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Close the door on the way out then.

what door, this place has been a metaphorical pile of rubble for months now.

howd u know the shoes arent a higher compound rubber and the tyres the thing being 'wasted'

Because he keeps removing his foot and moving to use another part of the shoe. He does it 3 or 4 times onthe way down so is obviously 'feeling the heat'.

speculative

Because he keeps removing his foot and moving to use another part of the shoe. He does it 3 or 4 times onthe way down so is obviously 'feeling the heat'.

He probably gets the shoes for free, sponsored maybe, who cares?

Tricks are gay.

from bmx 'footjamming experience' (i'm calling it that, bear with me), it's definitely the shoes that'll be going. soz mam

this will get some hate too:

http://vimeo.com/7677701

haha amazing repost

(srsly though, he's going backwards, there's a 2nd car and everything)

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howd u know the shoes arent a higher compound rubber and the tyres the thing being 'wasted'

When I skid over 30 meters my tyres don't usually catch fire.

Oooh. Was it fimed backwards, can you see the wind blowing his vest, is there a clip of a car reversing? Is it skillz? Is he 2 german girls?

Meh.

There is no inherent skill in foot-jamming down a hill or grabbing wheel arches.

Fact.

Backwards wheelies. rock on!

that video was ok, music was pump and there was nothing that special. all a bit been done before

I disagree Ma3k, backwards foot jamming whilst grabbing wheel arches is the only way i roll around town

The shoes are Vans, which have a Nitrile Polymer outsole, typically having a International Rubber Hardness Degrees (IRHD) modulus of 35-40. The tyres, which will be a Butyl Compound, will almost certainly have a higher modulus: perhaps 60+

The affect of heat of course is a difficult factor to predict outdide of the lab! But I would have thought it unlikely that his braking technique would not rapidly result in destruction of the outsole, followed swiftly by the insole and then his foot.

However, I would have thought this conjecture will be of little interest to the gent in question, since he is a rad mofo.

You are all bunch of haters man!

what door, this place has been a metaphorical pile of rubble for months now.

Before everyone defects then please tell us what Trick Track has to offer?

Was that Corny in the vid?

Before everyone defects then please tell us what Trick Track has to offer?

i couldn't find anything on there about track riding

backwards foot jamming whilst grabbing wheel arches is the only way i roll around town

I took my chain off, the whole leg-spinny thing was starting to drag a bit

id did find this little snippet of information*

"The shortened version to understanding geo-
tdhk wrote:
Track geo is basically tighter resulting in a more quicker responding bike, not twitchy but quicker in response, correct? On the other hand a road bike is rather slower to respond, correct?

its not really the speed of the response as much as it is the nature of the response. steeper geo is gonna respond a lot more to much less movement and slacker geo is more forgiving. track geo is intended for holding a line really well but also being able to make really sharp maneuvers to pass other riders on the track where as more "slack" or "roadish" geo is designed for comfort and stability through the pack and much less sharp maneuvering.*"

what is this shit?

the internet

You are all bunch of haters man!

'Haters' is a term that gets right on my tit ends. It's so fucking American. As soon as you criticise something that is as ridiculous as a bloke using his shoes to stop his bike, you're labelled a 'hater'.
What the fuck do you want me to say?
'Ooh, look how ace that lad is, riding around right fast with no brakes and not even using his pedals. Who needs to stop when you're that awesome? I wish I could be like him, when I grow up.'
Being able to stop your bike with your shoes does not indicate an ability to 'ride'.
It is like being able to stop your car with your chin indicating an ability to 'drive'.
It is like being able to bring yourself off with a hat indicating an awesome ability to 'wank'.
When somebody does something incredibly risky to impress others, I generally want them to bite pavement. It doesn't have to be a bike thing.
And if they make a video of their daredevil antics, then as far as I'm concerned it's open season. I'll say what I fucking like.

he wastes shoes ergo he should be hit by a door.

howd u know the shoes arent a higher compound rubber and the tyres the thing being 'wasted'

Braking with your feet is called 'doing it wrong'.

Not where I come from.

Not where I come from.

Look at that fucking hipster.
How's he supposed to stop his bike with bare feet?

Hater.