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Monday, August 20, 2007

It doesn't have to be the Grand Teton, y' know


It's not exactly "Boogie Nights," but Jason Loretz has put together a new MTB DVD that's a bit meta: It shows some of the tricks of the trade when it comes to filming great bike porn, showing set-ups and recommending equipment for the amateur wannabe.

The fact that "The Big Ride Recce" is filmed in Wales, at Afan Argoed, gives you just about all you need to know.

An old friend of ours used to have a theory about geography as pornography: Brash explorers and crass modern Americans seek out craggy mountains the way they seek out Pamela Anderson posters, ignoring the subtle beauty of, say, the foothills, the prairie, or the desert.

Point being that extreme topography ain't necessary, in our book. We've seen terrible footage shot at Whistler, and we've seen gorgeous bike porn filmed in the unlikeliest places in the UK.... by folks like Jason.

It's all in the eye of the camera... And we never did have much interest in Pammie.

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