A wall behind was used to ride onto the phone box. He then starts the move from stationary on the phonebox facing towards the camera and then spins and hucks from there!
A boy came up to him after and asked, 'are you the guy off the computer??'.
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jonnyw374
(Nov 25, 2009 at 14:08)
wow... thats insane!
POD!!!
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@lumpy-kk : it would if he was in america, but he's in united kingdom....
Really nice pic, stoaked on it!
Really nice pic, stoaked on it!
- 11 68
Unless they are going reverse. Lumpy kk would be right. But unfortunately they are not. It's opposite sides Lumps. Us Americans are the only one's that drive on the "right" side of the road and have our steering wheels on the left. Aside from a few other places. Majority drives on the left with the steering wheel on the right.
- 19 2
here we drive on the right side with steering wheel on the left side, england i think is the only place where that doesnt happen i europe( i almost got hit by a car biking when i went to england, roundabouts are weird 
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Rattsl, UK is the only country in the europe where you drive on the left side on the road. Pay more attention at the geography class ;x
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Geography doesn't teach which side of the road you drive in. Still, you get my point about Lumpy being wrong.
he used the force - 16 3
i love the casual look, not like ryan leech who dresses like a leg shaver. macaskill is waayyy better.
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@lumpy... wow did you even look at the bus??? You can clearly see the taillights of the bus and the car behind it(which is closer than the bus)
- 7 35
SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE POOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD
- 4 6
wow this is really really niice. and very huge^^... he landet in flat, didn't he?.. well totaly podworthy... i like these oldscool callbox, thats cool x)
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Rattsl (Nov 26, 2009 at 9:44)
That lady taking the snapshot is saying "This is so going on Pinkbike."
SO damn correct
) i was thinking of it too =))
That lady taking the snapshot is saying "This is so going on Pinkbike."
SO damn correct
) i was thinking of it too =))- 2 1
for those of you wondering how he got up there, the description says he rode along a wall and hopped onto it... intensely good riding is needed!
- 5 3
Lumpy-kk:Amazing, Looks like hes going to get hit By the bus tho XD
Yeah he might get hit off the bus, if buses reversed round the streets.
Yeah he might get hit off the bus, if buses reversed round the streets.
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everytime i see a pic of danny im always thinking "how the f*ck did he get up there??" , so once again how the f*ck did he get up there?? but this is really gratz Danny 
(Y)
(Y)- 3 1
You know, I accept your apology for the quick glance part, but telling us to calm the f*ck down, now your just asking for it buddy. 
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LOOK AT THE BLUE SIGN IN THE BACKGROUND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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simppe: of course its photoshopped! how else could they make it? and have you not seen his video? ...compuslary viewing.
robbo2517: yeh it was in mbuk.
robbo2517: yeh it was in mbuk.
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Hey, could you guys add this pic to your faves for the follow me contest? It's actually a good one!
www.pinkbike.com/photo/4599147
Thanks!
www.pinkbike.com/photo/4599147
Thanks!
- 12 3
Am I the only one who is wondering how he got all the way up there? Oh wait its Danny Macaskill...
- 3 26
I would say that a kicker was used to jump up to the phonebooth, the kicker was in the shot the whole time, a photo was taken after/before the time without the kicker and used to photoshop the kicker out of the pic, but i could be wrong as i was mot there. I just don't think anybody can jump that high without a kicker. It still is a great trick and shot.
- 9 3
After posting, I saw the same stunt from a different angle, there is a retaining wall just behind the phone booth. You can actually see the shadow on the closest phone booth. I figure he just rode on the wall, 180 hop, and tapped on the phone booth.
- 11 3
Bertusvdm - do you really believe you would need to cheat on a Danny Macaskill photo? A wall behind was used to get onto the phone box (as I mentioned a couple of messages below), no great feat for Danny and hence not part of the sequence. Once on the box he faced pretty much straight at the camera, from here he then spun through 90 degrees to land back wheel on the top corner of the phone box (the first of the shots). From here he unleashes the huge pop to clear out onto the road whilst continuing the rotation initiated on top of the box. There's video of him doing this trick all over Youtube, just not off such a rad take off point - do no doubt the Mac!!
- 8 2
It's like when you see a really weird picture from japan. You just go "Oh it's just Japan." Same goes for Danny. You see something unbelievable then your mind reels at the thought of how he did it, then you just go "Oh it's just Danny Megaskill."
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There's a raised pavement to the left of the picture which is probably how he got on the phonebox. Either that or he did a 7ft bunnyhop...
- 1 0
So there is this real nice guy, used to work at a bike shop in Aviemore, if you met him you would not know that he was the most talked about biker on the planet.
Shame he is good at everything on a bike and building stuff too.
Well done Danny for everything you have achieved and will continue to achieve in the future. You deserve it.
I love the no right turn sign behind him, would love to see a Taxi or Bus do that :o)
Shame he is good at everything on a bike and building stuff too.
Well done Danny for everything you have achieved and will continue to achieve in the future. You deserve it.
I love the no right turn sign behind him, would love to see a Taxi or Bus do that :o)
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Rattsl (Nov 26, 2009 at 10:35) (Below Threshold) show comment
Unless they are going reverse. Lumpy kk would be right. But unfortunately they are not. It's opposite sides Lumps. Us Americans are the only one's that drive on the "right" side of the road and have our steering wheels on the left. Aside from a few other places. Majority drives on the left with the steering wheel on the right.
DUMB!
Unless they are going reverse. Lumpy kk would be right. But unfortunately they are not. It's opposite sides Lumps. Us Americans are the only one's that drive on the "right" side of the road and have our steering wheels on the left. Aside from a few other places. Majority drives on the left with the steering wheel on the right.
DUMB!
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Danny Mcaskill Is amazing, to those that think there is photoshop or trickery involved I invite you to behold something amazing .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z19zFlPah-o
Follow the link and Enjoy My all time favorite Trials rider.
The song is " the funeral" by "band of horses"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z19zFlPah-o
Follow the link and Enjoy My all time favorite Trials rider.
The song is " the funeral" by "band of horses"
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I don;t doubt it, Being that hes an English Lad. I just Find it Ammusing that people think it's photoshopped. lol.
- 1 0
You have to love google maps.
Check out the road bike on the post box to the left, then go down Hunter square. There is a guy sleeping on a bench under the church clock and an old roadie sitting next to the post box, texting.... wearing the same purple underwear (lycra) as Danny.
Must be an Edinburgh thing. :o)
Check out the road bike on the post box to the left, then go down Hunter square. There is a guy sleeping on a bench under the church clock and an old roadie sitting next to the post box, texting.... wearing the same purple underwear (lycra) as Danny.
Must be an Edinburgh thing. :o)
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the phone box backs against a wall (you can see the shadow)...though he got onto this in true huge DMac style!
- 1 1
uhhh, no actualy i dont, i just kinda, did. i always do, if i know a sign is in a place, i read it in the accent they have, lol.
- 2 1
I have just looked at that and I have just been crap at shopping all the images together...seem to have partially erased a section of his front wheel! His shadows is not in the shot until he lands due to the position of the sun - even Danny cannot control this. If you want to claim any cheating be my guest?? but get ready to be shut down.
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idk. photo looks weird. look at his last position and look at the one before that..im not talking about shadows.
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then what are you talking about? also please explain 'idk'? It's fun putting shots on pinkbike - new for me and hard not to react to weird feedback.
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I think it was like that:
1. Camera was on the stand
2. One seqence has been captured (Let's say 5 photos)
3. Last photo with shadow on the road is a "base" photo
4. Previous photos has been cut in upper section and paste into the last one.
That's why there is no shadows, just the last one on the road.
Reason why only upper section has been copied - no people or cars movement shown on the photo, which is based on last one.
For me no doubts that it is all for real and AWESOME.
1. Camera was on the stand
2. One seqence has been captured (Let's say 5 photos)
3. Last photo with shadow on the road is a "base" photo
4. Previous photos has been cut in upper section and paste into the last one.
That's why there is no shadows, just the last one on the road.
Reason why only upper section has been copied - no people or cars movement shown on the photo, which is based on last one.
For me no doubts that it is all for real and AWESOME.
