Video: “Downhill Mountain Biker Throws Himself Off A Cliff”

This may be the first, possibly the second, video that I’ve seen of a mountain bike base jump. While base jumping is a sport in its own right and has paired well with downhill skiing, mountain bike base jumping doesn’t seem to have caught on. And for obvious reasons: getting launched off a 400 foot cliff …
By Greg Heil

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This may be the first, possibly the second, video that I’ve seen of a mountain bike base jump. While base jumping is a sport in its own right and has paired well with downhill skiing, mountain bike base jumping doesn’t seem to have caught on. And for obvious reasons: getting launched off a 400 foot cliff (or more) doesn’t tend to end very well for the bike!

Watch the video here:

 
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