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Not your usual bikepacking video.

Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2020 5:10 pm
by Bearbonesnorm
Just be careful if you have seizures.

https://vimeo.com/425880313?fbclid=IwAR ... JcC55Rk4PA

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! :wink:

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 :grin:

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... :grin:

Neat film, not sure what I’ve just watched but it was certainly fun and quirky :lol:

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 :wink: . 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 :wink: . 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... :lol:

Re: Not your usual bikepacking video.

Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2020 8:32 am
by RIP
I get a bit dizzy watching that too :wink: .

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 :smile: .

Re: Not your usual bikepacking video.

Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2020 8:54 am
by Bearbonesnorm
I thought it might divide opinion :grin:

Re: Not your usual bikepacking video.

Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2020 9:30 am
by RIP
:lol:

You love stirring the cauldron, Wicked Witch Of The West you are! :grin:

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)