Documentary filmmaker and
mountain bike enthusiast extraordinaire Chris Kitchen will see his first-person
documentary, Freedom Riders, make its DVD debut on Apr. 22 courtesy of
FilmWorks Entertainment.
They were rogues,
backcountry savvy, most of all, trail bike riders … and they were
criminals. Chris Kitchen, Brian Garson,
Sam Pope, Jack Hawkes and their friends had to be tough to cut trail in
Wyoming’s rugged Teton Pass area. They
would build wood bridges at night, hack out the undergrowth to get from this
place to that … and then ride like demons during the daylight. It was not always safe or sane!
The day finally came when
these adventurous mountain bikers and illicit backcountry trail builders were
confronted by the rangers of the all-powerful U.S. Forest Service. It was conceded that their trails were good,
expertly cut, but they were simply not allowed.
But in hundreds of square
miles of remote forests, with mountain passes rising to over 13,000 feet, it
would be impossible to “enforce” the strict letter of the law, so a compromise
was reached. You can cut a trail,
maintain it and it is yours. Freedom
Riders is their story!
And
besides, backcountry hikers found the mountain bike trail to their liking as
well … access to places that were literally “not on the map.”
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complete edition of the DVD and Blu-ray Release Report: DVD & Blu-ray Release Report
For additional information click here: FilmWorks Entertainment
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