Joe Smith: Going Fast In Slow Motion by mikelevy

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larock Plus (Sep 27, 2010 at 15:21)

soooo badass.

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pasales (Sep 27, 2010 at 15:31)

Joe Smith is a champ

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bxxer-rider (Sep 27, 2010 at 15:32)

only way that could have been better would be with some Rob Warner commentary at the start.

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p-romano (Sep 27, 2010 at 15:36)

ppl are probably gonna hate cuz hes riding a kona but this is sick

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dave6797 (Sep 27, 2010 at 15:36)

what a sick video... mr smith, you are the man!

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brule Mod Plus (Sep 27, 2010 at 15:38)

The slow mo shot of his shadow is beyond sick, I was like HOly Hell! Great work on the film!

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BeastlyBrant (Sep 27, 2010 at 15:39)

makes me wanna get winter over with and get right back to whistler next summer

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mtblocos1 (Sep 27, 2010 at 15:44)

2:22 .....damn that guy is fast!

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dhrunner (Sep 27, 2010 at 15:49)

I think they showcased just about every awesome brand haha Big Grin

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nzstormer (Sep 27, 2010 at 15:52)

Wow, some of those whips - every part of the bike in a straight line at exact 90 degree to the trail floating sideways, so cool!

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biname (Sep 27, 2010 at 15:57)

I was there the week they shot that! Epic!!

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ganzert13 (Sep 27, 2010 at 16:13)

sick to see the footage after watching them film it.

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biname (Sep 27, 2010 at 16:40)

Yeah really is, came out great!

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rffr (Sep 27, 2010 at 17:18) (Below Threshold) show comment

" ppl are probably gonna hate cuz hes riding a kona but this is sick"

so you have to be on some fancy ass bike to not get bashed now? LOL. Funny because a lot of the top bikes on the mkt right now are single pivot based. (not that has anything to do with his kona tho, just pointing out the hyprocracy of pb)

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Waldon83 (Sep 27, 2010 at 17:52)

Got Sick ?

However, I am faster than him when he is in SlowMo, but not by much.
Good luck next season Joe

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scottsecco Plus (Sep 27, 2010 at 17:56)

Who filmed this? And what was it shot on?

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Mountain-Manic (Sep 27, 2010 at 18:37)

Epic, thats all. One word describes it end of story. (lol, more than one word Razz

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coldsmoke420 Plus (Sep 27, 2010 at 19:33)

cool vid. loved the slow-mo and the soundtrack.

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dmacrostie (Sep 27, 2010 at 19:57)

scottsecco I saw them filming this in whistler. They had crazy amounts of equipment set up. They were shooting with two cameras at all times, had a computer hooked up doing I dont know what and a few other pieces of equipment. Filmed for two days to get all that.

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caguru (Sep 27, 2010 at 23:39)

Wow, I was standing beside heckler's rock when they were filming that area and had no idea the vid would look that awesome. So damn cool.

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AirBorneone101 (Sep 28, 2010 at 3:13)

So f*king sick! Make it a POD already!

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tbag2254 (Sep 30, 2010 at 13:42)

WOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOO I LOVE IT SOOO SICK!!

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Bulls-On-Parade (Sep 27, 2010 at 15:28)

fffreaking amazing riding/filming/EDITING/everything!!!!
hurray for Kona Smile

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reks (Sep 28, 2010 at 6:51)

"Shi-MAN-o Saint" you Brits crack me up

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mikelevy Mod Plus (Sep 27, 2010 at 15:34)

Incredible filming and the slow mo is mind blowing. This video is one of the best I've seen, no doubt about that, but with all the slow motion being used now do any of you out there think that it is too much? I remember when helmet cams took off not too long ago and now that footage is everywhere... Can we never have too much slow motion?

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zids (Sep 27, 2010 at 15:36)

I think that video it is well done, a good mix between slow mo and him pinning it.

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brule Mod Plus (Sep 27, 2010 at 15:40)

When done right, Slow mo can be brilliant, but when done poorly it blows. This is brilliant!

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spoiledgoods (Sep 27, 2010 at 16:16)

The slow mo also allows us to REALLY see whats happening, pretty awesome, especially when someone is moving at that speed!

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mattsmurph (Sep 27, 2010 at 17:15)

^^ agreed but it is possible to get to much because it gives your eyes time to waver and you start thinking

hmmm that tree sure does looks nice

but thats only if they do too much

this is the perfect balance

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GabrielDugas (Sep 27, 2010 at 18:10)

i would have take some extra slomo foutage...you know like the "water ballon in the face experiment" where you can see the tire rebond, the wheels/frame torsion etc

really good vid!

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runner (Sep 27, 2010 at 18:12)

I think it worked incredibly well to showcase the bike, which was the goal of this video. It may be excessive for the middle of a full length film, but it was very well suited to this application.

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braap299 Plus (Sep 27, 2010 at 21:42)

I really dont think I could get tired of this kind of slow motion. There's slow motion and then there's beatiful slow motion, this being the later. I'd guess they were using something like 1000fps, probably a phantom hd

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WAKIdesigns (Sep 27, 2010 at 23:19)

slOmO os good as long as it is... good. Apart from Life Cycles mindscrewing insanity this is probably the best one out there. Sometimes it gets too cheesy though, and comes out grandiloquent like president speeches in catastrophical movies.

Fortunately there are Parkin Bros on DirtTV with their porn-like action only, total rippage with ridiculous punk music curing us as soon as we want to start writing poems about passion and freedom Smile

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DHaLLDay (Sep 27, 2010 at 16:24)

if i were gonaa blow 7000 a dh bike it wouldnt be a kona

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bizyclayz (Sep 27, 2010 at 18:21)

love this vid.

overcranked shots look great Smile

music edit was great, sexy VO great. sick rider and bike. watching the bike travel thru the suspension in slo-mo great.

5 stars!

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MTBFTW (Sep 27, 2010 at 19:11)

That is probably the best video I've seen in a long while. I'm lovin' all the slo-mo and bike compressing ALL the way at 2:50 is SO SICK!!!! Definitely VOD!

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DhGabe (Sep 27, 2010 at 16:03)

Everytime I see a Whistler Video it makes me want to kill myself and hope that I come back reincarnated as a Canadian so Whistler can be close to me. That was prolly hands down the best video of Whist I have seen yet.

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jeremy-sawatzky (Sep 27, 2010 at 16:20)

was just there yesterday, 9th time up this season...yes it is that awesome.haha i just had to rub it in... But i got 5 flats and my buddy didnt get one! WTF....hmmmm i was riding a kona though.....

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phdotd (Sep 28, 2010 at 0:46)

lovely, awesome stuff makes me wish i was as fast to be sponsored so i could rip and ride all day everyday, gave me goosebumps
great ad for Kona and decent looking ride, but i'll still be Intense for life Smile

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Daire (Sep 28, 2010 at 13:23)

Anyone else notice that in the final shot his Boxxers have like a 2 stage compression, it goes through about 170mm, stops then bottoms out. It looks so awesome seeing a fork working like that. Amazing video, Kona's are finally reclaiming their brand name to what it once was!

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Susurrus (Sep 27, 2010 at 16:20)

I gotta admit, I really do enjoy watching people bottom out the big bikes in slow motion.

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doubledeuce (Sep 27, 2010 at 15:39)

Very cool rider and all that, but slo-mo is nothing new, and I don't know why people always trip balls over something that has been around for ages (myth Busters? High speed cameras that can catch bullets in flight?), just this time, it's been applied to DH biking.... ok neat, but it's nothing to go ape-shit crazy over...

Sorry, I know I will get neg. props and get flamed for this, but that's my view.

Still, cool vid, great rider, and I mean, I never said I could pull it off... just saying it's nothing new!

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poosticks (Sep 27, 2010 at 15:54)

i actually agree, although its good to see how the bikes react to terrain in detail, id rather watch full speed shredding any day!

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Chornbeak (Sep 27, 2010 at 15:54)

I gave you + props, just to be a nonconformist

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david-hill (Sep 27, 2010 at 16:52)

this edit was specifically filmed with the mind-set of showing the viewer the bike, how it looks, reacts to the rider and trail and to generally advertise the bike/ company. I don't disagree, slow-mo is definitely nothing new to holy-shit about. however, you do have to take the context and purpose of the footage into account when viewing vids like this Smile

i'm sure if this were a general riding film there would be much more full speed shred-tasticness.

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scott-townes (Sep 27, 2010 at 17:26)

well how many edits have you seen using a high speed camera and bike? i mean with your reasoning, we should all not be impressed by cable cams or heli shots... psht simpsons did it. nothing special.

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R-trailking-S (Sep 27, 2010 at 18:34)

Actually we rarely get to see real high speed camera footage of bikes. Most footage is just slowed down and edited to make it work. If a hummingbird got caught in the seen it would most probably have clear wing strokes... hehe.

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doubledeuce (Sep 27, 2010 at 18:50)

Scott: I never said that it's not a good idea to do so, I was arguing the "holy shit" reaction by a lot of people. Very neat, but nothing to piss ourselves over lol

R-trailking-S: I would totally love to see any bird in that type of setting... would be amazing to have the rider coming off a lip, and have like a dove/pigeon fly right above him slow mo too... Now THAT would be something to holy shit over, at the chance coincidence Razz

Again, cool vid, but I am sticking to my "nothing to holy shit" over argument. (As Bedgebury put so awesomely!)

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scott-townes (Sep 27, 2010 at 19:02)

eh well i wouldn't doubt if it was the first time for someone to see this so let em have their holy shit reactions... personally i did especially with the shifting shot and again, the last shot. its damned impressive and possibly ok for people to wet themselves over because this kind of production quality is rare... just look at how much "holy shit" reactions life cycles is getting.

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rad8 (Sep 27, 2010 at 19:35)

well slo-mo certainly isn't new, but I could watch downhill racing in slow motion all day - which is why I'm here and not watching TV

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poosticks (Sep 27, 2010 at 19:47)

be a very long day. lol

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rideonjon (Sep 29, 2010 at 4:14)

poosticks and jizsplatt together at last.

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Jamie-K (Sep 28, 2010 at 6:17)

This... Is... AMAZING! :O

LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE! Smile

What's the song throughout? I want to bike to it too. Although I could do without the women's voice. Whilst it fits in here, it wouldn't on a trail.

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delli (Sep 30, 2010 at 4:45)

Its a sexy bike, but I find the Demo 8 too cheap in price compare to all other high end bikes.
So if Im gonna buy a new high end bike I would go for a Demo 8, its world class and its cheap.

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bfdrider (Sep 27, 2010 at 20:41)

gotta say ive never been a big kona fan, but this one looks alright.

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jumphilo (Sep 28, 2010 at 6:27)

Cool video but nothing incredible about it.... there are other video used the lo mo thingy too and I think it looks better. Just my personal opinion.... still a nicely done though.

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demoeight8 (Sep 27, 2010 at 16:26)

That was the sickest F Big Grin

ING video i have ever seen!

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trobudden (Sep 27, 2010 at 17:42)

that was sick, i will definately be buying an Operator in the coming months. Props to Kona and Joe Smith

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joose (Sep 27, 2010 at 18:44)

I dont care if its an advertisement, that deserved VOD

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AndyR (Sep 27, 2010 at 18:29)

I liked seeing the tire deflection, makes me wonder what PSI he was running.

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Varaxis (Sep 27, 2010 at 21:48)

Awesome editing. That video made me want to go out to Whistler and find out where exactly that rock with DETH painted on it is at [2:38].

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tanman (Sep 27, 2010 at 15:54)

sick video!!! i find it funny how there is a close up of the chain feedback at 1:17

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bobtjustice (Sep 28, 2010 at 5:40)

This guy has absolutely phenomenal control of his bike. As you would expect from a world cup racer, really nice bike too. I like it alot!

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brandoneickmeyer (Sep 28, 2010 at 22:54)

WOW, that was very well done. Best advertising I have seen in a while... and what amazing riding. Looks to me like Kona is more than just a beginner level bike.

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ripperboy (Sep 27, 2010 at 16:52)

VOD VOD VOD VOD VOD VOD VOD VOD VOD VOD

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aireeek (Sep 27, 2010 at 15:38)

That is a fantastic advertisement.

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OakTwnRippr (Sep 27, 2010 at 15:52)

just like the KONA rentals at Whistler..sorta - hah!

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bikedownahill (Sep 27, 2010 at 19:58)

The slow motion got really annoying after a whie, it seemed like half was slow motion. Some of the shots were cool, but over all, I think they had a little too much.

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pppratte Plus (Sep 27, 2010 at 17:22)

OMG soooooooooooo freakin fast

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dhowie (Sep 28, 2010 at 12:25)

Sick vid, like the bike. Just dont like the paint or decals, too cartooni, I know it souldnt matter.... but it does.

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scooby411 (Sep 28, 2010 at 6:11)

some siiiiicccccckkkkkk riding, nicely complemented by some equally siiccckkkk video, nice!!!!!!

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buhgina (Sep 27, 2010 at 19:17)

Slow motion was used in good taste. I loved it, makes me wanna rip.

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hoffman90 (Sep 27, 2010 at 23:23)

same here man!! this vid makes me want to go out and RIP!!
awsome riding,editing, and everything else!

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nikoniko (Sep 28, 2010 at 7:15)

The new kona DH bike looks really coolz!!

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stenhouse (Sep 27, 2010 at 17:32)

OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG

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xTheRoseRedx (Sep 27, 2010 at 16:41)

Thats hella' impressive!
Really really great footage, need to see more like this i believe!

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johnysss (Sep 27, 2010 at 16:45)

one of the best vids Big Grin

worths to be vod

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papertowelsmaster (Sep 27, 2010 at 16:44)

Very good marketing Kona :Z

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wyldebill (Sep 27, 2010 at 16:05)

One my favorite videos so far.

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k19860601 (Sep 28, 2010 at 0:30)

agreed, great edit.

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zids (Sep 27, 2010 at 15:35)

the kona actually looks ok!

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poosticks (Sep 27, 2010 at 16:14)

i fail to see why people think konas are so bad anyway?!

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GoAnDRiDe (Sep 27, 2010 at 19:06) (Below Threshold) show comment

because they are,and dont quote me on this "only entry level bikes",or that seems to be the complaint i see most of the time,deffinatly a mind changer this operator though

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T1mb0 (Sep 27, 2010 at 19:42)

I don't think its that they're actually bad bikes. Although I'm sure some will disagree there I'm sure.
But for me its more that they haven't really updated their design since they started using rebadged Turner Burners. :$
Could argue the same about Specialized, but they have pushed the fsr design way more than Kona have with the 4 bar.

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poosticks (Sep 27, 2010 at 19:53)

i agree as far as design goes they havent exactly pushed the boundaries but surely the fact that theres so many out there bought by people says something?! again i do kinda agree with the entry level statement but that depends entirely on the spec of the bike itself, i mean to be fair, if they were that bad famous/skilled riders wouldnt accept a sponsorship with them?! there are however better bikes out there for the money, hence why i sold my stab supreme and have ordered a mondraker. :-)

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GoAnDRiDe (Sep 29, 2010 at 16:09)

lol,not that i really care but whyd i get neg propped i didnt even diss the bike,considering i like it?

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EricBirk (Sep 27, 2010 at 21:15)

great shots.
Nothing new from Kona it seems. They should win an award for not having to re-design anything for a decade.

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demo-dood (Sep 27, 2010 at 21:39)

slo mo really makes 'sending it' look easy. nice vid.

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Chornbeak (Sep 27, 2010 at 15:55)

This new kona looks like a session 88 without the abp and full floater. According to this video it's very rippable

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rocnriderider (Sep 27, 2010 at 16:04)

Probably VOD tomorrow...

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jizsplatt (Sep 27, 2010 at 15:41)

awesome! i notice kona hav removed the dope arm!

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bigdan30 (Sep 27, 2010 at 19:07)

you mean the floating brake setup that they need to use because their design gives too much brake jack? good to see it's gone.

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jizsplatt (Sep 28, 2010 at 1:15)

thats the one! that was the only thing that bugged me about the '07 stab!

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Rider1995 (Sep 28, 2010 at 6:56)

probably not a tight chain

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an09atomikbomb (Sep 28, 2010 at 4:24)

sick riding. im liking the bike too

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daveswash (Sep 28, 2010 at 3:58)

Awesome video and an awesome rider! good effort all round!

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crividh (Sep 28, 2010 at 6:23)

that is the sickest thing i`ve ever seen in my life

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Mathhhh (Sep 27, 2010 at 15:43)

OMG so SICK, make me want to ride my bike!!

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braapstar (Sep 27, 2010 at 19:20)

that bike would be waay better with a floating brake arm!
braaap

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samuelity (Sep 27, 2010 at 18:02)

bad angles in the first few clips. makes me want a kona

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fdolzan (Sep 27, 2010 at 17:16)

OMG wtf VOD PLS

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DenverEliteDH (Sep 27, 2010 at 17:08)

OMG SO SICK

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MarzRider (Sep 27, 2010 at 17:00)

Soo sick... Saw them filming this.

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leann (Sep 28, 2010 at 19:52)

Cool enough to faint.......orz

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airtym (Sep 27, 2010 at 18:16)

The first slow mo whip got me fired up to go kill it.

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leelau (Sep 27, 2010 at 19:09)

Eff me - that made me want to run out and buy a Kona stat!

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joedollar (Sep 28, 2010 at 17:25)

Makes me want to go riding.......

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Free-riding (Sep 27, 2010 at 15:31)

Epic

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pszczola (Sep 28, 2010 at 10:51)

vod- this is so badass.

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NorCrew09 (Sep 27, 2010 at 15:33)

awesome video.

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offroadpaul (Sep 30, 2010 at 14:37)

Nice work!

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weatherm (Sep 28, 2010 at 10:10)

my face just melted

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Rider1995 (Sep 28, 2010 at 7:08)

joke

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Jonogiant (Sep 27, 2010 at 15:30)

Those high speed camera shots are awesome!!!

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KingWarch (Sep 27, 2010 at 15:43)

What a Boss

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Cship15 (Sep 27, 2010 at 16:44)

vod tomorrow calling it

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campofchampions Plus (Sep 27, 2010 at 16:16)

Hells yeah!
Ken

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konaworld (Sep 27, 2010 at 16:30)

thanks dude.
smiley.

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Downhill007 (Sep 27, 2010 at 16:22)

wow !!!!!!!

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rouxdh (Sep 27, 2010 at 16:35)

nice bike .....

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sfrider (Sep 27, 2010 at 15:34)

so sick

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gouin (Sep 27, 2010 at 16:11)

my GOD

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scott-townes (Sep 27, 2010 at 15:35)

last shot is sooo baller

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its-me-big-lee (Sep 28, 2010 at 2:13)

looking good joe

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matty1001 (Sep 27, 2010 at 20:26)

45. close

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bikekid19 (Sep 27, 2010 at 19:42)

CANADIAN OPEN DH !! was up there when they were filming Razz

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benko (Sep 27, 2010 at 15:27)

me want

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Cypruss (Sep 27, 2010 at 15:30)

thats one bad mofo

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MFBECKER (Sep 27, 2010 at 15:30)

Everything looks better in slow-mo.

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Joe Smith: Going Fast In Slow Motion

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