Awesome Biking

It’s the perfect time of year to take a roll down memory lane and remember why you love shredding so much with this cinematic video from Diamondback Bicycles. It absolutely reminds us why bikes are awesome. (Thanks Scotty!)

An upcoming game for PC and Mac which sends players on a ride down the side of a mountain on their bicycle. The game will offer open level designs which allow you to take whatever path you want all the way from the top of the mountain to the bottom. Follow it on Steam.

Riding your bike on a downhill mountain path is dangerous enough all on its own – hence the helmets and pads these guys are wearing. But this ride down a course in Slovakia provided an added source of peril – a bear. Thankfully, the killer animal gave up the chase rather quickly.

We’ve always wanted a real-life version of the Aperture Science Handheld Portal Device, so we could quickly dart from location to location. Red Bull envisions what downhill mountain biking might be like if extreme sports junkies had a portal gun in their bag of tricks.

Downhill mountain biker Stevie Smith recently took on one of the more awe-inspiring locations we’ve seen – riding along the edge and side of Japan’s Miyake-jima volcano, which last erupted back in 2000. Check out the behind-the-scenes photos over at Red Bull.

A wonderful segment from unReal as freestyle mountain biker Brandon Semenuk makes his way through a hilly course. Beyond Brandon’s skills, the one-take, gyro-stabilized cinematography is truly impressive. (Thanks Scotty!)

Biker dads will appreciate the comfort and sweet graphics on these Pearl Izumi jerseys. Offered in a variety of designs, they’re semi-fitted with roomy rear pockets and superior fabric wicking abilities, so you can look and feel cool all day.

Donning a special suit, and battling fierce winds, 54 year-old stuntman Eric Barone broke his 2000 downhill mountain bike speed record by riding his bike down a mountain in the French Alps, hitting an blistering top speed of 138.75mph.

(NSFW) Two bikers get in a no-holds-barred race down the hills of Moab, Utah. No rules, no roads, no fear. A hell of a stunt film from Camp 4 Collective.  The song is Behind the Crooked Cross by Slayer.

Red Bull and Danny MacAskill dropped by the land of sexy bunnies for a brief romp. The trials cyclist admitted that he was distracted by the mansion’s residents. Check out more about the trip on Red Bull’s website.

Danny MacAskill makes a triumphant return to form in this short film in which he performs mindblowing bike tricks among the ruins of a once-bustling town destroyed by flooding almost 30 years ago. Filmed by Dave Sowerby.

We’ve seen cars, skateboards and other vehicles attempt 360-degree loops with varying degrees of success. Here, BMXer Mike “Hucker” Clark takes on a loop made from wood and dirt, and makes it look easy. POV footage here.

(NSFW: Lyrics) 400 mountain-biking “hounds” are chased down – and systematically passed – by World Cup Downhill champ Gee Atherton in a scene that looks like Braveheart. They may take our bikes but they will never take our freedom!

Red Bull calls this multi-discipline relay “the toughest team race in the world.” It includes running up mountains, paragliding, canoeing, and mountain biking. The voices are Dutch, but exhaustion is a universal language.

Although the stunts are from his Imaginate video series, it’s still fun to see Danny MacAskill as he plays on giant toys from his childhood from a new perspective. This POV footage was shot 100% on GoPro’s HD HERO3 camera.

This compilation video (a GoPro camera tribute) is filled with excellent viewpoints from a variety of sports, which always manage to inspire us, as we sit inside, with the A/C on, typing this.

Getting your bike onto a roof rack can be a pain, but pro cyclist Peter Sagan has a method which works like a charm, and doesn’t require lifting the bike over his head to do it. Though we’re not sure it’s good for his car’s paintjob.

With most of the series focused on the trial rider’s personal trials and tribulations, this clip puts Danny back on his bike, conquering a set of ridiculously oversize props like a kid in a toy store. The ball bounces are classic.

We’ve always admired Danny MacAskill’s talents on his bike; in the first of this six-part series we get to know the man behind the bike, working through concerns and options for his injuries, and reflecting on his career.

Many people avoid wearing bike helmets because of their bulk and lack of comfort, but design students Anna and Terese came up with a safety concept that’s like not wearing a helmet at all.

Take a fun and exhilarating ride down the snow-covered Allalin Glacier with Andreas Tschanz and 138 other bikers, as he hits almost 80mph, all captured from the viewpoint of his helmetcam.

Fasten your seats, it’s going to be a bumpy ride, as Marcelo Gutierrez takes his bike down the ridiculously rough downhill ride, including countless stairs and cobblestones in Monserrate, Bogotá.

Freeride mountain biker Paul Basagoitia takes a beating numerous times but ultimately sticks the finish in his quest to conquer a natural terrain double backflip in the mountains of Southern Utah.