So I recently ended up on a few of the YouTube MTB channels including Paul the Punter, the Dad (he's the only one who rides ok), Outdoor Gold, and a few others (whatever they're all actually called), seemingly travelling/riding/filming together over the winter and the desert US. The first one I watched started innocently enough where they were riding the entrance into Horsethief (Fruita) and coaching/helping/cheering each other on, ok I get it. But then I began to skip through a bunch of their different videos and they just seem to be regurgitating the same content on each of their own channels (with the others present) from stop to stop.
Who's into watching this stuff, is this quality content for some? Give me more Nate Hills (ok, that gets old too), but at least he seems to have captured a niche of quality riding and video giving me a much broader spectrum of locations (around the world).
YumYum's bike reviews aren't bad, at least he seems to be developing a niche but what about ALL THE OTHER SHIT REVIEWERS?
The last vid I watched was of the group (4 of them) in Sedona at the entrance to a trail. Random rider on his Pivot Firebird comes along and catches his crank/stays on some ugly rocks, seemingly cutting the corner to avoid the gaggle of Youtube stars circle jerking each other at the top. Are these people developing a reputation in the area of cunting up the trails for content
Am I just jealous of #vanlife?
That's it, I'm starting my own channel, #underwearlife!
If you don't know what I'm talking about, then do yourself a favour and don't go down that YouTube rabbit hole.
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