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Postby Cobra » Mon Mar 27, 2006 11:31 am

I thought my biking could get pretty sick, but this is just amazing! Heard about it recently but been trying to find a pic, and it is genuine!!!

http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/778858/

What must be going through your head when you decide to drop of that i just dont know ??? ;D
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Re: X'Treme!!!

Postby ozzy72 » Mon Mar 27, 2006 11:38 am

Silly but the most impressive one I heard about was a Soviet fighter pilot in WWII who got shot down at 25000 feet, his chute failed and he survived! He hit a giant snow drift which decelerated him without killing him :o :o :o
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Re: X'Treme!!!

Postby beaky » Mon Mar 27, 2006 11:18 pm

Lucky there was no big boulder at the base under all that snow... absolutely nuts!! Four seconds... !!  :o
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Re: X'Treme!!!

Postby TacitBlue » Mon Mar 27, 2006 11:26 pm

Question is, did he do it on purpose? :P
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Re: X'Treme!!!

Postby BFMF » Tue Mar 28, 2006 12:11 am

Silly but the most impressive one I heard about was a Soviet fighter pilot in WWII who got shot down at 25000 feet, his chute failed and he survived! He hit a giant snow drift which decelerated him without killing him :o :o :o


Wasn't there a flight attendant who fell out of an airliner that exploded at 30,000+ feet and survived? It's been a while, but I think I vaugely remember someone talking about that...
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Re: X'Treme!!!

Postby TSC. » Tue Mar 28, 2006 4:21 am

What must be going through your head when you decide to drop of that i just dont know  

Well, upon landing, i'm suprised it wasn't his stem :o

Great shot - but with a bit more speed he could've cleared that 2nd ledge aswell ;D honestly, no commitment ;D

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Re: X'Treme!!!

Postby Souichiro » Tue Mar 28, 2006 11:06 am


Wasn't there a flight attendant who fell out of an airliner that exploded at 30,000+ feet and survived? It's been a while, but I think I vaugely remember someone talking about that...



I think that one is even mentioned in the guiness book of records
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Re: X'Treme!!!

Postby Cobra » Tue Mar 28, 2006 3:39 pm

Well, upon landing, i'm suprised it wasn't his stem :o


LOL hes ski'ing!! Not biking, someone just uploaded it there!

WOW some pretty amazing stories ! Ive looked em' up and found loadsa stuff like that, how much of it is true tho... :P
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Re: X'Treme!!!

Postby TSC. » Tue Mar 28, 2006 4:08 pm

LOL hes ski'ing!! Not biking

Ahh - I thought it looked like a skier - but just assumed from the site that it was on a bike.

Still not committed enough to clear the second ledge :P ;D ;D

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PS: Cobra, do you race downhills?? Ever hear of a guy called Darren Tapp anymore?? Or ever?
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Re: X'Treme!!!

Postby Cobra » Wed Mar 29, 2006 4:41 am

LOL yeh, tut tut!

Im quite into Downhill stuff, but dont really race seriously, only the little ones at Blandford! Only been riding properly for like 2 years so not exactly competition standard, yet... :P

Uhmmm nope sorry i havent, should i have?
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Postby Omag 2.0 » Wed Mar 29, 2006 5:19 am

I'm still wondering how long they had to dig in that snowpile before they found him again...
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Postby Scorpiоn » Wed Mar 29, 2006 7:13 am

I think the more important question is did they find him at all? ;D
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Re: X'Treme!!!

Postby TSC. » Wed Mar 29, 2006 8:04 am

Uhmmm nope sorry i havent, should i have?

Probably not, he was a guy I used to ride/race with, did quite well at a few nationals in the downhills (top 5's) & the last I heard he was racing for 'Fat Chance' - I was just wandering if he was still racing, or doing any good.

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