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Danny MacAskill

Street trials rider behind viral bike videos

How we know it's theirs

His 2013 r/IAmA AMA, posted from this account

We retrieved 10 posts and 101 comments from u/DannyMacAskill, dated 2013 to 2016, most often in r/IAmA, r/bicycling and r/MTB.

Best moment

A redditor wrote in r/IAmA

On “I am Danny MacAskill, a professional street trails rider from the Isle of Skye, Scotland.”

So....how many attempts did it take to bounce from the ball to the track in your new video? (New video brilliant btw, amazing what you did with the old museum, would've tried to sneak in after roller disco if id known lol)

u/DannyMacAskill replied

the ball front flip to the train tracks took about 250 takes...it was a lot harder on the cameraman than on me! He was having to run up and down with a steady cam. We worked out he ran about…

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the ball front flip to the train tracks took about 250 takes...it was a lot harder on the cameraman than on me! He was having to run up and down with a steady cam. We worked out he ran about 6 Km in about 2 hours. I was dizzy by the end

More moments

A redditor wrote in r/IAmA

On “Hi, I’m Danny MacAskill and I ride bikes, AMA!”

Hey Danny! Another fan here. Is there ever a moment where you considered a trick but just thought "that's not worth the risk"?

u/DannyMacAskill replied

For Way Back Home I planned to jump of the Skye Bridge which is 41m into the sea - but time on the project ran out and looking back it probably wouldn't have been a good idea!

A redditor wrote in r/IAmA

On “I am Danny MacAskill, a professional street trails rider from the Isle of Skye, Scotland.”

Hey Danny, Aside from street trials, are there any other athletic endeavors that you excel at that you wouldn't necessarily be known for? On the flip side, any sports or athletic activities that you enjoy but are just terrible at?

u/DannyMacAskill replied

The only thing I'm any good at is riding is my bike...I'd like to get better at hula hooping!