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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsUnbelievable mountain bike downhill run... with a hilarious bonus
Get a load of this guy's awesome ride, and of the two announcers calling the race.
This is so good. Especially the last minute.
http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/82254370/
(video... 3:03)
Cheers.
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Unbelievable mountain bike downhill run... with a hilarious bonus (Original Post)
kayakjohnny
Feb 2012
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Systematic Chaos
(8,601 posts)1. So amazing it deserves a rec.
He and that bike were one melded machine on that course.
It was either blow away the 2nd place time or eat a tree.
kayakjohnny
(5,235 posts)2. Yes, and your username seems to fit very well with his ride.
Tikki
(14,549 posts)3. GO Danny GO.....
and be sure to stop off and check in with the announcers...they are a little hoarse but
your biggest fans.
Tikki
kayakjohnny
(5,235 posts)4. Stay on your bike, Danny!
sakabatou
(42,141 posts)12. Oh my god, I'm gonna have a heart attack!
Joe Shlabotnik
(5,604 posts)5. Those announcers made me howl! talk about enthusiasm. n/t
rurallib
(62,387 posts)6. Wow - the wet course sure looked like a ticket to trouble
Amazing he kept that bike up.
UnrepentantLiberal
(11,700 posts)7. He was in the captain's chair the whole ride.
XemaSab
(60,212 posts)8. I'm frankly surprised that he could get traction in that
That was insane.
sakabatou
(42,141 posts)13. Certain bike tires can get you plenty of traction on that kind of trail
greytdemocrat
(3,299 posts)9. Pretty cool!
And the announcers were hilarious.
Arkansas Granny
(31,507 posts)10. Wow! That was some ride!
hunter
(38,303 posts)11. Wow.
He went down that hill like something big, fast and very hungry was chasing him.
WilliamPitt
(58,179 posts)14. The announcers are my second-favorite part