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Mountain biker almost plunges off cliff edge - and laughs it off
Here’s the terrifying moment a stunt that a mountain biker tried on a rock formation in Utah very nearly ended in disaster with the rider inches from plunging hundreds of feet down a cliff edge to almost certain death.
The rider, named Yuri, was attempting to jump across a crevice on Gooseberry Mesa near St George, and was being filmed by his friend Nate Howard.
Misjudging the jump, he went over the handlebar, while the bike - with his feet still clipped into the pedals - went over the edge, thankfully not dragging him with it.
We’re guessing that the laughter that follows is due to a huge adrenaline surge - but we also suspect that shock will have set in later once he realised just how close a call it had been.
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or Team Bahrain ... selective outrage.
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- newbankgyratory 7 hours 52 min ago
Perhaps park the goods in a US Customs Bonded warehouse and then import them out of there when the tariff nonsense settles down?...
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Good to see a road.cc review of what must be one of the UK's best-selling 'proper' road bikes....
- PRSboy 8 hours 47 min ago
Another thing ruined by the Americans
- Miller 10 hours 6 min ago
Nice to see WvA featuring in the finale.
- Miller 10 hours 8 min ago
I have known more than one elder statesman of the club die of a heart failure while out on a ride. Sometimes I feel that's about to happen to me,...
- Pub bike 10 hours 26 min ago
Via the "wireless active steering system".
- Hirsute 10 hours 50 min ago
137m is the farthest I have observed when quickly looking at the Garmin unit....
- pockstone 11 hours 7 min ago
Yours worked wonders, but if you insist, I'll hop to it...why the need for extra police? Did the fire brigade bottle it?
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Plonker.
The sphincter did tighten.
My balls just went back up just by looking at the drop before he fell.
Idiot but at least he's not a dead idiot.
Looks like he's wearing a helmet and a parachute!
Slightly hysterical laughter I thought
Aah he scratched himself
I think that is what's called a "Knee trembler" but not in the sexual sense....
The guy is clearly a contender... http://www.darwinawards.com
Pilot-speak - "Any landing that you walk away from is a good one"
Or the alternative:
"Just get us on the ground!"
"That part'll happen pretty definitely..."
And - "A great landing is one where you can reuse the plane."
at least the bike was ok...
bleedin ell .... went all "funny" watching that !!!!
He simply fell over close to the edge. I thought it was funny too.
sweaty palms just watching that