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rualexander:
Asiemut is a great touring film made by a french canadian couple cycling across China and Tibet and down through Nepal and India. That link is to a trailer on vimeo but the full film is available on dvd.
Their website is at http://www.asiemut.com/
Danneaux:
Rual! This is wonderful *!and!* @ 25-29sec, they're using the high-angle vidcam mount I was working on for myself here:
http://www.thorncycles.co.uk/forums/index.php?topic=3925.0 Lots of pause-button moments ahead to see what I can learn.
Outstanding. What a find! Terrific website, too.
Keep 'em coming...
Best,
Dan.
triaesthete:
Hi Rual
the production values on Asiemut are amazingly high. It looks like the BBC made it. No wonder their bikes look so heavy with all that gear :)
Thanks
Ian
Danneaux:
Hi All,
Here's a look at professional bike racing of a different sort...Japan's Keirin circuit. As one of the participants says, it is not so much about sport per se, but is the equivalent of pari-mutuel betting on the horse- or dog-racing circuits. Big money is involved, and it is a blood sport with absolutely horrendous crashes. Components are specifically registered and approved for Keirin use by the Nihon Jitensha Shink?kai (Japanese Bicycle Association or NJS), and are made to the highest standards for reliability and standardized to minimize any competitive advantage, since so much money is at stake. More about it all here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keirin
And now the film...
NOWNESS.com presents: Keirin Bike Racing Film by Jonathan de Villiers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ev7yrfhKf28
For those interested in NJS/Keirin-apprived components, they're available from a number of online vendors, including this one: http://tracksupermarket.com/ It is worth noting Campagnolo's Record Pista group didn't make the cut for Keirin, but the later Keirin Pista group did in 1991 (see: http://www.campyonly.com/images/catalogs/1991/91recordpista.jpg ).
Best,
Dan.
rualexander:
--- Quote from: triaesthete on March 25, 2012, 09:41:10 pm ---Hi Rual
the production values on Asiemut are amazingly high. It looks like the BBC made it. No wonder their bikes look so heavy with all that gear :)
Thanks
Ian
--- End quote ---
Yes it is a very well made film and the cinematography is superb in the amazing landscapes they rode through. I saw it in the local arthouse cinema when they had a tibetan themed festival showing. It was a digital projection, and looked great on the big screen.
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