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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

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

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

Question is, did he do it on purpose?

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

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...

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

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

Cheers,

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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

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

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...

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

Cheers,

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

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...

Uhmmm nope sorry i havent, should i have?

I'm still wondering how long they had to dig in that snowpile before they found him again...

I think the more important question is did they find him at all?

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.

Cheers,

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