User talk:MichaelQSchmidt/Mountain Biking Videos

Hello Jamie and other interested editors, I would appreciate further feedback on this entry (Mountain Biking Videos) now that I have done some more work on it. These are videos that capture a historical moment in the sport as they were the first ones ever produced, and they feature many of the people who first created the sports of mountain biking and mountain bike racing, so it would be a shame to delete the entry without giving it some serious thought. If you think the videos should be under another title, or if I need more references, etc., I welcome your feedback. Also keep in mind that I am literally talking about VHS "videos" and not the formats of DVD or Blu-Ray that are now fashionable. There are some clips from these early days that I've posted at my Vimeo and Youtube sites. I referenced a clip of underwater mountain biking which occurred in 1994 in Costa Rica; is this an acceptable link?

There are many, many mountain biking videos that have basically obscured the presence - and groundbreaking - of the first ones, so is that a distinction that I should make in the entry? Any and all critiques are welcome as I have a thick skin, much thicker than in the early days when I began mountain biking and made a habit out of crashing on downhill singletracks. ;) Pattymooney (talk) 22:16, 24 February 2011 (UTC) Patty Mooney