Cyclist Vs Longboarder: Who Is Faster?

There's one thing adrenaline junkies love the world over, and that is going downhill very, very fast! Hank is one of those people, and for years he's been throwing bikes down descents all in the pursuit of speed! But is there a faster way? We've teamed up with Storck Bikes and MET helmets to see once and for all, which is faster downhill, a cyclist on an aero bike, or a professional downhill longboarder!
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[@gcn]

How cool was this?! Send in your next challenge suggestions below 👇

[@davidandrews3707]

Pedaling was cheating (IMHO). 😉

[@mrscreamer379]

Race a thoroughbred racehorse. There's the bit for the horse to run and a parallel track where the camera cars go for the bike. A horse will do 37mph on the flat so it'll be a good race.

[@bikeanddogtrips]

have you heard of a race called Megavalanche? (loads of videos on YT). I think the race is in the Swiss Alps and is basically a mass start event (lots of riders - not the religious mass) where you start above the snow line and continue descending through trail and forested land for about an hour .

[@apm9507]

Thanks GCN for the exhibition of bikes and longboards! My two favorite transportation methods! Longboarding is exquisite fun, even if I keep it slow on both. Cycling or longboarding for time seems like ... procrastinating for time. If something is that fun, linger, enjoy, luxuriate in the precious time you have together. Don't rush it. Enjoy it.

[@apm9507]

The Iditarod Trail Invitational is the world's longest running winter ultra-marathon. One of the most challenging experiences on the planet, participants brave extreme physical, environmental and mental challenges as they travel along the historic Iditarod Trail on bicycle, foot or skis. Requiring self-sufficiency and the considerable resilience to make it through up to 30 frozen days and nights, the Iditarod Trail Invitational has built its reputation on notoriously inhospitable conditions and minimal outside support. Definitely in the GMBN arena, providing some bike company, food company, bike clothing, and GPS company could sponsor them. The 1000 mile option is only open to those who have done the 350 mile ITI. So a GCN+ sequel video is possible, and GMBN will never complain about the UK being cold again!

[@UlasAktok]

So basically they started shooting and realized it would be way too dangerous to try to get actual best times or do an actual one on one race and instead gave us some cool footage without answering the question posed in the title.

[@Divadosaurus]

Yup. Confusing and disjointed editing. This one wasn't for me.

[@nunchuckninja3460]

Yep crap editing it's like a 15 year old just jumbled a load of clips together with some "epic music"

[@dnylmthwsrsa]

I was scrolling through to see if anyone else was as annoyed as I was!

[@pointydeity4865]

Would've been nice to at least see their top speeds.

[@MaxwellORoark]

hahaha nailed it.

[@ItsDredj]

If Hank wasn't waiting around and giving space for the skateboard he would have smoked him. Also the massive balls on the skateboard lad is causing a lot of drag.

[@anwarfirdaus2155]

Agreed, his balls is indeed massive

[@kelsoncheng]

Exactly. The skateboard is cutting all the apex

[@jimihenrik11]

Dude, you're not thinking this was a legit battle, are you? The bike with its bigger and grippier wheels, more control, probably better aerodynamics and most importantly a drivetrain to input further energy additionally to the gravity would absolutely smoke a longboard. This was a fun video to show some great footage of a longboarder and a cyclist descent together.

[@kelsoncheng]

@@jimihenrik11 plus selling the new bike. But Safa Brian did do such competition last year though

[@eskii2]

I bet 99% of cyclist would never dare to take one curve as the rider in this clip. Downhill longboarding are among the most dangerous endeavours you can pursue.

[@TheLawyerInLycra]

Hank: “I want to put this bike up against the longboard to see what kind of speeds we hit.” Proceed to not mention the maximum speeds reached anywhere in the video

[@ltu42]

Or even who actually won!

[@ruan13o]

That's because it's not really a video to prove anything. It's a paid advert for the sponsors. Just enjoy the shots.

[@basedgodstrugglin]

It’s GCN, what do you expect? Real data?

[@Porcuponic]

⁠@@ruan13oif it’s just an ad then what’s the point of watching past the ad at the front? I could learn the exact same amount about the relative speeds of a bicycle and longboard from a Pepsi commercial and those have amazing shots of Pepsi.

[@richcrompton6891]

Wow! Murco has balls of steel and skill, flow and style in abundance! Can’t wait for the GLN channel! Hank, chapeau as usual, max respect to Murco.

[@anotheryoutuber2463]

GLN! GLN! GLN!

[@ryanmorrison8833]

This was such a cool video idea but I feel like it fell short of its potential. I felt the skills of people descending were not emphasized and it was 90% B roll. I’d have loved to see more on how a long boarder effectively corners and I wish there was an attempt to answer the title question of “Who is faster?” although I’d assume the answer is a cyclist.

[@lisapet160]

Long boarder actually. But inline skater with 5-wheels frames is even faster.

[@taylorlayton4508]

@@lisapet160 how do you know this? Is this just record for top speed? I assume it depends on the descent - what grades, how long there might be flat spots... I feel like anything where there is a chance to actually pedal and accelerate-- flatter moments - cyclist is going to be faster. Also, cyclists are going to be able to accelerate out of hairpins a lot better than a long boarder or an inline skater. Also, homeboy was never in supertuck this whole video. I feel like given any random long descent (not just one straight chute down), I would take a cyclist every time over both long board and inline skater.

[@gcn]

Hi Ryan, on this occasion, we thought we'd let the race and the epic scenery speak for themselves

[@freedomofmotion]

@@gcn Bad choice given the video title.

[@titaniumben9923]

@@gcn what race?

[@mopedvieh]

There are a lot of crazy dudes out there. This video featured two of them...in the best possible way. Loved it, although I experienced like 4 heart attacks when the Skateboard dude was drifting around the corners at a gazillion kph.

[@gcn]

So did we 😅

[@marks4471]

....and without any elbow/knee pads!

[@anttitapio4145]

Longboarding must be one of the most aesthetically pleasing ways to come down those mountain roads.... beautiful 👌🏼

[@gcn]

Epic, right?!

[@al.d9592]

Exactly. So cool

[@thanosal-titan]

Watch The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (staring Ben Stiller), there's one scene where Walter going downhill with longboard in Iceland

[@paulm9079]

@@thanosal-titan One of my favourite scenes in that great movie.

[@thanosal-titan]

@@paulm9079 Also *ERECTION*

[@aarondcmedia9585]

Mad props to the drone pilot / videographer(s). Brilliant b-roll and dynamic action shots. Top notch stuff guys.

[@gcn]

Thanks very much 🙌

[@bevo335]

I second the props to the drone footage, very cool.

[@timtaylor9590]

its a cpu...

[@jonathanrobinson2628]

I think to get the full test we need Thomas Pidcock in the mix :D

[@gcn]

If Tom descends as he did last week, we'll all be comfortably in his dust 😅

[@katiel7166]

I usually get tense watching those pro racing descents but Pidcock was just mesmerising. I couldn't look away, in a good way.

[@user-hg6kc1yj9c]

Why not Mohorich? His perfomance on Milan-San Remo was also brilliant

[@gcn]

@@user-hg6kc1yj9c Equally as impressive, absolutely 🔥

[@eccehomer8182]

@@katiel7166 Mesmerising indeed! Tom was going full MotoGP on some of those corners... the way he went past Louvel was class!

[@GregLanz]

I was expecting Hank to win in terms of time, but in terms of who looked cooler doing the descent I'd have to go with Murco. Still hats off to Hank he definitely went down there faster than I would

[@narutoqweavatar]

This video was really cool, lots of amazing drone camera shots but what was the point? I thought I was going to see a downhill race. The camera cut around too much. I think it would have been better to keep one camera angle the entire time and showed us that. The video is called "who is faster" but you didn't even answer that. I was expecting times at the end and max speeds but we got nothing. This just a glorified ad, as cool as some of the shots were I just feel mislead.

[@cd2844]

Oh cool my brother and I rode down that road as fast as we could on our mountain bikes when I was 19... 27 years ago! What a rush! Camped at Landeck... Best holiday I ever had. Tons of awesome cycling and climbing and rafting etc.. just unforgettable.

[@gcn]

Epic! 🙌

[@ShakeNBakeUK]

amazing footage, awesome stuff guys!

[@KOMHuntTV]

4:23 I’m mightily impressed with this vid BUT that ankle flexibility is 🤯

[@Chimpy_Mc_Gibbon]

It's his hip being internally rotated, his ankle is straight!

[@KOMHuntTV]

@@Chimpy_Mc_Gibbon Good point

[@joshpower1073]

One ugly bike tho 😂 standard modern frame with a massive fork awkwardly slapped in

[@404nobrakes]

@@joshpower1073 spot on. It's actually a pardus (chinese) frame... with a different fork.

[@lukeorlando4814]

It was a very entertaining video. Some awesome footage. And huge respect goes out to both individuals. Particularly the long boarder. That was some insane skill. But please. Spare us the pretence that it was actually a battle.

[@gcn]

It was an out and out race from top to bottom

[@danieltscharnuter4794]

Maybe it was a race, but the video unfortunately looks like the cut was made using a random number generator

[@Koen030NL]

Also looks to me that Hank could have gone way faster out of the corners

[@jestrada123]

Yeah, this doesn't seem to be a race at all. Let's be honest, both riders stopped several times, to ensure camera footage could show them together at multiple points of the descent.

[@philipk4475]

@@gcn that's a bald faced lie and a new low for gcn. Hank would be sprinting out of every corner if it was a race and we would have seen him and the long boarder together precisely once: at the start

[@codemonkeyalpha9057]

This was awesome! Mirko's power sliding is super smooth around those corners, his control is amazing. I'm not sure if it was on purpose but I like that there was no effort to break it down into who won. Everyone wins just by being out there and living the moment. Its not the destination, its the ride that matters.

[@ChrisGuarraia]

Both Mirko and Hank show the beauty of both disciplines on this epic descent. Mad props to them and to the camera/drone operators for getting breathtaking footage to put the viewers in the thick of the action. #respect

[@junktionfet]

Pleeease do more content like this. This was epic!

[@TOMLElog]

This its really a very epic video! love the b-roll and all the video editing. Those guys film and editing was so gooooooood. Also for Hank and Murco! i love this video! so much! watch it 5 times in a row!

[@kimsue429]

Awesome! The drone shots in this video are next level!!

[@creativenatty7159]

need this content GCN! Love it!

[@MarianChicu]

superb footage ❤️

[@ChrisGuarraia]

These two guys-absolutely nuts! And such a pleasure to watch them be amazing.

[@RVJunke1]

Great cinematography GCN crew! WOW…the long boarder has some big stones… some heart stopping stuff!

[@bryantpck8]

Amazing visuals all around! Kudos!! ❤️😄👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@BIIIKES]

I ride MTBs and Onewheels. Sometimes we have mixed group rides where some are riding trails on the Onewheel while others are on the MTBs. It's all about having passion for what you love to do. Much respect.

[@joes3703]

Props for the camera work!

[@ohrodrigs7970]

great video, best of both worlds

[@pauljaggers402]

Love both of these hobbies and so good to see them come together. Get more drone footage I thought it looked great.

[@MTBryanH]

Cool video. But if they were EXACTLY together at the end, someone wasn't trying very hard. 🙂

[@mac23806]

I never thought you guys would race against a longboarder on a downhiller. It was a. Pleasure to watch this

[@gcn]

Glad you enjoyed it, it was incredible to make!

[@chewyfoks1840]

More of a montage than a race film eh?

[@user-wj5hc3tp9v]

LOVE the video! Combining two of my favorite sports ❤️❤️❤️

[@gcn]

Thanks - great to hear! 🙌

[@lennymccartney1]

nice drone work, guys!

[@davidhenry5925]

Wow! Great video. I am a cyclist and would love to do that descent on my road bike, but I have to admit that the Dude on the skateboard was awesome!!!

[@ricardosanjuanbarrios871]

Big respect to the camera crew on this one! Those drone angles were fantastic! 👏😎

[@kstethespokes1051]

Fab stuff, wanted a more dramatic soundtrack to accompany the epic videography though. Maybe an 80’s power ballad?! Very much liked the green Storck too 😍

[@MrIlovesubaru]

Great music, great drone shots and epic speed.

[@Martyboy84]

What a cool video.. That bike is stunning. Absolute machine.

[@miniac60]

Beautifully video graphed, but for abject terror, Safa Brian's downhill antics are much more immersive.

[@vostro70]

beautiful run !!!!!

[@ianstewart8301]

Holy moly! That was fun to watch

[@gcn]

Glad you think so - we had a lot of fun making it 🙌

[@Seppster58]

Incredible run. Hank never disappoints for sure. I never would have thought a long board could keep up to Hank "The Machine". Great video guys. GCN always has something up their sleeves to keep us entertained.

[@gtn]

Ok guys, this was epic 🙌

[@eloyzwift]

Absolutely epic video and footage! Nevertheless I think that it is not completely valid because you will keep some distance if you know that someone can make the corner. Eventually you need to descent apart from eachother and than compare both times afterwards. I love the work for this video and I enjoyed it. Keep up the good work!

[@jonathanrothwell3512]

Epic…… loved it. Would have been good to do a race against the clock too.

[@jamesmckinney9639]

That was a wild challenge. Need more like that with Hank "Need for Speed" against others.

[@jugaloo5873]

I love these adverts!

[@UncleBud83]

Down an insane hill with traffic still on it. As fast as possible. That’s was incredible. Amazing drone footage too.

[@Dragoniel_Iskaliri_Silverwing]

The drone shots and editing are world class in this one. Damn.

[@gcn]

Thanks 😮

[@FatBlokeDoingStuff]

Can't wait to try this at home!

[@arjanbrugman824]

Wow epic video and crazy skills the both of you. As I just climbed and descended it last week, I could not help noticing there is quite a bit more of descending (and bit of climbing) left. Which would have probably favored Hank I think. Tough climb 10 kms at 10% but worth it, thanks guys👍

[@4tblack4]

Recently got my Aerfast 3 and i love it!

[@2scoops624]

A road bike can certainly do it, but the best way to rail a decent is with wide tires and a dropper post. I think a particular sister channel would have brought a better tool for the job. Creative challenge, loved it!

[@seanoleary771]

Descending on a board, with no brakes, on a road that has other traffic on it seems suicidally dangerous to me. Is this one of those "You do it till you die" pastimes like wing-suiting?

[@danosullivan2964]

no more dangerous than riding a bike down it, stay on the right side of the road and you won't get flattened, pretty simple

[@khaledzaidan]

@@danosullivan2964 well, not having brakes definitely makes it more dangerous... although he did seem to be able to control his speed with these sideways skids... i wonder how effective it is if you needed to come to a full stop.

[@marcgtsr]

You gave me an ideia... Use a wingsuit to bail out of a skate at 100kmh in case of emergency. Sure it will work! Haha

[@danosullivan2964]

@@khaledzaidan not really, if your experienced at boarding power sliding to slow down is like walking, and probably slows you down at a similar speed if not faster. Just because there isn't levers doesn't really mean anything

[@coreyhipps7483]

The long board does not have brakes in the cycling sense of brakes, but he can scrub speed. When the long boarder is clipping the apexes and doing a four wheel drift around the corner he is in fact scrubbing speed to remain in control on the descent.

[@CheeseyWotsit]

Chapeau, Mirko! That takes balls. Proof that not all Millennials and Gen Z's use hair gel.

[@shoobsey]

As both a longboard boi and a roadie, I can say that both are quite expressive and an art form!

[@ltu42]

That's how you do product placement! I'm not even annoyed having watched a six minute ad!

[@ofwolfanddan]

Nice film, as always, but a bit of info on the longboard & the longboarder would have been nice. What’s he got on his hands, for instance, and what are they for? Also, what kind of speeds did they get up to?

[@Moose_of_the_Ages]

I cycle and longboard, but I prefer just cruising on my board. Downhill terrifies me. Tried it, and called it after two wipeouts. This was a super fun crossover. Looking forward to the next adventure.

[@gcn]

Awesome - great to hear this was a cool crossover for you 🙂

[@strangnet]

The launch of GLN - Global Longboarding Network?

[@gcn]

Perhaps...🤔

[@ktakahasiful]

super cool!!

[@PeterKiczula]

Who do you have flying the FPV drone for the orbit shots?

[@jamesj7328]

Now all we need is for Top Gear to join in the fun… I pretty sure they also did a longboard competition

[@andreemurray7039]

Hank watched the thec show but what chain ring set up standard 39 53 or bigger?

[@wayned3122]

That was cool! Longboarding downhill is crazy! I'll stick to my bike.

[@jeffreyshowell1]

Do you have any videos that may be dedicated to riders who are in their early 60s or someone like me who's getting ready to turn 63. It seems a year ago I was able to ride two or three times a week no problem' s. This year I'm having problems after I ride a little bit my legs are very sore to the point it's almost a week or so before I can ride again. The last time I was out on the bike I did maybe 42 miles luckily I was near a friend of mine's gas station. I think I became very dehydrated. Anyways I pulled up to his station I tried to get off the bike and my legs were cramping up so bad I couldn't get off. Thankfully there was a young guy there who saw I was having some kind of trouble and brought me a huge glass of ice water. He helped me get off the bike he said go sit in the air conditioning for a while. Anyway I've talked to other people who are around 60 saying they're not able to ride like they used to as well. Is there anyway or video you got that cover these situations ❓ also I'm waiting for the temperatures to be below 80 again before I attempt to ride anymore. What are there any supplements or things people of age should be taking or doing to help them in this situation?

[@ghcheong]

That's cool! Would be nice to have the data's for it to bring more perspective.

[@nunchuckninja3460]

There was no data because this is all just a big setups to get shots for editing there was clearly no actual race- and the editing is crap

[@jempanuncialman9361]

Great jamming.

[@stevenking9357]

Balls of steel on that longboarder...one pebble and he's 80% road rash!!

[@gcn]

Very little margin for error, that's for sure 😬

[@chrisprice5806]

longboarders descend much faster than bikes. getting 40mph+ is an easy feat while many cyclists are stuck just hitting that. you want the front truck to turn a little more than the rear. if the trucks are identical it is evermore important for the rider to have their weight slightly biased to the front truck, over the front truck. for falling you are gonna have a hand and a prefered roll or if you slide away youll have provisions for doing that. the sliding gloves are made from a hard slippery plastic and very fun and add safety to tight turns. 300-600$ gets you a topend board from someone like longboard larry, subsonic, rayne, DB longboards. there is no need to get ripped off at a shopping mall buying an inferior product. churchill manufacturing makes great decks and for a new rider their decks are choice. i havent looked in years but Roja trucks from braden boards has gone through alot of reengineering from an originally cost effective and dope product. their trucks no cost some crazy figure. regular longboard trucks like Paris, Sabre, Randall work great and if the bushings are tuned to your Weight and riding style it makes alot of difference. the traditional trucks are lighter than Rojas and ride lower and make for a better crusier but yet,,, that isnt tottaly true; for a good rider zero tolerance skate truck designs allow better thrust from carves and more secure slide stops,, oh an they work better at speed. skateboarding utilizes the 'gunk seal' philopshy very much as you remove the sheilds on the inside of the wheel assembly and add a good dab of white lithium or whatever.. that grese wears outward leaving a low grease/low friction enviroment inside the bearing assemblies and a think 'Gunk Seal' at the bearing opening. this Philosophy works amazong with pedals where you can put a thin silicone in the cup and a thicker polylube around the threads of the spindle before you put it back together. over a winter or through dirt this will stay really smooth. the best way to picka longboard up at a stop is to take your rear foot off to stomp-footbrake and lightly lift up your front foot and place its heel down on the nose as to cause it to pop up. if done right, the enertia from the forward travel combined with the abrupt forced halt will send the board upward and, if done right, will pop right up into your front arm/hand (out of your line of sight for proper excecution, but you can look back while learning it). ok now if this is done at a curb you can as soon as the board reaches your hand you can drop it back down from the same position it was received in your hand/posture with or without a leap from your rear foot currently on the ground. the move is called an 'acid drop' and you get back on the board. this way you can with Minimal Effort pop a Longboard Larry Pusher up a curb smoothly or come to a halt without the silly fumble to pick the board up. e, the rider has area trucks which are a top shelf brand. Global Longboarding Network. lots of board types, makers and its way better than a one wheel

[@christophersizer3508]

I think the cyclist could have easily won by a greater margin but I wonder how much faster the longboarder would be with proper aero clothing?

[@robinburt5735]

even without aero-clothing it would be a no contest. one is purely powered by gravity and other is not

[@espenjohansen8074]

@@robinburt5735 how much does it count though? In downhill mountain biking, contests have been won by competitors who lost their chain in the beginning of the run. Focusing on maintaining speed is sometimes faster than focusing on braking and pedaling. And: longboarders are fast!!

[@silence-humility-calmness]

@@robinburt5735 here the cyclist had aero cloths and long-boarder did not and the cyclist cycled and it was neck and neck, aero clothes could have made the skater too fast, gravity is faster than any cyclist and areo dynamics determines how fast gravity is, a long boarder is way more aero than a cyclist

[@chiefsilverback]

@@espenjohansen8074 That is true about chainless runs on DH bikes, but that is more to do with how the chain negatively impacts the rear suspension.

[@richnerd8757]

The paint on that bike is just 😍

[@noternunstoned]

Tiny wheel diameters have a big advantage cornering, Storck bike and kit: $20,000, long board: $200.

[@irukandji]

Great content! The most skilled is the drone pilot 😜

[@scubaboy1984]

What an amazing film! Cinematography was epic! They should race again, but this time put Hank on the longboard and see how that goes.

[@gcn]

Not sure we need to do that to Hank - we'd like to get him back 😅

[@connieback8095]

I’d be really surprised if Hank didn’t give it a go-we just didn’t get to see it. Where are the outtakes, guys?

[@Kim_Miller]

This would have been the opportunity to add in Rollerman, Jean Yves Blondeau, who rides down mountain passes with a 'turtle suit' on with skate wheels down his chest and elbows etc.

[@ViveSemelBeneVivere]

Longboard versus stonking Storck fighting a downhill battle - that took some ballbearings!

[@SoSwiff]

I got into longboarding for the thrill of the top speed but eventually took to cycling for the faster average speed. You can climb on a longboard but it SUCKS! And on the downhills your out of corner speed is faster on pedals. Still take the board on shorter trips but 2 wheels wins this round. Awesome vid!

[@BazippysVideos]

Once came across a group of longboarders on my downhill mountain bike, headed down the hill with the fast confident guy leading me (even had an aero helmet) nearly crashed into him as they are so much slower. The small wheels and no brakes means they cant do anything like a bike can, let alone a bike has pedal power. There is no contest between the two

[@chaosjacky]

Ok, nice shots with the drone, but we had no idea of the pace of the race, the stages or anything.

[@Maalakay]

Epic Ride!! 💪

[@gcn]

It was - thanks!

[@Bravesdarrell8552]

Yep. That was epic !!!

[@konan91]

Without watching the video, obviously the bike is way faster. I do downhill longboarding so I'm pretty excited for the video, thank you for covering our sport 🙌🙏

[@garyschnitker6689]

The Stork is beautiful, would love to see some specs - and the price.

[@RevoltingRudi]

starts at 5.8k€, frameset 4.7k according to the storck website. sadly only the green paint job.

[@randomusername7106]

GOOD MORNING GCN

[@primalops2096]

I want to know speed comparisons especially this descent!

[@alucardalex]

Very very very Nice work guys ! Any « technical » infos such as max speed, average speed, steepness, etc ? You know us with Numbers 🤣🤣

[@dcv9460]

AWESOME!!! ✔️😎

[@flodahm8014]

that STORCK looks a lot like a rebranded TaishanSports frame with a deeper fork....

[@lennymclean.]

Thing is, and not meaning to be rude, but Hank is a bit of a tank and isn't the most aero-shaped rider on the team. And trust me, wearing a helmet slows you down, no matter how aero the helmet, a non -existant helmet has 100% less drag than THE most aero helmet out there. Some lucky bugger's going to get my heart one day.

[@madsterix1125]

To be fair, Mirko wasn't skating in leathers so had increased drag from his t-shirt, as well as doing standup skids on round lipped wheels so he didn't slow down as effectively as he could've, not to mention skating wide hangers and long wb. A more correct comparison would've featured leather suit, square lipped wheels, narrow trucks and wb, and hands down sliding - As uncontrolled and adrenaline junkie fueled it might look to navigate mountains on skateboards, in reality that biker would've gotten smoked if Mirko geared and skated for it.

[@BlueridgeLongboardProject]

Hey GCN I'm one of the top professional endurance longboarders, former cyclist. My specialty is climbing and 24 hour races. I'll race yah everesting if you're interested.

[@knalliebar]

That's interesting

[@ruan13o]

Days like that when your sponsors pay for you to go to an epic location and all you have to do is try look cool while descending a stunning location must make all the days trying to dream up and film content on rainy Bristol/Bath days worth it!

[@MarkedOne46]

What speeds were you and the longboarder hitting on the descent??

[@connieback8095]

My money was on the longboard. If you have brakes you’re gonna use them. Exciting video.

[@chrisjames9710]

No brakes, no problem, just drift.

[@apoolem]

nice fpv shots

[@xtrailz]

Now put Murco on the bike and Hank on the longboard

[@claygriffin-derr558]

Can we get some props for the drone pilot on this video? Seriously dope!!