Video: Tom Oehler - Time Out in NYC

Nov 24, 2013
by Red Bull Bike  

Riding NYC - Trials biking in the city that never sleeps

For a trials rider, New York City is more than just stunning tourist attractions. Riding the trials bike through this incredible town gets you in contact with a unique and unexpected diversity of riding spots and people. Every city has it’s share of classic "street spots,” but the Big Apple offers plenty of artificial as well as natural obstacles, which make a trials rider’s heart leap for joy. Austrian Red Bull trials rider Tom Oehler visited the United States to showcase his abilities during a demo tour along the East coast and then headed to the city that never sleeps. Visiting his friend and fellow trials rider Chris Clark (of Bell Helmets) in Hoboken, he spent a week searching for the best spots on both sides of the Hudson River. With the Austrian Alps as his home base, Thomas knows a thing or two about fantastic natural terrain. But surprisingly Thomas found one of the best natural trial spots he has ever ridden in a megacity far away from home...

About Thomas Oehler
Thomas Oehler is an Austrian trials rider and former Trials World Champion. For years he had been in the top five of the UCI trials ranking. After gaining the World champion title he retired from competitive sport and since then he concentrated on travelling the world with his bike doing demo shows or beeing part of several photo- and film projects. He holds two Guinness world records ("Highest wallclimb on a bicycle", "Fastest 400 meters hurdles on a bicycle"). In the last years he concentrated on riding street-trials as well as high alpine mountainbiking, for example when riding in sheer impossible high alpine terrain in last year`s video project "Sea of rock".

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43 Comments
  • 69 0
 "your bike is a bike yo"
  • 14 1
 "I steal bikes yo! I know bikes. You must know the owner of dat bike store yo! Das a real bike man!"
  • 8 0
 "That's a f*cking bike, yo bike is a bike yo!"
  • 4 1
 I literally just started riding trials this must be a sign
  • 27 1
 that girl at 2:40 runs weird
  • 19 0
 It always amazes me how people in the city can witness things like this and pretend like nothing is happening. Like oh no big deal this guy is just doing some gnarly stuff on his bike. I don't care if someone is extreme pogosticking, you better believe I am going to stop and watch maybe toss a high five or two.
  • 2 0
 and when you finally do something that can be noticed, then is when all the New Yorkers will HATE YOU!. they will not respect or applaud you. "hey I'm walking over here"! the ego's are so high that the man standing beside king kong real and live and loose and posing for iPhone photo's and the man will rather you look at him than the giant Ape!
  • 4 0
 AlexLee2...you couldn't be MORE RIGHT..I think the same thing everytime I see a video like this...someone doing something extraordinary and no reactions..oblivious!!!..
  • 1 0
 just visited NYC (mainly Manhattan) for the 1st time this summer and it is so over-stimulating that I think it takes a lot just to cut through the visual noise. did anybody see that gorilla walk through the gym (for example)? loved it though!
  • 24 0
 That guy at the end!
  • 7 0
 He's clearly a hardcore Redbull drinker, the negative side of energy drink abuse!
  • 11 0
 What a crazy mo fo at the end
  • 13 0
 Welcome to NYC
  • 22 0
 That's a f*%$in bike yo! I'm serious! I know bikes. That's a F*%$in BIKE!!
  • 3 0
 I wonder why he runs that 2" of suspension up front?
Sore wrists maybe? I know for a fact trials riding takes a toll on mine, eeesh
  • 3 0
 Maybe he wants to be like Ryan Leech when he grows up
  • 1 0
 Excellent riding tho, big fan of "streetier" style on natural terrain
  • 1 0
 Same reason Ryan Leech runs a suss fork. To make his trials bike look more like a mountain bike. Simples.
  • 2 0
 as far as i know, it's rather to keep suntour happy...
  • 3 1
 I really wonder how long this dude had to train to achieve this amount of skill
  • 3 1
 is it just me or does that fork have about 2mm of travel?

sSeet riding though.
  • 1 0
 He runs a 40mm fork
  • 2 0
 brilliant,
glad i watched it till the end,
new t-shirt (That's a f*cking bike, yo bike is a bike yo!)
  • 3 0
 I hope he could find his coat again after leaving it in the first spot
  • 2 0
 That rock face he rode down was slippery as fuck. I've seen kids slide down just sitting on it. Props to you.
  • 2 0
 Someone must have stolen his jacket and backpack he left in the park!!
  • 2 1
 This is so cool, does anyone know what bike hes riding?
  • 1 0
 Inspired Hex Wink
  • 2 1
 How much do they cost and is it the 26"?
  • 8 6
 Is there an Enduro specific model?
  • 11 0
 das a $1500 bike yo! 900 w/o tax if you know the owner though! I know bikes man. Hydraulic
forks and all!
  • 2 0
 hahahah, love that guy
  • 2 0
 Welcome to nyc
  • 1 0
 Next stop, Rabins Square :-)
  • 1 0
 Going to go ride my bike nowSmile This guy has sooo much skill
  • 2 1
 just awesome what more can you say Big Grin
  • 1 0
 agree
  • 2 4
 The highlight for me which wasnt the riding has to be that woman jogging haha!
  • 1 2
 Can't tell if dirt jumper or trials bike...
  • 1 1
 Those are sh!t bikes!!
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