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Downhill bike race in Chile is insanity at its finest

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  1. Behad

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    I have seen insanity and it happens on the streets of Valparaiso, Chile. The Valparaiso Cerro Abajo Race is a legendary urban bike race and is more extreme than skydiving out of an exploding F-18 piloted by Charlie Sheen - while chugging a 2 liter of Mountain Dew. The rider must brave jumps, stray dogs, and flights of stairs along the steep downhill path. The first person perspective provided by the excellent helmet cam lets us take in every glorious and frightening detail.

    http://www.gadling.com/2011/03/03/d...ity-at-its-finest/?ncid=&a_dgi=aolshare_email

    Best when viewed in full screen size.
     
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  2. fadeaway

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    The blond at the very end that gets glanced over very quickly is hot.

    Need balls of steel to complete that race.
     
    #2 fadeaway, Apr 2, 2011
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    That is crazy!
     
    #3 KingCheetah, Apr 2, 2011
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    what was the guy at the end telling the bike rider? Was he telling him about some equipment or something?
     
    #4 DreamRoxCoogFan, Apr 2, 2011
  5. The_Yoyo

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    dude that was insane and the fact the guy was wearing a suit while riding. it looks like it would be a lot of fun though to be at as a spectator
     
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    For some reason i couldn't watch it on Vimeo. Insane indeed.

    <iframe title="YouTube video player" width="640" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/zr_pO9DTJpM" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
     
    #6 DreamShook, Apr 2, 2011
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    Wow. Awesome.
     
    #7 Xerobull, Apr 2, 2011
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    Most awesome video I've ever seen in my life... I chuckled when that dog was getting in the way. They should make this an official sport, I'd definitely watch it.
     
    #8 Outlier, Apr 2, 2011
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    A real-life video game. You mess up, you really die.
     
    #9 A_3PO, Apr 2, 2011
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    Should be an event in the X-Games. I would definitely watch.
     
    #10 Htown's2kFinest, Apr 2, 2011
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    I wonder how many people have died. That is so cool.
     
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  12. Outlier

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    I don't see how people can die from this? A fall looks like it wouldn't be THAT serious..
     
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    There is definitely one jump in there that will kill you if you mess up. Lol.

    He goes off the balcony of something and drops like 20 feet below. At the height and that velocity a death wouldn't be completely unreasonable.
     
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    <iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/20961797?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0" width="398" height="224" frameborder="0"></iframe>

    Here's the video of the dude that won. Way faster.
     
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    I would say it has been edited and sped up a little.. Amazing nonetheless..!
     
    #15 matty101, Apr 2, 2011
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    It looks like the big difference was in the first video the guy rolled down most of the stairs whereas this guy jumped most of them.
     
    #16 rocketsjudoka, Apr 2, 2011
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    Why does that track look different? The other guy went on the road and the semi covered gutter waso n the left. And he had to go right by 3 poles on his left side, while in the 2nd video. the red tape keeps him far away from them (around the time he rides sideways on the black boards).

    Also, the jumps are blueish green in the 2nd video. :confused:
     
    #17 Uprising, Apr 2, 2011
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    Looks like they may be from different years, but i'm not sure.
     
    #18 KingCheetah, Apr 2, 2011
  19. Uprising

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    Ya, over all it was the same area. Same streets etc. But the actual track is pretty different.
     
    #19 Uprising, Apr 2, 2011
  20. heypartner

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    was thinking the same thing. It was like watching a video game.
     
    #20 heypartner, Apr 2, 2011
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