FMX legend Tom Pagès keeps making history by pushing the limits of his sport. After reinventing FMX on land, he combines freestyle motocross and freefall off a 135m cliff in Avoriaz, France.— Red Bull Motorsports
Probably just being miserable but I tend to be left fairly cold by these 'launch off something and then parachute' tricks, whether bike, moto, snowboard etc.
Surely the most impressive part of a huge trick is that they actual land them and survive?!
"It's not the fart that kills you, it's the smell," a quote by Norwegian rally car driver Petter Solberg. In Norwegian, fart means speed and smell means impact.
This is great, but it's not "making history" as Brad Slums did it a couple of years ago, in the Dunes - which I think is way more gnarly (less altitude)!
Impressive, although proof of concept in Finland ( www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6JkMVghTvI ) in 2013 is still the most raw to this day, 100% stunt send with minimal flash.
@feeblesmith: This was for sure the most raw. Seemed quite dangerous as well. Parachute just barely opening before hitting the small river. So many things that could have gone wrong. Sisu for sure.
Yeah and I think people forgot about Pastrana doing this for multiple years back in the mid 2000's. It never gets old though or any less sketchy. Pages was milliseconds away from being in a very bad position to open up. Wow.
Was it the Bond film A View to a Kill where the stunt man skiied off a cliff? I saw a docco about it in which he said he landed and then immediately vomited due to the closeness to death. Intense stuff.
@Maara: Holy crap, not even a helmet for protection, cliff isn't very high and the parachutes in those times weren't nearly as good. The term 'death defying' has certainly suffered from inflation....
apparently you haven’t been paying much attention to what’s going on lately, have you?
just a matter of time before they change the name to Greenbike, then you will really see some real highfalutin blowing woke-smoke up you butt magic … .
Does this really require any kind of skill other than the mental part ? Not that I would be willing, but it just seems a bit to simple, Start motorcycle, ride motorcycle off jump & pull parachute cord. I guess its kinda cool if your into that kinda thing but what is the purpose of the ramp ? for the backflip ? Couldn’t he just ride off the cliff? ♂️
My brain struggled so much to process what I was seeing, I genuinely just laughed out loud with joy at the sheer audacity and absurdity of what I was watching. Well done Tom, you glorious lunatic.
Yeah, but what's the carbon footprint of this? Especially being a 2 stroke! I'm not sure if Pinkbike or I can support such contributions to climate change.
I’ve jumped out of a bunch of perfectly good airplanes, and have ridden dirt bike enough to say that I’d definitely do this. I’d also BASE jump a few times, but wouldn’t make a habit of it. That is, if I cared to spend the money on it, which I don’t.
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Surely the most impressive part of a huge trick is that they actual land them and survive?!
False advertising... is this Outside working its corp tentacles into Pinkbike?
Yes, yes it is.
I was thinking, "I hope nobody's already done the e-bike joke yet.".
youtu.be/tKLgIRDAfyc?t=150
Sisu for sure!
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Fk4w0c1fuWI
don't get me wrong, looks cool and for sure it's a huge move
but how does it affect the sport? it's not part of any discipline of mx. it's more of a runaway....
it won't affect the sport at all.
just a matter of time before they change the name to Greenbike, then you will really see some real highfalutin blowing woke-smoke up you butt magic …
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Aren we going to see people surfing a 100’ wave, or wingsuiting through a person sized hole next?
Especially being a 2 stroke!
I'm not sure if Pinkbike or I can support such contributions to climate change.
As well as this - about 5 minutes in he backflips off a cliff
I’ve jumped out of a bunch of perfectly good airplanes, and have ridden dirt bike enough to say that I’d definitely do this. I’d also BASE jump a few times, but wouldn’t make a habit of it. That is, if I cared to spend the money on it, which I don’t.
youtu.be/D1RiqiayW7o