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Why We Are Here => Water Cooler => Topic started by: Rupert on March 03, 2020, 01:32:05 PM

Title: Return to Earth: Whistler Bike Park Kids Segment
Post by: Rupert on March 03, 2020, 01:32:05 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyEWj5XDwf4

bloody awesome skills... love the song sentiment too.

To celebrate the streaming release of Return to Earth for streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Anthill films, Shimano and Trek are excited to share the highly acclaimed kids' segment from the film. Titled, "Time Wisely Spent" and filmed exclusively in the Whistler Mountain Bike Park, the segment features young riders from Squamish and Whistler British Columbia between the ages of 10 and 15; Jakob Jewett, Max Wittenburg, Anthony Shelley, Mateo Quist, Dane Jewett, and Jackson Goldstone. With more and more kids spending less time outside, this segment is a powerful reminder that the bike can be one of the best ways to counter a worrying trend. We hope that it inspires kids of all ages to get outside and shred!
Title: Re: Return to Earth: Whistler Bike Park Kids Segment
Post by: ergophobe on March 03, 2020, 04:14:18 PM
Those kids can ride!

I just went for a ride on Saturday with two girls, age 9 and 12, and their dad and some other friends. It was really cool to see them bike as a family and for the younger girl to get psyched up, and then opt out, of a hard descent. The dad was so neutral (I mean perfect as in, no problem, you can do it, but it doesn't matter, you don't have to do it now. Only do it if you're going to have fun). He also brings them out on trail maintenance days and gets their hands in the dirt. Time Well Spent in every respect - nature, family, service, exercise. Very inspiring.