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These guys are good and have great balance or they are just crazy! :eek:
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and hurts MY stomach to look. I was also thinking of where the photographer was. :eek:
YIKES
Are you sure the pics are real?
Oh HELL no!!! :eek: That make me clench in very uncomfortable ways.
Susan - where were those pics taken? jeez!!!! Makes the butterflies in my tummy go crazy!
Fabulous!
Although to be honest, I'd probably have trouble walking there, let alone even thinking of riding a bike.
--- Denise
I could maybe crawl there...
I think it's a little of both, just like with crazy bike messengers. But can you imagine the adrenalin rush?!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Susan126
They have awfully small parachutes.
I would not bike there on a dare
I would not bike there to save my hair
I would not bike there for some ham
I would not bike there, Sam I am.
That's just nuts. And not in a good way, like cyclocross.
Would you like to read about that adventure? http://www.hansrey.com/latestadventures.htm
Whaddya talkin' about? R U sayin that 'cross is nuts? Consider yourself nutty with the new bike purchase... :DQuote:
Originally Posted by telegirl
SheFly
p.s.
Those guys are CRAZY!
I don't think I could even manage that! :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by mimitabby
If those pictures are real - that is just plain STUPID!
Even the greatest riders fall
Of course cx is nuts, SheFly! But in a GOOD WAY! ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by SheFly
I was reading about their adventure on the web. The pictures are definitely real (they were in Ireland) and the group is an 'extreme adventure' group- But I think that this is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy beyond 'extreme'. In reading about this little trek, not only the pictures made me sick, but the fact that they wrote they had to 'jump over some gaps' really pushed me over the edge.....no pun intended.
Yes, this was in Ireland. A friend sent the pictures to me attached to email. I agree . . . beyond extreme! Jumping over gaps? Like Mimitabby said, Maybe I could crawl that ledge . . . Maybe . . . NOT!
let me rephrase that. if somehow I was teleported there, just magically found myself on that ledge, i would spread myself across the flat surface andQuote:
Originally Posted by Susan126
belly to the ground creep towards safety!
I'm not one of those people with a fear of heights. No, I just have an overwhelming respect for high places.
I {ahem} would respect that "trail" far too much to go anywhere near it in real life.
It's respect, that's what it is, not fear. Really.
What MomOnBike said....really....(holding hand on nose to keep it from growing)
maybe...with a rope, belay system .... and parachutes and ....I'm not leading the crawl :cool: :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by mimitabby
Actually without the bike, I'd sit on the edge and dangle my legs. It makes my SO nuts when we go hiking in the mountains...she always wants to tie a rope to me when I get too near the edge. :cool:
Can we say "death wish"? Yes, I thought we could.
Sheeeeeesh!
~Emily
yikes, me too .... this is seriously scary :eek: :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by mimitabby
I wouldn't want to be one of their families or loved ones...it would make me very sad to know they were purposely toying with death just for a thrill.
As DH and I suspected it was the amazing and talented "no way" Hans Rey and fellow rider Steve Peat, as someone else posted, in Ireland
http://www.hansrey.com/latestadventures.htm
Stunned as I am about the trail, the cliffs, and the comment about jumping gaps, you really need to read about the pub crawl they did the night before! :eek: I wouldn't be able to walk a straight line!!
Hugs and butterflies,
~T~
It's confirmed they are crazy! Here's the paragraph from their web site journal that proves it:
Locals warned us of the upward drafts, that blow people off the cliffs - and sure enough the wind was picking up over night. We got an early start, and even the extra strong italian coffee I brewed couldn't clear our heads. Even though the conditions and weather were less than good, this was our one and only chance to ride the cliffs, so we did. It was a rad feeling to ride along the exposed edges and jump over some of the gaps. As time went on we started to feel more and more comfortable and daring. Shortly after we got done it started pouring rain, nonetheless we continued the trail on top of the cliffs, which was one of the more spectacular trails I have ridden. We followed it all the way to Hag's Head.
When I saw this I thought it had to be Hans Rey, he is an absolutely amazing rider (and yes, crazy:eek: ). We had the opportunity to see him trials riding many years ago at Interbike, amazing. Also seen Steve Peat's downhill skills at World's a few years back. They've got skills, but yes, nature can over ride those skills at any time!
crazy, just crazy (shaking head in disbelief)....
knowing me, I'd be be-bopping along on the side of the cliff, and my pedal would hit the rock and throw me to my death... that's why I stick to trails at ground level.
It's almost hard to believe the pictures are real. Photoshop can do such cool things, but if they say they're that crazy/stupid to do that- then I believe them! :eek:
But would you do it with a bear?Quote:
Originally Posted by telegirl
Would you do it to get there?
You could do it, let's be fair!
You could do it, even there!
Would you do it with a swirl?
Would you do it for a pearl?
You Could Do It Telegirl!
Bet you'd do it with a twirl!
I'm a climber and I LIKE heights. But those pictures made even me feel very, very queasy... :eek:
[QUOTE=Susan126;162571]These guys are good and have great balance or they are just crazy! :eek:
Yes, they are crazy. Period. No discussion. :rolleyes: :D :confused:
annie
The landscape is beautiful. I try not to look at the bikes...
I would never, never want to find myself there on my bike. I was imagining hiking it until I read about the updrafts. Yikes!
sarah
what a feeling just looking at the pictures... I scrolled down the pictures and with other hand I grabbed a chair firmly and felt little dizzy just by looking at it. Never had that feeling before. I'm afraid of heights but I try to overcome my fears... I'm planing to jump with parachute this spring. But on much safer area, not even near mountain edges and in tandem (me and a trainer with on parachute). I would NEVER come near that edge, even if they put a fence
Dh posts on mtbr and showed me this series of pics yesterday and ummm holy crap are they DUMB. That is pure insanity...just nuts....I mean that ledge could just break off:eek:
Call me crazy, but I like a trail to have a little better flow, and none under it.:D
Here is a new twist on that first photo... A little You-tube video about an amazing mountain UNI-CYCLIST. Wonder how many trips to the ER he had before he could do this?
http://funzu.com/index.php?option=co...=611&Itemid=31
My husband was in the room when I opened this link and his comment was, "Do these guys have a death wish or what???!!!!"
It's amazing to watch and I sometime wonder how they got started doing this stuff? What possessed them? :confused:
Oh my. I think I'll take up extreme pogo.Quote:
Originally Posted by withm
That is definitely Hans Rey! Those pics are from Ireland (The Cliffs of Moher). Here's the pic of the guy holding the camera taking one of the pictures, which makes me realize what a whimp I am (and always will be)!
Are the front wheels even on the ground????!!!!! :eek: Is he popping a wheelie? Eeeeee GADS! You would see finger imprints in the solid rock if I were on that cliff! My palms are sweating just looking at that picture!