Alex Rankin talks Sprung, Earthed, film making before the internet and more!
The Ride Companion
TRC Media House
4.9 • 533 Ratings
🗓️ 1 November 2023
⏱️ 151 minutes
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Mountain bike royalty Alex Ranking is in studio!
On this episode of The Ride Companion Olly and Davi take a deep dive into Alex's film making career. During the episode Alex opens up about his early skateboarding and BMX inspirations, how and why he first picked up a camera, learning to edit on tape, investing in the first 1000 Sprung videos and why Sprung really finished, meeting Steve Peat and Rob Warner, acquiring music for free and some of the projects Alex is working on for the future…
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| 0:00.0 | I remember being like in the strip club or whatever, in the nightclub with Rob Warner being a mischievous little bugger, |
| 0:08.0 | and ends up like everyone, this big fight kicks off. |
| 0:11.0 | And like, I meant like face to face with a bounceers just to punch Sarah Yorgson in the face. |
| 0:18.0 | I'm like, you can't punch a girl mate. |
| 0:20.0 | He's like, I'll punch you instead then I remember getting, like, punch in their head. And I had like this VX-9,000 in my backpack, in my brand-new animal. I was stuffed like this massive camera in the backpack. And I'm like, turn my back on the bouncer. And he's like like punching my camera. I'm like, don't punch the camera. |
| 0:38.5 | I'm like, turn around so I could take the punch on my face instead of punching the camera. |
| 0:51.9 | Just do whatever. |
| 0:54.5 | Oh, I did it by accident. |
| 0:56.5 | I wanted to a big drum roll on a big, like thing. |
| 0:59.4 | Honestly, because a lot of our listeners are listening. |
| 1:03.0 | So we have to explain who's here because they can't see you yet. |
| 1:05.8 | But they have read the title already. |
| 1:08.0 | Maybe they didn't. |
| 1:09.5 | Maybe they've just gone in blind. |
| 1:11.3 | So Alex Rankin is here in the studio. |
| 1:14.2 | Very proud to announce. |
| 1:15.4 | And not only is he one of the most influential people in mountain biking. |
| 1:21.0 | For me personally, he's one of the first people that actually gave me a chance. |
| 1:24.9 | So indirectly, I would say Alex has given me a job and a round-the-world ticket. |
| 1:32.6 | You're partly, I have you to thank. |
| 1:35.5 | Your phone number still saved in my phone as Ollie Whistley. |
| 1:40.1 | Wicked. |
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