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May 29, 2011
Kiwi Lands First Triple BMX Backflip: Jed Mildon, a 24-year-old from Taupo, New Zealand, landed the world's first triple backflip on a BMX bike in competition Saturday. "I was still really nervous rolling in for my attempt, but once I was in the air it felt like time stood still and I could see each rotation perfectly," said Mildon, who performed the jump at an event in his hometown.
Clearly the ramp isn't high enough, as he still has to pedal to get up some speed.
/Pretty good though, even for a Shaky Islander.
posted by owlhouse at 08:56 PM on May 29, 2011
What's up with the initial link going to tennis news?
posted by ursus_comiter at 09:06 PM on May 29, 2011
Dunno. That's odd.
posted by rcade at 10:58 PM on May 29, 2011
My line of work has ruined me. As I watch the video I keep looking at the handrails on the drop in ramp and see the posts sticking up higher than the top rail and the first thing I think is, "That's not OSHA compliant."
posted by MrFrisby at 09:46 AM on May 31, 2011
Man I wish my company firewall didn't block YouTube, I would really like to see a video of a fuzzy fruit flipping a bike down a super huge ramp that is not OSHA compliant.....Wait, it wasn't a fuzzy fruit, nevermind
posted by Demophon at 12:02 PM on May 31, 2011
Wow, you could NOT pay me enough (well, okay, you COULD) to go down that ramp. Jesus!