Author Topic: Triple back flip!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Read 5792 times)

Aidan · « **on:** 28 May, 2011, 07:03:11 pm »

Watch full screen, you wouldnt get me riding down the ramp let alone the next bit

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Or Youtube link

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- ‪World First BMX Triple Backflip - Jed Mildon May 28, 2011‬&rlm;

DrMekon · « **Reply #1 on:** 28 May, 2011, 10:57:47 pm »

FUCK YEAH!

I have been waiting years for that. Back in the late 90's, I remember seeing Colin Winkelmann (RIP) attempting the first double and thinking "how long til a triple?"

That was incredible.

Oaky · « **Reply #2 on:** 28 May, 2011, 11:11:14 pm »

Holy f**king s**t!!!

That view down the ramp from the rider helmet cam is the scariest thing I've seen in a long time.

Torslanda · « **Reply #3 on:** 28 May, 2011, 11:23:19 pm »

Un-be-lievable!

greenmeansgo · « **Reply #4 on:** 29 May, 2011, 01:10:52 am »

Awesome! Nice one for posting this!

Tewdric · « **Reply #5 on:** 29 May, 2011, 03:15:42 am »

Shit the bed!

rogerzilla · « **Reply #6 on:** 29 May, 2011, 06:29:44 am »

Right now, there will be someone working on a quadruple, probably at a ski resort somewhere. How do you practise for this sort of thing?

DrMekon · « **Reply #7 on:** 29 May, 2011, 06:48:17 am »

Foam pit.

mcshroom · « **Reply #8 on:** 29 May, 2011, 04:06:20 pm »

Quote from: rogerzilla on 29 May, 2011, 06:29:44 am

Right now, there will be someone working on a quadruple, probably at a ski resort somewhere. How do you practise for this sort of thing?

Padded cell?

He almost over rotated it and caught it on the landing.

bobb · « **Reply #9 on:** 29 May, 2011, 05:03:21 pm »

Quote from: mcshroom on 29 May, 2011, 04:06:20 pm

Quote from: rogerzilla on 29 May, 2011, 06:29:44 am
Right now, there will be someone working on a quadruple, probably at a ski resort somewhere. How do you practise for this sort of thing?

Padded cell?

He almost over rotated it and caught it on the landing.

He nailed the landing!

That's pretty remarkable after three back flips!!

PaulF · « **Reply #10 on:** 29 May, 2011, 05:07:42 pm »

Scared and impressed in equal measure.

greenmeansgo · « **Reply #11 on:** 29 May, 2011, 05:17:02 pm »

Quote from: bobb on 29 May, 2011, 05:03:21 pm

He nailed the landing!

That's pretty remarkable after three back flips!!

Super smooth! That was one of the most impressive bits, that he got the landing spot on.

Steve Kish · « **Reply #12 on:** 29 May, 2011, 11:23:37 pm »

Me ultra-mega impressed!

Jakob · « **Reply #13 on:** 30 May, 2011, 05:05:18 am »

It's nice but...it's the same issue I have with the snowboarding scene. Bigger/more rotations != better.
Stuff like this is the way to go and give the riders far more options for creating and expressing themselves.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/Cs7L_aITtlo&rel=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/Cs7L_aITtlo&rel=1</a>

Jurek · « **Reply #14 on:** 30 May, 2011, 05:23:26 am »

Extraordinary!

greenmeansgo · « **Reply #15 on:** 30 May, 2011, 10:57:04 am »

The pool stuff was great to watch - I know what you mean, it's more interesting than just one massive trick. Street stuff is good too, as there's lots of imagination involved.

But, it's gotta take a lot of guts to attempt the triple back flip - a stack from that height doesn't bear thinking about. And landing it perfectly was amazing! (IMO)

Valiant · « **Reply #16 on:** 30 May, 2011, 11:49:52 am »

Bejesus.

Quisling · « **Reply #17 on:** 30 May, 2011, 09:42:36 pm »

Testes of steel

francisbarton · « **Reply #18 on:** 31 May, 2011, 11:50:41 am »

That is, obviously, insane and quite brilliant.

What would actually happen if he landed on his head instead of on his wheels?
I mean, would the lid actually make a significant difference at that velocity & angle?

Redlight · « **Reply #19 on:** 31 May, 2011, 04:24:42 pm »

Von Broad would have done it on a recumbent

greenmeansgo · « **Reply #20 on:** 31 May, 2011, 05:12:39 pm »

Quote from: Francis on 31 May, 2011, 11:50:41 am

That is, obviously, insane and quite brilliant.

What would actually happen if he landed on his head instead of on his wheels?
I mean, would the lid actually make a significant difference at that velocity & angle?

I doubt it. I did wonder why he even bothered with a lid, but then it probably would have been useful if he'd not landed it cleanly (i.e. fell off on the landing ramp)

RJ · « **Reply #21 on:** 31 May, 2011, 09:04:16 pm »

Quote from: greenmeansgo on 31 May, 2011, 05:12:39 pm

Quote from: Francis on 31 May, 2011, 11:50:41 am
That is, obviously, insane and quite brilliant.

What would actually happen if he landed on his head instead of on his wheels?
I mean, would the lid actually make a significant difference at that velocity & angle?

I doubt it. I did wonder why he even bothered with a lid, but then it probably would have been useful if he'd not landed it cleanly (i.e. fell off on the landing ramp)

Somewhere to mount the camera ...

Nonsteeler · « **Reply #22 on:** 01 June, 2011, 06:25:23 am »

This is soemthing for the little one (3.5yrs). Wow. Says the man who struggels keeping a straight line while looking back

Gandalf · « **Reply #23 on:** 01 June, 2011, 06:56:50 am »

Very impressive. I didn't realise that this type of riding has its own language associated with it. I found the Youtube comments most amusing, such as 'that dude must have slain so much poon that night...'

DrMekon · « **Reply #24 on:** 01 June, 2011, 01:09:03 pm »

The extended video is more interesting. It shows some of the accidents and bails they had after the foam pity and air bag were put away. They put some effort into doing this - really impressed.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/IrCIIqn6uhM&rel=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/IrCIIqn6uhM&rel=1</a>

Author Topic: Triple back flip!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Read 5792 times)

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