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Meh, I'd like to see him handle the breaking bumps and Hora's pebbles of death @ Cannock...
Great stuff. How does he manage to sit in the saddle with baws that big?
A teeny weeny bit of exposure in places there 😯
im surprised that it hasnt made the news section on STW yet.... I guess the establishment are still Anti-Macaskill
Goose bumps here as well, proper good that. Absolutely stunning scenery.
Only watched on my iPhone 4s so will have a proper watch on the telly later, should make it even better.
Our van was parked up about 5 yards from the fence he flipped at the end (Glenbrittle) this summer. Sadly I didn't have my mountain bike with me or I'm sure I'm have had a crack at that 😉
Amazing film, stunning place. I'd just about got myself settled back at work (down south) after the hols. Watching that has got me all restless again!
😯
Sweet baby jeebus, terrifying. What a dude.
Bloomin' 'eck 😯
There is a documentary about the film on BBC1 at 7:30 next Friday (Oct 10)
It appears to be in Scotland only - http://www.radiotimes.com/episode/c6f7bm/danny-macaskill---riding-the-ridge
"Behind the scenes with stunt cyclist Danny MacAskill as he creates a new internet film on and around one of the most dramatic mountain ranges in Scotland, the Black Cuillin in Skye. Danny and his crew spend 10 days on the shoot, enduring long treks and tricky terrain, all to capture Danny performing in this most thrilling and challenging environment."
So Amen for the iplayer!
EDIT - if you can't view the vid at work save it for home. Definitely one for HD rather than a poxy phone screen.
Need to go wild camping up there - went six years ago and was to this day one of my best ever adventures - that front flip over the fence was gnarly !
brilliant. my nerves were a little frayed in parts!
'kin hell. Having walked / climbed some of those there's not a cat in hell's chance I'd do it carrying a bike let alone riding a bike down.
Chapeau Danny.
It was going so well till he skidded on a footpath in such a fragile environment. Unforgiveable.
was that him on the top of that spiky bit there or a double? You don't actually see his face.
I've stood on it and I'm no hero, admittedly without a bike, it's all fairly straightforward for someone with a reasonable head for heights. He must have had one or two people with him up there tho, to help lower the bike and him off afterwards. I can't imagine he back climbed with the bike as well. Presumably, they handed the bike up onto the perched rock and he had to sort of stand over it, whilst they back climbed a bit out of shot. his best vid yet.
PS would be interesting to know.
Regarding the boat thief comments he parked at Coruisk and finished at Glenbrittle. Which makes complete sense as his Ma can pick him up and take him home for tea before she "shoots the boots off him".
That's flippin awesome.
[i]Is there a way you can select a frame from that and embed as a screen saver?[/i]
Funnily enough I grabbed a couple of shots as it was playing
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I was expecting one of those trademark nose-spins off the Inn Pinn or Am Basteir
Is disappointed.
Amazing vid though, and having scrambled and climbed over all of that area, agree with earlier comments about not even beginning to contemplate riding a bike up there.
Kudos to the Cut Media guys for putting that together, some great shots.
BM'd for laters on like.
Looks to me you're all in for a big fat DM hugathon now 😆
How did he get it so quiet? The Pinn is as busy as hell on a fairly unblowy day like that.
I went up there on a beautiful day in June a few years back, and we had the place to ourselves. I thought the ridge was terrifying enough on foot!
Quality vid, a top return after some recent duff-uns.
Im surprised that it hasnt made the news section on STW yet.... I guess the establishment are still Anti-Macaskill
Nah - everything's judged according to its individual merits 🙂
And I'm the only one in the editorial office today, so I've got *quite* a lot to do... *sniff*
I've walked / scrambled most of that (as above) and bloody hell Charlie; no way would I think of lugging / riding a bike. No sirree. Such adeptness and fluidity.
No out-take reel? 🙂
Ridiculous exposure.
Wow, I really enjoyed that, Danny showing he up for some "proper riding" 😳 4.13 (Dezb's 1st screen shot) just has me shaking, let alone where he walking up to it and releasing the ground to steady the bike, and the final fence jump is brilliantly unexpected.
I'm not surprised his boat floated off, he forgot to tie it up.
Anyhow, stunning, definitely back to form - and the fence flip at the end...
So enjoyable.
I must have held my breath through the whole film.
Maybe I'm odd but the bike colours are fine to me. 5.10s the all round climbing and cycling shoe 🙂
Immense in every way.
absolutely incredible riding, jesus, hes absolutely immense, that bit flipping over the wire fencing is just insane, how on earth did he just one day think, "you know what I can do a full 360 in the air by running into a wire fence at speed"
just bonkers, great video, now looks like hes got SC on board too, very nice bike indeed 8)
"you know what I can do a full 360 in the air by running into a wire fence at speed"
I have a confession, early days of night rides my lights (1st gen. Cat Eyes with LA battery) died early on, so I tootled back down farm track (by Dreghorn) in near dark, forgot (until last minute) the 5 bar gate across said track. Just had enough time to grab some brake and next thing I knew, was on other side of gate, a bit stunned, half crouched, must have somersaulted and landed upright ish. no bike.... next thing, bike lands on top of me... walker getting into car in car park looked a bit bemused as I rode off, muttering "oooyah, oooyah"..
Beautiful video, that exposure made me feel like hiding under a blanket.
Nice one Danny, more!
must have somersaulted and landed upright ish. no bike.... next thing, bike lands on top of me...
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A bit like that, I was riding a recumbent down one of the trails at Mugdock, and missed a narrow bridge over a stream - one minute I was riding a bike, next minute I was running down the trail sans bike...
return to form for DM there, amazing. I was getting bored with the same tricks. Has taken a step way up with this one! 🙂
Red Hair Rampage.
Blinding video. Would be ace to see him at the actual Rampage - longest slowest run ever, with the most tricks.
honourablegeorge - MemberWould be ace to see him at the actual Rampage - longest slowest run ever, with the most tricks.
That'd be brilliant. Day 3 of Danny Macaskill's rampage run. He's just ridden to within a foot of the end, done a tyretap off Kyle Strait's vast baseball cap, then bunnyhopped back up to the top.
But what's he ever done on grit?
Northwind - MemberThat'd be brilliant. Day 3 of Danny Macaskill's rampage run. He's just ridden to within a foot of the end, done a tyretap off Kyle Strait's vast baseball cap, then bunnyhopped back up to the top.
Jokes aside - he's got ridiculous handling skills, he's got all the front flips and 360s in the world, and I doubt he's anything other than massively strong. I wonder how he'd do?
He's probably not spent got years of experience doing 20 foot gaps, then 30, then 40, I suppose - can only assume that you learn to hit a 75 foot gap by mastering a 60 foot one then going a bit faster.
I've seen a sheep do that fence trick by head butting the fence and flipping over. It wasn't riding a Santa Cruz though.
The fence trick makes sense to me. In a way I'd imagine it'd make the front flip easier.
There's no way me and bike would finish up on the same side of the fence if I tried it though
It wouldn't just be my 5.10's that would be wet.
Loved it..
Loved walking up there earlier this year.
Wouldn't have enjoyed it as much in piss set 5:10s mind..
And as for the fence flip™?
Fantastic!
That fence flip 😯
Great film.
That was flippin' - pun intended - AMAZING.
Sweaty hands watching the ridge ride and the climb to the top.
I can't ride for toffee 🙁
For some reason i really like the bit near the end with the tracking camera zoomed in on the side of the bike and Dannys legs, as the sun catches the long grass he cycles through. That moment of calm makes the sudden fence flip even more dramatic! Beautiful editting imo 😉
I have actually lead the Inpin on that side!! (on a school trip and not many runners) but even so....
A great vid
His 5.10s dried suspicious fast
The Fence flip 😯 i think that`s better than the Ball flip from Imaginate!!!!!
Outstanding skills/ vid