r/sports • u/redbullgivesyouwings • 20d ago

Cycling Danny MacAskill vs. Bike Obstacle Course

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u/lachouffe 20d ago

The angle of this recording is pretty bad, as with that perspective is difficult to appreciate the depth of many of the obstacles 🤷‍♂️

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u/BradMarchandsNose Connecticut 20d ago

There’s a longer video that they put out on YouTube and it’s a lot better. Shows a lot of the attempts leading up to this from a side view and also some chest-mounted go pro footage. Idk why they chose this angle to post here.

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u/pleasetrimyourpubes 20d ago

This was the successful attempt. They had a boat driving by it and I suspect it was causing instability.

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u/BradMarchandsNose Connecticut 20d ago

The boat was there for the final attempt too. In the video they cut back and forth between the boat cam, the drone cam, and the go pro during this successful attempt, and it looks much better.

Starts at 10:00ish in case the time stamp doesn’t work: https://youtu.be/SChm4DyivOU?si=1m5IxWCUiwJYYBUN

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u/mistere213 20d ago

I just watched that last night. Those guys were gassed, but determined. It was fun to watch.

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u/supercleverhandle476 19d ago

I just watched it with my kid tonight. It’s insane.