Brother

Feb 24, 2007 12:44 am
Length: 13:18

Documentary about two brothers living and riding Mountain Bikes in Gold River, BC, Canada. This is a video submitted by an up and coming indi producer and Rip User. You can submit your videos for a chance to be featured on Rip.TV too. See "more Videos" tab above for the video categories we're looking for.
My brother and I are not superstars. We don't backflip, we don't do 360s, we just love to ride. It is that love of riding that has shaped a bond between us whose meaning and value transcends all those mind-boggling tricks and styles those groms keep coming up with. From the moment I gave Rick my Rocky Mountain Pipeline and soon after a brand new Santa Cruz Bullet frame, we embarked upon a journey together that neither of us would trade the world for. We would spend almost every weekend of the next few years riding and building trails and lines of structure, with each new project becoming more daring and crazy than the previous one. Although we had grown apart as adults, riding soon brought us back to the same inseparable relationship we shared as kids. When we met up with Syd he was just a young kid interested in filming the lines and structures my brother and I had created, but soon after he realized that the relationship Rick and I have was a story unto itself and hence, the idea for Brother was born. His aim was to go beyond merely recording the action sequences of Rick and I riding our lines, and instead try to capture some of the essence of our relationship to both riding and because of riding. In a 13-minute film this was a difficult concept to portray, but I feel Syd succeeded. His use of a delicate blend of riding footage and interviews has resulted in a humble portrayal of the human side of mountain biking typically not seen in riding films. The end dialogue I find emotionally stirring as it signifies to me the passing of an important moment in one's life - when you realize that the one thing that truly defines who you are is somehow slipping by. That a period of time in your life when time seems to stand still has inconspicuously moved on. 'Getting old' as they say. Riding is a way of life for Rick and I, one that has given us tremendous meaning and often a reason to simply get up in the morning. We hope that you might relate to this film and enjoy it for those reasons. We would like to thank Syd for his interest in telling our story and for his perseverance and patience in putting this project together.

Chris Fawbert