If This Doesn't Pucker You Up Nothing Will
12-05-16, 10:30 AM
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If This Doesn't Pucker You Up Nothing Will
12-05-16, 01:17 PM
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I'd be more inclined to believe it if they showed a full side shot as well...
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Backstory: How Did Fabio Wibmer Ride That Dam Wall? - Pinkbike
12-05-16, 01:29 PM
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It was real enough. He was roped-off; whether adequately or not is an entirely separate question.
Backstory: How Did Fabio Wibmer Ride That Dam Wall? - Pinkbike
Backstory: How Did Fabio Wibmer Ride That Dam Wall? - Pinkbike
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12-05-16, 03:08 PM
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I had a feeling there might be a rope - thanks for that post.
Funny thing was it looked like the bike was roped off and not the rider. That would have been tragic/funny - the guy falls - bike gets saved.
Funny thing was it looked like the bike was roped off and not the rider. That would have been tragic/funny - the guy falls - bike gets saved.
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12-05-16, 06:32 PM
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Unimpressed with stupid dangerous stunts. If/when he meets a tragic end are we all supposed to be sad and mourning our loss? Safety gear can and does fail.
I'll be very happy to cheer for him should he contribute something (almost anything) meaningful. Sorry.
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I'll be very happy to cheer for him should he contribute something (almost anything) meaningful. Sorry.
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12-05-16, 06:34 PM
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This is just like tight rope walking only on a bike. Has been done before, it will be done in the future.
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Standing on a balcony 10 stories up holding tightly on to the railing and looking down I get queasy, but 40,000 feet up looking out an airplane window with a bit of aluminum between me and terminal velocity does squat.
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"Stupid dangerous stunts" to some and not others. Wonder what Nik Wallenda would think? Standing on a balcony 10 stories up holding tightly on to the railing and looking down I get queasy, but 40,000 feet up looking out an airplane window with a bit of aluminum between me and terminal velocity does squat.
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thats why i hate flying, in the end this is just what we did as kids going to school; try to do wheelies while riding on the edge of the curb ps youre more likely to die after taking a relaxing bath then while riding a bike on a metal rail next to a cliff, just so you know
12-06-16, 06:14 PM
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Belay from below works because the person below has to be lifted straight up, pulling horizontally is MUCH easier. And even then it requires that the person below is roughly equal or heavier.
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As a fan of Danny Macaskill and Chris Akrigg (as well as the now-crippled Martyn Ashton, sorry, dude), I'm used to seeing stuff like this. SO WHAT if he has a safety rope? He BALANCED ON THAT EDGE the whole way!
I had pucker factor just WATCHING it.
I had pucker factor just WATCHING it.
