Glancing Aft
Active Member
I picked up 24 Solo, http://www.24-solo.com/ which is a documentary that follows Chris Eatough on his attempt to win his 7th consecutive 24 hr Solo World Championship. The movie was made by the same people who made Off Road to Athens and there was definitely many similarities in the style and overall feel of the movie.
While I enjoy bike pron films made by the collective and NWD, in practice my jumps wouldn't even impress Napoleon Dynamite, so these race documentaries are far more real to me. Another positive thing about this movie is that I've been slacking a bit with my 24HOA training and this movie has fully inspired me and training is in full force now.
Overall I felt the movie was shot better than Off Road to Athens, it appeared as if the crew had a larger budget (probably with the Trek sponsorship) and went for more interesting shots and camera angles. I was definitely drawn to the story and really found myself getting into it towards the end. My only complaint was that the audio levels seemed a bit off at times. You'd have blasting music jump right into an interview that you could barely hear, so I kept having to change my tv volume.
In the end I would rate this movie 5 beers out of a sixer. If you're a cross country mountain biker who is at all interested in endurance races this is a must see!
While I enjoy bike pron films made by the collective and NWD, in practice my jumps wouldn't even impress Napoleon Dynamite, so these race documentaries are far more real to me. Another positive thing about this movie is that I've been slacking a bit with my 24HOA training and this movie has fully inspired me and training is in full force now.
Overall I felt the movie was shot better than Off Road to Athens, it appeared as if the crew had a larger budget (probably with the Trek sponsorship) and went for more interesting shots and camera angles. I was definitely drawn to the story and really found myself getting into it towards the end. My only complaint was that the audio levels seemed a bit off at times. You'd have blasting music jump right into an interview that you could barely hear, so I kept having to change my tv volume.
In the end I would rate this movie 5 beers out of a sixer. If you're a cross country mountain biker who is at all interested in endurance races this is a must see!