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Danny MacAskill - The Slabs
« on: February 03, 2021, 04:11:09 AM »
This guy is an inspiration.  His riding is so far out there but his joy for it is contagious.


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Re: Danny MacAskill - The Slabs
« Reply #1 on: February 03, 2021, 08:22:44 AM »
His films are always quality. Imaginative, funny, and displaying some of the most insane bike skills you can see anywhere. As I was watching, I was considering how different this was to Red Bull Rampage. This was poetry against Rampage's thrash metal. They both have their place, but great to see slower, considered bike skills for a change.
Speaking of his sense of humour - did you notice the title of the sound track? No Cars Go

The cinematography was brilliant as well - the skill of the drone pilots getting as good as the skills of the subject. Awesome...
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Re: Danny MacAskill - The Slabs
« Reply #2 on: February 03, 2021, 03:09:43 PM »
I watch all of Danny's videos. He's just amazingly skilled, fearless and creative. There are failed outtakes that he shows occasionally, just so you know he's only a super human. I've recently got back into mountain biking. My wife is an avid mtb'r. So it's nice doing something we enjoy together. She doesn't surf. I've sold a few boards and some camera equipment to afford a new full suspension bike just like the 5010 Santa Cruz that Danny was riding. One of the few companies the makes an XXL frame for a really Talldude;) You thought foiling was expensive, you should see what a decent enduro mtb costs$$$$. I'm going to guess that just the brakes Danny was using to descend those slabs were close to $2K. He probably had some custom gummy tires as well.
Great video. He's Crazy!   
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Re: Danny MacAskill - The Slabs
« Reply #3 on: February 04, 2021, 03:51:53 AM »
I'm 5'10", 66kg riding:
Swift Foil Boards custom 4'10 x 19.5" 35L
Gong Lethal 4'6 65L
Axis ART 799, 899, 1099, HPS 880 US & CS Adv fuse, 85cm mast
Gong Fluid L-S, XXL-S on 85cm and 65cm mast
Takuma RS 5.1, 4.3, 3.5

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Re: Danny MacAskill - The Slabs
« Reply #4 on: February 04, 2021, 06:32:08 AM »
I have an acute fear of heights.  It usually kicks in around 20 feet.

Watching this on my phone, in bed before falling asleep, made me sick.  Simply horrifying. 

 


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