Downhill Biker Rides Directly Off The Side Of A Cliff And Not Only Survives, But Manages To Do Some Sweet Tricks On His Way Down

I don’t know why these videos have been all over my Instagram explore page lately, but I can’t stop watching them. Downhill biking is hands down the most entertaining extreme sport there is. The risk is SO high and the reward is literally nothing. One inch too far left or too far right and they’re dead. One mistimed jump and they’re dead. Any equipment failure whatsoever and they’re dead. The list goes on and on. And what do they get out of it? Maybe some money, but definitely not fame. I can’t name one professional downhill biker and I bet you can’t either. But that’s what makes it so great. No one knows who these guys are and they’re pulling off stuff that most people would never even dream of attempting. Look at this shit.

Meanwhile I’m deciding whether or not I want to risk going off the three-inch curb in front of my apartment on a Citi bike. It must take such a massive amount of adrenaline to get these guys going that they probably have to do this stuff just to stay alive.

I’d have liked to have seen some more extreme tricks on the way down but I’m just glad he’s alive. Who knows how many more runs he has left in him.