these guys are trapped in the 80's, also bike videos general.

>screenshot of a youtube video
>screenshot of a youtube video in png

Hello time traveler from 1998, technology advancements of the past decade made it possible to embed a video just by pasting a link to it in the comment. Try it!

>>1010163
shit i forgot to paste the link! arghhh
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqPx2mizack

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZqyosN4iD8

This is a minidocu about some guy building his dream bike, traveling around the world to every company he buys a component from. Pretty comfy, and the final result is great, pretty much the same bike I'd build myself.

>>1010158
They're not stuck in the 80s, they just live in South America.

>>1010208
eah but thats like beeing in the 80's, informationwise and also access to stuff.

If you can find it, watch the documentary Imperfection is Perfection, about framebuilder Richard Sachs. Comfy as fuck

>>1010158
That kind of downhill is cool also danger, but cool...

>>1010158
absolutly rad but so many close calls

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dang this kiddos are rad

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ehLlNL7pZ4

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>>1013287
>doing that without a helmet
>not asking for trouble

>>1010173
I read his book, great read, would recommend.

There is a thread on bikeforums by a guy from the Philippines that has an incredible variety of bikes posted. Seems like they have the same kind of riding culture there.

http://www.bikeforums.net/commuting/484425-jitensha-philippines.html

>>1016330
>implying a bunch of poor Latin American kids have much to live for anyways

>>1013287
>>1010170
Someone needs to edit this to Initial D soundtrack. One of those kids was on a swing bike. That makes it even sketchier.

>>1013287

this is what GTA V should've been
>dudes in parachutes
>every vehicle under the sun on the road
>dem powerslides

>>1013287
What's going on with the yellow bike? Looks like it has some sort of pivot in the middle

https://youtu.be/RaC_dvhhkMc

1998 and they're still faster than me ;_;

>>1019021
Check out swing bike on Seth's bike hacks channel.

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>>1019046
>tfw when I regret not taking up BMX with my buddies back in '98
>probably would have made me a better handler on my MTB
>we wanted to fruitboot instead

>>1010170
that's so cool

>>1019046
>1998 and they're still faster than me ;_;

why shouldnt they been? late 90s was already a mature period of mtb when technique was esteblished, early 80s was sketchy regarding technique

also

0:54 steve peatyyy?