A most excellent conundrum

"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch) 09/20/2019 at 12:20 • Filed to: None

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First, this is amazing

Trials riding is the most impressive thing you can do on 2 wheels if you ask me. Maybe not the scariest, but the most impressive. The skateboard thing in particular blew my mind apart.

Second - the lesson here is that you are more important than anyone else, and that escaping your life = being a dick to people. They’re good natured, they’ll be fine. Obviously they are involved in the production so its not real in any way shape or form (except that protest, which looked pretty real) but riding across a construction worker? Landing on an R8? rear ending a car and then riding off after stealing their horrid bull semen drink?

It might be a touch “old man yells at cloud” but it did bug me a little.

It doesn’t take away my awe however. That was amazing.  

OPPOsaurus WRX > HammerheadFistpunch 09/20/2019 at 12:35

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100% all of those were pre- planned, the R8,everything.  he is nuts, and very talented

vicali > HammerheadFistpunch 09/20/2019 at 12:38

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Trials is neato. Hans wa s always my hero.

HammerheadFistpunch > OPPOsaurus WRX 09/20/2019 at 12:41

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I would say 99%. The train, the protest. I feel like those were more targets of opportunity . But yes, all the rest was carefully coordinated .  Very talented for sure, though each thing took dozens of takes im sure.  

HammerheadFistpunch > vicali 09/20/2019 at 12:41

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I remember seeing him live in the 90s

functionoverfashion > HammerheadFistpunch 09/20/2019 at 12:45

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Yeah, I didn’t love the format of the video but he’s unbelievable to watch. I watched the skateboard bit a bunch of times and still don’t get it quite.

Luckily for me, there’s a 47 minute video about the making of it, haha

HammerheadFistpunch > functionoverfashion 09/20/2019 at 12:52

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ive been watching it for 20 minutes already.  fun to watch.

Pickup_man > HammerheadFistpunch 09/20/2019 at 12:57

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Impressive indeed. If you’ve got IG, give GForce Jarvis a follow. Guy does tria ls things on dirtbikes (not trials bikes) that are mind blowing.

https://www.instagram.com/jarvis1_fanpage/

Ash78, voting early and often > HammerheadFistpunch 09/20/2019 at 12:58

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Pretty amazing. As a kid of the 80s, I’m more curious why they switched from more of a traditional BMX frame for tricks like this. I guess it’s just because MTB Trial bikes got popular and people are just using them in cities now? Still seems like a lighter/smaller bike would work better, but I’m not sure...

HammerheadFistpunch > Pickup_man 09/20/2019 at 13:04

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almost got into motorized trials riding...decided I had to choose between my money holes and it lost

TorqueToYield > HammerheadFistpunch 09/20/2019 at 13:04

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reminds me of: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKP7jQknGjs

HammerheadFistpunch > Ash78, voting early and often 09/20/2019 at 13:05

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there are different categories of trials bikes, 20 inch bikes are still a thing but larger bikes like this are a little more popular because it opens up more options as far as terrain

HammerheadFistpunch > TorqueToYield 09/20/2019 at 13:06

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ah candide

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > HammerheadFistpunch 09/20/2019 at 13:22

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im still trying to wrap my head around dropping from those heights with a hardtail/nose and not snapping the bike in half/folding the wheels like noodles

(i get that his tire pressure is key...but man... if i jumped my bike off anything that high on to a flat surface id just leave a crater full of bikeparts)

HammerheadFistpunch > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 09/20/2019 at 13:29

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Its a 3 part deal.

sucking it up with your body

Low tire pressures and high volumes

crazy strong gear.  Seriously, I’ve built out a few of these wheels and they are burly.  

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > HammerheadFistpunch 09/20/2019 at 13:36

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welp... i got part b down

part a and c is where i need to improve (im good for trails and stuff...and thats about what my bike can take too)

someoneatacura > HammerheadFistpunch 09/20/2019 at 17:09

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I used to have an Inspired 4 play... yeah my back couldn’t handle all the stress and strength required to pull this shit off. I could do a pedal kick, but couldn’t more farther than a foot (although one time I managed to get up a curb).

someoneatacura > Ash78, voting early and often 09/20/2019 at 17:13

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Geometry for BMX is a lot different than Trials. You need a riding position that is very slumped forward, and a much wider handlebar. The bar is setup up to be comfortable when standing on the back wheel (brakes rotated down more).

BMXs are also a lot heavier than the modern trials bike, and the brakes used are usually much stronger on trails bikes as well.

someoneatacura > HammerheadFistpunch 09/20/2019 at 17:35

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I forgot about Danny Macaskills Imaginate video, thanks for the reminder! Best Sound track ever.