3 Generations of Freeriders in Scotland - Rey, Peaty and MacAskill

by Tyler Maine
Jul 1, 2010

Source: Hans Rey

3 generations of freeriders went to Scotland a few weeks ago, when Hans Rey met up with the current DH World Champ Steve Peat and Youtube sensation Danny MacAskill. The three explored the Highlands and the Isle of Skye, the home of Danny and the Giant MacAskill Danny ancestor, who was according to the Guinness Book of Records the only true giant and tallest person ever at 7'9", see what they were up to besides heli biking, whiskey distilleries and a good laugh...

Amazing video and pics inside,

3 Generations of Freeriders in Scotland:

Hans Peaty MacAskill Highlands from ResetFilms.co.uk on Vimeo.







-Hans Rey

*All photos copyright by Andy McCandlish*
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43 Comments

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flag thegringo (Jun 30, 2010 at 18:07)
 Wicked piece of video,an old Trials legend in Hans'no-way'Rey,".Who has more than still got the skills". An up and coming Trials rider in Danny MacAskil, who already has 3.678 legendary Trials signiture moves under his belt.
And who could turn this into one dynamite trio,Dr Steve Peat me thinx,all around legend,World Cup Owner,World Champion,alledgedly collects pewter pieces,and his a Dr Seuss fan,along with long time friend and competitor on occassion "Flyin"Brian Lopes.
That was a corking piece of video of three of the best ripping Scotland a new arsehole.
Props all around.
Gringo.tupCool
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flag Milo123 (Jul 1, 2010 at 8:31)
 danny looks alot more comfortable on his new bikes now in the mojo trial diaries he looked a bit sketchy but now he's insane on them, i loved that massive line he did next to that river
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flag Iberian (Jul 1, 2010 at 7:50)
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angus_MacAskill

I knew Robert Wadlow was 8'11" but he of course had a genetic disorder and died at 24. Giant MacAskill was a normal person who was just physically impressive. He would make Shaq look like a little girl on the basketball court. If born today he would make so much money. Can't imagine what he would look like on a proper sized mountain bike. Probably have to use a motorcycle chain and internal gears.
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flag seanicboom (Jul 1, 2010 at 0:14)
 WHY IS STEVE PEAT SO AWESOME?!
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flag Jordy-Clarky (Jul 1, 2010 at 9:40)
 Because hes won the world champs
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flag GabrielDugas (Jul 1, 2010 at 12:58)
 because he won or at least..is in the top fastest guys since so many years
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flag betsie Plus (Jul 1, 2010 at 5:12)
 Awesome video, showcasing all mountain riding in Scotland real well.
I keep meaning to head over to Sky to ride, it looks good. My Aunty lives in Ord on Sky too, so not like I don't have somewhere to stay there.
Purple - I thought the same thing with the Torridon section, some epic descents around Torridon.
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flag DirtBagMedia (Jun 30, 2010 at 17:35)
 WICKED, looks like a very fun place to go for a holiday tup
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flag jamie96 (Jul 1, 2010 at 12:52)
 yeh scotland is the best.
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flag potthead (Jul 1, 2010 at 18:41)
 dannys bike looks dope with all saint
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flag src248 (Jul 1, 2010 at 0:19)
 1:32 in the vid is so freaking epic!
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flag slaythebeast (Jul 1, 2010 at 11:32)
 No, 3:00 is epic, 1:32 is just rad skills on display.
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flag src248 (Jul 1, 2010 at 21:54)
 true, but they are epic rad skills!
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flag pavementEATER (Jul 1, 2010 at 10:16)
 I hate when Mac is referred to as "Youtube sensation". Its his riding that got him noticed! Stop acting like he wouldnt have been noticed without that brain rotting website Youtube
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flag Milo123 (Jul 1, 2010 at 12:59)
 yeh that is pretty annoying
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flag purple (Jul 1, 2010 at 4:33)
 i live there and go riding there all the time but they missed out an epic downhill trail called 'the old man of storr' gutted i didnt bump into them Smile
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flag billjcottam (Jul 1, 2010 at 8:10)
 been to skye twice but each time i never had my bike with me. it was so gutting =[
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flag jacque-lucque (Jul 1, 2010 at 4:02)
 Damn! I was just up on Skye doing my own riding a couple weeks ago. Now I'm assuming every heli I saw was theres.
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flag BADGERBOWL4LIFE (Jul 1, 2010 at 10:02)
 HOLY CRAP!!!!! look at how old hans rey is getting. Hope i can rip like that when I`m 100 years old. oh yeah, scootland looks rad too.
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flag Jona1021 (Jul 1, 2010 at 0:48)
 that video is awesome, such nice places to ride by the looks of it!

what song is playing in the video?
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flag mil0oz (Jul 1, 2010 at 1:21)
 It's some kind of remix or alternative version of a Gomez song called 'Get Miles'. The original album cut is hella different to that one.
  • + 3
flag Filipei7 (Jul 1, 2010 at 2:35)
 so basically all of these are POD candidates
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flag Maveri20 (Jul 1, 2010 at 9:12)
 ^ agreed, POD and VOD
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flag sam-davies (Jul 2, 2010 at 3:11)
 It's at the end of the video, it's a live version.
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flag Shatner (Jul 1, 2010 at 15:18)
 Great to see probably the 3 most influential riders ever riding together.
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flag krackerjack (Jul 1, 2010 at 8:55)
 scotlands the best, i wish i had done some riding when i went
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flag RootRider (Jul 1, 2010 at 9:41)
 what sick place to ride, scotland its all MTB
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flag fullbug (Jul 1, 2010 at 8:04)
 damn. what a beautiful country. never have seen Scotland but have seen Gomez 2x.
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flag BigRingMTB (Jul 1, 2010 at 7:45)
 Wow, Looks like a an addition to my Bucket List!
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flag bobtjustice (Jul 1, 2010 at 15:27)
 Best video i've seen on Pinkbike in a good while.
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flag sagetthegreat (Jul 1, 2010 at 0:51)
 Amazing, no other word can describe this.
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flag Scotti90 (Jul 1, 2010 at 16:00)
 Amazing showcase of what Scotland has to offer.
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flag skippy888 (Jul 1, 2010 at 19:36)
 Wow that looks amazing, good for business to Wink
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flag grahamc (Jul 1, 2010 at 13:25)
 Brilliant video and write up. Mon Scotland.
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flag CAMMY-1 (Jul 1, 2010 at 2:09)
 EPIC
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flag freemanbr (Jul 1, 2010 at 10:51)
 No better word to describe it !
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flag Mack-the-Beast (Jul 1, 2010 at 8:28)
 danny is crazy
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flag carloseduardoo (Jun 30, 2010 at 17:34)
 muito bom só fotos bem lokas mesmo ...
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flag freemanbr (Jul 1, 2010 at 10:51)
 Excelente, inimaginavel !
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flag RyanW8282 (Jul 1, 2010 at 7:59)
 they were in my town the other day aswell but i missed them =(
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flag ReignX0Rob (Jul 1, 2010 at 2:17)
 Good to see, well done lads!
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flag JordanLangton (Jul 3, 2010 at 6:30)
 VOD deffinatly
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flag JLbaxter (Jul 1, 2010 at 7:08)
 Great to see Hans Rey.
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