The Good Line - A Gravel Cycling Film
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- Опубліковано 1 вер 2021
- The Good Line is a short film about the intersection of gravel cycling and mental health, particularly as it relates to men.
Jeremy Kershaw, founder of Heck of the North Productions, a gravel cycling event business on the north shore of Lake Superior, describes his relationship with the sport and how it contributes to adding balance in his life.
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Produced by:
Blue Forest Films
Music by:
Seth Bernard and Chris Coleman
Supported by:
The Human Development Center
Special thanks to:
Jeremy Kershaw
Taylor Kochan
Jasper Meddock
Geoff Vukelich
A few years ago, I rode the Heck 50 miler at a time in my life when my mental health was really suffering and I was lacking direction and commitment to self-improvement. While I can't claim everything is great now, I can absolutely tell you that training for and riding that race helped me find the direction I needed to start on the road to greater happiness. This film is awesome. Congrats to the filmmakers and Jeremy for putting on a great event year after year.
Very glad the film resonated with you. Staying on that line is a constant task. Enjoy the ride!
God Bless You, Sir!
Nice bro. Hope the fog is still burning away for you. Ride on.
Beautiful thoughts, thanks for sharing.
I need that exact direction…
A cycling film that is really a metaphor for life in many ways. Beautiful. Thank you for sharing with the world - I applaud your emotional courage to do so, I got something out of it!
An accurate representation of what biking can do for one's mental health. Huge props to you for being open and honest!
That was not what I was expecting......it turned out to be so much more. Glad you and your family pulled through; thanks for sharing in this lovely film.
Thanks, Ron.
The part where he was talking about breaking down and having that emotional release... I recently had an almost identical experience. I've never seen everything so clearly or the same since. I hope everyone finds their moment of grace.
Today I was thinking of quitting... XL Biking has a beautiful mission, but it needs backers, here in Europe they're so hard to find :( Anyway, watching "The Good Line" made me reconsider. This short video was able to convey what I was feeling, and I want to thank everyone involved in producing it! I've already sold a bike, and was thinking of selling the gravel bike - not anymore! I wanna ride, I want to keep on fighting so fat riders like me can have the apparel they need to keep riding too! Thank you so much!
Keep doing what you're doing - all bodies on bikes!
I like riding too. Thanks for the sharing.
Greetings from Vladivostok! I myself ride a bike in one, shoot videos and edit videos purely for myself. To review them and wonder - did I really do it? I'm already 38. You know, at first the video was ordinary for me, like everyone else. But the monologue of words and the shots of plunging into the pond are just amazing, to the point of goosebumps (I already felt the temperature of the water). Good luck, health and a smooth road.
I needed to hear this. Thanks from the mountains of West Virginia.
This is exactly what I needed to see and hear. Thank you.
Very glad the story was impactful for you. Thanks for watching!
"My family, my family." Wonderful film. Thank you sharing your story. Keep pedaling.
Thanks for sharing your story. This will touch more of us than you realize.
Thank you! It’s so nice to know Jeremy’s story is relating to so many. Appreciate your comment.
This film is awesome.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it.
Awesome man, for you, your family and what cycling means to alot of people, it's about connection
Have a good one, and always enjoy
I was really surpriised by this film. It was unespected but loved that! Enjoy life.
Thank you!
Thanks for sharing your ride of life.
I too have broke down in tears on a long hike for no reason. It's amazing what your brain will let you hear when you turn everything off.
Thank you very much for this amazing feeling! Wishing you good health and wealth to keep this going!
Man, I was half listening to this while working and then right around when you started talking about your life feeling rusty, like you'd gotten off the good line- that caught my attention. Thanks fro makin this. Gonna go sign up for some races.
This needs to go on for 2hours!!! Please make many different versions. Vets on bikes, midlife crisis on bikes, men on bikes etc!
Thank you for this video, I could go on and on.
I would love to create more content like this. I totally hear you. The bike is a wonderful vehicle of change in many lives. Thank you for watching and for your enthusiasm about this project. It means a lot.
Pure inspiration. Thank you. x
Absolutely amazing stories in this video. Thank you!
What a wonderful video. Thank you.
So inspiring and emotionally touching! Thank you very much for sharing!
Sweet meaningful intimate story. Thanks for sharing and making a beautiful movie!
That was beautiful, thank you.
What a great metaphor for the way to live life.
Thank you for posting this. Just about clicked away at the beginning when it looked like it was about to be another "technical" how to improve your riding video. Instead, it turned out to be a beautiful story. I rediscovered cycling through the Gravel genre, getting back on the bike at the beginning of the pandemic after a 15 year absence. It has helped me to rediscover a core element of myself, and in doing so, renewed my zest for life, at 62. Bless you and your family.
Love what you are doing and well done video, also beautifully vulnerable to help others, pure gold man pure gold.
Thanks for sharing! Happy for you guys!
Great video, felt the emotions there. I'm a nurse as well working in surgery for 10yrs and been riding for 4yrs now. The sense of just riding your bike gives me that peace and ability to just go away from all the stress. Last year was tough for my wife and I as I would be gone for half a day of weekends when riding, got her a bike and took her riding with me. She then understood the joy and sense of peace that I find when I ride. It's still currently snow melting season at the moment here but I can't wait to ride outside and take my wife with me and hopefully my son as well when he's a bit older. This video hits home for me. Thank you for making this video.
What a fantastic and inspiring film. Wish it was longer. Certainly made me think about cycling and how it affects my mental health..in a good way. Thank you for sharing.
I like your words! Trying to find that line again. I’m 66 now. At 35, I rode as much as I could, but riding seemed to get in the way of raising 4 boys with my beautiful wife. It truly didn’t have to, but it did. So, riding diminished to practically nothing. I now have the time, but just finding it very very hard to find those regular rides to bump up the base miles. Your film provides some incentive for sure!! I hope to see you at the heck of the north in ‘23 … maybe even ‘22 if I could find that “ON” switch. Thanks for the help.
I’m glad you found inspiration in the film! I’ll be riding my first Heck this weekend. Haven’t had time to train due to work and raising young kiddos, but am absolutely looking forward to a full day of pedaling and time spent with my own thoughts. Thanks for watching and engaging.
@@blueforestfilms have a great ride!
your right i did the same race bike touring bike cruising bike mtb bike gave them all away! just now found the on switch loving my mtb and cruiser but i still need that race bike long distance high! im 69 im not done yet! thank you for your post!
Thanks Jeremy. The bike is amazing medicine for the soul. Post leukemia... the bike is STILL bringing me back to being my FULL SELF again.
Thanks for watching, Matt!
Down to earth story...takes courage to be that honest...nice music by the way... 👊🏻
Great Movie! It´s describe the meaning of Life. Family and riding a Bike. You don´t need even more in life
Such a great film! Thank you for creating it, and thank you Jeremy for sharing your story with us!
Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed it.
A few years ago I rode your Le Grand du Nord. Beautiful area and ride. Heck of the north is still on my list to ride yet.
Great movie Jeremy. You and your team did an amazing job of capturing the spirit of gravel as well as The Heck and the impact it can make in our lives.
Thank you, Dave!
I came for the biking, stayed for the story telling. Great video, brother (respectfully). Good luck and safe travels. I feel very similar on my rides.
Thank you!
Wow double wow!!! Amazing film. Touching on so many levels. Thank you for doing this.
Thanks for watching!
Beautiful storytelling. So glad you and your bride are pulling through. That’s a story that everyone needs to hear
Thanks, Corey.
Very honest appraisal. You admit your love for the hobby is out of whack but then say you love it. I think that’s beautifully honest.
Oh man, that part about addiction really resonated wtih me. Though I never had such emotional moments on the bike, for me a certain song really hit that spot.
Love how honest and open you are! Cheers
I’m glad you recognized the vulnerability in this. I can’t speak for Jeremy but I imagine there is a sense of freedom in speaking truth like he did. Thanks for watching!
I love it!! Such a example to me. Thanks ! 🥰
Thanks, Lucas. Knowing the story resonates is fulfilling.
beautiful documentary, thank you :)
Thank you! Appreciate you watching and glad you enjoyed it.
Outstanding video packed with so much. Very timely for me as I navigate very uncertain waters. Cycling has been my sanity for years.... For such a time as this, I’m so glad I stumbled on this video! God bless!
So glad you did stumble upon it. This is what it’s all about. Stay well and enjoy the ride.
Glad I found this video in my search for gravel biking. Very inspirational and well documented!
Thank you!
Great movie and such a true message. Can't wait to get out there ...
Thanks, Ben! Enjoy riding.
thank you for this film; i had a good release of some emotional rustiness. cheers
I also work in mental healthcare, and six months ago i started going on longer rides up here in northern Norway on my gravel bike. Longest ride in the summer was 147 km Through some of the most beautiful farmland id ever seen. It was always right in my vicinity, but id never had a reason to travel there by car. After that long ride, i felt privileged to be alive.
Precious. Very helpful little video. Quite inspirational.
Thank you and greetings from Portugal.
Everything looks beautiful, and peaceful….
Didn’t know that UA-cam had such beautiful content. Very fine documentary! All my love
Thanks for sharing your personal story. It resonated with me.
Very glad it resonated with you, Peter. Thanks for taking the time to watch.
Possibly the most relatable thing I’ve ever watched. I have been going through a very similar enlightenment the last few months with my wife. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks, Andrew. Wishing you well.
Hi Jeremy, Really enjoyed the short film, honesty and the message it conveyed.
We all will/do go through similar difficulties that life brings our way. I hope and wish that we all have the good fortune of finding
" The Good Line" keep pedaling 🙏
Thanks for watching.
Read the title and was not at all sure what to expect. Very pleasant surprise, grinding the dirt miles, having some soul time and coming out with a way to improve the most important things in your life. Great presentation and right on the mark!
Thank you, Dave.
I really enjoyed this and your honesty has made me think about myself and those close to me, I’m in England but hope I can ride your roads in the not too distant future. Thanks 🙏
Thanks for watching, Simon.
Great job Jeremy and Blue Forest Films!
Thanks for watching, Jake!
Great and real documentary. Enjoyed it while cycling indoors! Ride on!
Thank you! Haha love that you watched it while cycling.
Beautiful film.
Instantly subscribing after watching this!
Best short film I’ve seen. Way to go 👍
Thank you, Louis! Really appreciate that.
thank you for sharing.
This was such a joy to watch. Having made the drive from Canada a few times to do this event. I can say that Jeremy taking the time to greet you as finish is wonderful. Can't wait to make the drive again.
Jeremy’s a great guy! Thanks for watching.
Inspirational film, thanks.
Thanks for watching. Glad you found inspiration in the story.
What an inspirational little film.... I didn't expect that & really enjoyed listening to your journey! I wish we had more gravel events in the UK 🙂
Thanks for watching!
amazing story thank you
Thanks for watching.
My wife was not interested in cycling and did not understand what it meant to me. Of course there was also a lack of communication on my side. In the end we got divorced. But I am healthy and cycling will allways be part of me. And it will never disappoint me.
Thank you so much for your awesome video about lessons in live and how to find a ballance. And one comment ot the guys at youtube: This is one of these videos you DO NOT interrupt with stupid commercials!
Absolutely fantastic production. Can’t wait to see more of your work
Thank you, Thomas! Really appreciate that.
Great film! Way to go Jeremy!
Thanks, Rhett!
Absolutely loved your film! Thank you for sharing something real. Real is always better. Why does it take some of us longer to realize that? 😎
Thanks, Mark.
As a fellow ER/Med-Surg. Lic. Nurse I understand.........................The message was brilliant and with excellent content. Thank you for sharing your "vulnerability" here and in "paying it forward" in the way you do. A+
Thank you!
Love the aerial shots
Such a great film, I initially played this video for potential scenery but took away so much more than that.
Thank you!
So glad this popped up in my recommendations, great story.
Glad it found you! Thanks for watching.
Such a beautiful production 😎👏
Thank you for this!
Thanks for watching, Lauren!
I really enjoying this video! Good video.
Thanks for that!
Wooaw inspiring a lot!
This was beautifully done. I have recently gotten into gravel biking and live in St. Paul, MN. I will be adding this event to my to do list
Thanks for watching, Matt! Enjoy your riding.
Good for you, I like the "Good Line" making that bigger move from avoiding those depressions and ruts, a couple yards away, to getting through life. Cycling helps, one ride at a time... time so well spent.
Time in the saddle is definitely well spent. I find that even a quick commute to work will suffice. Meeting Jeremy and getting to tell his story definitely got me a little more interested in longer rides. Thanks for watching.
@@blueforestfilms
A pleasure, you added another "level" to most cycling postings, it was meaningful and appreciated. Gravel, is a relatively new genre for me, just built my second dedicated gravel bike, from a carbon cross frame, I was so happy to find that I could fit 40mm tires, It was a happy day! Still ride road and mtb...but if I could only have one bike.... gravel, it would be.
Beautiful work!
Thank you!
Great story. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you!
really great film
beautiful story, really inspiring
Thank you!
Very inspiring, needed that
Thanks for watching.
This was great. Keep the cycling content up!
Thank you! I would love to produce another cycling film.
Very inspiring movie!
Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it!
Great video man. Now I really wanna bike pack. I’ve been thinking about bike packing for years now. Just need to take the leap.
loved this. maybe i can come ride in it one day
Beautifully shot! Excellent film
Thank you!
So well put.
Thanks for watching, Derek.
This is such a good video. 🙏🚴♂️
Thanks, Mark!
So much more than I expected. I figured... meh... another gravel drone video. Meh...
I was wrong. This was great. Thanks for putting it together. Duly forwarded to the short list.
Thanks for giving it a chance and for the comment!
I love it !
Thank you!
Pedaling rhythm, breathing rhythm turn into a mantra that assists meditation.
Totally!
Fantastic video!
Thank you, Mike!
Fantastic video. Not what I expected, but much deeper. Along the lines of what I seek to gain from outdoor physical activity. I hope to get a gravel bike by next summer. I live on the east side of Lake Superior so I had much to relate to in this video.
Thanks, Paavo. It’s a beautiful area we live in isn’t it? Hope you enjoy riding.
@@blueforestfilms I have a Trek 6000 mtb. I hope to get a much lighter bike in the the 20 lb or less range. I am 72 so I need to consider my age.