Reveal the Path DVD / Blu-ray Combo Pack

Having received this film in the mail yesterday. I was excited. Even Facebook'd that it arrived. Maybe I set the bar too high. What I expected was a better, more thought provoking global version of Ride the Divide. The film misses in many cases. It does not outline the clear route. It does not account for how many miles or even days that were spent on the bike. There are many clear opportunities for amazing bike footage and it does not exist. When Matthew Lee rides the Alpe d'Huez on a loaded mountain bike the film compresses this great feat into about 25 seconds. There are great scenes that are really enjoyable in Morocco and Nepal yet no real mention about distance. At one point in morocco the film shows a SUV driving the bikes to a shooting location. It appears that the team spent only days in each location... Yet I don't want to believe this to be true.Having backpacked through Grindelwald, I expected the group to at least ride from Interlaken to Grindlewald, which is common, but the group took the train. Great footage from below the Eiger but that's a single day of riding... then boom the group is off to Africa.Did the film give me a mad case of wanderlust? YES. Could it have been edited better to appease the analytical side of an avid cyclist. YES.

Decent but flawed. (This is much better than Ride the Divide, which I thought was basically unwatchable. I gritted through it, but felt so relieved when it was over.) Reveal the Path has more interesting biking in more interesting surroundings, but the flaw of not commenting on what route they were taking how long it took them to travel, etc, really mars this. Are they trying to artistically recreate a sense of aimless wandering? If so, it's a lame idea because you can bet the riders weren't wandering aimlessly...they had rigorous route and supply issues to deal with, none of which is dealt with in the film. I keep wanting to see the bicycle version of Ewan McGregor's outstanding "Long Way Round" but that film has yet to be made. The spiritual brotherhood of man stuff will only carry the viewer so far...we all get that already. What I want to know is where are you, where are you going, how are you re supplying, who are your sponsors, how many calories do you need to take in, etc. None of that made it into the film, if it was ever filmed to begin with.Plus the sound design was terrible. There are multiple conversations you can't hear because the microphone was seemingly placed outside in the rain rather than inside where the speakers are.

I enjoyed Reveal the Path just like Ive enjoyed all the movies from Mike and his crew. Ive personally seen some of these cultures and their way of life is just so surreal that I have also wondered why I was so lucky to be born in America. Great job Mike, looking forward to your next movie.

I am interested in learning about bike packing but inexperienced. I found it interesting to see the insights of riders with different experience levels and the responses to challenges met. Pretty neat footage, cinematography. Unlike the divide film there was little cohesion or clarity of goals other than to tour. The existentialism is not well conveyed leaving viewers less inspired and more confused.

I liked Inspired to Ride and Ride the Divide so much I though I would give this a try. I would say eh. Not there best work.

Some good food for thought in this flick and good campfire ruminations by tired riders. I particularly enjoyed the scenes in crowded Kathmandu and with their local farmer friend. Online streaming vid was a great way to watch. Thanks! (Actually, I wish I could've removed the lower gray area with the progress-slider while watching the flick. At least it was kind of transparent.)

The sound was awful! I get the crackling fire thing. I do, but when the crackling fire drowns out the talking it's over the top. That's not the only instance, it was throughout the movie. Whoever edited the sound was half asleep.

If you like cycling and traveling this is your movie, a lot of beautiful locations and a lot of friendships along the way!