Macaskill's Imaginate Riding Film-Speechless!

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Edited Date/Time 6/19/2013 6:52pm
"Two years in the making, street trials rider Danny MacAskill releases his brand new riding film. Whilst previous projects have focused on locations and journeys, MacAskill's Imaginate sees Danny take a completely different approach to riding. Enter Danny's mind and enjoy" Shocked Shocked
(sorry,Moto or Non Moto?)
https://youtu.be/OtkOofSswP4
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jhansen510 6/18/2013 12:42pm
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MOTO enough for this cat! He is a bad ass! Thanks for posting mate!
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DoctorJD 6/18/2013 12:46pm
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Dang, you beat me to it, I was just about to post that vid. MacAskill is from another planet and not bound to our laws of gravity. Amazing what he can do on a bike! Be sure and watch the bloopers at the end, man he takes a pounding.
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PressPassP 6/18/2013 12:54pm
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DoctorJD wrote:
Dang, you beat me to it, I was just about to post that vid. MacAskill is from another planet and not bound to our laws of...
Dang, you beat me to it, I was just about to post that vid. MacAskill is from another planet and not bound to our laws of gravity. Amazing what he can do on a bike! Be sure and watch the bloopers at the end, man he takes a pounding.
Sorry,I hate that too! Just saw the bloopers,that's probably why it took 2 years to make-brutal Woohoo
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yota 6/18/2013 12:56pm
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hard to believe all of that is real and not CG.

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so rad, all these videos are put together with so much thought for production and theme. this one was awesome, i really liked the kid starting it out with a bike on his blocks and then that was the entire video.

also, not sure if anyone else got the same feeling, but it really reminded me of Pink Floyd's "The Wall" movie... maybe because of the inclusion of him as a boy playing, his mom scolding him, etc... not sure why lol
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CamP 6/18/2013 1:57pm
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Macaskill is incredible, but this kid from Austin defines extreme.

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That kid from austin needs to remember to wear his helmet before its too late
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JQ wrote:
That kid from austin needs to remember to wear his helmet before its too late
No brains...no headaches!
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mellonhs 6/18/2013 2:23pm
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Danny is amazing. but.... the kid from austin is a dumbass not wearing a helmet going as big as he does. He will learn 1 day how important it is.
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watch the whole series on youtube just search "imaginate" and it will show up. definitely not CG
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TMV 6/18/2013 2:39pm
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mellonhs wrote:
Danny is amazing. but.... the kid from austin is a dumbass not wearing a helmet going as big as he does. He will learn 1 day...
Danny is amazing. but.... the kid from austin is a dumbass not wearing a helmet going as big as he does. He will learn 1 day how important it is.
He might have learnt it when he showed his middle finger to that guy in his SUV at 1 min 49...
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kzizok 6/18/2013 2:57pm
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Did anyone else notice the film was directed by Stu Thompson? Wonder if that was the old BMX great?
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kzizok wrote:
Did anyone else notice the film was directed by Stu Thompson? Wonder if that was the old BMX great?
Stu raced a bit of downhill mtb late 90s early 00s, don't think he did much bmx.

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mellonhs wrote:
Danny is amazing. but.... the kid from austin is a dumbass not wearing a helmet going as big as he does. He will learn 1 day...
Danny is amazing. but.... the kid from austin is a dumbass not wearing a helmet going as big as he does. He will learn 1 day how important it is.
TMV wrote:
He might have learnt it when he showed his middle finger to that guy in his SUV at 1 min 49...
Dang Dang has nothing on Burns.

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Hank_Thrill 6/18/2013 3:59pm
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CamP wrote:
Macaskill is incredible, but this kid from Austin defines extreme. [embed] Tommy Dugan: Empire - Bad Idea from CollateralBMX on Vimeo.[/embed]
Macaskill is incredible, but this kid from Austin defines extreme.

Dude, I just saw that video yesterday for the first time. I used to ride and road trip with Tom quite a bit back in the day when he would come down to Oklahoma. He has always had a natural ability to go extremely high, even before he had a lot of tricks in the bag. He was also very laid back and almost reserved in a way the first time I ever met him. Every experience I had with him after that was quite hilarious - he was busy establishing his Dang-Dang nickname. I didn't pay any attention to BMX for a few years and once I started checking it out again he had had a Props Bio, Odyssey sponsor etc. I'm stoked for him to be able to make a living doing what he loves. I don't know if it's ever been talked about in interviews, but one time he tweeted about doing a terrorist attack at some mall (jokingly, of course - dude's wild) and the FBI showed up at his parents' house in Wichata lol. His folks were not too stoked!
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Dude, I just saw that video yesterday for the first time. I used to ride and road trip with Tom quite a bit back in the...
Dude, I just saw that video yesterday for the first time. I used to ride and road trip with Tom quite a bit back in the day when he would come down to Oklahoma. He has always had a natural ability to go extremely high, even before he had a lot of tricks in the bag. He was also very laid back and almost reserved in a way the first time I ever met him. Every experience I had with him after that was quite hilarious - he was busy establishing his Dang-Dang nickname. I didn't pay any attention to BMX for a few years and once I started checking it out again he had had a Props Bio, Odyssey sponsor etc. I'm stoked for him to be able to make a living doing what he loves. I don't know if it's ever been talked about in interviews, but one time he tweeted about doing a terrorist attack at some mall (jokingly, of course - dude's wild) and the FBI showed up at his parents' house in Wichata lol. His folks were not too stoked!
He's not afraid to get naked either.
TripleDigit 6/18/2013 4:07pm
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kzizok wrote:
Did anyone else notice the film was directed by Stu Thompson? Wonder if that was the old BMX great?
Yeah,I watched it with some mates and we discussed that,these guys have a habit of staying involved so I wouldn't be suprised

That Stu Thompson rode for Hutch didn't he? Rockin a moustache too!
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kzizok 6/18/2013 6:41pm
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kzizok wrote:
Did anyone else notice the film was directed by Stu Thompson? Wonder if that was the old BMX great?
TripleDigit wrote:
Yeah,I watched it with some mates and we discussed that,these guys have a habit of staying involved so I wouldn't be suprised That Stu Thompson rode...
Yeah,I watched it with some mates and we discussed that,these guys have a habit of staying involved so I wouldn't be suprised

That Stu Thompson rode for Hutch didn't he? Rockin a moustache too!
Yeah, thats exactly the one I was thinking of.

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TripleDigit 6/18/2013 6:42pm
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CamP wrote:
Macaskill is incredible, but this kid from Austin defines extreme. [embed] Tommy Dugan: Empire - Bad Idea from CollateralBMX on Vimeo.[/embed]
Macaskill is incredible, but this kid from Austin defines extreme.

2 slightly diferrent disciplines though,BMX and Cyclo Trials,but all the same their amazing,that kids an absolute idiot though for not wearing a helmet,one wrong move and tough guy there's in a box I'm afraid
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robkinuk 6/19/2013 3:41am
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kzizok wrote:
Did anyone else notice the film was directed by Stu Thompson? Wonder if that was the old BMX great?
Stu Thompson who produced this was a top MTB downhill rider in Scotland who progressed to racing elite at world cup level for a few years before finding his true calling in life as an incredible film producer!
Stu's dad Richard Thompson ran a team called "The Clan" which helped bring on many young Scottish riders into the Downhill MTB scene.

This film is just so special, gotta watch it again!
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rangot 6/19/2013 4:51am
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TripleDigit wrote:
2 slightly diferrent disciplines though,BMX and Cyclo Trials,but all the same their amazing,that kids an absolute idiot though for not wearing a helmet,one wrong move and...
2 slightly diferrent disciplines though,BMX and Cyclo Trials,but all the same their amazing,that kids an absolute idiot though for not wearing a helmet,one wrong move and tough guy there's in a box I'm afraid
No worries, he's got hair !!!
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jeffro503 6/19/2013 10:32am
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kzizok wrote:
Did anyone else notice the film was directed by Stu Thompson? Wonder if that was the old BMX great?
robkinuk wrote:
Stu Thompson who produced this was a top MTB downhill rider in Scotland who progressed to racing elite at world cup level for a few years...
Stu Thompson who produced this was a top MTB downhill rider in Scotland who progressed to racing elite at world cup level for a few years before finding his true calling in life as an incredible film producer!
Stu's dad Richard Thompson ran a team called "The Clan" which helped bring on many young Scottish riders into the Downhill MTB scene.

This film is just so special, gotta watch it again!
Rob....is the Stu Thompson you are talking about the same Stu Thompson who used to be a certified badass in BMX in the early and mid - 80's? That dude was one of my hero's!
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jeffro503 6/19/2013 10:33am
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BTW.....the video PressPass put up on the OP....doesn't work any more because Redbull took it down. Anyone have a link to it from some where else? Always been a fan of Danny's riding skills....would love to see some more.
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jeffro503 6/19/2013 10:35am
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Nevermind......just go to Redbull.com....it's there.
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jeffro503 6/19/2013 11:05am
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Watched it. One word.........." Incredible! "

That dude is so amazing it's unreal.
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dsmith 6/19/2013 11:58am
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kzizok wrote:
Did anyone else notice the film was directed by Stu Thompson? Wonder if that was the old BMX great?
TripleDigit wrote:
Yeah,I watched it with some mates and we discussed that,these guys have a habit of staying involved so I wouldn't be suprised That Stu Thompson rode...
Yeah,I watched it with some mates and we discussed that,these guys have a habit of staying involved so I wouldn't be suprised

That Stu Thompson rode for Hutch didn't he? Rockin a moustache too!
no...80's bmx stu from california rode for SE and redline and huffy...and he was f'n badass!!
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PressPassP 6/19/2013 12:07pm
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kzizok wrote:
Did anyone else notice the film was directed by Stu Thompson? Wonder if that was the old BMX great?
robkinuk wrote:
Stu Thompson who produced this was a top MTB downhill rider in Scotland who progressed to racing elite at world cup level for a few years...
Stu Thompson who produced this was a top MTB downhill rider in Scotland who progressed to racing elite at world cup level for a few years before finding his true calling in life as an incredible film producer!
Stu's dad Richard Thompson ran a team called "The Clan" which helped bring on many young Scottish riders into the Downhill MTB scene.

This film is just so special, gotta watch it again!
jeffro503 wrote:
Rob....is the Stu Thompson you are talking about the same Stu Thompson who used to be a certified badass in BMX in the early and mid...
Rob....is the Stu Thompson you are talking about the same Stu Thompson who used to be a certified badass in BMX in the early and mid - 80's? That dude was one of my hero's!
No it's not the same guy,it's Stu Thompson,you mean Stu Thomsen,this dude from back in the day,great memories!




And Stu Thompson
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UpTiTe 6/19/2013 4:43pm
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robkinuk wrote:
Stu Thompson who produced this was a top MTB downhill rider in Scotland who progressed to racing elite at world cup level for a few years...
Stu Thompson who produced this was a top MTB downhill rider in Scotland who progressed to racing elite at world cup level for a few years before finding his true calling in life as an incredible film producer!
Stu's dad Richard Thompson ran a team called "The Clan" which helped bring on many young Scottish riders into the Downhill MTB scene.

This film is just so special, gotta watch it again!
jeffro503 wrote:
Rob....is the Stu Thompson you are talking about the same Stu Thompson who used to be a certified badass in BMX in the early and mid...
Rob....is the Stu Thompson you are talking about the same Stu Thompson who used to be a certified badass in BMX in the early and mid - 80's? That dude was one of my hero's!
PressPassP wrote:
No it's not the same guy,it's Stu Thompson,you mean Stu Thomsen,this dude from back in the day,great memories! [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2013/06/19/24989/s1200_Stu_Thomsen.jpg[/img] And Stu Thompson [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2013/06/19/24990/s1200_Stu_Thomson.jpg[/img]
No it's not the same guy,it's Stu Thompson,you mean Stu Thomsen,this dude from back in the day,great memories!




And Stu Thompson
Stu Thompson was stil lmaking Vet pro mains just a couple years ago at 50 years old.
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kzizok 6/19/2013 6:30pm
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robkinuk wrote:
Stu Thompson who produced this was a top MTB downhill rider in Scotland who progressed to racing elite at world cup level for a few years...
Stu Thompson who produced this was a top MTB downhill rider in Scotland who progressed to racing elite at world cup level for a few years before finding his true calling in life as an incredible film producer!
Stu's dad Richard Thompson ran a team called "The Clan" which helped bring on many young Scottish riders into the Downhill MTB scene.

This film is just so special, gotta watch it again!
jeffro503 wrote:
Rob....is the Stu Thompson you are talking about the same Stu Thompson who used to be a certified badass in BMX in the early and mid...
Rob....is the Stu Thompson you are talking about the same Stu Thompson who used to be a certified badass in BMX in the early and mid - 80's? That dude was one of my hero's!
PressPassP wrote:
No it's not the same guy,it's Stu Thompson,you mean Stu Thomsen,this dude from back in the day,great memories! [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2013/06/19/24989/s1200_Stu_Thomsen.jpg[/img] And Stu Thompson [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2013/06/19/24990/s1200_Stu_Thomson.jpg[/img]
No it's not the same guy,it's Stu Thompson,you mean Stu Thomsen,this dude from back in the day,great memories!




And Stu Thompson
OK ,well that clears it up. Sure was a blast from the past though! How great was BMX back then?
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jeffro503 6/19/2013 6:52pm
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Uptite : I didn't hear that about Stu....but that is really cool to hear. I know Harry Leary (sp?) was still doing it as of a couple years ago too!

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