Teva MTB Athlete: Paul Basagoitia First to Land MTB Double Backflip on Natural Terrain

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Teva MTB Athlete: Paul Basagoitia First to Land MTB Double Backflip on Natural Terrain

Fulfilling a lifelong dream, Teva freeride mountain bike athlete, Paul Basagoitia can now add a natural terrain double backflip to his list of accomplishments. Paul B is the first MTB athlete to land a double backflip on natural terrain.

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nouser (Apr 30, 2012 at 23:06)

full props for the double backflip but he looked like a goon because that was not natural terrain that's basicly saying any jump you build on a while side in Utah is natural terrain .. yet huge props still takes mad skillz

nouser (Apr 30, 2012 at 8:13)

It's natural terrain for sure!! Its not like he built those hills out in utah haha, If he needed to shape a lip who cares...still way crazy! I'm digging that he was on a full suspension bike too!!

spch (Jul 9, 2012 at 0:59)

come on, there's no way its a natural jump, sure the terrain is natural, but the lip and the first part of the transition has clearly been built. the lip especially has been built at least 2foot into the air. any way brilliant stuff, i can't even do one backflip

callumm (Apr 30, 2012 at 17:41)

Anyone find the title greatly misleading?

TheAsianWhoShropesDirtJumps (Apr 30, 2012 at 17:47)

No why?

callumm (Apr 30, 2012 at 23:23)

It sounded to me that Teva were claiming that Paul B is the first mtb'er to land a double, when he isnt. Just sounds that way.

TheAsianWhoShropesDirtJumps (May 1, 2012 at 15:51)

yea i guess, but if you think he is the first on big mountain jump, i think

dirtworks911 (Apr 30, 2012 at 7:31)

And it's all because he rides Tevas. Just think what he could do if he rode on 5-10s!

danielfleury22 (May 1, 2012 at 22:24)

5-10s are for trendy DH kids...

mishanya (May 1, 2012 at 12:53)

in mountain Nice!

demo869 (May 5, 2012 at 20:54)

Let's see one of you even do a dub off a dj on a bmx just saying you guys can't talk shit at all

demo869 (May 5, 2012 at 21:02)

You people are dum as a rock

nouser (Apr 30, 2012 at 8:09)

Not natural

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ThomasSandell (Apr 30, 2012 at 5:49)

this is not a natural terrain double flip, that jump has clearly been built by hand,if the jump had been completely natural or had a little time making it rideable then I would count it as a natural terrain double flip, But as it is now, it doesn't count.

rockyflowtbay (Apr 30, 2012 at 6:14)

I'd count it...

danbritton82 (Apr 30, 2012 at 4:35)

Not bad! If he done a triple I would of been impressed.

jamielee1 (Apr 30, 2012 at 11:16)

I couldn't do it myself but I wouldn't class a Bass a real mountain bike, if he was on the Entourage then yeah. Sick none the less.

forevertwosix (May 1, 2012 at 11:39)

why would you consider the bass not a real mountain bike? last time i check a bike with suspension is considered a mountain bike

jamielee1 (May 1, 2012 at 23:47)

2011.konaworld.com/bikes.cfm - it is a dirt jump/slopestyle bike.

hosea831 (May 2, 2012 at 19:28)

which are disciplines of mtb

jamielee1 (May 3, 2012 at 13:10)

So using a bmx for dirt jumping would come under the same category? In which case double backflip has already been done on bmx/rigid/dirt jump 26". Your argument is non existant and back fires upon the grounds of the disagreement.

demo869 (May 5, 2012 at 21:07)

Slopestyle is on a mountain

jamielee1 (May 7, 2012 at 2:14)

Technically not - it's on a slope. Mountain biking is sometimes on mountains. I ride a mountain bike yet the only mountains my bike sees are the Alps.

forevertwosix (May 9, 2012 at 9:01)

do you consider a downhill bikel not a mountain bike then? since a real mountain bike is designed to climb up hill and descend

Teva MTB Athlete: Paul Basagoitia First to Land MTB Double Backflip on Natural Terrain

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