The Best Five Minute Mountain Bike Film Ever – Danny MaCaskill

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by April 21, 2009 8:50 am48

If you’ve not seen it yet, you need to. Danny MaCaskill is clearly going to be popping up on a lot of radars after this. Nothing should stop you clicking ‘Play’
Chipps was one of the first folks to shout about it on our blog, but we reckon it needs front page exposure.

Go Danny!

And if the name rings a bell you may remember him from the DVD Home. If you haven’t seen it, it just so happens we have it in stock right here 😉 Home DVD

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Comments (48)

  1. rolymo April 21, 2009 at 9:02 am

    crikey……

  2. maxlite April 21, 2009 at 9:21 am

    wow….

  3. postierich April 21, 2009 at 9:28 am

    Like to see him do that on a proper bike 😉

  4. boriselbrus April 21, 2009 at 9:31 am

    Huh! Didn’t realise I was being filmed whilst riding to work this morning.

    But seriously, does this bloke not get effected by gravity the same way that I do???

  5. AB April 21, 2009 at 9:46 am

    Completely in awe.

  6. pedalhead April 21, 2009 at 9:52 am

    holy ****. I feel more rubbish at this than I did 5 minutes ago.

  7. dawson April 21, 2009 at 10:05 am

    Having seen some of Chris Akrigg’s videos, there seems to be some competition for ‘raddest/sickest(?)/mental-ist you tube trials video’.

    The drop that Danny Macaskill does in this, down the flight of stairs into the underpass was HUUUGE!

  8. vdubber67 April 21, 2009 at 10:08 am

    My Spanish colleague has just said “he looks like a monkey with a bicycle”

    🙂

  9. AndyRT April 21, 2009 at 10:14 am

    That goes way beyond inspiring…

    … straight into demoralising!

    How do you get that good at riding a bike?!

  10. 1969pedalpusher April 21, 2009 at 10:27 am

    Piece of cake – I can do all of that (except truing a wheel with a lump of wood).

    Absolutely awesome – worth a trip to Edinburgh to see it live.

  11. watly_biker April 21, 2009 at 10:29 am

    Amazing..although I often find hopping up a kerb a challenge!
    Especially like the tailwhips in between obstacles… and how high up that tree!!

  12. RichieBoy April 21, 2009 at 10:33 am

    Thats amazing.. can’t quite believe the back flip he does off that tree. Thats Superhuman.

  13. J0N April 21, 2009 at 10:33 am

    Awsome in HOME and even more AWSOME now. And I dont use AWSOME in some american normalisation of the word. I was literally speechless watching this video.
    Danny is the best!

  14. aviemoron April 21, 2009 at 10:50 am

    Jings, to think I used to give him the sh*tty jobs to do when he worked at Bothy back in the day! Sorry Danny – remember me when you’re World famous.

  15. slowuphill April 21, 2009 at 11:51 am

    anyone know what the music is ??

  16. JxL April 21, 2009 at 12:09 pm

    what the ****???? Trials sure has changed since 4 years ago…

  17. Anthony April 21, 2009 at 12:15 pm

    There was music?!

  18. Coyote April 21, 2009 at 12:40 pm

    Holy Flirking Schnite!

  19. AlexSimon April 21, 2009 at 12:45 pm

    Anthony said “There was music?!”
    a genuine lol moment.

    Amazing stuff. Very slick and smooth. He makes it look so easy, which is why it can be a bit demoralising. I’m too old to aspire to this kind of thing, but I can imagine what an amazing influence it must have on teenagers.
    Good call putting it on the front page – I wouldn’t have seen it otherwise.

  20. ThruntonThrasher April 21, 2009 at 12:57 pm

    Amazing riding, it all blew me away especially the tail whip between obstacles.

    The person who put the film together has got talent too. What was the music?

  21. jimmer himself April 21, 2009 at 12:58 pm

    I’m speechless…..

  22. chunkychew April 21, 2009 at 1:20 pm

    That is incredible. What more can you say.

    The music is “The Funeral” by Band of Horses, from the album “Everything all the time” (which is also brilliant).

  23. NW Alps Jeyer aka Boz April 21, 2009 at 1:26 pm

    KINELL!!

  24. Gilles April 21, 2009 at 1:45 pm

    Special effect today are really amazing.

  25. AndyRT April 21, 2009 at 3:53 pm

    I love the way the bystanders take a look to see if there is a human+bike pancake at the bottom of the big drops!

  26. brooess April 21, 2009 at 4:02 pm

    Stunning. Truly stunning. And British!

  27. hoykalot April 21, 2009 at 4:57 pm

    without a doubt this guy is the best bike rider i have ever seen. no pads and a jay xc helmet. wow hugh nads.

  28. rickmeister April 21, 2009 at 5:44 pm

    Brilliant brilliant brilliant, great film and great music…

  29. jimmy April 21, 2009 at 5:59 pm

    Echo all these comments. Woof.

  30. Horse April 21, 2009 at 6:03 pm

    Inspiring. Sounds like a nice lad too.

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/8010262.stm

  31. steviep April 21, 2009 at 6:35 pm

    Absolutely stunning!

  32. transporter13 April 21, 2009 at 7:14 pm

    Right…..thats it, im giving up now!!

    Whats the point when this is the standard that people are at now!

    I have just seen the best rider in the world….. FACT!!

    “shuffles off feeling despondant”

  33. marsy8493 April 21, 2009 at 7:33 pm

    Saw Danny, amongst others, at the NEC Outdoor Show last year. Looked very good then. Absolutley outstanding now!!!!!!!!!!!

  34. flap_jack April 21, 2009 at 7:42 pm

    is there a version without the video jumpiness. its so good it doesn’t need it. would love to see it just flowing.

  35. myheadsashed April 21, 2009 at 8:10 pm

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrUiGIIklS4

    not a proper bike but fcuk me

  36. hh45 April 21, 2009 at 8:56 pm

    quite frankly gobsmacking – there are so many best bits.

  37. TooTall April 21, 2009 at 9:08 pm

    Never.Kissed.A.Girl.

    Fact

    Still V cool tho

  38. montylikesbeer April 21, 2009 at 11:28 pm

    i’ll get my coat……………….

  39. the00 April 22, 2009 at 12:29 am

    Not sure a comment can do justice to the vid!
    Spent first 2mins smiling, thinking – pretty nice, progressive moves, bit of a blend of BMX and trials. The tree back-flip though was out of the blue, and from there it was AWESOME. Not only can this guy wheelie backwards, he can wheelie backwards into a forward wheelie. And nose wheelie backwards too!

    Other highlights? 360 nose drops at speed. Tailwhip across sideways gap. The big drops are dead impressive too.

  40. speaker2animals April 22, 2009 at 5:24 am

    Let’s be having none of that on the Classic Weekender eh? Single kern hop up and down will be fine thanks.

    Truly amazing!

  41. Thermo April 22, 2009 at 9:21 am

    …and I can barely bunny hop…

  42. sslowpace April 22, 2009 at 9:38 am

    In our house we OBEY THE LAWS OF PHYSICS.
    ‘mazin!!!

  43. tomdebruin April 22, 2009 at 1:53 pm

    bbc report on this interwebs sensation

  44. jimmers April 23, 2009 at 2:38 pm

    This guy is a god…

  45. jezmree April 23, 2009 at 3:41 pm

    Well done Danny! It is so cool to see this talent coming out of Scotland and real recognition. Media interest has been soooooo mad! we’ve even had Paul O Grady & GMTV interested. Absolutely surreal and totally deserved. Well done again Danny.

  46. Ponny December 24, 2009 at 5:29 pm

    > The Best Five Minute Mountain Bike Film Ever

    Agreed! ‘kin awesome

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