This movie keeps the watts up during the long winter of Zwifting. Less depressing than Breaking Away.

A very young Kevin Costner and David Grant are two brothers experiencing a great American pastime There’s a big bicycle competition called Hell of the West about to take place and Marcus and David are set out to make it to the end During this whole thing they come across some nice women but one of them is also severely ill It presents as an opportunity to patch things up between them before it’s too late Can either of them make it to the end of the competition and better themselves? They have to cycle through a treacherous trek of 91 miles in 7 laps in steep hills and blistering heat Kostner and Grant are perfect as the two bickering brothers being constantly being worried about their family’s troubled history of health, the bicycling scenes are well shot and edited, and the music is pure 1980s You feel the sense of adrenaline and suspense with all of these bicyclers racing against the elements This movie manages to bring together family drama and sports film elements together without it feeling like a run of the mill flick that’s quite common Good actors, exciting bike racing scenes, and just enough warmth In the end it’s all about bringing together our family values with a love for the sport

Such a great film. Best wheel change ever

Amazing!!! Eddie the dog shoulda had a dang Oscar.

Worth it for the clinic on wheel swaps by Sarah (Rae Dawn Chong)

This movie just finished 16th place in the movie fandom one day race…which is a harbinger of American Flyers taking the top spot on the podium 🥇

Gets better every year. Could use more Kleins.

This movie is so good it's good, absolutely nothing wrong with this movie. This movie has its cake and eats it too. It even has a guest appearance of the all time great Eddy Merckx!

This is the best cycling movie of all time and a must watch, yearly.

I generally don't go for this kind of film, but it is well done.

Some of the scenes are not believable. It has good bones. It could of been better if put a little effort in to it.