Pedal Driven - A bikeumentary

In the pristine forests above Leavenworth, Washington, there exists a world of hidden trailheads and clandestine trails. Here a sect of outdoor enthusiasts, extreme mountain bikers called freeriders, have gone underground. They are the skate punks of the forest, unwelcome and under pressure to leave. The locations of their trails are carefully guarded secrets and the riders who ride them keep constant vigil, on the lookout for US Forest Service rangers.

But they wont leave. Each time one of their trails or jumps is destroyed they sneak back in and rebuild, believing that they have a right to ride through these landscapes. And now, in an effort to combat the problem, local district rangers have been given heightened authority to put any freeriders caught on undesignated trails directly into jail.

Ironically, it can be argued that both sides are fighting for the same thing the rights of Americans to play in the woods. The freeriders want the freedom to ride through the natural sanctuaries that are our public forestlands. The U.S. Forest Service is acting to fulfill its legal obligation to administer those same lands, for the use and enjoyment of the American people.

The documentary PEDAL-DRIVEN will take you behind both sides of this confrontation riding with the freeriders and chasing them down with the rangers in an exploration of issues increasingly important to all Americans. With an ever-increasing population and a finite supply of unspoiled wildlands, the sense of urgency around protecting and preserving these national treasures only grows. PEDAL-DRIVEN will examine the shared philosophies of stewardship and sustainability from both sides and, ultimately, offer examples of the ways in which opposing factions can find common ground in defense of our common grounds.

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[halfpipefreak]

Fuck the government they ONLY want our money so they give us big fat tickets. they don't give a shit about the forest they just want our money. DH MTB is NOT destroying the nature at all !! it's just a load of bullshit. Forest service my ass !! Free country

FreeRIDE bitches :)

[MarioGuru64]

Nice documentary, really hope those trails become legal cause they look sick!!!

[Razor32061]

why dont they just sign wavers?

[mtnmanchad]

@lollo56

mountainmanchad  =0) says HI!

[shizniot]

@shizniot : (myself) Look at the WOPR (Western Oregon Plan Revision ) that the BLM proposed in '09. BLM controls more land than any gov agency and proposed cutting 700 million board feet of timber, including lots of old-growth (an ecosystem we've lost almost entirely to logging). Luckily, it was struck down w/ pressure from the public. But why do we have to fight to save the land we own from bureaucrats and the wealthiest 1% of the population who control industry and gov? This is a snowjob!

[shizniot]

Fly over the PNW and see how much the FS cares about the forest: Large swaths of trees cut i.e. clear-cuts. Not the giant cuts of old, maybe, but heinously large imo. I was a Forest Recreation resources major in college in Oregon, and can honestly say that the FS is in bed w/ the logging industry. W/out massive pressure in the form of lawsuits from layers hired by environmental groups, the forest would be raped at an even worse rate than currently. I'll continue below

[SAPPERsurvivialism]

I live in leavenworth, and I'm going riding right now, fuck the forest service, bunch of fat douchebags who dont even use the forest just make sure you're paying your fees. fuck it im gonna go ride.

[robfordomjones]

great vid and super inspirational!!!! whats the song starting on 0.57?

[JosephOR]

i'VE been waiting for a legit mountain bike documentary, looks cool.

Up here in BC we went through the same thing for years and now we have a huge amount of legal trails, although some of my favorites ,because they are on private land, are still illegal;)

[russellfreeride]

Absolutely loved this film. Would love to start building trails in Eastern Washington but have no idea how to even start. Great inspiration!  Thanks