Video: In Evil’s ‘Ghost Machine’ DH Ain’t Dead
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Storytelling is cool and all, but sometimes the visuals just need to do the talking. Director Wiley Kaupas’s vision for this short was simple: prove that downhill isn't dead. It's a spooky ghost tale, that's got a story to tell after all. In his words:
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Although the World Cup circuit is more exciting and professional than ever, today’s North American downhill scene has become a shadow of what it once was. With races quietly being cut from schedules, bike manufacturers removing downhill bikes from their product lines, and bike park lines being overtaken by “surprisingly capable” trail bikes, the now common saying “downhill is dead” is one that has started to become frighteningly true. But despite the mainstream decline of downhill, the discipline is still kept alive in small, die-hard factions who still haunt the deep woods across the continent. Because even though downhill may be dead, its ghost will never die.
