Street-trials riding is flippin’ amazing.

Watch in awe as Danny MacAskill has his way with the streets of Edinburgh on a bike.  Think of this as parkour on a bike.  Amazing stuff here.  The featured song is “The Funeral” by Band of Horses.

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Parkour and Free Running participants-some seriously crazy athletes

The Wikipedia definition of Parkour:

Parkour (sometimes abbreviated to PK) or l’art du déplacement (English: the art of movement) is an activity with the aim of moving from one point to another as efficiently and quickly as possible, using principally the abilities of the human body. It is meant to help one overcome obstacles, which can be anything in the surrounding environment—from branches and rocks to rails and concrete walls—and can be practiced in both rural and urban areas. Parkour practitioners are referred to as traceurs, or traceuses for females (the verb tracer “to trace” is French slang for moving with extreme speed).

Parkour founder David Belle. Freak athlete.

The Wikipedia definition of Free Running:

Free running is a physical art, in which participants (free runners) use the urban and rural areas to perform movements through its structures focused on freedom and beauty. It incorporates efficient movements from parkour, adds aesthetic vaults and other acrobatics, such as tricking and street stunts, creating an athletic and aesthetically pleasing way of moving. It is commonly practiced at gymnasiums and in urban areas that are cluttered with obstacles.

Free Running scene from the beginning of the last James Bond film, Casino Royale, featuring Sebastian Foucan.