ALEXIS DESOLNEUX – YOU ARE YOUR PATH from HERESY BMX on Vimeo.
Every so often an edit comes along that defines what we do! This is flatland! Read Alexis’ words below, and enjoy this incredible edit! Thank you Alexis!
” I don’t know any friend or even professional filmer who would have the « patience » of my tripod. Filming with a tripod clearly has its limits in terms of picture quality and representation of a rider’s motion but at the same time, with this video part, this was the only way to realize it. Always available to document, always there for me with the video camera to try to capture a moment that may happen—or never. There are certainly a few things in that video that I would like to re-film better someday or just improve the riding itself. But there are also a few things that I have no certainty to ever capture again on film and, for that specific reason, self-filming was essential to manage the stress and effort of trying to make something happen — be it just once.
But this was all part of the fun in the end : the fear or doubt to never be able to realize a motion you’ve been dreaming about for months or years, abruptly replaced with the profound joy of finally doing it—being able to tell yourself that today was the day and to just go home with a big smile on your face. It is true that the journey can be more important than the destination itself but finding yourself taking a picture of that destination is not a bad feeling ! And more often than not the starting point of another journey.
With these four little minutes, I hope to share with you a little piece of the incredible fun I had building this video part and to also make you want to go out and try to catch that rare moment of yours, enjoy riding and make your day a good day in the process. Thank you for watching. You are your path » Alexis
Amazing edit!! And this stuff is HARD! I agree with the write up also 🙂
Original, difficult and stylish. Alexis is one of my favourite riders of all time, this video shows why. Unbelievable.
Awesome, always one of my favourite riders to watch!
The title speaks for itself, it’s often not what you can do but what you choose to that defines your path.
Words of a wise man and fellow traveller, speaking the truth.
Thanks for that amazing video, thanks for sharing your wisdom, thanks for wording what surely many long time riders feel and not so many are able to put out there.
Ride to live, live to ride!
That made me very happy!jaw dropping riding from one off the most innovative riders out there!
Thank you for the inspiration alexis.This is so technical stuff and away from the flatland trends!Best internet edit in looong time!
Mind blowing. Alexi is one of my favorite riders of all time. Ever.
Absolutely incredible what he can do is not only difficult but brilliant as well there is no one like Alexis. It’s a pleasure to watch him ride.
the cruelty of history is that we rarely appreciate true artists in their own life times. the flatland world should feel honored to bare witness to such a dedicated person give there sweat and blood to show us the seemingly impossible in deceptively elegant and smooth way.
we too have seen great riders be hurt by the world not ready for there level or direction and sadly burn too bright and early and fade away and retract to other aspects of life.
but with Alexis you are always safe in the knowledge that what you see is the product of super human mental strength and a timeless signature of flawless movement !!
Alexis as i have said in the past and i will say again i am more than happy to attempt to show saint like attributes of patients to help capture a less restricted (camera angle)
YUGEN
Simply amazing to have those combo’s in your head, and then make them come to life.
I didn’t even watch the video yet, but I read the intro 3 times. Brilliant!!!
Gougoule..le meilleur…depuis toujours…
30 years on the bike and still following his own path and pushing the limits… maximum respect !
That’s some of the hardest links I’ve ever seen…..
Years of no light will shine one day..In HY we trust!
Honestly that was incredible.
The only thing I could wish for would be more powerful rideouts…but really who the hell am I to even say that!?!?!?
Awesome stuff right there!
Backwards full dumptrucks. Well thats done! Always love his riding.
words fail me on how rad this edit is ,so all I can say is read what James smith says in his comment because it was as good as the riding.
Incredible. I’ve always loved his style dating back to his part from intrikat. These tricks will hold up forever.
Nice work Alexis, great stuff!
i love the purity of his riding, to me this is what makes it beautiful and unique. There’s no “decoartive” moves if i can say that, it’s all about the essence of the trick..remember the brand the essence ? the trick is the essential, one trick is enough if done the way alexis does !! 😉
Such a badass!!!
you had me at the intro !! Speechless
Amazing tech, hard and original stuff in this edit! Great riding Gougoule!!
So good! Certainly not following anyone or any style. His own creation of each combo. So technical!! Props Alexis!
” I hope to share with you a little piece of the incredible fun I had building this video part”
Honestly I’ve never seen a video part that made me feel this inadequate as a rider. I mean I have fun on my bike from time to time but god damn even thinking about trying 10% of those tricks stresses me out.
massive edit !! Alexis has always done his own thing… outstanding
What the …..
Alexis has always inspired me. Great person, family man and incredible rider in every possible way. The word AMAZING does not do this any justice. No way could someone even come close to doing something like this.
No one can do his tricks and no one can emulate him. True artist!
So ground breaking that no one will even be able to understand it or copy. haha
Love everything about this! The intro, the tricks, the doom music. So inspiring! Thank you Alexis!
speechless o__0
One thing that stood out to me on the first watch, was the aesthetic. Tripod camera, black and white, no gimmicks, draws you to the subject matter! If you wanted to show someone what is flatland, this is it at its highest level! Congratulations Alexis! Remaining true since day one, so much respect!
Masterpiece !
This will easily be contender for best edit of the year for the 2014 FM awards I’m sure… Excuse me while I pull my jaw off the floor…
Im just stoked to see all these comments! Alexis’ style is not contest friendly so good to see him get props!
U N D E R G R O U N D
Whiplash assassin! Mad props!!! Must be from the same planet steve mulders from!
That was awesome! Love the pivot to the backwards crackwhips. Love the whole vibe!
Wow! Just…wow!
I’m lacking words to express how awesome I think this is.
Killer edit!
!!!!! Absurdly difficult looking riding !!!!!
Amazing tricks and next level!!! Good Flatland riders are like good wine, they get better with age! Thank you for the inspiration, your riding is EPIC!!! Congratulations for this extravagant progression!!!
Just to pick one thing from so many, that triple backwards downside whiplash was a thing of beauty! Incredible.
Chills! I got chills watching this! Simply amazing! If this was posted a month ago it would be edit of the year! Hopefully everyone remembers this come NORA cup and edit of the year for 2014! However those accolades mean much less than what we all just witnessed in that video! Timeless, creative, innovative, impossible…. speechless..(shaking head and smiling ear to ear)
Thank you for this Alexis!
Brian Rybak
just mind blowing! Thanks for the video Alexis!
just watched it again……………………………
Insanely good! Much respect.
THANK YOU. I can feel deep appreciation of what I do and it moves me very much. I feel so lucky. Sharing something so personal with its imperfections is something both fun and meaningful for me that has to happen in the creative process before it’s too late, but also a scary thing to do. MUCH LOVE TO YOU ALL.
Thank you sensei
And the 50th comment:-)
HELL YEAH BUDDY !!!
SO Crazy hard…pretty much impossible actually!
The difficulty and the originality of these tricks will last forever.
Amazing! Super inspirational. Definitely makes me want to go out and create and capture. Thanks Alexis!
Magnifique,
bravo Alexis, et ce petit texte plein d’enthousiasme est d’une vérité saisissante. Chapeau l’artiste. Quel progression…
I met Alexis in 1991 when he came to America for a few months. Amazing then, even more amazing today and always an amazing human being. Thanks for being my pen pal decades ago and for inspiring me again by dropping this unbelievable edit.
Just unreal. Hard to describe the level of difficulty, originality and dedication that went into this. Thank you Alexis for blowing our minds completely.
im priveledge to know you .inspired to ride alexis thanks man
laisser un commentaire longtemps aprés tout le monde
cela n’a vraiment aucun interet,en francais en plus
Cepedant ayant rouler plusieur heure dans ma vie sur un parking
en presence du sieur Alexis.
J’aies parfois,par paresse intellectuelle,mesestimer son niveau
et preferer d’autre riders plus lointain ;plus exotique (Ross Smith ,James White,
pour exemple)
Méme des fois ,je l’avoue,je trouvais sa versions de l”originalité”suranné ou du moins suréstimé.(par rapport a des Kevin ou Chase)
Mae culpa,ma grande faute,cet video ma fait voir la finalité du riding d’Alexis
Bravo Alexis,ton niveau de riding merite tous les sacrifice que tu a fait
Je vois maintenant le plan géneral,et je suis impessionné
Désoler pour les fautes d’orthographes ,je suis dyslexique,et ne “poste” que aprés plusieurs biéres
ça fait longtemps que t’as pas rouler à Chelles ?
Entre 10 et 15 ans j’ai
mauvaise mémoire