[Closed] Danny MacAskill rides The Cuillin Ridge

Northwind - Member

That'd be brilliant. Day 3 of Danny Macaskill's rampage run. He's just ridden to within a foot of the end, done a tyretap off Kyle Strait's vast baseball cap, then bunnyhopped back up to the top.

Jokes aside - he's got ridiculous handling skills, he's got all the front flips and 360s in the world, and I doubt he's anything other than massively strong. I wonder how he'd do?

He's probably not spent got years of experience doing 20 foot gaps, then 30, then 40, I suppose - can only assume that you learn to hit a 75 foot gap by mastering a 60 foot one then going a bit faster.

I've seen a sheep do that fence trick by head butting the fence and flipping over. It wasn't riding a Santa Cruz though.

The fence trick makes sense to me. In a way I'd imagine it'd make the front flip easier.

There's no way me and bike would finish up on the same side of the fence if I tried it though

It wouldn't just be my 5.10's that would be wet.

Loved it..
Loved walking up there earlier this year.
Wouldn't have enjoyed it as much in piss set 5:10s mind..

And as for the fence flip™?
Fantastic!

That fence flip 😯

Great film.

That was flippin' - pun intended - AMAZING.

Sweaty hands watching the ridge ride and the climb to the top.

I can't ride for toffee 🙁

For some reason i really like the bit near the end with the tracking camera zoomed in on the side of the bike and Dannys legs, as the sun catches the long grass he cycles through. That moment of calm makes the sudden fence flip even more dramatic! Beautiful editting imo 😉

I have actually lead the Inpin on that side!! (on a school trip and not many runners) but even so....

A great vid

His 5.10s dried suspicious fast

The Fence flip 😯 i think that`s better than the Ball flip from Imaginate!!!!!

Outstanding skills/ vid

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Finally able to watch this at home. Absolutely amazing! Setting up the TV so the kids can watch it in a minute

Pure Genious…breathtaking. Forget the rest, DM's the Best

I've thought the last couple of DM films I've seen have been a bit pish to be honest (Epecuen and the Bunnies).

This, however is utterly fantastic. Really truly fantastic. The tracking shot that shows Danny reflected in the pool and then the mountains too....waaaahh!

I'm going to watch it every day I think.

Fantastic riding skills yet again by Danny, and kudos to Stu for the camera work,scene set-up. Nice to hear the late/great Martyn Bennett on the soundtrack as well - A stunning Trifecta of talent from all.

Ok, i feel a tiny, infinitesimally bit better about my riding skills having found out it took Danny two attempts to do the fenceflip:

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^^^^That's more my style 😉

I'd like to see some of the out takes...

Amazing riding! I've been around a bit and Skye is still up there as one of the most beautiful parts of this planet.

When it's not raining. Or midgey.

I was surprised afterwards that they didn't do something on the Cioch, as it's fairly welknown what with the Highlander film connection, stunning setting and that.

Maybe they'll use it next time, they could probably make a fair few more stunning films there and not cover the same ground.

Just watched it. Brilliant!! Far better than that dull toys one he did before.

Great video. He should take up climbing. Carrying a bike up the Inn Pin with poise.

maxtorque - not sure if I feel better now or if you've just ruined my night!

Utterly bewildering. I'm just left asking myself 'how?' over and over again.

His core strength must be unbelievable, which is probably an advantage in another way as I know I'd lose control of my bowels even walking most of that.

Sometimes you just have to stop asking 'how', 'why' etc and just marvel at another person's ability.

Might be some out takes on here (I'm at work and can't view the clips)

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Well I've just watched that and it's quite,

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Good lad.

My 7 year old had 3 comments to make:-

1) He's the only person better at riding a bike than Jonny (his mate's dad and runs the local kids MTB club).

2) I'm going to practice stunts EVERY DAY after school and swimming lessons.

3) If a girl saw him doing that she would want him to be her boyfriend 🙂

Just watched it with my 5 year old when putting her to bed.

She said "he has a lot of skill. Is that why he has skill in his name?"

Interesting thought!

Having watched it 4 times now I'm still waiting on gravity winning at some point. But I've heard he sleeps standing up his balance is that good.

[quote=stevenmenmuir ]Having watched it 4 times now I'm still waiting on gravity winning at some point. But I've heard he sleeps standing [s]up[/s] on his head his balance is that good.
😆

incredible

Hmmm, at the risk of a attracting huge amounts of opprobrium, I have to say I was [b]a little [/b]disappointed, only a little though. I think that might largely be due to reading the rave comments and seeing the Inn Pinn stills before seeing the film.

I was hoping for him to do something awesome on the Inn Pinn, but all he did was carry his bike to the top and pose with it on the top , apart from getting an absolutely gobsmackingly amazing photo from it, there wasn't really much point and [u]that bit[/u] wasn't particularly impressive.

Liked the rest of it though, especially the fence. And cycling along Collie's Ledge was outstanding.

My word, what a vid, what a rider!!!

An amazing and stunningly extreme human experience juxtaposed with the blandest most contrived music ever.
Is that ying and yang?

Martyn Bennett may not be to everyone's taste - but I'd not call it bland / contrived. However.

Return to form after the Playboy horror show. I loved it.

Is the lad wired up right?
😯

My 3 year old daughter said " Daddy I can do that one day, when I'm bigger and when I have pedals." She has been asking for pedals for her balance bike for about 6 months. She's a demon on the balance bike and flies downhill with her feet up.

She loves watching Danny MacAskill films, apart from the Playboy one obviously.

The guy is a legend.

aye aye... TBH, i quite liked the soundtrak..... but i do like Enya as well.

I think it is fitting to the landscape!

EDIT!, thegeneralist..... If you were up there filming and even though there was no way of riding off, you`d still do it for the film!!! 8)

But you`d have to have a good head for heights, unlike me!

Unbelievable

Everyone knows that you can't ride a bike on a beach without a 4.8 inch wide tyre.

Another 4 year old fan here (my daughter, I am a touch older, but still a fan) and she loved it with a wide eyed wow. The look on her face and the mime she performed to her mum when I asked how he got over the fence was a picture though 🙂 She is another "when I am bigger" girl although she is more set on being the fastest person ever on a bike.

LOL at Scotroutes

But what's he ever done on grit?

Of course you remember what happens to mountain bikers who play on grit...

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The fence reminds me of riding with him near Aviemore. I warned him about a fence (4 or 5 lines about 6ft high) up ahead that's hard to see. Anyway, we set off and he was popping off rocks and roots, with me trying to shout to him to slow down for the fence.. only to see him pop off some rocks and only spot it about 10ft away. The bike never made it through but Danny managed to burst through the gap between the lines! He looked a bit shook up when I reached the fence but it was funny after. It's good that he's sussed out a new way to negotiate those darn fences.

[quote=scuttler ]LOL at Scotroutes

But what's he ever done on grit?

Marvellous!

All the better for the Martyn Bennett sound track. I went to his memorial gig/rave in Glasgow. Sound of a generation.

Check out the rest of the album - GRIT.

Aye-aye , You probably aren't aware who Martyn Bennett was or have any knowledge of his music, Google his name and if afterwards you still have have a derogatory opinion then may I suggest you keep it to yourself and stfu.

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But what's he ever done on grit?

Finally, someone gets it

I too have done the fence flip trick AND both myself and the bike landed on the other side of the fence. The bike had the forks bent back to the downtube and the headtube was split amongst other things. I was covered in blood and bruised my bollocks but I'm still claiming it as MacAskill-esque superskills.

^^ 😀

I knew someone would eventually find a use for those Santacruz Ol' Skool headangle and top tube lengths! 😀

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OMG! [i]I've got the very same shoes he has![/i]
I'm gonna try that fence flip tomorrow.

Haha good luck. Please post the video

Excellent music, excellent riding, excellent filming and unbelievable location!!

Glen Brittle, Skye this summer 😉

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And there was you thinking you can't top a blue Skye summer day.

Nice pics BTW. I'll bet you were well pleased with your trip!

I've watched it three times now. I am still afraid he's going to fall !

Stunning film and a wonderful advert for Scotland.

@scuttler

And there was you thinking you can't top a blue Skye summer day.

Nice pics BTW. I'll bet you were well pleased with your trip!

Cheers
Paul

Loved the soundtrack so much I downloaded it then Googled 'Martyn Bennett', very sad.
How do you 'grab' a still from the video, or is it witchcraft?

the shorts are nice. €90 so about £71.
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@essel

Google screen grab/screen capture for your chosen computer-thing. It'll typically drop the image of the screen into the clipboard from which you can paste it into the image editor of your choice and crop it.

On windows it'd typically be the PrintScreen button towards the top right of the keyboard, followed by opening MS Paint and doing edit > paste. However you need to do this in the woods at night wearing a pointy hat.

jambalaya - Member

I've watched it three times now. I am still afraid he's going to fall !

Anyone else disappointed he didn't drop off Sgurr Alasdair via the Great Stone Chute 😆 😆

[edit] already been done.

Stunning.

All a bit pointless imo. Black Cuillin is great place - don't see what dragging a bike along it adds.

I met Martyn Bennet twice.

The first time I was driving through Glencoe with a friend. Some loon was was standing in his underpants on a bridge parapet on the A82 waiting to tombstone into the Glencoe Burn (as you do). "Stop", yelled my friend. "That's Martin". She'd met him earlier that year in Shenaval bothy where he'd been living for a week on Salmon and pot. Had a beer in the Clachaig with him.

The second time was in the Sligachan Inn. Walked in and he was in a quiet corner playing a tin whistle after a day on the Cuillin. Had a beer with him.

He would have liked that video.