Submitted by
Dan Moore
a Racer
from Marquette MI USA Date Reviewed: February 19, 2003
Favorite Trail:
your mom
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Strengths:
Lots of really cool riding, good balance between trials and freeride.
Weaknesses:
Bad sound track, Kranked 4 is quite a bit better
Similar Products Used:
kranked 4, new world disorder 1 and 2, ride to the hills
Bottom Line:
Good video, get kranked 4, its better
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Submitted by
Tom
a Downhiller
from Prescott, AZ, 86301 Date Reviewed: October 5, 2002
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$20.00
Purchased At:
Hastings Books
Strengths:
Sick riding, huge drops, big jumps, the best free-riding I've ever seen
Weaknesses:
Gay animations, could have used that time for more riding!!
Similar Products Used:
Down (sick movie, Josh Bender rocks ass)
Bottom Line:
One of the best free-ride videos out there, definently one to add to your collection!!
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Submitted by
Andrew
a
from Bonney Lake Date Reviewed: July 22, 2002
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$20.00
Purchased At:
Best Buy
Strengths:
Awsome trials riding by Ryan Leech sweet freeriding by wade simmons....whistler riding was awsome
Weaknesses:
some of the music was dumb....and thats about it
Similar Products Used:
Third Down
Bottom Line:
This movie is awsome except for the fact that it had some stupid music...but the riding made up for it
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Submitted by
Tom Shearer
a Weekend Warrior
from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Date Reviewed: January 15, 2002
Favorite Trail:
ForePlay
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$40.00
Purchased At:
Mountain Masters
Strengths:
Amazing Trials, Incredible jumps, good flow
Weaknesses:
Some music, sorry ladies but the female riders part was weird and boring, too short
Similar Products Used:
Kranked 4
Bike Setup:
Giant AC1
Bottom Line:
I have worn the case for this video out. There are a couple of spots on the video where I just fast forward through, but for the most part this is one incredible video.
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Submitted by
Dan Kasper
a Weekend Warrior
from Annandale,NJ Date Reviewed: December 3, 2001
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$20.00
Purchased At:
Cyclesmith
Strengths:
Sweet action, the music is the bomb
Weaknesses:
none
Similar Products Used:
Kranked 1, Kranked2, plush, the video.
Bike Setup:
Giant Warp DS1 with Maxxis MOFO Pro DH' F&R, THE Fenders F&R, marzochi Z.1 New!!! Fox Vanilla R, dual Sigma Ellipsoids, Sigma R600,
Bottom Line:
Sweet video fun to whatch.
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Submitted by
Ken
a Cross Country Rider
from Salt Lake City, UT Date Reviewed: October 19, 2001
Favorite Trail:
desolation lake
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Strengths:
The riding.
Weaknesses:
Overedited => too short, esp. for the money.
Similar Products Used:
None yet.
Bottom Line:
Well that's it, I'm getting a freeride.
If you've never seen or done the stuff before it's pretty impressive to watch. Some parts of the film show too many split-second clips of too many riders landing one and only one drop each with nothing technical leading up to or coming after it. Talk about desensitization. The overall length is only 40 minutes; we can afford to take some extra time and watch some of these guys riding real stretches of trails.
Speaking of which Wade and Richie are fluid. They just kinda cruise casual and make jumps out of anything. You can totally see how much smoother they are than some of the others. I really dug that stretch in Turkey, and the song there was pretty cool just by the fact that it was modern and 3rd-world at the same time.
I didn't think the rest of the music was uniformly bad, but some of it did suck. The music on the shore clip ruined what could (might/should/conceivably under the constraint that Wade was splotched all over the place/etc.etc.) have been the highlight of the film.
Bottom line, I've watched it a half dozen times across this one month and it's solidified my decision to get a freeride bike. I've got a lot of full-feature movies I haven't watched half as much and you won't find me buying any lightsabers, either.
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Submitted by
Justin Chang
a Weekend Warrior
from Brisbane Date Reviewed: October 4, 2001
Favorite Trail:
Any DH without tech bits in it
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$20.00
Purchased At:
TC's Bike Barr
Strengths:
Awesome freeride sections by the one and only Wade Simmons!!! Jaw dropping trials by Ryan Leech!!! Nice soundtrack accompaning the video, with hard rock rap group "One Minute Silence" at the start of the video with "A Waste of Things to Come", and in Peru with "Stuck Between a Hard Place with a White Face". Other highly recommended riders such as Richie Schley and Brett Tippie deserve a mention.
Weaknesses:
Not ENOUGH freeriding featured by Wade Simmons (they should feature the whole video on him instead!!! Damn he's awesome!!!). Many sections such as the "Kranked 3" arcade game sections could have been cut out. The video is WAY too short for the price you pay. Big names such as Steve Peat, Brian Lopes, Eric Carter, S.Palmer only appear on screen for about less than 6 seconds (section on Steve Peat consisted of him jumping off a building and that was it). Video quality was a bit dodgey in some sections for the cost the video cost to make. Also NOT ENOUGH Exotic Locations!!!
Similar Products Used:
Dirty Tricks and Cunning Stunts, Kranked 4 - Search for the Holy Trail, Kranked 2 - Tales from the Krypt.
Bike Setup:
Trek VRX (Fox Vanilla R) Maz Z2 XTR thoughout Sella Italia Geniune Gel Ti Sun Mammoth Rims IRC Backcountry tires and IRC tubes Oury Grips
Bottom Line:
Overall a nicely constructed video (minus the stupid pathetic arcade game storyline). Top riders could have been featured more instead of various riders which their names weren't even given a mention. Video should be more focused on Wade Simmons, Richie Schley, Ryan Leech, Steve Peat, Brian Lopes... You get the point since the Kranked series are suppose to be "freeride" videos.
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Submitted by
David Rossetta
a Downhiller
from San Jose Date Reviewed: September 19, 2001
Favorite Trail:
saratoga gap
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$25.00
Strengths:
Tight stunts. I want to be able to do those. This gives me new ideas aswell.
Weaknesses:
The game thing sucked
Bike Setup:
FSR in the process of being built with 6" downhill travel
Bottom Line:
This movie is hella tight, and I enjoy watching it before I race. Gets me pumped up and ready to "ride hard and take chances" ~Compliments of Trail head. But it's cool
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Submitted by
.
a Weekend Warrior
from Colorado Date Reviewed: July 3, 2001
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Strengths:
16mm film & DVD quality.
Weaknesses:
intro
Bike Setup:
freeride hardtail
Bottom Line:
Quite an amazing film. Nice choice of destinations . Riders in the film are freeriding heros, they all go big. 16mm filming has high resolution. Overall, a great entertainment.
Particularly liked the sessions from Whistler, Northshore, France and Rossland (in California?). Nice camera angles on a lot of the shots.
4 chillies for overall rating. 5 chillies for value (I bought mine used on the web)
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Submitted by
ross samuels
a Downhiller
from london, uk Date Reviewed: March 28, 2001
Favorite Trail:
les gets France
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$35.00
Purchased At:
pauls cycles
Strengths:
the talent of these guys is unbeleivable, some of the stuff they are riding is so large, makes you wnat to get out there and ride. Also big budget (relative)
Weaknesses:
need to use the budget better, some of the camera work was less than exciting, to say the lest, the riding kept me watching, I am sure they could be more inventive and exciting. (you guy's need to watch any of the sprung videos)
Similar Products Used:
sprung 1,2,3,4, kranked 1 and 2, plus terrafirma videos, and crusty vids
Bike Setup:
GT Lobo DH (soon to be replaced by Orange 222
Bottom Line:
great riding, needs better camera work and more locations
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Submitted by
Jay Youngblood
a Downhiller
from Eugene,Or,USA Date Reviewed: March 25, 2001
Favorite Trail:
Ridgeline
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$40.00
Purchased At:
Pauls Bike Shop
Strengths:
THE BOMBEST MOUNTAIN/FREERIDING VIDEO EVA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Weaknesses:
ITS TOO D@MN SHORT
Similar Products Used:
KRANKED I & II
Bike Setup:
GT STS 2000
Bottom Line:
THE BOMBEST SH*T EVA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!AND I DIDNT GET IT 4 40$ I GOT ALL 3 KRANKED 4 40$ IF U LIKE STAIGHT FREERIDIN ACTION THEN U SHOULD BUY THIS TAPE(OR ALL 3 AND THEIR CUMMIN OUT WIT A IVth ONE)
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Submitted by
mike
a Weekend Warrior
from WA Australia Date Reviewed: March 18, 2001
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Strengths:
The filthiest riding. Great riders. High production quality.
Weaknesses:
Many sequences cut too rapidly so the vid doesn't flow and has an annoying flickery MTV feel. Tedious techno and trance soundtrack, ugh! Animation and bizarre dress up sequences an utter failure and waste minutes that a vid this brief can't afford to waste. Never thought I'd say it, but there are too many gnarly drops... they become ho hum.
Similar Products Used:
Kranked II, Headliners, Chainsmoke.
Bike Setup:
freeride hardtail
Bottom Line:
The film makers got it wrong. Too much flickery fast cuts like fanning through a bike mag really fast. That together with the techno sounds creates a funky, exciting vid but it has no soul. Too slick. The animation and dressups are ridiculous. I agree with the Scot, with the riders, locations and budget the film makers had they could have made an all time classic. They missed their chance because they tried to be too clever. What a waste. It includes a lot of unforgettable action (love that vertical drop to tree tackle) but is let down by stupid irrelevent sections all the way through and way too fast editing.
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Submitted by
Adam
a Weekend Warrior
from Ontario Date Reviewed: March 15, 2001
Favorite Trail:
various
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$30.00
Purchased At:
Mount Equip Co-op
Strengths:
Wade Simmons and Ryan Leech
Weaknesses:
Horrible Music, the video game plot, a little repetitive, not enough urban riding
Similar Products Used:
Shift, other Kranked's, New World Disorder
Bike Setup:
lx/xt cromo h/t
Bottom Line:
alright, but there are much better movies, such as the New World Disorder
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Submitted by
Josh Keel
a Weekend Warrior
from San Luis Obispo Date Reviewed: January 26, 2001
Favorite Trail:
knoble canyon
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Strengths:
This video is one inspiring piece of work. I highly reccomend it for the rider who is looking for the ultimate in free ride action.
Weaknesses:
not aplicable
Bottom Line:
F&%$ing AWSOME!!!!!!!!
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Submitted by
Bawdo
a Downhiller
from Australia Date Reviewed: January 23, 2001
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Purchased At:
VICMTB
Strengths:
Excellent camera work Cool locations And all the riders
Weaknesses:
$39 AUS Price
Similar Products Used:
Soil Samplers 1 & 2
Bottom Line:
An excellent video with mad drops trail riding and the awesome north shore piece!
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Submitted by
Jim McFarlane
a Downhiller
from Scotland Date Reviewed: January 15, 2001
These film makers suck! With all the great riders they had to film with they didn't do any of them justice. The majority of films out there are made with half the budget and are twice as good. The second Kranked film was the best they could do. I don't need to waist my time watching this film again so I use it as a door stop now that I've stopped useing it to cure my insomnia. Anything will sell with a Fox logo on it, if you buy this film your just another sheep being herded by a Fox.
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Submitted by
kevin
a Downhiller
from san diego Date Reviewed: January 7, 2001
Favorite Trail:
black mountain
Duration Product Used:
Tested or demo'ed only
Price Paid:
$25.00
Purchased At:
mbw
Strengths:
the riding is insane, wade simmons is awesome
Weaknesses:
that video game thing is dumb and the music is unbearibly horrible and painful
Similar Products Used:
new world disorder, kranked 1 & 2
Bottom Line:
mute it and play your own music.it would get 5 chilies but that damn music makes it get only 3. otherwise it is a great video. its worth buying but only if you already have new world disorder.
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Submitted by
justin
a Downhiller
from comox, bc, canada Date Reviewed: January 3, 2001
Favorite Trail:
barneys byway in the comox northeast woods
Duration Product Used:
Tested or demo'ed only
Purchased At:
borrowed from simons cycles, the best bike store in downtown comox
Strengths:
definitley the best biking movie evr. my friends are already planning trips to some of the destinations featured in the video!!
Weaknesses:
few and far between. sure the computer crap was pointless, but it added a sorta plotline 2 it..... i dunno.
Similar Products Used:
i dunno.
Bottom Line:
this movie kicks it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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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:
wow. they topped kranked 2. they're still some sick puppies. the scenery is great. camera angles have def. improved over kranked, music ever so slightly better.
Weaknesses:
but the music still sucks. and this idea of a kid playing a videogame with some leather clad DH'ing skeleton. some scenes end in "level completes"? very, very stupid in my opinion.
Similar Products Used:
kranked trilogy, fox headliners 1&2, dirty dreams 3
Bike Setup:
2000 cannondale f-900, '99 schwinn moab 3
Bottom Line:
this is the best of the kranked videos (or so i think). but some of it is still just cheesy and stupid. a great video if you like freeride. i give the animation a 1, but since i don't want to rip the rest of the video, it gets 5 chillis in both depts.
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Submitted by
Eric Davies
a Downhiller
from Boulder Date Reviewed: December 23, 2000
Favorite Trail:
Urban to all of VAIL
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$16.00
Purchased At:
Local MOTO shop
Strengths:
Incredible cinematography....beautiful....inspiring....every perfect thing that other vids wish to be!
Weaknesses:
I hate to say it, but why waste money and time on that computer generated clips? It is a simple question.
Similar Products Used:
Every other vid it seems
Bike Setup:
Modo's/ Monster T/ BIG BIG BIG...Squish
Bottom Line:
THE BEST! It is a waste of time reading about it, because you should just buy it.
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Submitted by
Ryan
a Downhiller
from ALBERTA Date Reviewed: December 10, 2000
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Strengths:
WADE SHIMMONS RYAN LEECH RICHIE CANADIANS a totally sick video
Weaknesses:
well hmmm, its pretty expensive, kinda short, and the womens section is totally cool, but wouldov been better if they were just riding and not the hole dressing up thing
Similar Products Used:
chain smoke, keep it real, torque,
Bike Setup:
norco VPS SHORE (well thats whats commin on order in FEBUARY)
Bottom Line:
totally a sick video, it makes ya want to jump off your house (i tried it and my dad wasnt too happy) i wouldnt really suggest that you watch it before you ride even though i do, but it does make you think you are like wade, and make you try stuf but itsall good. it is very expensive but ive watched it hmmm 35 times now, i lost track after 20, but its a sweeet video and worth money.
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Submitted by
Mike
a Downhiller
from Boulder, CO Date Reviewed: December 7, 2000
Favorite Trail:
Don't know
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$24.00
Purchased At:
SPORTS GARAGE
Strengths:
Cool Movie, Makes you wanna ride HARD!!!
Weaknesses:
Didn't like graphics, waste of time Stupid guy on computer generated bike, needed some racing in it
Similar Products Used:
Headliners, Plush, Transcontinental, Kranked, Kranked 2, Down, New World Disorder
Bike Setup:
'00 Bullit w/ '00 Marzocchi Jr.T
Bottom Line:
Cool movie, needs less Computer Animation
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Submitted by
Steven
a Weekend Warrior
from Oregon Date Reviewed: November 22, 2000
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$24.00
Strengths:
Kickin' intro with nutty drops and trials sections. Canadians are truly the best bikers! The Froriders just keep gettin better and better. This movie just makes me wanna ride all day long.
Weaknesses:
Kinda silly story behind the movie (not as good as Kranked II). The Durango section was boring beyond all belief. Watching all those girls scared me a little.
Similar Products Used:
Kranked II, Plush, Transcontinental 2
Bike Setup:
Doesn't matter
Bottom Line:
This movie blew me away! Watching it for the first time was incredible. Ryan Leech is the best trials rider ever! The North Shore section was pretty awesome too. Like I said earlier, those Canadians are too good. If you want a movie to watch over and over until it won't play any more, then this is it! I can't wait for Kranked 4!
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Submitted by
Lars EBERHART
a Weekend Warrior
from Vienna/AUSTRIA Date Reviewed: October 14, 2000
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Strengths:
Kranked RULES! This is what riding is all about. Watching the video just pumps you with adrenaline as if you were riding yourself. And the soundtrack is amazing!!!!
Weaknesses:
Expensive. Too short. Why can´t it last HOURS!
Similar Products Used:
Kranked I&II
Bike Setup:
Specialized Enduro Pro
Bottom Line:
BUY IT! This video is all the doping a rider needs. It makes you want to drop from the next building with your bike. Some of the drops are just unbelievable!!!
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Submitted by
John in KC
a Weekend Warrior
from Kansas City, MO Date Reviewed: October 2, 2000
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$25.00
Purchased At:
Airbomb...I think
Strengths:
Great quality from top to bottom, from the high quality cinematography to the crazy locations (Chile, France, etc...) Oh yeah, the music is by far the best I've heard on any of these types of videos.
Weaknesses:
Ummmm...maybe the chick sequence...though it's pretty cool too if you slow-mo you'll see a shot of 3 babes riding naked in the desert...yum Also another weakness is if you watch this one first and then buy another video released before this one, you'll have the feeling you wasted your money. This one outshines them all.
Similar Products Used:
Shift, Kranked II, North Shore Extreme vol I,II and III
Bike Setup:
Joker with Z1 QR-20
Bottom Line:
Having broken my arm I was stuck at home bummin' for about 3 months. To get my biking fix I started snatching up all the crazy vids I could get my broken mits on. I wasted alot of money on the NSX stuff...really poor in comparison. This is BY FAR the best one I've seen of the ones mentioned above. AWESOME!!! Really high quality stuff. It has a great diversity in locations, jumping around the globe from country to country. If Siskell were still around even he would give this one an enthusiastic TWO THUMBS UP!!! If I sound excited about this video, I am... it's worth the money at about an hour long..... What are you waitin' for GO BUY!!! NOW!!!
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Submitted by
Trav *
a Downhiller
from * Date Reviewed: October 2, 2000
Favorite Trail:
* trail
Duration Product Used:
Tested or demo'ed only
Purchased At:
*
Strengths:
Rad video, this has the sickest of the sick, drops, chutes, jumps, etc... And, finally they some psycho trials riding some great coverage, these guys do some insane sh_t. Of all the vids, this one has the most action with the coolest locations. If you are one of my friend reading this, buy this for me for Christmas please. Thanks.
Weaknesses:
0
Similar Products Used:
0
Bike Setup:
0
Bottom Line:
You won't regret buying this vid.
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Submitted by
Steven
a
from Oregon Date Reviewed: September 16, 2000
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$24.00
Strengths:
Awesome ridng locations. Insane drops and trials sections. Canadians are nuts! All my friends were blown away when they saw this movie! The Kranked series got a hell of a lot better with this movie!
Weaknesses:
Weak intro (not as good as Kranked II). Graphics were kinda lame. Weak ending too.
Similar Products Used:
Kranked 2, Transcontinental Headliners 2.
Bike Setup:
2200$ freeride machine!
Bottom Line:
This movie had tons of big drops, insane clips and a nutty North Shore segment. If you want a movie that you can watch over and over again without bordem, then buy this one.
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Submitted by
hans aunet
a Weekend Warrior
from Campbell River B.C. Canada Date Reviewed: September 10, 2000
Favorite Trail:
downhill on forbiddon
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$20.00
Purchased At:
poopy bike store
Strengths:
sweet ridin' cool drops and cool music
Weaknesses:
weird women part
Similar Products Used:
north shore 3 x
Bike Setup:
99 rocky mountain soul
Bottom Line:
sweet video well worth the money
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Submitted by
Pete
a
from Ct Date Reviewed: September 8, 2000
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$21.00
Purchased At:
Valley Bicycle
Strengths:
Big Drops Cool Bikes/Bikers Nice stunts Latest Freeriding Diverse Areas (not just the N.S.)
Weaknesses:
Too short Some of the music the computer graphics
Similar Products Used:
NSX series
Bottom Line:
This is a really cool video to have. I bought it a couple of months ago and have probably watched it 15 or 20 times since then. It definitly is something to watch before riding to get psyched! I like the drops they do, and some of the bikes are mad tricked out! The trials rider in the England section and the dude who was hopping on the rails are awesome! I think that the coolest segments are the Nelson, North Shore, Whistler, and Rossland ones. They were the most "real" biking. I do have a few complaints though. First of all I think that its kinda short. They definitly could have spent more time at each place. Also, some of the continuous drops get kinda boring after awhile (England). There could have been more urban riding aside from the superheroes. Although I would give the soundtrack an A- some of the music blew! And what was up with the chicks in Utah!!??? Anyways, I think that this is one of the better videos I have seen (definitly beats NSX by having been filmed on 16mm film). There is a decent amount of diversity (at least in location). It kinda reminds me of a Warren Miller movie. Totally awesome movie, go out and get it!!!
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Submitted by
John
a Weekend Warrior
from Philadelphia Date Reviewed: September 7, 2000
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$25.00
Strengths:
Variety of environment on film-Turkey, Peru, England, France, Canada, all over US; soundtrack; mad jumps
Weaknesses:
Didn't dig the the whole "plot" thing which involved less than the best computer animation; should have substituted interviews w/ the riders rather than mediocre computer animation
Bottom Line:
Buy this video and you win. I've spent more time watching this video than biking and still am not sick of it. The jumps are ungodly. The video is full of downhilling w/ jumps, has a little trialing and a little urban assualt. The sound track leaves little to be desired, and is extrememly original. I'm impressed, buy this video and enjoy.
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Submitted by
James
a Cross Country Rider
from Colorado Springs, CO Date Reviewed: September 4, 2000
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$24.00
Purchased At:
Lee's Bike
Strengths:
awsome footage! Big Air!
Weaknesses:
The Soundtrack!! !!Weak!!
Bottom Line:
This video rocks! The music sucks..it will put you to SLEEP. This is a HIgh intensity Video and they play the Weakest music! Turn down the volume and play something that rocks.
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Submitted by
Scott Campbell
a Downhiller
from Victoria, BC, Canada Date Reviewed: August 29, 2000
Favorite Trail:
The Dump in Victoria
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$20.00
Purchased At:
VIDEO PREMIER
Strengths:
This video really throws out the good stuff! Non-stop drops from the best locations around the world. I really enjoyed the France and Peru segments. Also liked how they had some trials in there as well
Weaknesses:
They should have included some drinkin' and fighting. Just kidding! I found no faults with this video
Similar Products Used:
Shift, Kranked II
Bike Setup:
Kona Roast, Hayes Discs, Z1 QR20.
Bottom Line:
Buy It!
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Submitted by
Special Ed
a
from Huntsville, On, Canada Date Reviewed: August 16, 2000
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Strengths:
Total inspiration, I work in a shop and watch it about 5 times a day so I've seen it over 200 times and it is still sickening. Soundtrack is timed beautifully with the footage and the footage is awesome, locations are awesome can't say enough about it. It is just all biking (except for the girl part) which is pretty cool because must other movies have the drinking part, the fighting part, the puking part but this is just full on biking.
Weaknesses:
It is cool that it had a ladies section but yes it would have been better if they were just riding like everyone else instead of the dressing up bit.
Similar Products Used:
The full trilogy. Expendable Youth 1/2, Crusty Demons series, Headliners.
Bike Setup:
Quit your jobs and work in a bike shop so you can experience every aspect of biking.
Bottom Line:
Go out and buy it! Or just go to your local bike shop and check it out, demand that they let you experience it, and then buy it, I'm not telling you too, just saying you will because it is sick. And chances are you'll end up buying a VPS, RM6-9 or a Santa Cruz Bullit, (I fell for the Bullit) because you see guys dropping of building, transports, school buses, cliffs and bill boards and you'll start thinking you can do it to. Well you can...go out and ride and don't stop until you've scared yourself, and after that come hang with the boys at AO bikes/boards in Huntsville.
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Submitted by
Dan
a Cross Country Rider
from Mechanicsburg Date Reviewed: August 13, 2000
Favorite Trail:
The Wall
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Strengths:
Sweet riding, some amazing trials stuff from Eddie Tounge and Ryan Leech, BIG DROPS, nice jumps, TOTAL kik ass
Weaknesses:
Yeah, everyone (including me) hates the women rider section, it wouldnt be so bad if they didnt show them all in costumes in las vegas, and whats with the sparklers???
Similar Products Used:
Chainsmoke
Bike Setup:
does it matter?
Bottom Line:
This video rocks! It has recently become the #1 vid. in my collection. I always watch the begining before every ride. And it gets better every time you watch!
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Submitted by
Andy
a Weekend Warrior
from Prince George, BC Date Reviewed: August 2, 2000
Favorite Trail:
O'malley's Alley, Chutes
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Strengths:
High budget look, Awesome locations, sick Brits, Superheroes, and all the Canadian footage You just gotta see it!!!
Weaknesses:
Price(but it is worth every penny), Wierd girly section in the middle
Similar Products Used:
Kranked1&2, North shore X 3, chainsmoke
Bike Setup:
freeride hardtail
Bottom Line:
This is bar none the best biking movie ever made with enough quality footage to make three or four normal biking movies
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a Weekend Warrior
from ontario Date Reviewed: July 17, 2000
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Strengths:
made by radical films wade simmons is in it
Weaknesses:
music, price, and the girl riders in the middle of the film
Similar Products Used:
kranked kranked 2
Bike Setup:
RM6 with XT stuff instead of Sram
Bottom Line:
this movie is sick.......the drops these guys do are amazing.... im not sexist, but the female riders brought the movie down....
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mike
a Downhiller
from CT Date Reviewed: July 15, 2000
Favorite Trail:
Plattekill
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Strengths:
SICK SICK riding
Weaknesses:
some of the songs i didnt like.
Similar Products Used:
nope
Bike Setup:
Gt LTs 2000 Ds, wtb moto raptors 2.4.
Bottom Line:
This is an awesome video. The air some of the guys get is crazy. cool north shore section. Just wish they had more rock for the sound track so it would get u pumped up instead of some techno sounding stuff. GET THIS VIDEO.
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Dutch
a Weekend Warrior
from North Bay, ON, CANADA Date Reviewed: June 27, 2000
Favorite Trail:
Backyard
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Strengths:
Music selection, Helmet cams, BIG - BIG - BIG air!
Weaknesses:
North Shore sequence not quite up to Kranked II IMHO.
Similar Products Used:
All videos
Bike Setup:
Kona Stinky, MR.t, Hayes F&R, Tioga 2.3 DH
Bottom Line:
The mag's all had advert's of this video before it was out so I was waiting and waiting for the release. Then, it was on backorder (in Ontario anyways). It definitely is the next level of bike vid. The Turkey and Peru footage is interesting but nothing comes close to the B.C. scenes in Rossland, Nelson, Vancouver & Whistler. I hate to toot the horn but....CANADIANS RULE FREERIDING!!!. Everyone should own this whether they freeride or not. Great trailbuilding ideas, excellent reality check on your own skill level. It was a great value before it was on sale!
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mike c
a Downhiller
from Las Vegas N,V. Date Reviewed: June 5, 2000
Favorite Trail:
boulder City MT.bike park
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Strengths:
It's a fox video
Weaknesses:
goofy video Idea
Similar Products Used:
all other video's
Bike Setup:
Santa Cruz Buillit,XT,raceface,haye's,Mr,T
Bottom Line:
This video is sik. there are more drop's and jumping than I've ever seen in a video. this purely define's the way one should ride when they've got spare time on there hand's. Definatley don't try this at home, type of video.. get this vid if you'r into this type of riding..
$ 24.95
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