video with lots of cool riding. The first time I have ever seen a back flip on a mountain bike. It could be longer. Five chilies for the cool riding.
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Submitted by
joe
a Weekend Warrior
from Evergreen, Co Date Reviewed: November 9, 1999
Favorite Trail:
i don't know
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Strengths:
good soundtrack killer freeriding
Weaknesses:
dual slaom race soundtrack could be better intervievs
Similar Products Used:
Monkey See, MOnkey Do (sucks, didn't realize it was instructional)
Bike Setup:
jamis Dakar team
Bottom Line:
great overall, can be watched over and over
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Submitted by
max
a Downhiller
from knoxville Date Reviewed: October 21, 1999
Favorite Trail:
high point/norris
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Strengths:
cool to view,i like the fatboy slim music,when palmer was racing lopes.
Weaknesses:
too much big cliff crap! it gets old after a while.
Similar Products Used:
chainsmoke
Bike Setup:
Marin B-17
Bottom Line:
I could make a few improvements.the soundtrack is real stupid.whell it's ok ,i guess?
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Submitted by
Dave Macki
a Cross-Country Rider
from Ottawa, Ont Date Reviewed: October 21, 1999
Favorite Trail:
Ladies Only
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Strengths:
- North Shore + Kamloops footage
Weaknesses:
- the race between Palmer and Lopes (plain boring) - the interviews or comments - the credits seemed liked they took up half the movie time - too glossy - the footage of riding steps and wheeling in Itay (?) , that was just stupid, couldn't stop laughing
Similar Products Used:
NSX 1 and 2 , chainsmoke (what a crappy flick)
Bottom Line:
Pretty Boring movie except for the North shore stuff. The Kamloops footage was okay but got a ltittle tiresome after awhile. I can't believe the Palmer race was put iin - it just wrecked the whole flow to the movie (and it was boring).I like the NSX series much better.
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Submitted by
chris
a Racer
from woodcliff lake nj Date Reviewed: October 10, 1999
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Strengths:
everything this is the best
Weaknesses:
nada thing
Similar Products Used:
all of em i work a shop all we do is watch videos
Bottom Line:
best video next to tom and pam
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Submitted by
J-SUN
a Weekend Warrior
from MCMACKIN Date Reviewed: July 5, 1999
Favorite Trail:
YANCIES RIDGE (N.C.)
Duration Product Used:
less than 1 month
Strengths:
BETTER THAN NO VIDEO AT ALL
Weaknesses:
SHORT AND GAY MUSIC
Similar Products Used:
CHAINSMOKE
Bike Setup:
ZENITH 4 HEAD VCR
Bottom Line:
I LIKE THE IDEA OF A MTN BIKE VIDEO WITH NUTTY STUFF BUT 40 MINUTES JUST AINT LONG ENUFF. MAKE IT LONGER AND GIVE SOME JAMZ (NOFX).
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Submitted by
Chris a.k.a. Stinky
a Weekend Warrior
from Kelowna, BC, Canada Date Reviewed: July 2, 1999
Favorite Trail:
The Rock Garden
Duration Product Used:
less than 1 month
Strengths:
Lots of Canadian riders riding Canadian terrain, Super mix of jumping and freeriding, Sweet North Shore section
Weaknesses:
Not a great soundtrack
Similar Products Used:
Kranked, Plush
Bike Setup:
Who cares? This is a review for a video!
Bottom Line:
The best one out there! That I've seen at least. Awesome riders doing big drops, jumps and everything unridable to any normal biker. The soundtrack isn't the greatest. Phunk Junkeez! Yikes! Gimme some good ol' punk!
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Submitted by
mike b
a Cross-Country Rider
from kamloops, bc, canada Date Reviewed: June 12, 1999
Favorite Trail:
dustin adams'
Duration Product Used:
tested or demo'ed only
Strengths:
fast. killer footage from bc. crazy north shore section.
not as good as the first one. but it is definetly worth seeing just for the north shore section. also, kelowna and kamloops sections are really great. big ry couldn't ride anything in kamloops so he should shut-up.
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Submitted by
Tom
a Weekend Warrior
from Pittsburgh Date Reviewed: June 11, 1999
Duration Product Used:
less than 1 month
Strengths:
Price.
Weaknesses:
Short. Lamest beginning I've ever seen.
Similar Products Used:
Tread, Re-Tread
Bike Setup:
Joshua XO
Bottom Line:
I have mixed feelings about this video. Do you like to see guys riding down steep powdered dirt hills, get this video. It's looks more like they are snowboarding. Besides some trails like riding in BC, most of the video is guys riding off drop offs on bikes with shocks with massive travel. There are a few crashes. The music is fast beat rock, as usual. Better than anything you'll see on TV.
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Submitted by
SGT ROCK
a Cross-Country Rider
from Drumheller, AB Date Reviewed: June 7, 1999
Duration Product Used:
less than 1 month
Strengths:
Was cheaper than original KRANKED
Weaknesses:
Wasn't cheap enough
Similar Products Used:
KRANKED, Chainsmoke, NSX I & II
Bottom Line:
This video bites. Can't believe it's made by the same guys who made KRANKED. Soundtrack sucks, terrain less interesting, riding doesn't break any new ground. Of the half dozen mountain bike vids I own, this is the only one that I'm indifferent to watching again. Two chilis for the Canadian scenery.
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Submitted by
Roger
a Weekend Warrior
from Tacoma Date Reviewed: May 31, 1999
Duration Product Used:
less than 1 month
Strengths:
Professionally done, great photography, good first-person perspective shots
Weaknesses:
Soundtrack is pretty weak; Too similar to original Kranked
This video doesn't break ground the way the original did, it just picks up where the first left off. The North Shore stuff was SICK, but the rest of the tape was very similar to the first Kranked (only a little bigger and more scenic). The helmet-cam stuff was pretty decent (makes the steeps look as scary as they really are). The riding is getting to the point where Kranked III may spend more time in the trauma ward than the trails.
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Submitted by
JoeBob
a Weekend Warrior
from Vancouver,BC,Canada Date Reviewed: May 26, 1999
Favorite Trail:
Boogie Man, Seymore
Duration Product Used:
tested or demo'ed only
Strengths:
The best damn movie ever. Great shots from around the world. Good soundtrack. Wicked Riders. The list goes on...
Weaknesses:
Good soundtrack, not great. Could use a bit longer Shore scene. Could be a bit longer, period.
Similar Products Used:
Kranked, North Shore eXtreme, North Shore eXtreme II, A bunch of boring old videos.
Bike Setup:
Doesn't really matter...
Bottom Line:
This is a Sick Sick video. This beats out NSX2 because of the variety. This is THE one to get. Simply great.
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Submitted by
BIG RY
a Weekend Warrior
from San Diego Date Reviewed: May 26, 1999
Music needs work. Footage from Kamploomps, or wherever the hell those gravel pits are, is getting tired. Not to say it's not sick, though...
Similar Products Used:
Kranked, All the Crusty Demons flicks, and other surf, skate, snowboard vids...
Bike Setup:
18 Sour Glass with bulb, some homegrown kind, and a six pack of Sierra Nevada.
Bottom Line:
Good flick, all in all. What Kranked 1 should have been. The riding is getting out of hand. Definite BMX influences throughout. These guys are just sick.. Dangerous MoMo, the frenchie, needs to stay in France.
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Submitted by
James Rogers
a Cross-Country Rider
from Mountain Lakes, NJ Date Reviewed: May 22, 1999
Duration Product Used:
less than 1 month
Strengths:
generally good music good cinematography sick riding
Weaknesses:
could have better music not as good as chainsmoke
Similar Products Used:
Chainsmoke and various others
Bike Setup:
who cares
Bottom Line:
Good video with awesome footage but didn't seem to be as exciting or as well put together as the others
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Submitted by
Mojo
a Cross-Country Rider
from Victoria, BC Date Reviewed: May 21, 1999
Duration Product Used:
less than 1 month
Strengths:
Great pace and photography. Really shows the North Shore stuff. No attitude with the interviewed riders.
Weaknesses:
NOT LONG ENOUGH!!!
Bottom Line:
Great vid, watch it before you ride to get the full-on stoke! Check out the crazy courier blasting downtown Vancouver streets in the beginning, that's hairy sh*t!!!
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Submitted by
Ronnie Gutierrez
a Weekend Warrior
from Rancho Cucamonga Date Reviewed: May 2, 1999
Favorite Trail:
All Trails
Duration Product Used:
less than 1 month
Strengths:
The riders in this film are awesome and crazy.
Weaknesses:
To short.
Bottom Line:
Watch this video as often as you can especially before you go riding.
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Submitted by
Justin
a Racer
from Nelson BC Canada Date Reviewed: April 21, 1999
Favorite Trail:
lots
Duration Product Used:
less than 1 month
Strengths:
Fast paced
Weaknesses:
Not long enough
Bottom Line:
this is the best bike movie yet lots better than kraned one and i have seen them all this is the bets!!!
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Submitted by
chris
a downhiller
from missouri Date Reviewed: March 2, 1999
Bottom Line:
I have not seen this video yet. But judging from some of the pictures I have seen, so far it looks like a kick ass video. Since I liked Kranked one so much I figured this one should be good to. In this video they should show more people getting huge air. I will post another review once I see the movie.
$ 24.95
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