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Home<\/a> \u00bb News<\/a> \u00bb Danny MacAskill Answers GearJunkie\u2019s Burning Questions<\/div>\n

The day Danny MacAskill dropped his \u2018Postcard From San Francisco\u2019 video, he put aside time to reply each query we might throw at him. Here\u2019s what the world\u2019s greatest trials rider needed to say.<\/p>\n

GearJunkie: What did you like about San Francisco?<\/strong>
Danny MacAskill: It\u2019s sort of a cliche reply, I suppose, however attending to exit to Alcatraz was fairly cool. It\u2019s fairly an incredible place; little bit sinister. We filmed in Chinatown, and there\u2019s a extremely iconic skate and BMX spot up on this bridge. We, in fact, sampled a few of the superb Chinese meals as properly.<\/p>\n

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Do you practice particularly in your driving, and the way do you do it? Weights? Trampoline? Gymnastics?<\/strong>
If I\u2019m sincere, I don\u2019t do any weight coaching in any respect. My coaching is primarily driving. I trip the trials bicycle simply for one or two hours a day only for enjoyable. And today, what I attempt to get loads of is my e-mountain bike \u2014 my Santa Cruz Heckler<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong>(Santa Cruz is the present bike sponsor for Danny MacAskill.)<\/p>\n

I do normally one or two batteries a day and typically three or 4 batteries. That manner, I get to trip a lot downhill. It\u2019s pure, enjoyable adrenaline and it retains me bodily feeling good, and it\u2019s much less punishing than my trials bike. Then once I get again on the trials bike, I really feel like I might rip the handlebars off!<\/p>\n

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Do you rollerblade?<\/strong>
No, I\u2019ve by no means rollerbladed. Where I grew up was a bit of too tough on the bottom for rollerblades. That\u2019s how I obtained into bikes as an alternative.<\/p>\n

You grew up on the Isle of Skye. How did your upbringing there have an effect on you?<\/strong>
I lived in a small village of solely round 200 folks. There\u2019s just one highschool on the entire island. That offers Skye a extremely cool group really feel. Because we both grew up collectively as youngsters or, you realize, households throughout. It\u2019s fairly cool to have the ability to journey the world and get to see new locations and cultures, however I nonetheless spend loads of time again dwelling.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s your favourite factor to do besides trip bikes?<\/strong>
I’m utterly hooked on browsing the web searching for music on YouTube. The present style I align with essentially the most in the mean time is early \u201990s trance and techno. There\u2019s lots \u2014 lots \u2014 of cool stuff in there. I extremely advocate utilizing the YouTube algorithm for music looking out. It\u2019s like having a DJ serve you up superb tracks you’d have by no means discovered in any other case.<\/p>\n

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What\u2019s on the prime of your playlist proper now?<\/strong>
Desire (Icarus Mix) by Icon<\/a><\/strong>. It\u2019s obtained an incredible vibe. It\u2019s a bit of sooner than most stuff I\u2019d take heed to, however I like to consider what it could have been like within the golf equipment again within the day \u2014 and even to at the present time. It\u2019s an immense observe.<\/p>\n

Did you at all times like driving, and do you bear in mind your first bike?<\/strong>
The bicycle\u2019s at all times been one thing I\u2019ve been into. I used to be at all times fairly an energetic, or possibly extra hyperactive, child. I\u2019d be climbing the timber in my backyard, climbing throughout my home, leaping off the very best partitions I might.<\/p>\n

I sort of took that power to my bike once I was younger. My buddies and I used to make use of our bikes to cycle across the island and to highschool. I used to have, like, a course on my manner dwelling: all totally different curbs and banks and driveways. I\u2019d simply be leaping off every thing I might discover, racing my buddies dwelling. It was good enjoyable.<\/p>\n

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Do you ever simply trip within the bike lane?<\/strong>
My commuting goes out to trip my e-bike within the hills or my trials bike within the streets. So I\u2019m not typically driving \u201cA to B.\u201d And if I\u2019m sincere, I don\u2019t typically use my bike to go to the retailers in Inverness as a result of every thing I’ve is admittedly considerably too fancy to lock up. I ought to actually get a motorbike I simply use to commute.<\/p>\n

How do you get in the correct psychological state to do high-injury threat tips?<\/strong>
I truly use music as a sort of device to trick my mind \u2014 or to distract it \u2014 from what it\u2019s considering. You\u2019ve obtained the rational aspect that\u2019s desirous about having already realized the trick. Maybe you\u2019ve realized it on mats or with a foam pit. But then, on location, the instinctual a part of your mind\u2019s going bananas! Thinking you\u2019re going to harm your self, you\u2019re chilly; it\u2019s moist, you\u2019re drained. You\u2019d quite be again in mattress.<\/p>\n

So I play tracks like Industry by Nathan Micay<\/a><\/strong>. I mainly watch for the best a part of the observe to return in, and I attempt to use that in my head like a begin gun \u2014 to attempt to trick my mind to eliminate a few of the concern and change it into dedication mode.<\/p>\n

Worst damage you\u2019ve had? Worst damage you\u2019ve averted?<\/strong>
Back in 2009, I tore a disc in my again, dropping off a 12-foot drop to flat a number of instances. I didn\u2019t truly discover it on the time. But then I broke my collarbone 3 times in a row over the following six months. My core actually weakened, after which my again went to shit.<\/p>\n

The worst damage I\u2019ve averted? You\u2019re dealing with falling to your loss of life sufficient instances that that\u2019s not likely within the equation anymore. But I\u2019ve in all probability jumped 18 or 19 toes to flat earlier than, fallen off my bike, and been tremendous.<\/p>\n

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Any rider you\u2019re watching tremendous carefully?<\/strong>
Ryan Williams<\/a><\/strong>, who rides for Nitro Circus. Every day he blows my thoughts. He does timeless issues. I like to recommend him as a comply with \u2014 I can\u2019t even describe the tips he\u2019s doing. Bike flip entrance flips? All types of loopy stuff.<\/p>\n

Who is your favourite athlete to observe in any sport?<\/strong>
That is an effective query! For me, it\u2019s a motorbike trials rider referred to as Toni Bou. Completely mind-blowing. Have a glance on Instagram<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Is there wherever you haven\u2019t ridden however actually need to?<\/strong>
Japan, for positive. I\u2019ve at all times meant to go over there, however I\u2019ll get there at some point.<\/p>\n

How a lot did you and Red Bull need to pay to trip in Alcatraz?<\/strong>
I don\u2019t know precisely, however I needed to return there 3 times as a result of I couldn\u2019t land the trick! So no matter it was, we would have needed to pay it just a few instances.<\/p>\n

Thank you, Danny MacAskill, in your time!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Impossible Tricks by Danny MacAskill on a 50-Pound E-Bike<\/h5>\n
The Santa Cruz Heckler eMTB weighs practically 50 kilos. But that does not cease this bike legend from ripping on it. Read extra\u2026<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n