Video: Riding Mountain Bikes in the Paris Catacombs by COMMENCALbicycles

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buk50 (Apr 20, 2021 at 9:22)

crack your skull on a skull.. achievement unlocked

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Adamrideshisbike (Apr 20, 2021 at 9:38)

I went under there once. We took the metro south of town and walked down some railway tracks and then there was a hole in the ground under a bridge and next thing you know, you're under Paris. It was wild. We had a guide. Bones everywhere. Tons of art. Rooms where people party.

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SSeanS (Apr 21, 2021 at 14:09)

description sounds exactly where they enter in (good imo) horror flick As Above So Below.

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ronan29 (Apr 20, 2021 at 9:22)

Commencal seem to love filming where it is totally forbidden to ride a bike when they shoot in France. First riding on a coastal path (GR34 in Killian Bron's tour de france) then with the catacombs ahah at least they did not bring an ebike down there!

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Etienne-H (Apr 21, 2021 at 8:40)

And in Parc National des Écrins in "Outdoor Synchrony"

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tomzaniroli (Apr 22, 2021 at 3:40)

@Etienne-H: You forgot Pont du Gard :-)

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labrinsky (Apr 20, 2021 at 9:18)

I was expecting some mutated crack heads to jump out... I’m somewhat mildly disappointed

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homerjm (Apr 21, 2021 at 2:45)

We do not have much of those crack heads in EU. I never met in my entire live someone on crack/meth like you have there in Spain or around other cities I visited in European soil.

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Almazing (Apr 20, 2021 at 9:01)

That's terrifying.

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Spencermon (Apr 20, 2021 at 9:43)

The left hander where the wall is shaped to allow his handlebar and elbow. *chefs kiss

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chrsei (Apr 20, 2021 at 9:19)

Don't bring your 800mm handlebar!

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theothernorthshore (Apr 20, 2021 at 9:26)

is it disrespectful that I wanna make a bone kicker

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HerrDoctorSloth (Apr 20, 2021 at 20:12)

You already have some, sooooooo, only if you wouldn't mind sharing some of your own

Then it is even

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pbuser2299 (Apr 21, 2021 at 1:17)

Dig up grandma

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manolito (Apr 20, 2021 at 9:05)

I dare to say, this is quite a new perspective.. No jumps or backflips though...

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grapebiker (Apr 20, 2021 at 9:17)

Make no bones about it, this place is cool.

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jhuanger (Apr 20, 2021 at 10:02)

there needs to be more mountain bike videos with classical music.

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bobbyridesbikes512 (Apr 20, 2021 at 11:41)

There needs to be more mountain bike videos riding over human bones.

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Shamrock92 (Apr 20, 2021 at 14:36)

Easy to get in...only a skeleton staff at the moment

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danielfloyd (Apr 20, 2021 at 9:02)

The graffiti is so freaking sick. oh, and the riding, too.

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suspended-flesh (Apr 20, 2021 at 9:43)

HAHA the whole time I was trying to catch names and scope out spots. Get in where you fit in! Oh and ride a bike

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tomzaniroli (Apr 22, 2021 at 3:40)

@suspended-flesh: FC Graffiti Crew and Psykoze156 are all around the place

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kfccoleslaw (Apr 20, 2021 at 9:26)

C'est trop cool. J'attandais un zombi pour attraper votre guidon.

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bvd453 (Apr 20, 2021 at 11:45)

wee wee

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jmtbf (Apr 20, 2021 at 9:02)

Wow, that is a cool place to ride. I saw a video of some guys exploring it once and I thought it would be cool to ride a bike in there, well now someone has done it.

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machaut (Apr 20, 2021 at 9:13)

Spooky!

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SteveFowler (Apr 20, 2021 at 9:20)

800mm wide bars? I guess not.

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Mtn-Goat-13 (Apr 21, 2021 at 8:47)

Trails From the Crypt! And check out that metal thing hanging down from the ceiling in that one pic w/ the semi-berm...looks like victim material. Total metal balls on this one

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skeeple (Apr 20, 2021 at 9:03)

Killed it.

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Christ-is-King (Apr 20, 2021 at 10:09)

That is super sketchy. Great riding, creepy place.

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OldschoolOlaf (Apr 20, 2021 at 10:53)

Finally this is the Grand return of sub 50cm Handlebars! See the trend! Feel the Hype!

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SuperHighBeam (Apr 20, 2021 at 13:27)

Ok so a couple of things. Wow, I had no idea that the catacombs had become so vandalized. Yes some of it is genuine artwork, most of it though is just graffiti and a defacing of a mass burial chamber which is altogether rather sad. Do the long since dead care though? Who know's... Second, where did all of the skeletons go? I was looking for bones and skulls and such things appear to be largely absent from the catacombs. Have the catacombs been removed of human remains and transformed into nothing more than a druggy haven akin the drainage tunnels underneath Las Vegas, Nevada (USA) and presumably similar public infrastructure in other locations?

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kfccoleslaw (Apr 20, 2021 at 14:18)

There's two different sections of the catacombs. There is a part that is full of bones, which is open to the public, and is very protected. It is all clear of graffiti. The rest of the catacombs are not open to the public, and are full of graffiti and other stuff, and are more just tunnels than actual catacombs. This was filmed in the latter area. www.thetravel.com/what-paris-caracombs-are-like

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SuperHighBeam (Apr 20, 2021 at 15:27)

@kfccoleslaw: I find it a bit a ironic that the part open to the public is pristine and the part that is off-limits to the public is destroyed. What does that say about the general public? Thank you for that insight, very interesting!

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odbrider (Apr 20, 2021 at 16:12)

@SuperHighBeam: If you have ever been to modern Paris..the tourist areas are pristine...the majority of the city is a shithole.

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VlajiciStrapec (Apr 21, 2021 at 2:18)

@odbrider: ...been there, saw that. Can confirm.

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SuperHighBeam (Apr 21, 2021 at 9:16)

@odbrider: Lol. That is ironic. I have not been and have little desire to visit. More likely to visit Switzerland, Germany, or Austria.

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bbmbc (Apr 21, 2021 at 12:57)

@SuperHighBeam: There are much better places in France to go to then Paris. Annecy and Lourdes are awesome.

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danstonQ (Apr 21, 2021 at 14:05)

@bbmbc: Annecy is a chic and bourgeoise city boring as hell and Lourdes, except the bike park, is a shithole for believers, its full of wheelchairs and souvenirs shops with plastic holy merchandizing made in China.
Surroundings of Lourdes and Annecy are great, especially for mountain biking, but the cities suck.

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FlorentLG (Apr 22, 2021 at 0:52)

@danstonQ: Lol! Parisian boastful words! Even if you are from toulouse...
@bbmbc is right and the problem of Paris is not the city which is very beautiful but the people who live there. I was a Parisian for a long time, I'm happy to have changed region and mentality.

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danstonQ (Apr 22, 2021 at 9:47)

@FlorentLG: ce n'est pas parce que tu as changé de région que TU as changé mon gros.

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SuperHighBeam (Apr 22, 2021 at 10:00)

@bbmbc: So I've heard. Many a French have told me there is Paris and then the rest of France and they couldn't be more different. Again ironic, since the outside world thinks Paris is representative of France...bahahahaha.

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SuperHighBeam (Apr 22, 2021 at 10:01)

@danstonQ: You're doing a good job of building my case for not visiting France someday. I'm not sure if that was your intent though.

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danstonQ (Apr 23, 2021 at 15:02)

@SuperHighBeam: there's a french word strictly matching to your state of mind buddy: "cliché".
Work it out.

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danstonQ (Apr 23, 2021 at 15:15)

@SuperHighBeam: No it wasn't my intent at all, but you know, sometimes... I really like to tickle "ignorant" people, including the ones living around me ;-)
Come here whenever you want. I'll make you discover both spanish and french Pyrénées, spanish and french foods/moods, weeds, wines, landscapes/trails, etc.....like it or not, I don't think you're gonna hate it

Cheers Bro!!!

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SuperHighBeam (Apr 26, 2021 at 12:51)

@danstonQ: "Come here whenever you want. I'll make you discover both spanish and french Pyrénées, spanish and french foods/moods, weeds, wines, landscapes/trails, etc.....like it or not, I don't think you're gonna hate it Wink
Cheers Bro!!!" That sounds a lot more intriguing than the tourist traps of Paris.