No intro needed...Danny Macaskill..

[philth]

Such a beast...good old Scottish rider
Props to Chas, Brainchild pops out another goodin

stolen from the TF
http://www.trials-forum.co.uk/forum/index.php?showtopic=126185

[KeepRollin]

dude.....

[mhoulmont]

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[RyanMcVicker]

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holy fuck. he should be taken in and sponsored and be set for life with those skills. if ryan leech or lenosky can do it, hes like 5x better than those fools.

:bowdown: Danny

[konrad]

:eek3:dudemaster!

[mikeyr89]

Holllllyyyy shit.....
:bowdown::bowdown::bowdown:
Thank you

[Blitzmo]

Oh My... :eek5::eek5:

[Baladibt]

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[chronic]

Holy shit!

[Morti]

omg ! that was sick! dude has some amazing skillez! never seen anything like this before

[brainchild]

Such a beast...good old Scottish rider
Props to Chas, Brainchild pops out another goodin

stolen from the TF
http://www.trials-forum.co.uk/forum/index.php?showtopic=126185

Hi Phil m8
Hope your good...cheers for posting man that was quick..:)
Chas.
P.s heres a Vimeo link: http://vimeo.com/1831788

[mattyv8]

Best trials street rider in the whole wide WORLD.

[ACR]

holy shit :noes:

[Maverick_ZOO!]

thats fuckin incredible! i want a 24" now!

[Rupintart]

Fuckshit.

[Mango]

thats probably his best movie yet. What fork is he running on that inspired?

[monkeyseemonkeydo]

What fork is he running on that inspired?
Pretty sure they're Inspired forks. There have been a couple of runs of prototypes but they are not actually available to buy just yet.

[GUY]

:wtc: made me cry

[LanceT]

I'm pretty sure it's him and not the bike or the size of the wheels. He tears it up on anything he touches!

What a pleasure. A genuinely fresh look at street trials. More like flatland meets trials really. This guy stands alone.

I'm going right out to try those gap 3's. So rad!

Forget keepin it real. Keep it streety!

[BootsRiley]

So that's what street trials looks like.

[greenblinker104]

holly crap - now that is progressive riding

period

[GUY]

So that's what street trials looks like.

if you are the best in the world.

[LanceT]

As for the comparison to Jeff and Ryan, it really doesn't apply.

Maybe Danny rides amazingly well but is terrible at promotion and doesn't want to travel around doing shows and thinking about business?

To think that someone is going to "take him in" and "sponsor him for life" is just silly. Nothing works like that, least of all in business.

Just appreciate the riding for what it is and don't conflate it with other, unrelated things.

[alexzero13]

He has always been my favorite rider!

He's dreamy :love:

[Juhan]

I've been thinking about a bmx. damn, why, when there's 24" trials?

[alexzero13]

I think I found his prodigy:
http://www.vimeo.com/1786003

[FDS2223]

makes me wanna kill my self for ever thinking that I can ride a bike.

[greyghost]

that video will be responsible for the sale of approximately 50 24" bikes

[Bryan]

Didn't know if anybody else read this:
Filmed in two hours.

[AgrAde]

i read that.


holy fuuuuuuuck.

[KoxxLevelRider]

gotta be fucking kidding me. absolutely amazing. i thought have of the clips were filmed in reverse until i saw the second part of the moves. fuck.

[BrettM]

I didn't really like this one as much as some of his others. More of this video was really tech street riding rather than street trials riding. Its great riding, but I like him best when its more trials influenced than this.

[jak442]

Jesus titty fucking..... that's outa hand. I don't even know what's goin on here.

[justtysen]

Great video, but the comments these streety videos get are unusually daft. Is this riding style really more that much more progressive than others or is it just that it's trendier? Seems to me that these moves have largely been done before in bmx. Not to say there aren't some new tweeks to be tried and maybe even some totally new things out there in the future, but "riding progress" is really more cultural than the causal video viewer realizes. So, trying to compare riders with different styles is nothing more than a statement of personal preference, which if you're lucky isn't tied to the trends.

[AndyT]

Usually love his videos...this was a bit of a yawn.

[RyanMcVicker]

haha andy the moves he did in this video were drastically more insane that previous videos... unless youre talking about editing... hes just a insane spaz now that hes been doing this kidna riding that long.. so insane

[uownme]

haha andy the moves he did in this video were drastically more insane that previous videos... unless youre talking about editing... hes just a insane spaz now that hes been doing this kidna riding that long.. so insane

yea but completely mundane to a bmx video.



dude is certainly good but he is limiting himself not being on a bmx.

[61]

word. give a ruben alcantera (spelling bad im sure) a 24 and watch him tear a hole in danny mac.

[61]

solid threes tho
and i do appreciate the skill level, just sayin

[WhiteRavenKS]

lol.

[stocktrials]

Usually love his videos...this was a bit of a yawn.

yeah.. not sayin he's not amazing, but this one was a lot of the same stuff (360s). I do understand it was filmed in 2 hours and I appreciate that though.

waiting for next one filmed over longer period of time.

[boa88]

I was waiting for Danny to show us a vid of him completing a backwheel tailwhip and I had a strong feeling it was going to be this vid. Finally!

I've been working on that move too but it is tough.
From here on, we can expect more trials riders to be doing that move too.;)

[Rupintart]

Why do people want to limit themselves to "He'd smash if he were on a BMX!" Who gives a fuck? Lets make all the BMX riders ride MTBs that they don't want to ride. You don't push boundaries and make up new shit by doing the same shit everybody else is doing.

The reason he IS gnar is because he's not like every other guy..........on a bmx. "Lets see Reuben on a 24...." well, he's not, and he's not "willingly" on one so no, that doesn't make him any better, it makes him another BMX rider who could probably be good on a 24 (or anything you throw him on), but isn't on one, so it doesn't matter.

It's originality. And HUGE props for him doing what he does and not categorizing and limiting himself as a _______ rider, and doing it at the level he is. Like said, he's standing out on his own....and is fucking gnar.

[aki]

So fun to watch, smooth and the transition one after another is jaw dropping.

[LanceT]

This riding is quite a bit slower and relies on brakes and wheel lock more than most bmx.

This is the direction bmx street is going IMO, more tech and body movement mixed with flatland type links, less launching. They are going to have to hustle to catch up to Danny Mac though.

I have been telling the flatland guy I ride with in the show that he should try disc brakes. Bmx bikes are funny how behind the parts are. It limits the progression for certain tech moves I think. It would be nearly impossible to bunnyhop to front wheel on a rail with bmx brakes. Again, they need to catch up.

Danny is making the most of his equipment for sure. Seems like trials to me, but it doesn't really matter what you call it. Just bike riding?

[monkeyseemonkeydo]

It would be nearly impossible to bunnyhop to front wheel on a rail with bmx brakes. Again, they need to catch up.

Have you tried a well set up u-brake on a chrome rim? As strong as any trials brake I've used (especially with plaz v pads)- just pants in the wet. Discs wouldn't really work on bmx as they would just get trashed by grinding. BMXer's tend not to be very careful with the upkeep of their bikes either...

[Juhan]

Have you tried a well set up u-brake on a chrome rim?

Nope, in my 4 or so years of riding trials and in the 16 or so years that I've been riding bikes in general I've yet to try a decently set up U-brake. I'm not saying they don't exist, but I've yet to see any.

[LanceT]

I think u-brakes have a similar tendency to any rim brake, either they are really grabby or they modulate, not too much of both.

discs lock pretty well and modulate, which is what makes street trials riding like Danny Mac possible I think.

I thought discs would be good for flatland as they are not going to smash them on anything. Maybe scuffing would be an issue though, not sure.

Trials really pushes the limits and progression of not just riding, but the parts as well.

[darkside]

Great rider, no doubt, but this is moving way away from being "trials."

Not really digging the 360's. They just look too forced. The nose manuals, 180s, foot-jam whips, etc were pretty smooth though.

If this is what he can do in 2 hours, I'd love to see what they could do with just a little more footage.

[crescentrider]

wow, that tailwhip move on the edge of the ledge was pretty nuts... actually... all of it was and u make it look really easy too

[Keith Courage]

That video kills.

Ride bikes.

[Rupintart]

This vid is a perfect example of how good a rider he really is. He didn't have HOURS upon hours to pluck only the best stuff. Pretty gnar.

Discs on Flatland would suck. I rode flatland for 2 years, and anything that gets in the way pisses you off. They complain about forks not being sharp or thin enough at the axle, I can only imagine the horseshit they would come up with for a disc and caliper being in the way. It's part of the reason many riders are going brakeless aside from the typical "smoothness" response.

Lance is right about U Brakes. They suck. The only ones worth a shit are the CNC ones like Fly and the new Propers cause they're STIFF. They're only used because like everything else in BMX, they don't get in the way. Even with a chrome rim, they just suck less. It's no wonder BMXers go brakeless when all the brakes available for thier frames suck.

[WhiteRavenKS]

where are you getting that a u-brake is going to suck dicks? my trp brake on my 20 locks up just as well as my trials brakes provided it's dry and clean (so pretty much the same conditions that my trials brake kicks the most ass in).

just because 99.9% of bike riders of any variety are dumb shits with being mechanics to their own bikes doesnt mean that bmx brakes all suck.

[Mordax]

i *heart* danny

i'm gonna go ride my bike

[darkside]

...my trp brake on my 20 locks up just as well as my trials brakes...just because 99.9% of bike riders of any variety are dumb shits with being mechanics to their own bikes doesnt mean that bmx brakes all suck.

:werd: I :love: my TRP.

[xsv4crob]

That was inspirational.

Phil, I expect to see the tail-whip drop in two to three weeks :naughty:

[literocola]

That was inspirational.

Phil, I expect to see the tail-whip drop in two to three weeks :naughty:

LOL, knowing Phil and already witnessing him get the tail-whip, now its just a matter of time............ :bowdown:

[WhiteRavenKS]

kevin- i just put a fly brake on my bike and it works pretty fucking well. it was a bitch to set up but i kind of think that's the way it is with bmx parts- spend a jillion hours setting up the first time, then dont touch for a year or two. my bike wasnt clearing the trp very well for the chainstay mounted brakes. chain rub and serious bone rattle sound from chain smack. fly brake is just as stiff and smooth for now as the trp and silenced my bike.

are specialized bmx's still coming with the trp stuff? no one seems to have any idea that brake exists and it totally kicks ass for being so cheap.

[Rupintart]

where are you getting that a u-brake is going to suck dicks? my trp brake on my 20 locks up just as well as my trials brakes provided it's dry and clean (so pretty much the same conditions that my trials brake kicks the most ass in).

just because 99.9% of bike riders of any variety are dumb shits with being mechanics to their own bikes doesnt mean that bmx brakes all suck.

Dry and clean. When was the last time you've ever seen a chrome BMX wheel with no dust or anything on it? They work great when clean, but ANYTHING on the rim makes those things blow. I haven't used a trp, but 990s, hombres, tektros, and any other diatech ubrake I've used all suck (comparatively), even with awesome pads on a chrome rim. Flys and other CNCd brakes were good, but still...meh.

Even if the rim is sparkly clean and it locks perfectly fine, I wouldn't trust it near as much as I do the brake on the trials rig. I had Oddysey M2 levers, cables, housing, GTXR gyro and Fly brakes. Lever feel no shit felt like hydro's. Fucking smooth, fast return, solid, and you didn't feel the typical cable "feel" or stretch when locked. It was THE BEST feeling cable set-up I've ever used (even compared to old school Avids with XTR cables and levers) and had ZERO maintenance. Locked like a son of bitch when clean and never fucked with my ankle (out of the way). I still didn't trust them like I do a Hope, HS33s or Vees with good pads.

[WhiteRavenKS]

sounds like you have commitment issues then.

i see my rim every day clean and dry. i guess i'll enjoy all the space here in perfectly-happy-with-how-awesome-my-bmx-brake-is-land.

[Lilley]

That was awesome.

With all this talk of is he BMX or trials, what is better, blah blah blah, it makes me think that Danny Mac is kind of old school in that he is just doing crazy stuff on a bike regardless on genre.

His riding should inspire anyone to be creative on their bike whether it be BMX, trials, Urban MTB, slopestyle, whatever.

[Peace]

good riding but seriously make a decent vid. Dont just film in 2 hours, take two weeks! Throw down some mind bending lines and dont repeat shit more than once.

[joash]

Some crazy riding in that. But i'd have to agree that the more trials influenced side of street is cooler than than the bmx side of it.

This may be a dumb question... but do dudes like this just ride full time and live off sponsor money or something?
Like, to get that good, you've got to ride a LOT! There's no way these kind of guys can be working full-time. But the whole lack of publicity and all makes me wonder just how much money sponsors can afford to throw at trials riders?
Maybe they're all just rich daddy's boys :dunno:

And as for U-brakes on bmx's. Every U-brake i've looked at has struck me as being a fundamentally crap design due to the terrible use of mechanical advantage. Unless they've come a long way since i last jumped on someone's bmx was and had to use 3 fingers to stop. Compared to the simple, yet effective design of V-brakes, U-brakes are a terrible design.

[alexm]

I honestly don't care what 'style' of riding you would classify that as. Have an open mind and appreciate that he is very good at what he does. He certainly shits on anything I'm capable of. I'm inspired to try and add some more creativity into my riding. It's nice to see something different, not just TGS. He went a lot bigger than most as well.

[planetary1]

This may be a dumb question... but do dudes like this just ride full time and live off sponsor money or something?
Like, to get that good, you've got to ride a LOT! There's no way these kind of guys can be working full-time. But the whole lack of publicity and all makes me wonder just how much money sponsors can afford to throw at trials riders?
Maybe they're all just rich daddy's boys :dunno:

on top of his natural talent my guess would be that he is just a teen with no other responsibilities in life other than playing around, he's probably that good in the same way that teens can be so good at video games--nothing the fuck else to do!
and I've always expected the rich daddy (or very supportive daddy) advantage for lots of riders, especially the top elite trials riders...

OK, I'm waiting for the unnecessarily rabid responses to this reply...

[templarbond]

OK, I'm waiting for the unnecessarily rabid responses to this reply...

Woof woof

[justtysen]

Rowan Johns is/was a postman.

[ewen]

I honestly don't care what 'style' of riding you would classify that as. Have an open mind and appreciate that he is very good at what he does. He certainly shits on anything I'm capable of. I'm inspired to try and add some more creativity into my riding. It's nice to see something different, not just TGS. He went a lot bigger than most as well.


Yeah, after this video and the video of the russian guy doing creative stuff, it's gonna be hard to watch a simple tgs vid ever again...no matter how big guys can go.
Hopefully riders will be inspired enough from these 2 vids and make more creative vids soon.

[Lilley]

This may be a dumb question... but do dudes like this just ride full time and live off sponsor money or something?
Like, to get that good, you've got to ride a LOT! There's no way these kind of guys can be working full-time. But the whole lack of publicity and all makes me wonder just how much money sponsors can afford to throw at trials riders?
Maybe they're all just rich daddy's boys :dunno:



Don't know him myself but I have heard that Danny has actually being making money recently doing demos and shows in schools.

Very few riders live of sponsors. They normally combine sponsorship with competitions, doing demos and in many cases working part time. Demos can be a legitimate income stream for someone who works hard at it.

In terms of a full time job if most of us put in the same amount of time riding as we did posting on forums we would probably be a whole lot better anyway. :)

[brainchild]

good riding but seriously make a decent vid. Dont just film in 2 hours, take two weeks! Throw down some mind bending lines and dont repeat shit more than once.

It was only filmed in 2 hours because we were gettin clips for another project..i just put the clips up for you lot to enjoy...

[brainchild]

on top of his natural talent my guess would be that he is just a teen with no other responsibilities in life other than playing around, he's probably that good in the same way that teens can be so good at video games--nothing the fuck else to do!
and I've always expected the rich daddy (or very supportive daddy) advantage for lots of riders, especially the top elite trials riders...

OK, I'm waiting for the unnecessarily rabid responses to this reply...

No rich Daddy here ..Danny rides for 'The Clan' scotlands bike stunt team.
http://www.mb7.com/TheClan/
Which is also partly his own Company/business.He is also and has been for ever an amazing bike mechanic...

[Leeson609]

on top of his natural talent my guess would be that he is just a teen with no other responsibilities in life other than playing around, he's probably that good in the same way that teens can be so good at video games--nothing the fuck else to do!
and I've always expected the rich daddy (or very supportive daddy) advantage for lots of riders, especially the top elite trials riders...

OK, I'm waiting for the unnecessarily rabid responses to this reply...


I dont think this applies to Danny.

+ He might have displayed his bmx side lately, but he can D**k over a lot of top tgs riders riding the uci style.

hes just good........

[Oskar]

sickest video ever.

[joeyvajdatrials]

thats super sick, loven that video

[stickyworm]

My gosh, you know someone's good when Matty V8 comes out of retirement to post ;P

First video where all and not some of the stuff made my jaw drop and my eyes bug out of my head.

[Rupintart]

Anybody else see this???

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zi8u3902k68&feature=related

SHITFUCK.

Him messing around is pretty sick too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3-ADjiTQSE&feature=related

[philth]

Have to call 24" wheels makes some walls look huge.

[Bystander]

Have to call 24" wheels makes some walls look huge.
What, 2 inches bigger?

[philth]

What, 2 inches bigger?
well done grade A math for wheel height!!!
now....lets look at wheel diameter to wall height ratio.

For the record...pointing out a observation not ripping on Danny.
Also FYI I'm from Scotland as well, know and ride with the guys and was on the first DvD..hmmm

[funkysensubean]

Crazy video :X

I wouldnt like my HS33's as much if I need to learn how to tailwhip.

What is his brake setup?

[LanceT]

This vid was posted on BMX website.

Wow, some people have no perspective on the world around them.

Too much hate in BMX.
Stick with trials and live longer:)


http://www.thecomeupbmx.net/post.php?pid=7477

[KeepRollin]

Damn that is a lot of hate. Makes OTN look pretty tame.

[philth]

That was funny....

The internet and the zoo are very alike.

I both case, social dumb f*cks taunt and abuse base on feeling safe behind a piece of glass.

[philth]

Too much hate in BMX.


Trials is a hard sport to pull of being a poser.

[Rupintart]

This vid was posted on BMX website.

Wow, some people have no perspective on the world around them.

Too much hate in BMX.
Stick with trials and live longer:)


http://www.thecomeupbmx.net/post.php?pid=7477

Haha...that's awesome on how ignorant so many of those people are...

"It looks gay cause you need both brakes, but you need both to ride trials, so fuck trials!"
:ugh:


:umno:

[lucky13]

Kinda strange how two wheeled social circles eventually cross and then the ignorant make themselves known. I have way more respect for the DH'rs and Fixxy's that ask genuine questions despite their own expertise vs. fucking faggot ass know it all narcisiststic cunts.

[Joe Janicki]

um, very impressive videos. the tailwhip from back wheel and on tiny rails blows my mind. don't know what all the fuss is about, he does cool stuff so praise him? what else is there??

[David Weyman]

They wrote this:

"bikes are made for specific reasons. i dont time trial my bmx bike, neither should someone do tricks on a trials bike."

:dunno:what losers!
They couldn't come close to riding as well as him.
Danny Mac is the shit

[philth]

I was tempted to post a link to either a Damon Watson of Neil T..vid...see what they think of huge.

[darkside]

You all need to stop wasting your time worrying about what BMX riders think of trials.

The likelihood of any trials rider impressing the general BMX crowd is probably equivalent to us being impressed by a unicyclist.

[DanBowhers]

what an ape...hot damn

[Mr_Penut]

kids rip hard on blogs cause they can hide behind anon...

funny how out of all the bmx riders I've ridden with in my life none have hated for riding what you like. there must be a posse of kids who roll around the web hating on everything but brakeless 28 inchbar wonderbikes.

[dantilllon14]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coVc0vA8NzY crazynezzz


wtf bmx riders...... crazy shit none the less....


danny is way good , no matter what

[literocola]

You all need to stop wasting your time worrying about what BMX riders think of trials.

The likelihood of any trials rider impressing the general BMX crowd is probably equivalent to us being impressed by a unicyclist.

Well said, we get Skiing magazine and Chris Holm is in it. http://www.skinet.com/travel/2008-10/7-questions-whistler-unicyclist

[monkeyseemonkeydo]

I take it this hasn't been posted elsewhere yet and probably ought to have its own thread but this is a vid from Jack Meek but includes some of Danny's riding from a recent weekend trip to Reading and Bristol.

http://www.vimeo.com/2025526

Having ridden with Danny in Bristol, I can confirm the guy is a complete monster and is simply on another planet when it comes to the way he rides. He sees things totally different to anyone I've ever ridden with and is just immense.

[literocola]

wow

That riding is just amazing. Long video, but great riding!

[Rupintart]

That vid is gnarly....looked like a fun weekend.