Don't try this at home . . . or anywhere

[BisonHurdler]

Let me start by saying that I'm not an easy person to "impress" in general . . . but this guy is probably one of the more impressive things I've seen in a long time:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z19zFlPah-o

Definitely worth watching the whole thing (it's only about 5:30 long). Excellent song choice/editing as well.


Edit: this shouldn't infringe on any copyrights.

Edit #2: since my description was vague, this is a video of street trial rider Danny MacAskill.

[gh]

There isn't an emoticon with eyes buggy enough for that one.

[jhc68]

WTF !!! Explosive strength, body control, balance, good lord, reckless abandon...

About half-way through I began to imagine what this guy could have done if he'd been trained to pole vault.

[pherekydes]

About half-way through I began to imagine what this guy could have done if he'd been trained to pole vault.

And what would he do with the bike while vaulting? I think he's a new human-bicycle hybrid. :shock:

[BisonHurdler]

There isn't an emoticon with eyes buggy enough for that one.

I can't decide which makes my eyes bug out more: the big jumps/flips, or the crazy balancing-on-the-head-of-a-pin-with-one-or-both-wheels stunts. My favorite might be the sequence that begins at about 2:50.

Either way, this guy has a gift.

[DrJay]

Think bambam sees dollar signs when he watches stuff like that?

[bambam]

Think bambam sees dollar signs when he watches stuff like that?

Actually, after 25 years of taking call (this is my last year), I think of being awake an up all night operating, rather than $. I'd much rather do elective surgery while I'm awake.

[lonewolf]

:shock: :shock: Does this guy never fall or is it edited out? I don't know how he could survive some of those stunts if he did fall.

[Daisy]

And what would he do with the bike while vaulting?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iC78x9gk60

There's always the high jump!

[BisonHurdler]

:shock: :shock: Does this guy never fall or is it edited out? I don't know how he could survive some of those stunts if he did fall.

As one of my friends said when I showed him that video: "Yeah, but I'd like to see the outtakes!"

Surely he's fallen many times. It states that the video was put together over several months, narrowed down to 5 minutes of footage. So you can imagine there was a fair amount of material for the blooper reel. Still, those stunts are amazing.

[tandfman]

Ah, to be young and immortal!

[TrackDaddy]

VERY impressive.

Like this guy, my wife and I rode our bikes yesterday.

But we took a different route.

[williamwindhamjr]

Thanks for the video,that guy is awesome!

[bad hammy]

At least he is wearing a helmet . . .

[Pego]

Indoor cycling (artistic and cycleball) has been in existence for most of the century. It is hardly known outside central Europe (Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Czech Republic). I remember from a half century ago some of the figures, those artistic cyclists did. Quite reminiscent of what this guy does.