Threading the Needle

[clarence]

 

[4Waters]

I used to skate like that but way out of practice now, however when we go to the ice rink my kids are always blown away by how good I am at skating so I could probably get close to that again pretty easily

 

[clarence]

Ha, yeah.

Visited a skating rink in Dubai with friends I'd known for ten years or so then.

They were blown away too.

But hey, I grew up on a MN lake.

Wasn't dodging traffic like this guy though.

 

[SHOCKtheMONKEY]

Is that Shintoooo?

 

[poncho]

Made the mistake of being the third person holding hands and going around a rink in 9th grade trying to meet a girl, she was the 2nd.
First guy was a friend and competitive speed skater, I made it to the 3rd turn till inertia overcame my abilities.

No idea what that wall was made of but it did not blink when I full body slammed it. The good part was after she realized I wasn't dead she was free to laugh her ass off, probably kissed me that night out of guilt.

 

[LazyLavey]

Who's the cameraman?

 

[4Waters]

Who's the cameraman?

That's the new GOPRO 360 or some shit, it literally self edits the selfie stick out

 

[LazyLavey]

 

[Go-Fly]

I'd pass a law that they have to fill out a donor card first.

 

[bilz]

As long as we don't have to give them 3 feet also.

 

[Kachina26]

I wanna see the video where he gets smacked.

 

[clarence]

He's not slowing anyone down...

 

[LHC Kirby]

Who's the cameraman?

At some points in the video, you can see a shadow of a long selfie stick, somehow, he edited the selfie stick out of the video but not the shadow.

 

[poncho]

That's the new GOPRO 360 or some shit, it literally self edits the selfie stick out

My friends posts bike vids just like that, pretty damned cool.

 

[Rajobigguy]

skillful yes but blowing through red lights and stop signs is good way to end up as a hood ornament.

 

[clarence]

Comment. That turn you took backwards while white van going through intersection and you approaching parked vehicle, you just took to sidewalk with no slowing [3:11-19] and I have no idea how you saw all that - wickedly spectacular.

Reply. 1. I never go through a red if I don't have clear information that tells me it's clear. Rule number one-never do anything blind.
2. If you see how I open up my hips when I'm skating backward, This ensures I see everything even if I'm going backward. I saw that the van was coming, so I just went with the default, which is to turn with traffic.


Comment. Looks cool and probably feels great to do, but it's all probably gonna come to an end when you end up meeting someone just as unpredictable as yourself.

Reply. The streets of NYC are predictable in nature, once you learn the flow of the streets everyone is on the same wavelength.

 

[Rajobigguy]

Comment. That turn you took backwards while white van going through intersection and you approaching parked vehicle, you just took to sidewalk with no slowing [3:11-19] and I have no idea how you saw all that - wickedly spectacular.

Reply. 1. I never go through a red if I don't have clear information that tells me it's clear. Rule number one-never do anything blind.
2. If you see how I open up my hips when I'm skating backward, This ensures I see everything even if I'm going backward. I saw that the van was coming, so I just went with the default, which is to turn with traffic.


Comment. Looks cool and probably feels great to do, but it's all probably gonna come to an end when you end up meeting someone just as unpredictable as yourself.

Reply. The streets of NYC are predictable in nature, once you learn the flow of the streets everyone is on the same wavelength.

Right, same wavelenght. That's why there is never an accident that grid locks the city.

 

[LazyLavey]

Reply. The streets of NYC are predictable in nature, once you learn the flow of the streets everyone is on the same wavelength.

like driving the streets in India or Thailand... But you've got to admit, those folks are incredibly calm

 

[clarence]

Right, same wavelenght. That's why there is never an accident that grid locks the city.

Says the street racer/motorcyclist. LOL

Reasonable risk are worth taking (/should be taken) if they heighten one's appreciation of life (/give life meaning).

Seems a reasonable risk to me.

 

[Rajobigguy]

Says the street racer/motorcyclist. LOL

Reasonable risk are worth taking (/should be taken) if they heighten one's appreciation of life (/give life meaning).

Seems a reasonable risk to me.

Who me? I drive like an old man with a paper butt hole.

 

[Kachina26]

Says the street racer/motorcyclist. LOL

Reasonable risk are worth taking (/should be taken) if they heighten one's appreciation of life (/give life meaning).

Seems a reasonable risk to me.

Agreed. Now dragging a bunch of non-participants into it, not so much. That said, I did all kinds of dumb shit that risked others when I was younger, so not really preaching, just observing.