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Pretty irresponsible of Hope Tech to have shared on in my eyes promoted this. Even if the Canal has been properly checked out it’s still a really friggin stupid thing to do
Can't link the video but basically some dick hopping off a lock wall into the Canal below on a bike
This was shared by Hope Tech on FB, but can’t seem to link their page and video
Personally, I blame this god forsaken rock and roll music that the kids are listening to these days.
Worse than Danny jumping into the sea?
That's Phil Pearce. I'm sure he would have checked it out first, and if he knows the risks, what's the harm?
I'm confused, why is this irresponsible? Normal people that enter the water of their own volition can normally swim, so whats the danger here?
Think of the children!
Omg! Madness I tell you, whatever next, riding a bike in the woods?
One minute kids are jumping into a canal, the next they're injecting a bong toke into their eyeballs.
Switch off the internet.
I think it's outrageous and should not be condonded unless there is a follow up video showing him stripping cleaning and greasing the bike properly after submerging it like that.
19 century are on the phone Carlos they want you back 😉
I'd be more impressed if it was the hope carbon bike
Many Bothan’s died to bring us this video.
I r ragedout.
Someone should get the daily mail involved
If someone jumped in on the other side of that loch gate, they'd drown.
Happened in Inverness about 50 years ago, and the 2 policemen who went in to extract him in Scuba also drowned.
So, yes, it is irresponsible, because the sort of idiot who'd try to replicate the jump probably wouldn't understand the difference between the 3 sides of the lock gates.
I bet he left his bike to litter in the canal and all, along with the asda trolleys
Natural selection Carlos. Don't worry about. It's been happening for quite a while now.
If all the nobbers don't kill themselves off doing stupid stuff the human race is doomed.
Doomed I tell ya
in TO the canal!...... IN TO.......say it with me......... IN TO.....
He's not jumping IN the canal, he is jumping IN TO the canal....... Grrr! What is it with people!
Is anyone else impressed that the bike floated at least initially
More or less dangerous than this (they jump the canal in the last 30 seconds)
Or (the bike didn’t float here)
YouTube seems to indicate that people like to jump into canals...
If someone jumped in on the other side of that loch gate, they’d drown.
Why? Genuine interest, I have no idea about this.
Oh my days...!
Unbelievably shocking behaviour....!
I expect Phil Pearce is now plotting an invasion of Russia before the end of the world cup!
The link in the video to riding the Reservoir is good viewing too.
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So would a fatbike with 4.8" tyres inflated to the max float with ease? 😉
Don't know about anyone else but I was more worried about the bike sinking away than him.
So would a fatbike with 4.8″ tyres inflated to the max float with ease?
Absolutely. Try fording a river with one .
in TO the canal!…… IN TO…….say it with me……… IN TO…..
He’s not jumping IN the canal, he is jumping IN TO the canal……. Grrr!
What are you getting at?
Relax, it's Phil Pearce! Nothing to worry about here.
THEY DON'T EVEN PAY CANAL TAX
If someone jumped in on the other side of that loch gate, they’d drown.
Why? Genuine interest, I have no idea about this
Isn't it obvious? Balance. It's like a see-saw.
Omg! Madness I tell you, whatever next, riding a bike in the woods?
They might even get the daft impression that doing so can be fun!
I'm moderately outraged, though would like to see it done again in a shopping trolley.
It's fine, it's right by a pub that lock so he could have a warming pint after.
Can someone explain the technicalities of the danger?
Gosh, I really hope he didn't knock any fish on the head when he landed. Anyone heard from Perchypanther lately?
What is it with people!
That is a question, therefore it should end with a question mark.
If you're going to be a pendant, you really should get the details right yourself.
If someone jumped in on the other side of that loch gate, they’d drown.
Why? Genuine interest, I have no idea about this.
I also need this explaining. Other than one side being a longer drop or deeper I can think of no other obvious danger. Please advise just in case I jump off a lock gate later.
I also need this explaining. Other than one side being a longer drop or deeper I can think of no other obvious danger. Please advise just in case I jump off a lock gate later.
If someone opened the sluices then there's a danger of being sucked down and trapped, but I'm struggling to see the danger otherwise. There's spillways which sometimes run in a pipe/culvert too but those are above the water level and upstream of the locks not in the lock itself usually.
Googles not throwing up many results for police divers drowning recovering bodies either.
That is a question, therefore it should end with a question mark.
Although as a rhetorical question in the form of an ejaculation (stop s****ing at the back) I'd argue that an exclamation mark is fine.
Then again, you can use both (?!) and there's always the interrobang (which I hate, YMMV).
I know, I know. I'll go jump in the canal.
I went out this morning to emulate this. I even wore my special concrete shoes and lead shorts. You wouldn't believe how knackered i was riding from Macclesfield to Marple, only to discover there are no bloody locks on the canal. What kind of canal is this?
It's ok, he was wearing a helmet.
So would a fatbike with 4.8″ tyres inflated to the max float with ease?
I read the title as "duck" last night and didn't understand the fuss!
thisisnotaspoon
If someone opened the sluices then there’s a danger of being sucked down and trapped, but I’m struggling to see the danger otherwise. There’s spillways which sometimes run in a pipe/culvert too but those are above the water level and upstream of the locks not in the lock itself usually.
Googles not throwing up many results for police divers drowning recovering bodies either.
Even when the sluices are closed, there's usually some leakage. In the case I mentioned the sluices were closed IIRC, but the current was strong enough to pin them against the inlet. The second policeman died trying to rescue the first.
I doubt it would appear on Google, it was a long time ago, but iif you want to find it, try the Inverness Courier site as there was a commemoration ceremony recently. I knew one of the policemen involved, Ian Ritchie, a big strong lad and a very good swimmer.
There's no second chances if you muck around near sluices. In the picture above, there's water leaking through, so there would be fairly powerful current if you were on the other side.
I went out this morning to emulate this. I even wore my special concrete shoes and lead shorts. You wouldn’t believe how knackered i was riding from Macclesfield to Marple, only to discover there are no bloody locks on the canal. What kind of canal is this?
This is what e-bikes were invented for!
I read the title as “duck” last night and didn’t understand the fuss!
I read it and wondered what 'dick jumping' entailed
Thread title fail.
His name is Phil, not Richard.