Minding at Nationals - 2023

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Stay tuned for day 2 footage coming soon.

[@adampartin6049]

Knowing how great of a rider Sam is really puts this terrain in perspective. I was thinking "holy crap!" the whole video!

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In person it's just nuts. 😳 I can't walk this stuff, let alone ride a bike in it.

[@michaelmangrum5460]

@@TrialsProgression 30 years ago I might have attempted it. These days a 4 foot ledge is my limit.

[@twowheelgeriatric]

That looked extremely gnarly. From the camera angle (you wearing it) we can see how high Sam needed to get on some of those rocks and we can see how slippery it was. Congratulations to both of you for however you finished. That was a tough loop. I for one am impressed.

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Thanks. He finished last in the pro class, but probably 1st on having fun out there. 😉

[@fprintf]

Sam is definitely one of the most emotive pro riders out there, great fun to watch.. I always knew what he was feeling. The camera just doesn't give any clue as to the size of these obstacles, they are huge, intimidating, difficult and the penalty for failure at this level is painful at best, dangerous at worst. Awesome filming, thanks for sharing!

[@TrialsProgression]

Thanks. Yes Sam is a fun one to ride with for sure. You are right, until you are up there trying to catch or staring up at the ledge, it's hard to ever understand. And it was quite dangerous at times.

[@michaelmangrum5460]

@@TrialsProgression I've had people tell me , after describing trials riding to them, " That's for children. " Then I show them a Toni Bou video. Then they say " You people are freaking crazy !!! "

[@treeturtle9378]

Man that looked tough. No matter what it threw at Sam he just kept at it. Many people would have tapped out, but he just kept getting back on the “horse”. Amazing and inspiring.🍻

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He is tough for sure. I was scared

[@michaelmangrum5460]

@@TrialsProgression I believe both statements.

[@pierceferriter4664]

Nice job Tom !

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Thanks

[@michaelmangrum5460]

Wow these rocks are crazy !!! I've never had the opportunity to ride on this type of terrain. If trials bikes had seats I bet there would be lots of pucker marks after this event.

[@TrialsProgression]

😆 yep, lots of pucker moments for sure. Check out the videos on factory one or natc of this event! Really tight edits and better understanding of the lines

[@michaelmangrum5460]

@@TrialsProgression I already have. Lots of tense moments for catchers too. It takes a special kind of crazy to stand still while a maniac flings a motorcycle at you ! There's a lot of trust in that.

[@TrailBoundco]

that spot looks world class. the 360cam footage turned out super well, does it take quite a while to edit it with all the panning and zooming?

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Thanks and good question. It does take a bit longer since I have to decide where to have the camera aim and the zoom level for each clip. Then put it all in the timeline for edits and voiceover. Not quite 2x as long as normal maybe 🤷🏼‍♂️ so much better than standard GoPro though since sam's moving so much I'm confident I'll get him in frame regardless of where it's pointing.

[@TrailBoundco]

@@TrialsProgression yeah for sure, did you try out the different 360 camera options? It’s to bad they don’t have a higher resolution ones for the far away zoom ins. It doesn’t look terrible but there’s definitely a quality loss on the far ones

[@jackmckinnon3208]

Great fun, minding is a lot harder than people would think. You did good 👍 I was going to ride the ride island event, had to change plans at the last minute. Are you riding the national in Quebec end of September ??

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Thanks. No, I'll be staying at our local events for the rest of the season.

[@sharilynsmage6122]

wow that stuff was incredibly tough, looks like organizers were expecting guys like Raga and Bou

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They were hard for sure. Pat didn't seem to have too much trouble. I felt the sections were built for Pat. 😉

[@CRFfmxR]

What a gnarly event was my first national 😂

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Ray Peters said it was the hardest national in 4 years probably and the scores showed it too.

[@xrpnick6828]

Damn that course looks freaking difficult 😮

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Yes, for the pro line, it was crazy

[@michaelmangrum5460]

To me, it looks scary as heck !

[@jakedoe1302]

Much rain that Saturday night must have been a mud bath that sunday

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There were a few sections that were really wet and nasty

[@jakedoe1302]

@@TrialsProgression glad you posted I camp down there and had to work that weekend so I missed it Sam did awesome

[@michaelmangrum5460]

I can't imagine that terrain plus mud.

[@donalfredoconforti2185]

Belle riprese e prove... purtroppo il grandangolo non rende la realtà in questi casi

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Yes, camera doesn't show the steepness