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Featured era: 2009
Inspired Bicycles
“Edinburgh's walls and railings, ridden like a playground.”
- Featured era
- 2009
- Peak era
- 2009
- Company
- Danny MacAskill and Dave Sowerby
- Category
- Viral Videos
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On Video
Danny MacAskill's "Inspired Bicycles" street trials film
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About This Video
- From:
- Inspired Bicycles Ltd
- Added:
- April 19, 2009
- Length:
- 5:37
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What Was It?
"Inspired Bicycles" is a five-minute street trials film of Scottish rider Danny MacAskill hopping, jumping and balancing his way around Edinburgh. His flatmate Dave Sowerby filmed it, and the pair put it together as a promo for the Inspired Bicycles team MacAskill rode for, set to "The Funeral" by Band of Horses.
MacAskill, from Dunvegan on the Isle of Skye, was working as a mechanic in an Edinburgh bike shop and had been practising for more than 12 years. One trick on a spiky railing took eight hours of attempts to get right.
He released the video on YouTube in April 2009, and within weeks it had spread around the world. It changed his life. He gave up his job to ride full-time and went on to make films such as "Way Back Home" and "The Ridge".
Things You Probably Forgot
- The Band of Horses soundtrack
- The spiky railing that took eight hours to get right
- Filmed by his flatmate on the streets of Edinburgh
- A bike mechanic's hobby that turned into a career
The Story
- 2009 MacAskill released the Edinburgh street trials video on YouTube in April.
- 2010 He was nominated for the Laureus World Action Sportsperson of the Year award.
- 2010 Red Bull Media House released his follow-up film "Way Back Home" in November.
- 2014 "The Ridge" took him to the Cuillin Ridge on his native Skye.
Its Legacy
The video is still on YouTube. It launched MacAskill's career as a full-time rider and led to a long run of popular films, many made with Red Bull Media House.
Memories
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