May 2005: Review of the Transit Race 5 DVD. On the gate, watch the lights!
May 24, 2005
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It's quite simple. If you race BMX, you need this video. Transit 5 shows a lot of NBL and ABA races from the States. That's where the real pros battle for the titles and contingency money week in and week out. Transit concentrates on the better classes meaning AA pro, A pro, master pro, pro women and the top expert classes. The filming and editing isn't top notch. It's usually one camera angle and sometimes a dude stands in front of the camera but you wouldn't have seen it any better if you had visited the race yourself. With the remote control in your hand you can get back to your favorite sections and learn how pros pass or throw their hips into the gate.
Next to the NBL and ABA racing Transit 5 also covers the 2004 UCI BMX world championships in Valkenswaard, The Netherlands. There are various camera angles here but somehow it gets a bit confusing when they switch up angles. I'd like to throw in some more positive criticism in the way of doing a quick line-up of everyone who is on the gate. Either this or results right after. I understand the producers of the DVD know everyone but that might not be the case for everyone (on the other side of the pond). For sure it's time consuming to add this to the video but it would make it better.
Transit Race 5 has more to offer. The PIT Bike race is insane. So fast. The Pump race (no chains on the bikes) is fun (BMX needs fun), there's a crash section and some more bonus footage. Next to that Jason Richardson has an interview that invites you to his life as a Pro BMX-er. The "freestyle" stuff comes from a riding session at the P.I.T. and a trails part filmed at the Sandboss Jam in Florida. Both not the most brilliant video parts if you're used to up to date freestyle DVD's but it shows the BMX Race world that there's more to do on a BMX bike than doing quick laps around the track.
The DVD is stacked. You will find good stuff on this. It's also a good recap of the 2004 season. Go to www.transitvideomag.com or www.transit-europe.com for the order info.
BdJ
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