Until Sunset

Trackside, the latest Shimano Originals short film by Anthill Films, uncovers the winning formula of one of the greatest downhill mountain bike teams of all time: the Santa Cruz Syndicate. After struggling with retiring from racing, legend and Head Coach Steve Peat continues to steer the ship into a new format this season while preserving the Syndicate's secret sauce. Listen to the full interview.

Steve Peat is a downhill mountain bike racer from Sheffield, England. Peaty has 17 UCI World Cup wins and 3 overall UCI DH wins. We meet up with him for a film project called Trackside for Shimano to talk about how his role has changed from racing world cups to now being a mentor for established and new racers. The Santa Cruz Syndicate team consists of Greg Minnaar, Nina Hoffman, Laurie Greenland and Jackson Goldstone. So we discuss his role with these racers and explore what the Syndicate is.

We start off by hearing how Steve Pete got into downhill biking and racing downhill.

Links TRACKSIDE blogpost which include youtube video.  https://anthillfilms.com/blog/trackside

Queen of Crankworx and 3 times DH national champ. Vaea , an aggressive downhill racer talks about how she re-concidered her career after a broken femur. For us she defines the word of progression in the sport and we got to film with here for a Shimano "make your mark" video. She gets into how working on power moves is what opened up her riding possibilities and gives some great tips on how to approach features that you feel might be beyond your current level.

Links:

Vaea Verbeeck: Still Growing - Make your mark video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygYZd4LSCwo

Credits:

Vaea Verbeeck - Athlete: @VaeaVerbeeck

Anthill Films: @anthillfilms

Jo Osborne - Host: @jettalazza

“In truth I F#%ing hate water” Tommy G talks about the BikeKingdom video filmed in Switzerland where he had to ride on water, which he hated every second of. He explains how he learns tricks including the 9 step program to backflips. Thomas also explains a hearing problem he has suffered his whole life and how dealing with it has made him who he is.

1 month living in a small town called Parpan in Lenzerheide surrounded by the Swiss Alps. Tommy got to explore the riding that was on offer by the resort and the nearby trails. 

Links:

BikeKingdom video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DzstL5RCHk

Return to Earth on Amazon PRIME: https://geni.us/RTE_Prime

Thomas Genon - Athlete: @thomasgenon

Anthill Films: @anthillfilms

Jonathan Osborne - host: @jettalazza

We hit him pretty hard with some big questions and Emil takes them head on:

He contemplates: “Whats inside me that makes me push myself further, even though the risk gets bigger?…”

Emil breaks down how he approaches his trick selection for competition and how this compares to shooting films.

And talks about how all he could think about during school was riding bikes: “ I didn’t really like school, I thought it was a waste of time”

But he stills sees the importance of getting his qualifications and already has put his school knowledge to use. Find out all that and more, in this Until Sunset episode with the FMB world tour and Crankworx champion Emil Johansson.

Links:

Return to Earth on Amazon PRIME: https://geni.us/RTE_Prime

Emil Johansson - Athlete: @johanssoemil

Anthill Films: @anthillfilms

Jonathan Osborne - host: @jettalazza

Brett Rheeder is an X-Games gold medalist slopestyle athlete. We talk to him in Hawaii about the final segment and also about his Utah segment in the film Return to Earth. Brett tells us about what he did before profesional biking and how he progressed into the sport. We hear some close moments and crashes in Utah. We also find out how the Utah rock photo almost didn't happen with Sterling Lorence.

Return to Earth on Amazon Prime: https://geni.us/RTE_Prime

Athlete: Brett Rheeder @brettrheeder

Featuring: 

Sterling Lorence @eyeroam 

Loft dig crew : @loftbikeparks 

Host / sound edit / music : Jonathan Osborne @jettalazza

Co-written: Matthew Butterworth @m_butterworth

#untilsunsetpodcast

@anthillfilms

Thomas Genon is a Slopestyle athlete from Belgium.  He broke onto the scene winning Red Bull Joyride at Crankworx. We talk to him on location in Hawaii about how he is enjoying camp life on the island of Oahu. He gives us an insight into what goes into his trick selection for the section that he shares with  Emil Johansson for the film Return to Earth. We also break down some of his competition runs and how he has dealt with injuries. 

Return to Earth on Amazon Prime: https://geni.us/RTE_Prime

Athlete: Thomas Genon: @thomasgenon

Host / sound edit / music : Jonathan Osborne @jettalazza

Co-written: Matthew Butterworth @m_butterworth

#untilsunsetpodcast

@anthillfilms

We kick off the series talking to R-dog. one of the most stylish riders on a bike. As a sound designer, Ryan is one of my favourite athletes to work with, as he gets me plenty of sounds. He shreds berms at crazy speeds, forcing the tire to fold and create unique sounds. But he also just clearly loves to ride a bike which always puts the whole crew in a good mood.

Hosted, recorded and produced by: Jonathan Osborne

Written by: Jonathan Osborne and Matthew Butterworth 

@Anthillfilms

www.anthillfilms.com