Jeeze, I rushed this (watching he Oscars) and posted it on the Product
Review bin. My bad. Anyhow . . .
Terry "Geezer MuniAddict" joined us on Devil's Slide and I was so
trashed from a long ride yesterday that about half way down the trail I
suggested he break out the video camera so I could start loafing and
film him instead of busting out moves. Having never videoed Muni before
I was amazed how hard it is to get anything that remotely approximates
the actual riding. In review, everything looks puny and flat and
facile.
Devil's Slide is only a moderate Muni trail, bumpy but gently angled
(overall); but there's a few harder bits and these looked totally
simple (I only saw the playback in the camera). Makes me want to haul
Terry out to G-Spot or Suicide Connector or some other steep ass,
high-flying trail and do this thing right. Hat's off to Dan Heaton and
his vids. You really gotta work at the video thing to get much of
anything that doesn't look like easy money, or merely a clip reel of
flashy tricks.
Terry's riding well for someone who's only been on a Muni for one year.
I haven't followed his other vids so I was pleasantly surprised by such
progress from the old fart. You've gotta laud his enthusiasm. The rest
of us can barely be bothered to take a few stills every month or so.
JL
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