Joe Flanagan Posted December 9, 2009 Report Posted December 9, 2009 Sounded like some awful Euro-group channeling Yes from the seventies. Just for that he should have gone over the side. Quote
Frank Elder Posted December 9, 2009 Report Posted December 9, 2009 I have been trying to "see" what this guy is doing, Street luge? The video doesn't load for me, just a white screen...... Quote
Bobtjr(dale) Posted December 9, 2009 Report Posted December 9, 2009 Guys, the tubes he has on his arms are the steering and part of the braking system there is a pistol grip inside of the arm cones. They are made of a combination of carbon fiber and kevlar. The thing on his back is a safety device to keep him from breaking his back. It is also the emergency brake of sorts. Anyone notice that the wheels on his back are crazy wheels like on a creeper. Ya notice how it looks like a creeper? well..... Did anyone notice the set of skateboard trucks on the rear of the creeper? The wheels on some of them are replaced with skid stops, like on the tips and the heals of his shoes. There is also a triangular skid pad on his rear if you look close. The theory is if you roll, you try to make to your back and sit up. Then you use your heels and hand cones to stop. Notice i said (theory). No you may not ask how I know this!!! Dale Quote
Joe Flanagan Posted December 9, 2009 Report Posted December 9, 2009 Dale, somewhere there must be a video of you engaging in this very same foolishness. Quote
Frank Elder Posted December 9, 2009 Report Posted December 9, 2009 I have been trying to "see" what this guy is doing, Street luge?The video doesn't load for me, just a white screen...... Anybody.......Please! Quote
Joe Flanagan Posted December 9, 2009 Report Posted December 9, 2009 He's got a series of roller blades attached to just about every part of his body: Abdomen, knees, feet, back, you name it. He's flying down some mountain in Switzerland or Austria or someplace, followed by a car with a camera. It's very much like operating a luge but he's just got all these roller blades on his body. Quote
Frank Elder Posted December 9, 2009 Report Posted December 9, 2009 Thanks Joe you saved me:)am I impatient, does it take a long time to load or is MacAfee workin' overly hard:eek: Quote
hkestes41 Posted December 9, 2009 Report Posted December 9, 2009 I think he ranks right up there with this guy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExtFkCGeVYk&feature=related Quote
T120 Posted December 9, 2009 Report Posted December 9, 2009 Hi Frankie,The video is also on you tube - may be this will download better for you - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDZJ-Aw6QKY Quote
Frank Elder Posted December 9, 2009 Report Posted December 9, 2009 Hi Frankie,The video is also on you tube - may be this will download better for you -http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDZJ-Aw6QKY Thanks Ralph! He is nucking futs! Quote
Joe Flanagan Posted December 9, 2009 Report Posted December 9, 2009 Whoa there, Frankie. You scared me for a minute. Thought you were gonna get a group flaming and be sent to stand in the corner. Quote
Merle Coggins Posted December 9, 2009 Author Report Posted December 9, 2009 He is nucking futs! Yup, that's pretty much what I said. Quote
T120 Posted December 10, 2009 Report Posted December 10, 2009 Sounded like some awful Euro-group channeling Yes from the seventies. Just for that he should have gone over the side. I agree,Joe.Not my music of choice in the garage, but I think it suits the video rather well.I rather liked it. Quote
Bobtjr(dale) Posted December 10, 2009 Report Posted December 10, 2009 Dale, somewhere there must be a video of you engaging in this very same foolishness. no video;) helped another guy build a setup. This stuff is not new just underground. There is no real laws against it in the usa, but frowned upon heavily. Public endagerment and the such. This is much safer than street luge, much more control. No braking on street luge, execpt for dragging your feet. you can't see very well because your on your back. That I have tried.. not a fan. I am older now not real thrilled about breaking bones. or damaging anything else. once a daredevil now a coward hehe:D or just getting some wisdom as i get older:cool: Dale Quote
Joe Flanagan Posted December 10, 2009 Report Posted December 10, 2009 Nothing breeds caution like a bad experience with a telephone pole. I think something like that might be fun but not in the doggone Swiss Alps or wherever that guy was. I've never seen street luging before. The closest I ever came to that was sliding down a hill on the discarded box our new washer came in back when I was a kid. Quote
Cpt.Fred Posted December 10, 2009 Report Posted December 10, 2009 great video! how on earth did they do the filming? Quote
Joe Flanagan Posted December 10, 2009 Report Posted December 10, 2009 Looks to me like they were just driving behind him in a car. He kept turning back to look at the camera. I'll bet that somewhere there's a video of one of these stunts going terribly wrong. Quote
Bobtjr(dale) Posted December 12, 2009 Report Posted December 12, 2009 great video! how on earth did they do the filming? my guess is a passenger on a motor cycle is filming it I would not want to follow with a car in case he wiped out one would tend run him over Dale Quote
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