Extreme Bicycling Edinburgh

[GERFIX]

This has been on the news - the guy's mad!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z19zFlPah-o

[StevenWilliams]

That guy is amazingly skilled.

I used to do semi professional downhill mountain biking and we used to get some cuts and bruises and a few broken bones but I can not even imagine all the accidents he's had to get those skills.

Respect to him.

[GERFIX]

Originally Posted by StevenWilliams

That guy is amazingly skilled.

I used to do semi professional downhill mountain biking and we used to get some cuts and bruises and a few broken bones but I can not even imagine all the accidents he's had to get those skills.

Respect to him.

Absulotely Steven. A work colleague said pretty much the same thing about the "learning curve". He and his brother are VERY into bikes. The brother owns a shop, Pedalpower, in the Livingston area and also runs a team in national events.

[StevenWilliams]

Originally Posted by GERFIX

Absulotely Steven. A work colleague said pretty much the same thing about the "learning curve". He and his brother are VERY into bikes. The brother owns a shop, Pedalpower, in the Livingston area and also runs a team in national events.

I used to be sponsored by Scott and later Specialised but lots of broken bones (20+ at the last count) and the fact that I learned about girls stopped me. girls and broken bones don't mix.
I later broke some bones in my back and I havn't been cycling since. I still have a very nice bike I recently bought as a motivator to get going again but I'll never do downhilling again.

[GERFIX]

Originally Posted by StevenWilliams

I used to be sponsored by Scott and later Specialised but lots of broken bones (20+ at the last count) and the fact that I learned about girls stopped me. girls and broken bones don't mix.
I later broke some bones in my back and I havn't been cycling since. I still have a very nice bike I recently bought as a motivator to get going again but I'll never do downhilling again.

Sounds like the intervention of girls was timely for you. I've never been one for the extreme stuff although I loved "playing" at the local bings when I was younger. I now cycle part way to and from work and that's extreme enough for me. Mainly cycle path but partially Edinburgh city centre roads. Scary enough for me!! My workmate keeps threatening to take me to Glentress for a jaunt but so far I've managed to avoid it..........