Fresh off the widely acclaimed movie "Shift" comes another incredible 16mm film by Jörli Ricker. Ricker has once again "raised the bar" for cinematography combined with riding at the ceiling of the next level. Busting out huge cliffs, gaps, hips, transfers, double sets, roof drops and wall rides with burly performances by a fresh spread of mountainbiking's top rippers. Ride to the Hills takes you on a journey from B.C. to Utah searching for lines through freerider eyes, such as: Wade Simmons, Dave Watson, Andrew Shandro, Ryan Leech, Jesse Roberts, Thomas Vanderham, Jordie Lunn, and others.....
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Matt
a Downhiller
from Duncan BC Canada
Date Reviewed: June 21, 2004
Strengths: great soundtrack, amazing riding, good mix of riders.
Weaknesses: not long enough
Bottom Line:
I've watched a lot of videos and none of them have come close to being as good as thing one. Everything else is just a huckfest with little to no style, RTTH comes back again and again with style and amplitude.
Similar Products Used: Kranked series, NSX series, New World Disorder series
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Surfboard921
a Weekend Warrior
from quebec
Date Reviewed: December 17, 2002
Strengths: Ryan Leech's segment is good, some urban stuff
Weaknesses: you see the same jumps over and over again, editing is OK at best, the music is good but doesn't belong on a bike movie, nothing that has never been done in earlier flicks, nothing to amaze you, doesn't really make you wanna ride
Bottom Line:
Don't buy. Rent and copy. There is nothing new in there, full of annoying slow-mo takes, instrumental hiphop and stuff like that is good but not appropriate to a bike movie... I guess it's the kind of movie that you have to watch while you're high to actually enjoy it.
How many times can you watch someone jump? Ten minutes into this video, I was looking for the fast forward button in the hope of finding something interesting. Pretty much everything in this vid has been already done in some earlier flicks. The aerial shots aren't even as good as those done years ago in Chainsmoke and ReTread. Compared to a film like The Circus, Ride is pretty lame. Not recommended.
Similar Products Used: Kranked, Chainsmoke, The Circus, etc...
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Tom Shearer
a Weekend Warrior
from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Date Reviewed: January 22, 2002
Strengths: Trials section and trail riding
Weaknesses: BMX section
Bottom Line:
It's not a bad video exactly but it tries to be to artsy which tends to stunt the flow. Definitely too short for the asking price. I'd buy it used for 9.99 but I still prefer Kranked 3. BTW, some of those crashes look downright painful. I hope no bikes got hurt in the making of this film.
Weaknesses: expensive for a video makes me feel like a poser
Bottom Line:
This is the best thing I have ever seen on my TV. The music rocks, and the biking is awesome. The quality is excellent-flows better than all of the Kranked videos. I can't see a bike video getting much better than this.
Similar Products Used: Kranked 1-3, all the shift films, some old school stuff, no euro rideing
Bike Setup: giant DS/1
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Dirty Deeds
a Weekend Warrior
from NV
Date Reviewed: May 29, 2001
Strengths: Some good riding and jumps
Weaknesses: Too artsy, weak music, repetitive lines by different riders, offers nothing new, kinda ho' hum video.
Bottom Line:
Worth watching if you can borrow it from a friend. I bought this and "Search for the Holey Trail" on the same day. RTTH is gathering dust, whilst "Seach.." has found a home in the VCR slot. I don't like to put put down somebodys hard work and investment, but this video just doesn't cut it (for me anyway).
