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Bootleg Sessions V.3
July 23, 2009
The much anticipated Bootleg Sessions volume three is finally here and much to my thirsty yearning for exciting technical riding I’ve been filled to the brim with just that. Bootleg Sessions V.3 has jammed even more amazing tricks than its predecessor volume two, and I didn’t believe it was possible. The introduction starts off very smooth after the quick splash of sponsors and websites with a slow- rolling low camera angle introducing the familiar rider Jake Ricker and as well Tyler Johnson. The introduction was very well done with these two riders hitting unbelievable feats of balance and strength trickeries with music that seemed to fit okay with the pace of riding. The camera angle made the introduction eye-catching and making the viewer wanting more and more!
Quickly changing the location of filming to Japan was nice. Seeing the complete global fixie culture is important to many riders because many riders enjoy feeding off of other people in other countries and transforming and changing the art of fixie tricks. I was pleased to see the location change and it seems Bootleg Sessions does a good job of encompassing a global fixie picture as previous Bootleg Sessions have done so as well.
Japan starts off with a sweet view of a rider riding the side of a car and then begins a group ride down a pretty Japanese street with great sounding music with a good beat and nice pace to the pedals, I very much liked this scene. Beautiful bikes bikes bikes! It’s just so cool to see aesthetically amazing bikes being ridden hard and clean with smoothness only butter on rye could match. A quick representation of female fixies is nice to see and I wish only for more women and longer clips. Bootleg Sessions does a good job with showing female fixies and I applaud them for this.
I knew the latest Bootleg Sessions wouldn’t disappoint when it came to talent and creativity by the riders and it surely didn’t fall short of this. Jeff Frane has an awesome section with some winter riding and tricks that are very cool and Jesse Hillard also does some winter riding with some looong sprocket grinds. Without giving it too much away, this film deserves to be watched over and over. Bootleg Sessions continues to produce incredible videos profiling incredible riders, such as Burd Phillips.
Burd Phillips deserves his own paragraph. Burd Phillips deserves his own video. However Bootleg Sessions only could give him his very own section. Enough cannot be said about Burd, he treats his bike like a playground and you are left to be the parent that is taken aback at what you just saw that kid do on the jungle gym.
I was happy to see a Canadian rider with his own section, none other than Tom Mosher of Toronto on a tour of the western U.S.A with a dash of winter riding and his aggressive style. I believe you’d be very hard pressed to find another film with this much technical riding, astounding talent by the people in this video, Bootleg Sessions has really done it this time and you won’t be disappointed.
Sam Miller has a great section with smooth riding, very sweet tricks, and good music. A nice touch is all the new riders in the film giving the viewer a taste of what’s to come for a volume four. Bootleg Sessions has their work cut out for them because it’ll be tough to top this volume, I don’t think I’ve said a word of negativity this entire review.
So maybe I’ll give the negativity a go.
More female riders would be nice.
Price: $15 USD
Details: Fixed Gear Tricks, DVD style
Pros: talent, locations, creativity, exciting camera angles, talent talent talent.
Cons: not enough women!
Rating: Bootleg Sessions V. 3 merits 5 long track stands out of a possible 5 very long track stands.
Bootleg Sessions
Reviewed by: Aaron