Two years in the making, street trials rider Danny MacAskill releases his brand new riding film. Whilst previous projects have focused on locations and journey's, MacAskill's Imaginate sees Danny take a completely different approach to riding. Enter Danny's mind and enjoy.
lol - now im normally a cynical old bastard but this is exactly the kind of "over-the-top" stuff a name like Danny MaCaskill should be doing - we can watch a million guys doing trials around on the streets but this is just pure escapism, much like a Hollywood summer blockbuster - just relax and enjoy people, relax and enjoy
All from coming back from an injury... I also think it's insanely sick how he threw down one of the toughest tricks in mtbing ONTO FLAT GROUND. Maniac... loved it.
A family friend was in the production team for this movie..'Eliot Fletcher' look out for him in the credits.. he told me what the movie was a few good months back as long as i kept it secret.. it is so much better then i anticipated it to be!
Can anyone tell me why he isn't riding his own signature bike? Did he end his sponsorship with inspired or something? Fantastic film by the way, I was caught up in it, actually felt like he was really tiny!!
Oh damn, Royal-dh! You knew 'what the movie was a few good months back', and you were able to keep it secret?! Would you like a trophy? Honestly, you don't receive recognition for knowing some bloke involved with production. This is MacAskill's edit, so please stop trying to make this about you.
Who thought the stacked cards falling over was an amazing idea? It's like a toy version of the teeter-totter. That must have been a really strange experience... much like most everything else in that video, haha.
I loved everything about it!! Danny brought out the kid in me again and im only 22!! The f1 car was an awesome touch I wish I could have seen the Renault-Infinti drive around with Danny and his tank!!! I wish it would have been longer I didn't want it to end!! Danny you have my support through and through ol' boy!! BTW your flips off the exercise ball were next level!!! whoooo hoooo!!
Did this make anyone other than me choke up as you thought about being a kid stuck in grown-up clothes and still imagining and dreaming about what you could do on a bike? For this video, I think Danny has touched the heart of all of us who still enjoy the childlike feeling of freedom and awe of riding bikes as we grow up. Simply the best bike video I've ever seen. AMAZING!
There needs to be a PB contest of 'Who can pull the trick that Danny couldn't' - set up 3 balls like in the out takes and roll across them to get on your bike. I would personally pay my whole life savings (currently £250 overdrawn) to the first person who can do it. Yes I will be trying.
I was laughing at how good this is!
And sorry to be off topic but in the first clip that island with trees on it look very similar to where dumbledore's grave is in the harry potter films
Yeah where the hell was the damn elephant that was the most exciting thing about the whole slew of trailers... But o well this is the coolest video I've ever seen so I can get over it! And I laughed at a couple of things cause of how amazed I was! Exspecially that flip that looked like a cash roll... To flat! And the parts where he is just screwing around on the exercise balls!
That's it I quit biking and video editing. Quite possibly the best video ever made, not sure how he's going to beat this with his next edit.
Brilliant Danny and team.
no no no and no - dont quit - Danny would not be where he is now if he had not started where you are now - so keep doing what you do or we will never find the next generation of Danny Mac's
^^This isn't the first. Stu Thompson and Danny have worked together for a while and some how they continue to get even better. They have both come from humble beginnings to relative stardom, and boy do they deserve it. This is mindbogglingly good
I couldn't believe my eyes. I watched over and over and over, and I'm gonna tell all my friends to have a boo. this would win a Oscar if mountain bikes films could win oscars
indeed.. but i never expected this after seeing the behind the scenes footage.. i still have problems closing my jaw.. but this just shows.. you are never too old to play with blocks
Chris Akrigg, Danny Mac, Martyn Ashton, not ti mention many of the dew tour bmx riders, ans fmb riders like semenuk, sodestrom etc. Also Cedric Gracia sent a no hander at Fort William in a run a few years ago.thereare so many stylish riders. Personally I'd love to see Semenuk on a trials bike, having seen him destroy shit on almost every other type of mtb/bmx
this is just rediculously mind blowing. just so happy to see danny's come back from injury so that he could show us more and more of these amazing skills
I imagine I'm better than I am all the time..... and even my imagination never came up with anything like this! That move onto the platform - what even was that???? F**king awesome!!!!
That was a cool change of pace from the usual video edit or traveling to exotic places around the world. Not that traveling to exotic places around the world is a bad thing but this was a fun concept and produced the right way to make it fun. Danny is damn good!
i´ve seen it 1 hour ago on the red bull page...then 10 minutes later pb posted it! so bad ass that i watched it a second time! i want that tree trunk pencil too...
Excellent! Only problem is that the kids are gonna wear out the monitor watching this one over & over & over & over.... I watched it a few times already myself.
Ive ridden a couple of times with danny in glasgow and he is one of the most genuine down to earth guys you'll ever meet, and he has 100% the best riding mind of anybody Ive ever met, so when I heard he was doing this I knew it would be something special. he always chooses the best lines and see's things nobody else does, or at least nothing we would even consider, and when he says stuff like 'Im going to ride up that wall, roll off the rail and 360 up that bank' that means he's already picked his line, worked out his speed and found his exit, long before I'd ever finished considering if it was worth riding.
this just looks like the most fun you can have on a bike and its a welcome change from all the po-faced riding as serious business videos that clog the internet up. danny got to make his childhood fantasy come true and I think we all recognise ourselves in that video.
Absolutely brilliant - production, editing, and of course the riding; world class, all around. I'll say it again, I'm buying a pack of Red Bull every week nowadays, solely because of their amazing support of our sport lately. The WC coverage alone made me a fan, but stuff like this, the space jump, etc.... in the grand marketing scheme I can't imagine the ROI (or lack thereof) can be justified financially, so somewhere high up there's someone with spending power at Red Bull who says '... I don't care if it makes sense, do it cuz it's badass and we can afford it!..'. Gotta respect (and support) that.
Huge props to all involved in this project, truly awesome!
Guys... This is a serious call out to all of us... Danny has done it again... He f*cked us right in the ass... He has got to be stopped... Even my mom sat next to me on the historical moment watching this vid.... How is that video to be topped by any rider?????
I think that has to be one of the best all-time videos I've ever seen! The filming was superb, the tricks were outstanding...the only thing I can say is that it probably sucked for Danny to have to wear the same clothes every day he filmed for 2 years! lol
Quit muckin aroun wit your bike danny!!!! LOL VIDEO OF DECADE!!! So many things i liked about this,front flip onto the ball an bck on to the rail track, the soldier ridin off wit his bike lol classic !
Watching the lead up to this I knew whatever he did was going to be pretty cool.
This has smashed cool to pieces! Awesome is not even close!
Great job Danny!
I had similar surgery to Danny a few years back and have never felt back to full fitness, or even have the confidence to push like I used too in any sport.
To come back from that in a short space of time and produce this level of riding is nothing short of EPIC ! Amazingly put together with skills that we all go to bed dreaming of having something even close too in another life.
Will waste my afternoon watching this over and over again.
Agreed, trusting his body (and knowing/listening to his body) must have been essential, I'm sure, like most athletes with back injuries, it's changed his approach to training and riding, and will probably ultimately extend the length of his career.
I have been waiting so long for this and must say that its even better than i thought it would be...love how it plays off the idea of a childs mind and imagination and brings it to life. the giant real life objects throughout the entire skit top it off and make for amazing filming/riding. Well done Danny and crew, well done. Guess the back surgery and therapy paid off after all! Can't wait for his next release...
Absolutely jaw dropping. Danny MacAskill is in a league all his own. Unrivaled talent and humility while purveying the true joy he gets out of being on his bike.
This should be mandatory viewing for the armies of jaded professional sports players the world over. This video is what true love of your craft looks like.
Best part about this video, it'll appeal to pretty much everyone whether they're into bikes or not. Hell, even the missus thought it was pretty epic! Hats off to Danny, it's beyond my meager vocabulary to describe his vision. Kudos to his crew as well, they're nearly as much a part of this as the rider for all the behind the scenes stuff. Red Bull must have a really big bag of money to pay for this to happen but respect to them for doing just that.
Before I pressed play I was disappointed how short this was but that was probably one of the best vids I have ever watched! seriously good creativity, amazing riding and so much fun! well done danny!!!
one of the best and exciting bike movies ever no doubt about it, only the soundtrack gets on my nerves a bit, but I guess there must be a good reason to use that tune ... like ...regular radio crap song on the background I guess ...
I would imagine since it's supposed to be Danny as a kid in the 80's imagining what he could do on a bike, they chose a pretty classic 80's song as the soundtrack. I actually quite enjoyed it...
This made my jaw drop. I watched all of the behind the scenes videos (I think) and didn't expect anything as amazing as this. It's just incredible what Danny can do with his bike, those jumps defy laws of physics.
The passion that is riding all starts when we are younger looking up to those who can ride well hoping we can be like that some day and this shows that perfectly! Hopefully lots of kids will see this and want to learn to ride too. Top notch stuff Danny
I've watched the lead up to this one and this surpasses my wildest expectations, THANK YOU DANNY, for working for an opportunity to do something like this, especially with your back the way it is and completely knock it out of the park! I just couldn't help thinking I really hope this video makes some kids put down the controllers and start dreaming about bikes! Makes me proud to ride trials...
My heart is warmed to see everyone enjoyed this. I had a feeling when this was posted on Pinkbike there would be the typical cynics. Danny MEGA-SKILL!!
wow that was great.. i got a feeling that's his Mom!!! that scolding rolled off her tongue!! she's said that before..Danny, thank you. i can't wait to share this with my kids.. they're gonna flip out.
Even my wife will think this is truly amazing, Danny MacAskill, genious! Hats off to Red Bull for providing the resource, who else gives athletes like Danny the chance to make movies like this.
Danny you never fail to impress and this was no exception! Your riding style is definitely the most insanely difficult style ever and you do it flawlessly and make it look eeeassy! Keep it up dude cant wait for the next one!
He is from another world, gravity in earth does not aply to him and for me the most important part besides how great all of the prodction and people around him and his HUGE skills is...........always a big smile on his face.
Cheers
Pretty awesome! Great combination of skills and location. I was viewing the production video back then and i was really quite curious what Danny was gonna cook up with all the plyboards and boxes. When Danny was saying he was gonna make something fresh and big...well, this video definitely is. Pure awesome!
wasn't sure what to expect after seeing Danny shred and dominate the trials scene over the past few years, but the increased elevation and innovation of his riding skill, combined with the conceptual environment (that we can all relate to), created a pristine classic of riding, and a visual representation of its emotional essence. In other words, that was super sick and dirty!!!
That fall onto his back from the tank must have killed! Seriously winded! Also that third shot of him crashing trying the variational cash roll 3 flip thing. Ouch!
Absolutely incredible video. Stunning, and the scale was so effective, but why O why is it not longer! This much awesomeness should last forever!
Only manage to get it to play, well I thought it was more hype than riding but fuck me was I wrong! Looks amazing amazing tricks! Had to watch it a few times coz the set is so nice that you don't apricate what Danny pulls off, that flip onto the train station is something else...
Thanks!
- but stuff like this is few and far between, these are epics from the big names, there are plenty of other talented riders to watch doing their stuff on the streets - there is plenty of room for these epics as well as good old street edits
I didn't think anything would be able to shed off the cheesy start to this video but sweet knights of columbus it did!! I'll be showing this to my nephews to try and get them into cycling!
OH MY GOD, THAT WAS THE COOLEST VIDEO IVE EVER SEEN...I CANNOT EVEN TRY TO PUT INTO WORDS HO I FEEL ABOUT ABOUT HOW AWSOME THIS WAS...OH NMY GOD...IM OUT OF BREATH FROM SHOUTING AND CHEERING SO MUCH...AMAZING!!!!!!
OMFG!!!! There just isnt a word that can catigorize this, just dont really know what to say,except lol im gonna watch again an go holy shit 100 more times!!!!! Simply THE BEST DANNY!!!!!!
Im done...dont with bikes and riding because nothing I will ever do can come close to this, my whole office was at a stand still watching this video, to bad it was only 7 minutes that was awesome!
its BREATHTAKING!!!!...beautiful vid, edit and idea! If some day there arent be any countries anymore just corporations i hope REBULL will rule the world !...YEAH !
oh my fucking god i wasnt expecting it to be that crazy,tripping out on how it looked so small until danny comes out haha holy fuck that was amazing!!!
when i saw danny's first video i knew that he is the best but this video shows how hard he had to work on himself and now he is on completely different level. big up danny!
This is mentally awesome!!! Macaskill and the crew took it to another level!!!
I used to love dirty tricks and cunning stunts with the 2 martyns from the olden days... But this....
WOW....
Show this video to someone who doesn't understand what they are about to watch and they will not believe what they are seeing. Ive done that to a few non riders at my work today.
Hey i need help!!! How do i post a video that has the HD option on pinkbike??? I can post videos but none have that HD option in the right corner! Help please
Seems that Danny has mastered some new tricks, at least something he has not showed to the public before. Nice and really creative. All thumbs up to Danny Mac!!!
Either I've missed your sarcasm or you've missed the idea of the film is that it's his child-self''s imagination so it's effectively the younger self moving the obstacles to do the moves
Yeah, great video. But I think the caliber of riding hasn't changed too much from his last few. I'd really like to see
a video based completely on random people watching him through the streets.
He was recovering from back surgery during this project, I think it was more about maintaining his level than trying to pile on tonnes of new skills during this period.
ah lighten up - im sure he will get "raw" soon but for now this is just pure indulgence and gives us something different to look at, fun and frivolous is all it is - with more neat tricks to oggle at there are plenty of street vids to watch for now
Is this just endorsement gone MAD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
The tricks are amazing. Burt come on. Is this really the way we want our sport to go, DISNEY.
Red Bull will destroy the Mountain biking world given the chance......
They are as toxic as their drink......
You realize that the millions of dollars that Red Bull and other such companies are pouring (pun intended) into our sport is the driving force behind probably 90% of the publicity we get, and are literally the only reason that professional riders can make a career of this, at events funded and sponsored by these same companies. Before you down on corporate endorsement, think of where professional mountain biking would be without it.
235 comments and yours is the only negative one. So yeah, maybe ou did watch a different video. Id love to know what goes through the mind of someone like you. How can you possibly think its crap. Can you not see what he is doing and how insanely difficult it is?
"welcome to Toy Story 4 Partner"
that would be legit. Sick edit!
10/10
Simply the best bike video I've ever seen.
AMAZING!
To pull of a trick that Danny couldn't, i bet he would find that really funny so your right it'l be worth every penny! Hahahahaha
Inspired (No pun intended) is a better word. Already thinking about my next edit and how to improve my riding.
Now where did i leave my bike and camera?
But I basically mean; I dont think I have ever seen such a good mtb video in my life ! (all categories : dh, trials, enduro...)
i still have problems closing my jaw..
but this just shows.. you are never too old to play with blocks
and Bonus Points are to be added for the fact that:
-->The mom in the vid is actually Danny's mom
-->An entire vid without any Gangsta Rap
Seriously, this takes 2 or 3 watches to digest just how awesome this video is!
so bad ass that i watched it a second time!
i want that tree trunk pencil too...
Only problem is that the kids are gonna wear out the monitor watching this one over & over & over & over....
I watched it a few times already myself.
this just looks like the most fun you can have on a bike and its a welcome change from all the po-faced riding as serious business videos that clog the internet up. danny got to make his childhood fantasy come true and I think we all recognise ourselves in that video.
gawn yersel wee barra!
Huge props to all involved in this project, truly awesome!
The song is Dakota's Runaway if anyone is curious... www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7ej4OsY5Qc
The passion that is riding all starts when we are younger looking up to those who can ride well hoping we can be like that some day and this shows that perfectly! Hopefully lots of kids will see this and want to learn to ride too. Top notch stuff Danny
Unreal vid Danny, well done
I can't wait to see what he comes up with next!
You said it EMR52! Gotta go ride now, thanks Danny and friends!!
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UNBELIEVABLE VIDEO!!! This is what dreams are made of
Best video ive ever seen!
I predict a trillion hits by the end of the week
AMAZING!
UNREAL
BLEW MY MIND, NOTHIN I COULD EVER IMAGINE.
can you not fave a video more than once?
danny u da king
Did you? did you just really?