This guy is pretty amazing
09-02-2009, 11:15 PM
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This guy is pretty amazing
http://link.brightcove.com/services/...id=21337502001
How in the hell? Damn...
I like the song, too. Reminds me of my college days.
How in the hell? Damn...
I like the song, too. Reminds me of my college days.
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It's worth the look.
09-03-2009, 12:35 AM
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Someone posted this on a local forum a month or two ago, still amazing to watch. That guy is insane. I wish I could be that good at something. Thats having a skill and doing it well!
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09-03-2009, 02:33 AM
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i used to ride bmx bikes back in high school and i always wanted to get into these things (forgot what these bikes are called) but they are so god damned hard to ride!
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09-03-2009, 05:46 AM
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YouTube - Inspired Bicycles - Danny MacAskill April 2009
There's a higher-res version.
It it an awesome video, though more amazing I think is how far its gone. For a video that was posted on a small trials-biking forum, with a couple of thousand members, it went huge in the UK. Its had almost 10m views on youtube, was featured on national news in the UK back in april, and has apparently made it across the globe now!
The bikes are trials bikes. The original founding concept being riding from A to B without putting your feet down, although the sport has long evolved from just riding over a few tree stumps and through streams, its still basically about getting you and your bike up and over the biggest obstacles and across the largest gaps, without putting your feet down.
There's a bigger following in the UK and europe than there is in the US, but I believe there are still national championships and a good scene in certain cities.
There's a higher-res version.
It it an awesome video, though more amazing I think is how far its gone. For a video that was posted on a small trials-biking forum, with a couple of thousand members, it went huge in the UK. Its had almost 10m views on youtube, was featured on national news in the UK back in april, and has apparently made it across the globe now!
The bikes are trials bikes. The original founding concept being riding from A to B without putting your feet down, although the sport has long evolved from just riding over a few tree stumps and through streams, its still basically about getting you and your bike up and over the biggest obstacles and across the largest gaps, without putting your feet down.
There's a bigger following in the UK and europe than there is in the US, but I believe there are still national championships and a good scene in certain cities.
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09-03-2009, 02:30 PM
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Trials biking reminds me a lot of free running and parkour. Unbelievable talent and commitment, dangerous as hell and primarily European.
Those bikes are made of the same ridiculum as the nuts, bolts and studs that will keep our turbo systems together without leaking.
Those bikes are made of the same ridiculum as the nuts, bolts and studs that will keep our turbo systems together without leaking.
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09-03-2009, 02:47 PM
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Dude is awesome, but his body must be battered. He's gonna hate life when he's older.
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09-03-2009, 04:32 PM
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Yeh the bikes are mostly made of high grade aluminium. Most parts are lucky to last 18months before they fail.
Trails has bee nabout since the late 70s, free running is more an offshoot from trials vs inline blading.
Body wise trials is tough, but not as bad as you'd think. Certainly no tougher than BMX/skating.
Trails has bee nabout since the late 70s, free running is more an offshoot from trials vs inline blading.
Body wise trials is tough, but not as bad as you'd think. Certainly no tougher than BMX/skating.
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