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To each their own though. It looked very thought out and calculated. But I couldn't watch my kid do that. Not for any amount of money or fame.
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Seriously are there teams out there just looking for the next big "jumper?"
This is a BIG jump, bike seize or flat landing which he was pretty close to doing could be bad!
Watched it again, maybe he wasn't that close to flat landing it
It's a publicity stunt, nothing more. No YouTube, no jump. And very few people would ever classify that jump as "safe". It's a circus trick, devised by adults, and performed by a child. The margin for error is slim, and the potential consequences catastrophic. If the worst were to happen, his parents would have charges filed against them, just as parents are charged when children find unsecured firearms.
Sounds to me like you are discussing a SX track correct? Surely a MX track wouldn't have these SX obstacles. I have raced at both Mammoth, Carlsbad and the REM track at Glen Helen which represent MX racing to me. I didn't encounter any man made double, step ups, jump on jump offs etc but if I did I would race SX or go to "too many" outdoor tracks today in the US.
GEE I WONDER WHY WE DON'T HAVE MORE PEOPLE RIDING AND RACING TODAY HUH?
The bigger the jump does not always mean it's increasingly more dangerous. There are a lot of variables...
This circuis jump had as many variables eliminated as possible so therefore it was not as dangerous as it seems.
Anyone remember the Carmichael double at Ponca? Before they tamed it down??
That was a gnarly jump for big bikes let alone mini riders.
It was right out of a corner, blind takeoff/landing, very steep take off, huge jump, even curved a bit and had an absolutely unforgiving landing..... now that was a dangerous jump!! It was awesome when you could land it!! Painful if you came up short...
I raced plenty of So Cal and Nor Cal tracks in the 90's doing the CMMC series I believe it was called. Places like Sunrise, Pamona, etc had plenty of sketchy jumps.
There are plenty of Texas Tracks including Lake Whitney, Swann, etc that have some big jumps. And they are generally pretty safe unless you make a mistake or have a mechanical and then you can have a massive crash.
I crashed over the finish line jump at lake Whitney back in around 1993. It was not a very big or challenging jump. Pretty high speed I suppose. My bike bogged right on the take off and I went over the bars and blowed into the ground and bike plowed right into me. Was air lifted to local hospital. One of my gnarliest crashes ever.
Like I said, the circus jump above has as many variables eliminated as possible. I'm not at all saying it wasn't dangerous. Obviously it is. I'm just saying the chance is lower or as low as some of the stuff kids are doing on local tracks today.
To each their own...
Too early in the day for you still? Give it a go...
Yes, racing is dangerous, and kids get hurt. But the consequences of making a mistake while trying to clear a 150' gap are exponentially higher. Only a person with very narrow field of view could support the parents' decision to build a freestyle ramp and send their son sailing. It's all or nothing, and a mechanical, endo, or last-second abort are all possible. It's just not worth putting your child's life on the line.
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Yes, I think the parents are stupid. No I would not let my kids do it. I also won't let my kids race because of the dangers even though I myself raced for the better part of 15 years.
Seeing many of you hyperventilate over this video is ridiculous just the same.
Ah, I changed my mind. Build your kid a big ass ramp and top this 9 yr olds high score
He did it. It was huge. It's on video. Now put it back to 65' and enjoy a life of riding your bike. There will be plenty of other near death experiences along the way I promise. Enjoy
The finish line jump at Ponca where Jason Partridge broke his back wasn't near as dangerous as the Carmichael double but they tamed that one down a bit in the coming years. It was unessential sketchy for an amateur event at the time.
You just have enough time to troll on message boards in between your important time consuming job... wow. Color me impressed.
I saw a record in the Guinness book for bicycle jumping over barrels,I think it was 8 or 10. We had 5 or 6 in the barn so I got them out,laid a 2x12 on the first one and a nearly full sheet of plywood on the last braced up for landing.
After clearing them I left one with the take off ramp and started shifting the rest a barrel width till up in the mid teens,like 15 or 16 barrels.
I was using a 26 inch bike,like a beach cruzer because the 20 inch stuff was banana seats and ape hangers. On the next to last jump the steering was tight and I had no idea why,went up on the hill to hit it again and when I left the ramp the steering stem dropped right out the head ,lol.
Man,I augered in,peeled the hide off my face and chest.
Good times
https://youtu.be/67U-Q_kF1PI
https://youtu.be/dfvfQMcOFiY
Or misses the landing
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