Stephen Matthews: The Shore
My experiences riding on Cypress are completely and will forever be divided. No other mountain on The Shore presents me with such uncertain outcomes, every ride is a different animal entirely. The mountain’s terrain presents everything from fast technical riding, to creeper rock lines and drops – it’s really a downhiller’s dream. Matt Dennison and I managed to schedule a shoot that aligned with good weather, and we got an early start to a personal favourite trail. Although it’s fun to point and shoot rock faces, I’m always a fan of carving into rich dirt, and zig-zagging my way through the forest.
The trails on Cypress demand a bit of respect, and they tend to bite back. I’ve had a few spills on the network that have left me with my tail between my legs and not wanting more. I like that though, the feel of intimidation, not the real pain itself. A lot of the features here put you in your place, and they make you think twice.
I’m pretty happy with my division of DH/AM bike time this winter. Through North Vancouver’s winter months, when the snow line was low, I felt quite fortunate to be regularly riding my AM bike. But as the snowline receded, my DH bike beckoned and it anxiously was brought out into daylight. I absolutely love getting back on my downhill bike after an extended period of AM riding. Everything about them screams possible, and as the speed of the ride increases, so does the opportunity for fun.
With the beautiful start to Spring we’ve had, it’s tough to spend any amount of time inside looking out. I hadn’t done a filming project with Matt since last season, and it’s always inspiring to see how he all puts it all together. Enjoy the video, and I’ll see you on The Shore!
Dirt surfing and helicopters – does it get any better? Great job boys!
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SubPlop
11 years ago
dare I say perfect edit? Yup, said it.
Great work once again.
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thaaad
11 years ago
Is this a marked trail or hidden?
If it's marked which one is it? If it's hidden… then leave it hidden 🙂
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Bentleysuper8
11 years ago
I think there are clips from several trails. Thought I recognized some of them but a lot I don't. I certainly have never seen that shack at 00:45. The only part I can 100% identify is Brutus, the big drop at the end.
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Jerry-Rig
11 years ago
SHORE = RULES!
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Woodro
11 years ago
SHORE = UNREAL
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Woodro
11 years ago
Dennison = New Level
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Woodro
11 years ago
Mathews = Clydesdale. On it
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dork
11 years ago
Wicked! I can't wait to ride some fast trails!
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biking_cam
11 years ago
Well that made me want to ride! What was the song?
Great work.
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stephenmatthews
11 years ago
Blitzen Trapper - Black River Killer
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Garrett Thibault
11 years ago
Everything about this video makes it so good. It's calming yet stoke inducing. Beauty.
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Morgan Taylor
11 years ago
I love watching Stephen pump the trail and find the optional lines that make riding the Shore super smooth. Is it big bike season yet?
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Todd Hellinga
11 years ago
it's easy to make the shore look fast when you have a killer rider and don't use gratuitous slow-mo. Matt's videos are better than everyone else's because of minimal slow-mo, imo…
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Mark Matthews
11 years ago
Agreed! The filming and riding in this one is awesome.
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secco
11 years ago
Whoah, that was awesome! Making the Shore look fast isn't easy, nice work guys.
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