Thought this would impress a few folk on a cold wet day! EDIT: again, sorry. [YOUTUBE]Z19zFlPah-o[/YOUTUBE]
Yeah he's 'ok' ain't he. Since this was an Internet sensation about a thousand years ago he's done a add for VW and been in a music vid. He also auctioned off one of his bike for childrens need for big bucks. A good repost though, always worth another view!
Nice - first time I've seen it and brings back all my memories of living in Edinburgh - very good. Must have had a few nasty crashes doing in the process.
I love that vid - he would have been better with a Grifter though. The King of bikes. The black one with the sparkly lettering. Fold the back mudflap under the mudguard for proper motorbike sound effects. If he'd done that, he might be quite well known by now, maybe done an advert or a music vid.
aye and tie a plastic bag round the seat to stop your begs gettin wet - remember those sponge seats that always ripped and held the rain water...
Good to see some middle aged folk on here with bicycle knowledge! Grifter, Strika, Boxer was it not? Chopper, Tomahawk, Chipper was the others for that custom look. Most chopper owners have outrageous scars from falls induced by tank slappers whilst attempting to change gear with the "stick shift". The worrying thing is my own BMX is older than Danny Macaskill!
Reminds me of one of many accidents on my chopper Was going a fair speed on my chopper and changed gear as I was going over a slight dip in the road. Wheel turns 90 degrees and I do a sumersault with the bike. I tried my hardest to get up off the floor and the bike from off the top of me, but my (flares ) were caught in the chain on the sprocket. So I gave up trying and just layed there, and as my mates rolled up, they started peeing themselves laughing, not only from the accident, but for still having a lolypop in my mouth, buggers My elbows and knees still have faint scars from al those years ago, as I was always picking scabs from one limb or another.
I do love that video. Still have my trials bike in the garage, although I haven't ridden it for about 6 years. Although deep down, I still miss my Strika from my childood. In terms of injuries, I guess breaking my spine whilst mountain biking is always going to be a good one! Ian...
My mate nicked my Grifter off me on Xmas day for two hours, I was left with his crappy Budgie thing. He still has a slight scar on his head from where I chucked a stone at him.
Some fine bicycle memoirs there. What is the longest time anyones "sturmey archer" 3 speed gears worked for out of interest? They had a worse engagement than an 200,000 02A! That stupid little chain coming out of the axle on one side that got bent the first time you fell off. I stripped a "sturmey" down once and blame that for the start of my mechanical tinkerings. Being Scottish my old man was too tight to buy meccano so thought that a worthy alternative. Cannot recall if i ever bothered rebuilding it though as BMX arrived and there was no way it would fit in my Skyways! This should possibly be in the transmission section!
Hahaha! Sturmey Archer, went back to the shop at least twice with that same problem. But a classic from my Dad when I got my first BMX ( Freestyler). Ahem, needs a deep West Yorkshire accent to get it right. "I didn't buy you that bluddy bike so you can lay it on't ground and jump all o'er it!" He rarely swears, but my mate promises he heard him mutter under his breath "****er" as he walked away.
Did not get a bike off Santa for crimbo so had to make do with this.[:^(] [YOUTUBE]A2LTVhqHAdo[/YOUTUBE] Do you really need an education when you can do that!!
