My Deathride experience, the video!

[gnat23]

My boyfriend compiled this for me:
http://vimeo.com/5609038

Luckily, he didn't include the segment where I was cussing and swearing at him, but you get the general idea. :D

-- gnat! (wow, I really do rock my upper body when I climb...)

[shootingstar]

That's great video gnat. The clarity of the moving shots are impressive and good editing job. If your boyfriend did the shooting and editing of this video of you, it really is a true act of love.

So he was on the bike too when you were filmed cyling on the bike???

It's a wonderful visual record of your accomplishment..and his also.

[Possegal]

Video, most excellent. That is very cool. I'm tired just watching. Heck, I was tired when you were driving up a hill in your car. :) Congrats on the great accomplishment!

[jobob]

Wow, great job!

[salsabike]

Hey, that's fabulous.

[teigyr]

that is incredible. How DID he do it?

And how do you ride and not look all sweaty? Serious. That and your cheerfulness, swearing aside.

That is a fantastic video, thanks for sharing.

[mudmucker]

Fun video. Great job! I also can't believe you did 129 miles on what looked like a Specialized Toupe saddle. My butt would have been screaming from the saddle at that distance.

[Tri Girl]

What a great gift- to commemorate such a monumental occasion on video (I like when you said: "now I never have to do that again."):D
You look great on video- even after climbing ginormous mountains! Congrats!!!

[Biciclista]

What a great video! I'd already seen Raleighdon's videos and his friend's videos, but yours is great, with narration, continuity. How DID your boyfriend do that? Must not have been his first death ride.
You're a really strong rider. COngrats!!

[lauraelmore1033]

WOW! That is so cool. You were smiling the whole way!

[oxysback]

Loved the video! Thanks for posting it. :)

[Mr. SR500]

Very Cool! Congrats!

[Miranda]

:)Great job... you go GF!:cool: Umm, here in the midwest we don't have such things. I was just watching the background of the mts thinking... hmm, how much climbing... then the punch line came up at the end. Whoa:eek:. OH... my favorite grin getter is the bar tape "I EAT HILLS". Thx for the inspiration... think I feel a 'tape tat' coming on for my roadie girl... well, with lil hills we have here anyway lol:rolleyes:.

[jesvetmed]

Great job on the ride! And the video -- very cool.

[Trekhawk]

Congrats on an amazing ride.
The video is fabulous and you look great. :)

[gnat23]

That's great video gnat. The clarity of the moving shots are impressive and good editing job. If your boyfriend did the shooting and editing of this video of you, it really is a true act of love.

It was indeed. Tho at the time, when he kept dropping me and zooming off into the distance, I got really mad at him. I didn't know he was going to do that much filming and not so much of the real-time conversation. At the time, I almost killed 'im. Now, I'm grateful for the video evidence!

But yes, he's a superstrong rider himself. He finished the Transrockies MTB race, consistently does well in crits, and a mere week after Deathride he's off to France for Tour l'Etape to go cruise up Mount Ventoux. Yowza. I feel like I've finally hit the point of fitness where I can just roll out of bed and ride a relatively flat century, but I have yet to get to where I can do something like Deathride with no warning, and one-handed to boot.

Thanks everyone for the wonderful comments! Now go write your favorite mantra on your handlebar tape (it's like a temporary tattoo)!

-- gnat!

[Biciclista]

lol Deathride. One handed. Indeed. :eek::eek::eek:

[Ana]

That is so neat!

....and I don't think I'll ever participate in that event ;)

I understand why you get irritated when you have no idea when you're being filmed and when you're not.... :p

Thanks for sharing! :)

[jobob]

... and a mere week after Deathride he's off to France for Tour l'Etape to go cruise up Mount Ventoux. Yowza.


Yowza indeed!! :cool:

Any chance he'll be filming his l'Etape experience? If so, I'm sure I'm not the only one who would love a link to that.

[smilingcat]

I can't see the video on my Linux machines. :(

Sound like you had a blast on the Death ride. WAYYY TOOO GOOO!!!

[jobob]

Well then SC you'll just have to do it with me next year. ;)

[indysteel]

Neat video, and great job on the ride! I'm from the Midwest, too, so those kinds of rides are totally impressive.

I love your attitude! As someone else mentioned, you smiled the whole way!

[indigoiis]

Congratulations on your ride... it looked like fun! Hard fun, but still fun.
Thanks for the movie!

[Troutldy]

Great video and CONGRATULATIONS on completing the ride!!!

[Selkie]

I really enjoyed watching you in action! What climbing, whew.

By the way, I have your jersey and LOVE it.

[andtckrtoo]

Great video!! What an accomplishment! Way to go!! I love that you were smiling the whole way.

[smilingcat]

finally!! I managed to watch the video on a windows machine. Just amazing. Forgot how beautiful Ebetts is and how steep it really is. That climb wiped me out every time.

Beer the night before :eek:

[maillotpois]

Beer the night before :eek:

I had a couple of beers the night before Death Ride - and before all our long training rides. If you are used to having a beer at night before dinner or whatever, then your body is used to it and it is no big deal. Plus it helps me relax and sleep better. (Wine on the other hand has too much sugar for me and seems to interfere with sleep).

[maillotpois]

Finally got to watch the whole thing just now - that was great!!! Your boyfriend has a great sense of humor, too. :) I loved the bit about reward based behavior.

Well done!

Next year?

[fatbottomedgurl]

Really cool. BF is nuts on the camera downhill. He must be an amazing rider.
I have friends who did the trans rockies mtb on their tandem.

[bluejellybean]

that was awesome, thanks for sharing! Way to eat those hills!
I think that's a destination ride I want to do :)

[g19]

Just fantastic what a achievement.

Girrrrlllpowerrrr :)