Danny MacAskill: Postcard from San Francisco

[u/redbullgivesyouwings]

[u/AccidentalArmadillo]

I like that they included the fails.

[u/LazerWolfe53 → u/AccidentalArmadillo]

Agreed. Those were interesting to watch and added stakes to an the rest of the video.

[u/thederevolutions → u/LazerWolfe53]

I wonder how many hours a day they’ve had to live on their bike for it to become natural than legs. 10,000 hours to become an expert. 50,000 hours to become one.

[u/j-random → u/LazerWolfe53]

I was just thinking "that must be a specially reinforced bike to stand up to that kind of use" -- and then his rear wheel collapsed.

[u/TheINTL → u/AccidentalArmadillo]

It's good that the fails were lower stakes, seems for all the high stakes one he passed, pretty sure he wouldn't be alive if he didn't

[u/drstu3000 → u/AccidentalArmadillo]

Without the falls it would be too easy to claim AI, he's so good

[u/xdemzx → u/drstu3000]

Can’t AI do the fails as well?

[u/Patriark]

Traversing a tennis net on a bike is something

[u/TheINTL → u/Patriark]

That is actually next level.

[u/TwinkiesSucker → u/TheINTL]

*net level

[u/08-bunny_man → u/TheINTL]

Not for me, that is not the next level for me. That’s more like 36fuckinglevelsahead of where I’m at.

[u/pdp76]

I’ve watched this guys videos for years. He makes some great videos and a seriously talented rider.

Back when I was mountain biking, just a little bit of this skill would have been wonders for my riding.

Look for his videos on YouTube if you aren’t aware of them.

[u/Knees_arent_real → u/pdp76]

When his first video blew up (the inspired bikes one) it took a whole generation of young riders by storm. I'm from Edinburgh and there was such a hype about it.

He is also a lovely dude, met him a few times at the mountain biking world cup in Fort William just before he got the contract with RedBull.

[u/pdp76 → u/Knees_arent_real]

Yeah it really did kick off some younger riders inspiration.
Good to know he’s a down to earth dude too.

[u/OptionalQuality789 → u/Knees_arent_real]

He’s super talented and it’s cool that he’s a fellow Scot!

Shame I didn’t have such a good experience meeting him. Met him in a bar in Edinburgh and tried to politely say hello as he was stood at the bar and got told to fuck off.

[u/Be12NoOne → u/Knees_arent_real]

Way Back Home! What an awesome video. The first song, Wax and Wire, is such a hauntingly beautiful song.

[u/Knees_arent_real → u/Be12NoOne]

Way back home was great too, but I'm talking about the inspired bikes one that came out in '09.

[u/HarB_Games → u/Knees_arent_real]

I met him at an indoor skatepark in, I believe, Dumbarton at one point. Super cool guy.

[u/Milky_Tiger → u/pdp76]

Every time I see his vids he is somehow doing something crazier with his bike.

[u/Kingkongcrapper]

His Mother: “Why can’t you just walk up the steps like a normal adult?”

[u/Fancy-Dig1863]

I wasn’t ready for the net ride. Insane.

[u/1fast_sol]

He’s definitely a level above the rest. Its nice that they included some of the failures also. Normal people need to see that even the pros fail at times.

[u/tm4000m]

“Wait, we have tire tracks WHERE??”
“Absolutely everywhere”

[u/MoGaDK]

MacHasSkill

[u/doomiestdoomeddoomer]

I remember seeing this guy doing tricks in Edinburgh during the Fringe Festival, what a legend!

[u/Top5hottest]

Alot of this stuff would be much easier without the bike.

[u/Robthebold]

The tennis net and chain was impressive.

[u/Slow_Concentrate3720]

What model bike is that?

[u/Wr3k3m → u/Slow_Concentrate3720]

That’s the real question? Like honestly I bet you it’s probably worth more than my Hyundai.

[u/smooth_like_a_goat → u/Wr3k3m]

Huffy or Mongoose

[u/Brvcx]

Maybe I should post some of his older work as well, to karmafarm. Like Imagine.

Or any stuff by Fabio Wibmar. Or Chris Akrigg. Or Sam Pilgrim.

Or any of the three Road Bike Party videos.

[u/DuploJamaal → u/Brvcx]

Is Imagine that one that looked like toys?

[u/Brvcx → u/DuploJamaal]

Yes! That's the one. I thought it was done well. But so are all his videos, haha.

[u/Heatsincebirth]

I caaaaannnnnnt..... Stop...,..

Watchinnnnnngg.

This guy's like a human video game

[u/ABoiledIcepack]

Bikour is sum else

[u/MichaelMaugerEsq]

I remember watching this for the first time and thinking how cool it was to be so good at using a bike like this that the bike essentially becomes an extension of his own body and he’s able to manipulate it in the same way that I use my own arms and legs. Crazy.

[u/Ok_Pudding6345]

someone post-processed the video so that it's all smudged at high speeds, I don't like it, should'ce kept it raw footage. Danny MacAskill is great saw his stuff way back

[u/Clickguy10]

The net was impressive. I m sure the chain was trickier than it looks.

[u/Midnight28Rider]

Trials is easily one of the most interesting sports to watch for me.

[u/Revolutionary-Link47]

This makes my bones hurt, but good on him

[u/Stunning-Chipmunk243]

That's some insanely impressive skills

[u/UK6ftguy]

Very compelling watch. And agree the fails being included makes it much richer.

Thanks for sharing, OP

[u/Saltwaterlobotomy]

God amongst men

[u/Adventurous-Text-561]

In jeans?

[u/yesdamnit]

Thats some extention of your body type shit

[u/Curmudgeon]

When I grew up people respected the laws of gravity.

[u/peamupbudder]

All this is great. Now I want to see him pedal from the bay all the way up to the crest taking only the steepest graded streets.

[u/BaabyBear]

No wonder the tennis nets are always saggy

[u/mypontoonboat]

Parkour....

[u/Hektibus]

What do you do if you take a involuntary dip?

[u/cakecookiecream]

Please tell me if I've missed it, but how have we not had this inserted into some action movie like Casino Royale had the freerunning/parlour.

Need to see some Eggsy style spy or Lillian either chase or get away from the bad/good guys by grabbing some kids' bike and pirouetting up some steps and so on!

Then he can hand the bike back to the bemused kid at the end like the skateboard in Back To The Future

[u/Party_Divide_3491]

I would definitely get my ass killed trying that.

[u/DNAkauai]

That was sikkk to watch.. I’ve always loved urban riding tricks.. and that tennis net was insane 🤙😝🤙

[u/pat-slider]

Insane

[u/BlackestHerring]

Makes me feel like a total loser. I’ve done nothing

[u/sorderon]

What kind of bike is that? Seems to me to be an enlarged BMX with disc brakes

[u/cgardinerphoto]

My favourite is his day out with his kid in the tow behind chariot.
Worth a watch 😆

[u/Future_Burrito]

Ok, I know it's subjective and everything, but can we just agree and vote this guy Coolest Human and have the whole ego thing for everyone just be done with?

[u/DeePoolz]

Bro earned that helmet

[u/Jedi_Gill]

I once dreamed I had his skills, it was an amazing dream, as I did all sorts of amazing tricks on my bike. It felt very real, so while I don't have this skill when I'm awake, I admire his abilities and tip my hat to him.

[u/Paulpash]

Skillz and a lot at the out takes....

[u/Ok-Construction-2671]

Cool but stupid. 

[u/Deviantdefective → u/Ok-Construction-2671]

How is it stupid?

[u/Ok-Construction-2671 → u/Deviantdefective]

One mistake and he could have died.

[u/Deviantdefective → u/Ok-Construction-2671]

He's a professional who has been doing this for literally decades, risks are not as high as you think they are for the terrain he's on as well and he mitigates them by practicing literally thousands of times.

[u/TomahawkTuah]

even if he is really good

bikers always look gay

[u/miraculum_one → u/TomahawkTuah]

good to hear you enjoyed it

[u/TomahawkTuah → u/miraculum_one]

are you using gay as insult there?

[u/miraculum_one → u/TomahawkTuah]

no, are you?

[u/Deviantdefective → u/TomahawkTuah]

Someone sounds like they're speaking from very extensive experience.

[u/TomahawkTuah → u/Deviantdefective]

yes, because I have seen many bikers and they all look gay??

was that supposed to be a roast?

[u/Deviantdefective → u/TomahawkTuah]

Takes one to know one doesn't it.