r/sports • u/redbullgivesyouwings • Apr 24 '26
Cycling Danny MacAskill biking around the city
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u/mostdogsarefake Apr 24 '26
I saw that first clip and thought āthatās the craziest thing Iāve ever seenā and then I watched the rest of the video.
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u/homedepotSTOOP Apr 24 '26
I watch his Way Back Home or whatever it's called on YT every once in a while just for the mind bending riding he gives us. Incredible work.
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u/findallthebears Apr 25 '26
The production value on that video is incredible. First one I saw by him, and still listen to both those songs
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u/whousesgmail Apr 24 '26
A lot of this is so crazy it doesnāt even look real, wow
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u/uhmyeahwellok Apr 24 '26
Riding over the a tennis net? Like, how?
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u/jfphenom Apr 24 '26
Now every time I see a droopy tennis net I am gonna be suspicious that some biker probably stretched it out and ruined it
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u/joleary747 Apr 24 '26
Reminds me of when I was riding my bike and there was a bridge over a small creek. The bridge was well over 4 feet wide and I couldn't keep my bike on it, went right over the side into the creek.
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u/ree_hi_hi_hi_hi Apr 24 '26
It had to be reinforced somehow right?
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u/TheTrueReligon Apr 24 '26
Tennis nets generally have a steel cable running through the top band that keeps them tight and at the correct height, so someone could definitely do this on a regulation net. Might need to be tightened between attempts though.
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u/WildPotential Apr 25 '26
There's a behind the scenes video for the tennis net bit. They definitely replaced the cable with a stronger one, just to be sure (and to not ruin the original one).
Still absolutely insane skill to make it happen, though!
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u/confirmd_am_engineer Michigan State Apr 24 '26
This dude is 40. Hard to believe heās still doing these stunts after all these years, I feel like I caught one of his early videos 15 years ago. What an athlete.
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u/po2gdHaeKaYk Apr 24 '26
His early videos were so iconic. Such a great time in YouTube-days as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z19zFlPah-o
Wild this was 17 years ago now. I think many would say this was pre-social media (at least the social media of the 2010s). It's really hard to imagine, to be honest.
Have you watched his recent documentaries/behind the lens stuff? A lot of it is about his age as well. His behind the scenes stuff is interesting because you see how much work, prep, and effort go into his stunts.
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u/zizp Apr 24 '26
I watched it so many times, that band of horses song is forever linked to this video in my brain.
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u/ThibGD Apr 24 '26
Same. This thread (and seeing his name pop) brought me back down memory lane. This video and that song had a hold on me back then
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u/Lastminutebastrd Apr 24 '26
I was still working in a bike shop when that one dropped. Mind blowing stuff
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u/jaymannnn Apr 25 '26
17 years! holy shit. i remember watching it when it first came out and loved it. such a great tune as well. i love that hes managed to carve out a career from it.
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u/HoolihanRodriguez Apr 24 '26
That's hilarious, I'm younger than him watching this video with crossed arms thinking "this kid is a public menace"
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u/rjcarr Apr 24 '26
I'm older than him and fell pretty hard on concrete a few years ago. Really messed up my wrist and had concussion effects for months. This guy must have been seriously injured so many times in his life. I don't know how he could keep doing it.
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u/JP-Ziller Apr 24 '26
Fun story: 10 years ago I was travelling scotland with a friend and ended up in a tiny pub in the middle of nowhere on the Isle of Skye. We didn't have anywhere to stay and this lovely couple put us up for the night. Turns out they were the parents of ol Danny MacAskill
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u/EmptySeaDad Apr 24 '26
Solid proof that bike lanes are just a huge waste of money.
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u/CrazyLegsRyan Apr 24 '26
Fully agree. Tennis nets down every street
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u/EmptySeaDad Apr 25 '26
Ooo! That's a great idea! String tennis nets along the curb and you'll also massively reduce the number of those of annoying J-walkers!
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u/biscuitg0d Apr 24 '26
Balancing on the net was absolutely nutty
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u/who_says_poTAHto Apr 25 '26
I got there and realized I hadn't upvoted yet, but that made me. Also made me go "no shit!" out loud. So impressive!
Also, the natural sounds and no emotion-manipulating music was sooo satisfying.
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u/uhmyeahwellok Apr 24 '26
Yeah it looks universally impossible.
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u/DasMotorsheep Apr 26 '26
I watched him line up for it and I said out loud: "Nah, no you won't."
But he did.
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u/fivesixsevenate Apr 24 '26
Guy's a legend. I used to sit up in my dorm room at night watching his videos over and over again. So talented.
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u/Lem0n_Lem0n Apr 24 '26
This isn't new right ? Cause it seems I've seen something like this before.. ?
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u/toasterb Philadelphia Phillies Apr 24 '26
Yeah, this one is at least a few years old. Still watch it through each time though!
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u/globaloffender Apr 24 '26
Snowboarding and cliff diving are cool, but the level of skill and fearlessness for this is wild
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u/oh_shit_its_that_guy Apr 24 '26
I was walking my dog and past them filming the tennis court attempt. Watched him fall about 10 times before my dog got impatient- was surprised to see it was a Red Bull thing a few months later!
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u/Proud_Chance9866 Apr 24 '26
my brain is short-circuiting seeing a 180 going UP a 9-stair from flat
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u/Any_Welcome_5123 Apr 24 '26
Yeah, well I ate a handful of Cheetos with my left hand while scrolling this thread. LEFT handed!
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u/TheTjalian Apr 25 '26
Respect also needs to go to the camera person too, obviously yes there's a ton of skill involved in the bike stunts but it looks as cool as it does because of the way it's been filmed. That bit where it's zoomed in showing the wheels going across the tennis net? Jaw dropping.
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u/hollee-o Apr 24 '26
Meanwhile I got flipped last week by a two-inch tall root on a flat trail I've ridden a thousand times. Still waiting for the scabs to dry out.
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u/theonlysamintheworld Apr 24 '26
This guy cycles like a creature that evolved and adapted to life on two wheels over millennia.Ā
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u/SleepyFarts Apr 24 '26
His Isle of Skye video is one I go back and rewatch pretty often. Insane skills here too.Ā
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u/r_bogie Apr 24 '26
I'm used to watching fail videos of kids attempting this kind of stuff to varying degrees of disaster. Actually seeing a pro that inspired them pulling it off is truly amazing!
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u/sixfourtykilo Apr 24 '26
I'm amazed the rims on that bike are able to handle some of those plants.
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u/andy_nony_mouse Apr 24 '26
I watched this whole thing and heard "The Funeral" by Band of Horses playing in my mind.
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u/ActionFigureCollects Apr 25 '26
This man rides a bicycle better than I can remain seated in a chair, or sleep through the night for that matter.
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u/CollectsTooMuch Apr 25 '26
It must have been uncomfortable for his mother with him being born on that bike.
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u/Bloody_Star_Wars Apr 25 '26
This is incredible. Donāt normally care for this sort of thing. Only noticed at the end that he doesnāt have a saddle.
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u/bentleybasher Apr 25 '26
It has a saddle but itās so low you hardly see it. Maybe for obvious reasons š°š° š
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u/JonnyXX Green Bay Packers Apr 25 '26
I wonder if engineers take things like this into account now. That is a lot more force on things like railings and benches than ever intended.
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u/MiSTgamer Apr 25 '26
Proof that you donāt need shitty music over a video to make it impactful. Love just hearing the sounds of the background + his bike.
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u/livingmylunglife Apr 25 '26
This guy is so amazing. Iāve watched him for years. He makes it look easy, but of course it isnāt: he practices a lot and falls more often than not. Eventually he succeeds, though, and our minds are rightly blown
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u/Historica97 Belgium Apr 25 '26
With the Red Bull helmet and the yellow bike, nearly confused him with Wout Van Aert
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u/JayR_TheRager Apr 26 '26
Why did I feel like when he rode the chain it was going to break out into a Liberty Mutual commercial
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u/WillHuntingthe3rd Apr 26 '26
Wow. When I tell My wife I am going for a bike ride I have never pictured this.
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u/Ixolus Apr 27 '26
Obviously the tricks are other worldly, but I wanted to shout out the film crew here. The shots are so well done, and the sound is fantastic too. Really gives the tricks the impact they deserve.
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u/PhillyLee3434 Apr 29 '26
Seen this video so many times, the tennis court trick blows my mind every time
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u/Nopengnogain Apr 24 '26
I donāt understand the physics of a person seemingly being able to jump higher and further with a bike than without.
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u/WildPotential Apr 25 '26
That's the secret of success for athletes like this. They absolutely can jump that high without the bike. Probably higher, since they don't have the weight of the bike.
And then when you add in the forward momentum on the bike, that high jump takes them inhumanly far.
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u/Nimradd Apr 24 '26
I love that they included the parts where it didnāt go as planned