Thredbo New All Mountain Trail
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EsPeGe
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Yeah I would have happily sacrificed some altitude to get across to the flow trail rather than traverse but all in all it's a pretty sweet set up. Personally I'll just drop down to Friday flat then ride the road back to the chair.
I've uploaded a short clip of the AM track:
https://youtu.be/Om8mFRJSHqM
It is probably a bit over half way through the track.
I am still mucking around with YouTube. I can't seem to get it to retain the quality of the vids.
https://youtu.be/Om8mFRJSHqM
It is probably a bit over half way through the track.
I am still mucking around with YouTube. I can't seem to get it to retain the quality of the vids.
Try uploading videos to pinkbike, seems to retain more detail. Thanks for the video, gives a good idea of the track. Is that the only piece of enviromesh bridging at the end ?
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Ideate
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Track looks fun. Thanks for sharing. Everyone has trouble with YouTube.. but if you get the right export render settings it's fine. I've got a preset if you want me to share but it's for GoPro 1080 60fps footage using Premiere.
thatsnotme
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Was that over on the AM trail in the morning? If so, I saw your mate struggling down the hill, stopping to swear occasionally...looked to be in a fair bit of pain, I hope he's ok!
Some of the corners up the top part of the AM were a joke - never seen so much mud! Looking forward to heading back when it's dryer, and apparently around Christmas the temp access will be around the back, so hopefully won't include that bastard of a push up the hill!
EsPeGe
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Yep that was him. Thankfully there was a heap of us so we were able to get him down safely. He wouldn't stay up there and let us bring the medics to him. So far he looks lucky. He was hurting at the time but looks like he hasn't done too much damage. I had a beer with him last night and he's already doing light physio!
Yeah I'm back down Wed/Thurs next week to give it a good working over. I reckon it should be pretty dry by then.
Looks promising - thanks for the post. Where's your camera mounted?
Looks like December before I'll make it up there - hopefully dry and bedded in by then.
Cam
shirtz
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it was I.
it just seems weird that a newb could hit the new AM track and it has way more features than the "harder" flow trail?
i haven't yet finished with youtube. i found the youtube suggested format etc, and it looks like i already have everything at their preferred settings except for maybe running a too high bit rate. i'll have one more go at it at a lower bit rate and see if it comes out clearer. i just can't understand how the "professional" vids come out on youtube looking at LOT better, like how it comes out of the camera/editing software (not the crappy blurriness that i can only seem to do). maybe they have a "special" setup with youtube that allows higher bit rate?
failing youtube, i will then try vimeo. i'd never considered pinkbike, so i'll give that a go too.
that environmesh stuff shows up a few other times around the place. they definitely need more of it on the AM track tho.
camera is mounted on the handlebars. the vid is pretty much unwatchable until i run it through some very thorough anti-shake software. it is only my second go at it in this configuration, but i reckon it'd be the setup that i'll stick with. it only has a few issues, such as pointing a bit low into berms, and some weirdness from the software that appears when riding too close behind someone else (only really happens when riding uphill).
willsy01
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They pay (and receive more views), therefore they are allowed higher quality.
EsPeGe
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What software you using mate????
Also here is the future of video stabilisation IMHO. Out next year I think and looks pretty damn good.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1091165875/steadxp-the-future-of-video-stabilization
EsPeGe
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Getting back on topic, I had a day at Thredbo yesterday and the mountain has dried up nicely and the Dirt Art and Thredbo crews have done a great job of repairing the damage done from the big opening weekend. The AM trail has only one corner now that is still muddy but it's not bad but it's very tacky and sticks to everything like shit to a blankie. The only sucky part about yesterday was the wind started at 45km/h and by lastnight was up to 90km/h. I ate shit on a jump when a gust knocked me sideways!!! Mmmmm the dirt was tasty. Looking forward to Cannonball next weekend.
Ky1e
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Good to hear!
Bring on Cannonball!Mercalli v4
Hit it for the first time today, only one boggy corner. Seems pretty good, loving the woods section. I have gopro of the whole thing, I'll get it up after I finish the weekend as I'm sure I can get a better run going ( still managed 16th so far on strava in the part that is on there )
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OK two vids getting uploaded/processed on pinkbike now. Should be ready to watch soon.
http://www.pinkbike.com/u/djr9000/channel/DH-Radness/
One is me on my first run, which wasn't that great being the first run
The other is my mate Dave who had a few runs down it already so has some idea of the track and can hold his speed a lot better. That run of his was very fast according to strava, in the top 10 so far.
The main thing with that track is carrying your speed as it changes its grade a lot, so if you can hold it open in corners, pump the terrain and keep pedalling where you can you'll have a good time.
Edit.... this one's ready http://www.pinkbike.com/video/430268/
http://www.pinkbike.com/u/djr9000/channel/DH-Radness/
One is me on my first run, which wasn't that great being the first run
The other is my mate Dave who had a few runs down it already so has some idea of the track and can hold his speed a lot better. That run of his was very fast according to strava, in the top 10 so far.
The main thing with that track is carrying your speed as it changes its grade a lot, so if you can hold it open in corners, pump the terrain and keep pedalling where you can you'll have a good time.
Edit.... this one's ready http://www.pinkbike.com/video/430268/
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