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tsr
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Apart from the ridiculously irresponsible stunt with the railway bridge, which is probably in breach of the Railway Byelaws ( http://assets.dft.gov.uk/publications/railway-byelaws/railway-byelaws.pdf ), and also the fact that he cycled on the pavement where it was unlikely to have been permitted (I can't say that that for certain, however), he is a pretty amazing cyclist. That bridge stunt, however, is unforgivable.
I take it both of you above me assume that he didn't have permission for what he did?
I doubt there would have been any permission granted for that stunt
Back in 1980 for a pub bet, a brave or foolhardy chap cycled the length of the dissued John O Gaunt 14 arch viaduct which is nearly 60 feet high, along the narrow parapit wall albeit with crosswind blowing from the land side. didnt have carbon fibre, suspension and disk brakes back then either and there is a great big dip in the middle where the arch has cracked
http://www.forgottenrelics.co.uk/bridges/gallery/johnogaunt.html
Back in 1980 for a pub bet, a brave or foolhardy chap cycled the length of the dissued John O Gaunt 14 arch viaduct which is nearly 60 feet high, along the narrow parapit wall albeit with crosswind blowing from the land side. didnt have carbon fibre, suspension and disk brakes back then either and there is a great big dip in the middle where the arch has cracked
http://www.forgottenrelics.co.uk/bridges/gallery/johnogaunt.html
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chris89
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Have to say pretty fantastic and amazing what that road bike went through as well.
@TSR That part of the pavement in Bristol has a cycle path on it so fully legal. (Can spot cycle image and that it is split in half.
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@TSR That part of the pavement in Bristol has a cycle path on it so fully legal. (Can spot cycle image and that it is split in half.
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swj99
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Makes Fred Dibnah look sane.
L&Y Robert
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We engineers don't mix up the words 'stress' and 'strain'. Break . . . under STRESS you mean. Strain is the distortion brought about by stress, the load.
brianfraser
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I enjoy walking old railway lines and have wondered what the legal position is with lines no longer in active use but with rails in situ.
ATW Alex 101
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He has balls. His tricks and that are good though.
wbbminerals
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It's a good video and I don't feel outraged about the stunt on the bridge!
ATW Alex 101
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Same here. He took the risk
BestWestern
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He's a good cyclist, but he's also an idiot. He wouldn't have had any sort of permission for arsing about on the bridge, and if he'd fallen off it he'd be lucky not to end up a dead cyclist. Talented on a bike, but sadly also a prat.
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A bit unfair on Fred Dibnah, who was employed as a steeplejack for many years (and highly skilled at demolishing disused chimneys safely), and better remembered for restoring steam traction engines to working order. As far as I'm aware, at no time was he ever involved in pointless stunts like that cyclist.
deltic1989
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There is certainly no denying that the guy has skills, most of those stunts are more suited to a BMX than a road bike like his, it's pretty impressive stuff.
Having said that I do agree with other posters that his stunt on the bridge was foolish. an error of an inch either way could have been the end of him.
Having said that I do agree with other posters that his stunt on the bridge was foolish. an error of an inch either way could have been the end of him.
ex-railwayman
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Yes, very silly, but, it's the adrenaline rush that these folks get from doing something that ordinary sane people wouldn't dream of, I highly doubt he would have sought permission to do it, as it would have been rejected, what I couldn't see was how he actually got up there in the first place, mind you, I wouldn't have climbed up there to give him a ticking off.
Cheerz. ex-railwayman.
Cheerz. ex-railwayman.
221129
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But then so do the trespassers and youths playing chicken with the trains. Doesn't make it right. He should'nt have done it. End Of.
swj99
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The reason I mentioned Fred Dibnah is that he used to walk round the top of a 400 foot chimney with no safety harness, in the relaxed way that most people would walk round their kitchen.
The world lost something good the day that man died.
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Having been a Sentinel/PTS card holder for over a decade i feel fairly confident in saying that there is no chance Network Rail would have given permission for that stunt. However, I think we can confidently conclude that the chap in question wouldn't give a flying stuff about such niceties.
nedchester
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Excellent bit of cycling. Very skilful!
Temple Meads
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Indeed very skilful, I don't think that's in doubt here, but he's also very stupid...
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did he really do it? i'm not convinced.
Eagle
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Save it for the YouTube comments section :P
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I agree - good film - must have taken weeks to edit all the green screen sections into the backgrounds correctly - no way a lot of the stunts in that film (which is basically an advert for the bike) were filmed for real.
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