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Stein 09-02-2009 11:15 PM

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.

neogenesis2004 09-02-2009 11:21 PM


Originally Posted by Stein (Post 449855)

You fail at links, and now you can't hide the proof!

Stein 09-02-2009 11:58 PM


Originally Posted by neogenesis2004 (Post 449859)
You fail at links, and now you can't hide the proof!

OK, fixed and unfail.:fawk:It's worth the look.

NA6C-Guy 09-03-2009 12:35 AM

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!

naarleven 09-03-2009 12:36 AM

Band of Horses made it all the better.

18psi 09-03-2009 01:17 AM

The guy is insanely good.

Trent 09-03-2009 01:26 AM

wow, mind seriously blown.

UrbanSoot 09-03-2009 02:33 AM

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!

Steve-A 09-03-2009 05:46 AM

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.

jayc72 09-03-2009 01:41 PM

What the fuck is that bike made out of that it doesn't fold up into a pretzel on some of those jumps? The landings looked a little harsh!

thymer 09-03-2009 02:11 PM

And we thought we were cool/daredevils in the 70's when we setup 2 foot ramps made out of plywood.

cueball1 09-03-2009 02:30 PM

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.

levnubhin 09-03-2009 02:47 PM

Dude is awesome, but his body must be battered. He's gonna hate life when he's older.
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buffon01 09-03-2009 02:58 PM

^^+1... Fucking great!!

Steve-A 09-03-2009 04:32 PM

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.

Preluding 09-04-2009 01:06 PM

that was an excellent waste of 5min 37sec. is there more?

Steve-A 09-04-2009 01:12 PM

Search his name, or just for bike trials, on youtube to find many more clips.

kotomile 09-04-2009 01:19 PM


Originally Posted by levnubhin (Post 450091)
Dude is awesome, but his body must be battered. He's gonna hate life when he's older.

I bet he's better off than he would have been had he just sat on his couch his whole life.

spoolin2bars 09-05-2009 03:18 AM

that was awesome! that's one of the best trials type video's i've seen. i love mtn. biking. there's some serious vids on that too over the last few years. they're doing freestyle moto-x tricks and jumps! good find.

CRXican 09-05-2009 11:33 AM

very impressive

I still can't understand how they get the bike off the ground, i.e. the bunny hop. I can't get my stupid BMX bike to "hop" 2 inches off the ground. I imagine it's a lot of technique but I fail hard at it.


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