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I'd like to see more of them riding rather than cooking tbh . I think there's too much of this along with general chit chat instead of showing us the trails & centre .
Watchable though having said all that , just find it trying to be a bit dreamy/arty for my taste.
Nowt else like it though, so I'll take what i can .
I think it's pretty good show and has made me want to visit some trail centres I haven't been too yet! The stereotypical him fixing bikes while she does her nails is a bit naff but is certainly what would happen if the wife and I went away on a biking weekend! They could make it a little more tech and kit focused but that may put off as many people as it attracts.
It's OK - made me want to go back to Dalby and get out on some of the other trails.
Doddy is a bit awkward in front of the camera and Anna seems to he the blonde sidekick who can't look after her own bike (enough of my make mates can't do this either). It's not really an adventure though is it - booking a nice B&B and then riding a trail centre.
It's not really an adventure though is it - booking a nice B&B and then riding a trail centre.
"Mountain Biking middle-class weekend jolly" would be a touch harder to sell to the moeny men though i guess 😆
"Mountain Biking middle-class weekend jolly" would be a touch harder to sell to the moeny men though i guess
Why, it's more representitive of the average MTBer these days.
I don't know any who'd pitch a tent and slum it for that, it's a B%B and a night in the pub for most.
Too much skidding for the camera. Skidding is bad.
Too much skidding for the camera. Skidding is bad.
Agreed.
That's why I stopped watching "Underpant Adventures" on Channel 5
Ive been sort of enjoying this series however the last episode seemed to consist of them driving around Merthyr and then cooking some kind of veggie curry rather than actually doing any kind of riding ?!?
Watched it tonight with the long haired general. We both thought it was pretty good.
Watched the bpw one this eve.
Anna G playing dumb is obviously a device to enable exposition, but it's a shame it has to be the girl getting everything explained to her by men.
Didn't make want to buy a GT, but the actual mtb content was really sound I thought.
Watched the CyB episode last night, not bad even though the subject matter (trail centres) isn't really my interest. Certainly good enough to watch again but not so great that I'd adjust my viewing to watch it if you get what I mean. The bit on the skills area was pretty good, just about good enough to make me think about visiting one which since I go to the dentist more often than a trail centre must say something.
The presenters were OK, he reminded me a bit of Chris Lintott who now presents The Sky at Night, there wasn't too much of the "you're the eye candy" bits mentioned above. At least both of them had some character unlike the entire cast of "Three Minute Gap" which preceded it.
I think it's ok, certainly better than nothing. Reminds me of the visit by MBUK in Aug 2003 to Rowney Warren when Chicksands Bike Park was known as BedsFatTrax. Doddy and Rob Warner came along (with someone else who I don't remember) and played on the dual course and the old log drops etc.
A very young Tom Dowie was doing his stuff and a young guy who back-flipped off the log drops and was generally bonkers - even Rob Warner expressed his admiration. Wonder what happened to him?
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At least both of them had some character unlike the entire cast of "Three Minute Gap" which preceded it.
Fair comment.
The music was really loud and energetic though and there were loads of fast cuts.
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Spelling mistake?
Hey, don't you talk about Sam Hill like that!
I quite like it.
Agreed that Anna comes across as a bit of a helpless blonde and Doddy looks a bit awkward in front of the camera. Still can't complain it's better than a lot of the other stuff on TV.
Only issue I have with series link (Sunday afternoons) on sky is it seems to cut off the last couple of minutes.
Well, I've discovered the Bike channel as a result of this thread - thanks! Didn't know it was lurking way down the viewing listings...
I caught the coed y brenin episode at the weekend, thought it was better than I expected given the bashing on here!
Agree slightly with some of the comments above but I think that the format is very watchable. A balance of travel, skills, biking and not too many skidz for the camera!
Will try and catch a few more episodes.
Anyone managed to find this on Kodi? Wouldn't mind seeing it but we only have Freeview 🙁
I like it, even put it on to record the series.
Just found that you can get these now on Youtube.
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I know a few people wanted to watch it, yet they were unable to.
Cheers!
All this talk of the bike channel made me phone up Virgin to see how much more it would cost to get the package that would let me watch it.
Currently paying £54 pound for telly ,Internet and phone.
Now it will cost me £47.50 for more telly ,faster internet ,free calls to mobiles and a TiVo box whatever that is. Arrived seconds ago.
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Seems Anna doesn't like getting criticism for not maintaining her own bike.
Quite a good rant, that! 🙂
It's more that she doesn't like her preferences for bike maintenance being linked to feminism, I feel.
There's some women (and men) that are going to have a meltdown upon seeing that...
What is "mountain bike adventures" on the bike channel and who is she ?
After 2 pages discussing it, you are unsure?
Bravo, Anna - I feel the same!
I don't really think it's linked to feminism, but if you can't maintain your own bike competently, you instantly put yourself in a position where any sort of long-distance wilderness solo ride becomes a sort of maintenance roulette.
I guess that's fine if you only ride trail centres, or always ride with someone who's mechanically competent or are happy to throw yourself onto the mercy of random strangers, but if you're in the middle of nowhere and have a mechanical and can't fix it yourself, it's ride over at best or potentially quite serious at worst in the wrong place and conditions.
That's possibly not a consideration for Anna, which is fair enough, but it seems a little limiting regardless of gender.
I watched an episode out of curiosity and thought it was inoffensive, but it didn't really connect with what mountain biking is for me. But I guess if trips to trail centres are your form of escapism, fair enough, Essentially it's a dressed-up video guide to UK trail centres, no?
I saw the one where the man was moodily skimming stones on lake.
I can only handle so much adventure.
I saw the one where the man was moodily skimming stones on lake.
I can only handle so much adventure.
I thought that was the best bit.
Joking aside, the presenters don't seem to have much genuine chemistry. It'd be more fun if they hated each other. Or there was smouldering, barely suppressed sexual attraction. But mostly they just seem to be trying hard to find common ground.
I'm guessing there's a production cost element. Filming "adventures" would involve a lot more logistics and time.
I'm guessing there's a production cost element. Filming "adventures" would involve a lot more logistics and time.
Laziness you mean? 😉
I think that she is the main problem with the show. Just don't think she's a good presenter. Great rider but irritating in front of the camera.
No "star" quality then? I wonder how she "wriggle"d into the job.
I think Tmo would do good job on this program as the "female" component!
As much as i like Anna, and she brings a slightly hippy attractiveness to the show, i think the show could do with a more genuine female biker to balance Doddys bike nerdyness! Anna's natural in front of the camera, but just feels a bit like the token female despite being pretty good on a bike
Ok, just watched a couple after never know if its existence until this morning.
It's a big meh from me. That Doddy bloke is bloody dull and uninspiring and Anna comes across as the token woman rider to make the show appeal to all.
No chemistry at all in the presenters so can't help feel they are both great on bikes but just cant make it look appealing /exciting for the camera.
Something are best kept away from the big screen and watched on the web - GCN works really well and the presenters look like they're having fun, however, an hour long show would probbly annoy.
I think it's great, not amazing edge of the seat but a genuinely watchable programme that talks about a sport I enjoy.
I think both presenters have their own styles, I agree the repeating of script seems awkward.
However it's shot well, has kept me watching and is the best in my opinion out there.
I hope a second series is made and it continues to be made and refined.
the presenters don't seem to have much genuine chemistry. It'd be more fun if they hated each other. Or there was smouldering, barely suppressed sexual attraction. But mostly they just seem to be trying hard to find common ground
I presumed they were married.
Not having Sky I was pleased to see these get put on YT.
I really like them actually, they seem fairly normal bikers, I'm not bothered about really polished presenting, I want people who know what they are talking about and they both clearly do in their own ways.
I think the format of visiting trail centres stretches the adventure term, but that's not a reason not to do them, I like the fact someone is shouting about some of these great venues.
They are made by Liam Murphy who does Emily Batty's 'Ambitions' series and he is, in my opinion, very talented, so I enjoyed them.
I think the Ambitions series is rather better, but mainly because Em spends more time riding her bike and less time cooking.......
Series now available to watch on YouTube