Danny MacAskill Brings A Forgotten City Back To Life | Epecuén | 2014

[@SuperAlaska2011]

I grew up in a small town 60 km west from here. Epecuen was our childhood holiday reasort, especially in the summer time. I could recognize the promenade along the lake coast, and the big public pool, with the stone banches and the showers. Difficult to believe, once this place was full of life (at the sixties and seventies). Day life and night life, restaurants and gift shops with regional products, thermal hotels with sauna and music shows, places for picnic and camping along the road between Epecuen and Carhue (the next town 10 km away) with the famous mysterious exotic castle at the side of the road (we always expected to see and visit it as children), and the nationally well known therapeutic water and the mud!!! Then the flood came, and everything was lost under the salty water. Many years passed, it was an eternity. We forgot the city and lost hope. Even ghosts did not remain. The pain was hidden inside. Today, to my surprise, I saw this city again, emerging and reborn from my past, from the water and the salt. Twenty thousands km away from there, abroad, where I live now. Through this beautiful high quality video, music and performance, I could join again present and past, joy and pain, beauty and death, sadness and hope, shadowed trees and crystal salts burning at sunset. Maybe one day, like a fenix, this silenced city made of salt will be rebuilt for the joy of new generations,,,,,but nothing will be the same, as it was at "sixties", with my grandmother there drinking "mate", covering her head and taking a bath. Thanks very much.

[@BrntVanilla]

The rider, Danny, brings life and fun to a place that once did just that to thousands of people.

[@stanthe21st]

Incredible story. Feeling sry for you! 😩 i will visit this town once in my life to see and feel this place. Must be really beautiful. But even it is not the place as before - memories can never die.

[@shreebista5706]

BrntVanilla GG

[@bokchoiman]

Beautiful comment. I could almost picture it through your memories

[@salty_pete_]

phoenix* lol jk, quite a moving comment.

[@douglasburnside]

About a year ago I watched this video for the first time, and was a bit disappointed because they spent so much time showing the destruction of the town, and not enough MacAskill magic. Now, a year later I watch it again and reach the understanding that Danny is just the focal point, the excuse for making a video that is vastly greater than some impossibly talented guy doing tricks on a bicycle. The cinematography, the music, the flow of the riding all lends a poignancy, a sadness that brings tears to my eye. Even without Danny MacAskill this would be a magnificent video.

[@FrancoCabrera]

UD entendió todo...

[@sol2010ful]

febrero del 2016 con 86 años, Novak sigue todos los días concurriendo al lugar y lo recorre en su bicicleta, junto a su entrañable perro. Fue maravilloso charlar con el.

[@merceplantas3130]

Maravilloso!!! Tiene el mundo a sus pies!!!disfrutandolo

[@siopsa]

Tuviste una gran suerte conocer a una persona asi! Ojala podamos mis hijos y yo alguna vez.

[@facundomaldonado4568]

No vuelve. Vive ahi

[@Martin-nb1rr]

Vive ahi capo.

[@travelsandevents]

murio hoy 😢

[@madstoppie]

Danny, this video brought tears to my eyes....I used to go to Epecuen with my grandparents for our summer vacation when I was a kid.....I used to swim in the lake and in those pools you rode in this video, I can't believe Epecuen it's gone.....thanks for putting it on the map again.

[@BonVivant.MarHerrera]

It s not gone while you still remember it ... huggy

[@claudiorodriguez2913]

Volve con puedas!!!

[@dskill101]

Beautiful footage, perfect blend of music, and unheard of riding skills. Parkour is impressive enough in itself...then you see Danny do it on a bike. Unbelievable.

[@jediminded9318]

I shed a tear at the beginning when the old guy was speaking.

[@travelsandevents]

he died today, Pablo Novak ❤

[@Ben126LP]

there are videos of people riding bikes and good videos of good people riding pretty well, and then there are videos with danny macaskill...

[@JohannesBolkart]

cool

[@neilalbania]

There's just so much emotion on this video. Imagined how beautiful this place back in the day before the rain in 1985. 😍😢 Thank you for making and sharing this one.

[@PYCZU]

Ya es 2022 y aún no logro superar éste hermoso vídeo!!!🙌🙌🔥🇪🇬

[@melissahillmer308]

One of the best performances you will ever see on a bike his balance is perfect.he and his bike are one

[@flaviobegala2596]

Hello Danny from Argentina thanks to you and red bull for coming to make this video that apart from showing your undeniable skill, recalls the story of ordinary people who suffered the disaster, people who had to get started a new life with nothing, and today is honored with this video, people represented with the old man of principle, who has a wound that never heals. sorry for my English!

[@Gardengallivant]

MacAskill trial rides across the silt and ruins with skills that seem to travel in a gravity defying bubble as he jumps fences, climbs trees, and rides over roof top to roof top. Exquisite, lyrically filmed and riden. Thank you for this visual exploration from a disabled cyclist with reawoken memories of riding.

[@ionutcodina]

The mtb film legacy this man leaves behind is priceless. His short films are complete stories of life, the way no other mtb films are made... maybe Life Cycles could compare.

[@sergior6460]

Epecuen used to be an important turistic center in Argentina until in 1985 the water destroyed everything arround the city. The old man in the begining is the only person who didn’t leave his town. Amazing video

[@suek5111]

At first, I wondered what a biker could possibly do riding on ruins like these. Well, Danny has opened my eyes! Absolutely amazing riding! Imagine having a bike be an extension of your body, where you can control it so well!

[@willamqueteiporta]

Aunque ya pasó mucho de la grabación del vídeo recién lo descubrí y no queda otra que decirle gracias a Danny y todo el equipo que mostró al mundo no solo la historia Epecuen sino también la de Novak que se resistió a abandonar su pueblo, Gracias.

[@nightdancerdesign]

This morning it dawned on me that endeavors like this are a part of the surviving progression of the X games and the body of athletes and works around them that used to be widely popular and on network broadcast tv every Saturday and Sunday across the 90s and early 2000s I grew up on and in, but that kind of died and disappeared from the general public's eye again(video games franchises surviving as well being an exception) and I almost cried watching this. This might not be the most effective means of putting this message out, but speaking from the street and for myself, you guys might not know how deeply your support of these things is felt and how important it is to some of us. Geez I'm tearing up, so thank you Red Bull team, for things like this.

[@monstermayank]

I remember those BMX, skates and cycling videos too and looking at Danny i wonder where they all went. Their volume on youtube seems miniscule now compared to the airtime they got 20 years back on limited channels.

[@TheOptimuspringles]

everytime I watch one of his videos , I get more amazed by his talent ...

[@ChillaxDudezz]

It kinda makes me feel sad to see this deserted, fallen dead city.... To know there was a time when people lived there, roaming the streets.... A time where kids played in the playground.. It just gives me a sad, empty feeling.

[@alexeverest7743]

Nothing has been as good as way back home yet

[@Jekakrab]

not best tricks. But the place to ride more dangerous. Just look at the risk!

[@lunitadenoviembre3814]

El 22 de enero del 2024 acaba de morir el último habitante de esta ciudad. Pablo Novak el que aparece hablando con su bici y perrito en la intro del video, tenía 93 años. Gracias por retratarlo para la eternidad en este hermoso video. QPD EPECUEN.

[@weplayOldschool]

beautiful montage...and that frontflip at the end is just insane...i totally jumped outta my seat!

[@Oiii615]

As always, love to see Danny going on about doing magic in places like these - it brings life. Camera team, support crew and Danny, what a great combination.

[@MrJviner1]

Man, there's nothing better than watching someone do what they were born to do. The skill is obviously off the chart but, the vision to see and create lines in a place full of busted concrete, bricks slippy rubble and rusty rebar..then figure a way to trick a feature most would find difficult to navigate on foot. I mean its seems more like it should be a level on a video game. Truly a privilege having his videos to watch at my leisure. I can honestly say, I'm literally never bored. TY

[@Algonac9]

Hat-tip response! Read my comment from 2mos. earlier.

[@restauraciones3276]

Que gran video...y lo sigo viendo en 2019...❤

[@bypedr013]

2020 🚴‍♂️🎉

[@gabbless88]

2021

[@darylgomez2768]

2024

[@audunstren3979]

Wonderful, wonderful, Danny. The trix are astounding, but the flow... the rhythm... Never seen anything like it. This ain't bmx it's bike ballet. Thank you.

[@lynnettecislo1641]

I can watch him everyday and be amazed every time!

[@marcossebastianramirez6775]

Un lugar de mucha historia, único en el mundo. Gracias Danny por visitar Argentina.

[@TheJkghfg]

SONG NAMES: 1st Song: Farewell J.R - Night Wolves (Audio) 2nd Song: The Jezabels - Long Highway

[@sylangelier3313]

kut je

[@francoadriel2787]

Tom Angelierm

[@johnandrews4302]

Thanks

[@joseavila7125]

John Andrews york y Bynum m nh. HD eh HD jogging high Jkghfg Jkghfg Jj y FBT

[@georgehashagen2264]

THANKS

[@Tarrontrades]

I used to have a math teacher who would show us random videos that had absolutely nothing to do with math. We’d just sit and watch videos he found cool and this is one of them. I still come back to this vid from time to time, great work.

[@jerryhaigh]

Amazing. Epecuen is a eerie place. Can't help thinking about the evocative cemetry nearby and those who still remermber loved ones

[@danieleraffanti]

the music: first song: Farewell J.R - Night Wolves ; second song: long highway - the jezabels

[@00lamothe]

Thank you so much bro, I don't understand why the music is not in the description of the video

[@PensiveCashew]

solid_fox47 it's in the credits

[@heeyree6354]

ESCAPEAWAY PRODUCTIONSTHX ur info dude!!!

[@danieleraffanti]

:))

[@sabasaralidze288]

Thank you so much bro

[@Naza_18kk]

Que hermoso video siempre qué lo recuerdo lo termino mirando, y he lo aquí 2022/23 quién más?

[@darylgomez2768]

Hermoso video bro

[@djkkrocks]

I'll be honest, the beginning of this video put me in tears immediately talking about what happened here... It is so depressing seeing nature take place and ruin stuff on such a mass scale. It is somewhat disgracing riding on what use to be some's homes that are most likely buried within this torn city... I'm no hater, trials is amazing, I do bmx biking freestyle, street, parkstyle, dirt, all it but just wow... Still forever live Epecuén #Epecuén

[@machaiahlillard8156]

This video editing was freaking amazing, props to the director, camera crew and the stunt's man, who was also incredible

[@Apilepsi]

Damn this video suddenly appeared in my recommendations, I remember watching it again and again as a kid and watching this now suddenly hit me with a wave of nostalgia that I simply can’t explain with words.

[@benjaminashfaq]

Never give up, because it's not over until it's over.

[@more.g4074]

Amigo que triste esto ni sabía que había un pueblo abandonado en Argentina Gracias a Luisito llegué a este vídeo

[@alejorovitti7792]

Yo tambien

[@juniorsaldana5805]

Yo también 😅

[@bresciajuarez2680]

Y yooo ! xD me dejó con unas ganas de ver más.

[@teresajacobs4201]

Yo también!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😊😊😊😊

[@fransv455]

jajajjaja luisito hace todo posible

[@GIVEMESN1PE]

I love Danny. His videos take you to some of the most incredible places on Earth, and then he blows you away with talented, creative riding that is punctuated by the beauty of his surroundings.

[@Onyx1987]

"This is my home, forgotten by time after reemerging from the depths of water..." "I'mma bike all over it." "What." "I wanna ride on it." "Danny no" "I'mma do it yololo" "Danny pls"

[@jeremiasschmidt9939]

Hermosa y triste historia la de epecuen. La verdad que yo fui una vez y es muy trite ver las casa y el lugar asi. Yo fui y pensé que se podrías hacer un gran video en ese lugar y al parecer alguin lo hizo se lo merece epecuen

[@jeremiasschmidt9939]

Y imagínate llego a tener 1.500 habitantes pero en época de verano alojaban alrededor de 20 mil 25 mil turistas. en tamaño no se no me la recorrí toda

[@marvinm8446]

Wonderful footage and a perfect blend of music, The riding experience and skills are extremely beautiful & fantastic place ❤️💕🔥💯👌🏽🫰🏽👍🏽🫶🏽🚴‍♂️🚲.

[@Marsatake]

чет прям до слез в конце ♥ Дэнни гениально катает, Дэйв делает гениальные видео как здорово, что они такие на радость нам есть :)

[@mikhailkorobeinikov7524]

One of the best things i have ever seen in my life

[@77smeagol]

Parkour + bike = Danny. Amazing!

[@recpro7847]

Beautiful. Bitter, sweet watching this though. Watching Danny is like watching a ballet dancer at their best.

[@AVStarFilmsVideography]

Red Bull, you never fail to impress!

[@tonysako]

no danny macaskill never fails to impress

[@HowBzhR]

tony stark but most people wouldn't know about him if it wasn't for red bull..

[@rosemariebishop477]

HowBzhR Danny would have been a big name anyways redbull doesnt provide raw talent just promote it.

[@RichCourt]

TBF, Danny was famous before any involvement with Red Bull - his first video got millions of views without them :)

[@afi642]

The earth doesn't forget the laughter the smiles we will build again we will

[@javito810]

great vídeo! thanks for coming to Argentina

[@robertbarnett7003]

Yup Danny is a Legend

[@paulviera7849]

when i was little i would look out the car window and imagine the kind of things that happen in this video and i never thought i would ever actually see anyone do it so to me that's real talent

[@ashchainsaw292]

Today, January 22 of 2024, Pablo Novak, the man at the beggining of the video and last inhabitant of Epecuén, died at the age of 93 years old. Rest in peace, hero.

[@damarisvarela1268]

me encanto el video, no se quien hiso las tomas pero estan muy buenas, el siclista es muy bueno en lo que hace, aparte, es una buena manera de recorrer Epecuen de una manera (sinseramente) mas dibertida que un recorrido junto a un guia. gracias por todo estan ayudando a muchos con esto y me sirbe ara mi trabajo practico escolar. cabe decir que es un documental INFALIBLE y completamente PERFECTO. ATENCION: perdon por las faltas de ortografia... pls no agan hate

[@PYCZU]

❤️

[@marofernandez5611]

Febrero 2023...novak aun vive en su pueblo..mis padres fueron este finde largo de carnaval y me trajeron a ver este video..

[@83pauljoey]

he has to be the best rider in the world

[@ennosense2556]

paul mayernick what about knight rider?

[@xl0pate0lx]

Dings Enrico and ghost rider

[@tomkingslayer8375]

Dont forget the headless horseman

[@juanguaba8322]

sfehwjgebeceuw

[@saularevalo9028]

paul mayernick dont forget barney :)

[@VictorC1891]

I don't know why but i find this place so beautiful and quiet. Maybe because there aren't any people there !

[@manuuranga1514]

Ya paso mas de un año de este gran video y todavía me sigo sorprendiendo. Gracias Danny!

[@Plague470]

He IS the Bike

[@nicholasbotoulas8585]

“This Town used to by my home, until it flooded...” Danny McAskill : “YEET”

[@AshleyTennyson]

Revisited this video after so many years... Just to... Take the essence of being a grown up now

[@LetsHaveALuke]

Liked the video before I even watched it, seriously love his skill! So confident :p

[@hahajshsbshshshshe2776]

He probably practiced for years

[@garycollins9451]

^ does that make it not as impressive or something?

[@flippyfingerboards]

he's at it again!

[@MerlininTaos]

I am so inspired! Thank you for who you are and showing us all what is possible in the world of bicycles and trials riding. You are truly one of a kind.

[@IAMDIMITRI]

This is why i sometimes buy overpriced redbull. Because they do cool videos =)

[@MilesByFoot]

Then the videos are working! ;)

[@davidcisneros2810]

+Dimitri T redbull cares about some nice sports!

[@tommaker2329]

The Red Bull isn't overpriced only the shops sell them so overpriced ^^

[@nugenki]

You just explained why I do that too, but could never put it into words.

[@Theo-uj7rq]

L

[@bakerXderek]

Dat cinematography doe

[@julianodimas5353]

Okay

[@oyktoeto4779]

Как это снято. Господи. Вы видите, мать вашу, как это снято?? Нет вы это видите?? Есть люди, лучше снимающие видео по любым темам? Их нет, покажите мне их! Это невероятно, эти видео я могу пересматривать сотни раз и каждый раз я буду ими восхищаться ещё больше. Невероятно. Превосходно. Потрясающе. Неповторимо.

[@bislanviskhaev9768]

Супер мега профессионально!!!

[@jonnynorthover5684]

danny is just amazing

[@aguscadicamo]

mi querido epecuen yo no vivi lo que mis viejos ahora que vivo en carhue ellos me cuentan la catastrofe que fue! I love epecuen ... good nice

[@gustavofranco2530]

emiliano castro amigo estuve leyendo mucho de esto y no es que quisieran, no se lo esperaban, el nivel del agua bajo y el malecón quedo seco, para satisfacer las necesidades del pueblo hicieron algo para traer de regreso el agua,no sabría decir como, pero la naturaleza trajo de vuelta el mar, mas aparte el que ya tenían, fue un mal proyecto que no se sabia que consecuencias tendría, perdón si te corregí amigo, la verdad no soy ni de argentina pero me parece interesante esta villa y sigo viendo información saludos desde mexico y perdón.

[@ssantos014]

gustavo franco Hace nada fui, segun dice en una hoja con la historia que te dan a la entrada se estaba secando, por lo que construyeron canales desde otros pueblos para volver a tener agua y una noche de mucha lluvia comenzo la inundacion, al otro dia ya estaba todo bajo el agua, ya que venia desde 5 lugares diferentes, todo al lago, desde el 85 hasta el 2010 inundado, una locura, igual ya se veia venir que se iba a inundar si construian los canales segun se dice, y se piensa en por el 2018 se va a inundar de nuevo

[@facuzpw]

Xplow Mdza Te cobraron algo?... Siempre estan los ''vivos'' que se aprovechan.

[@ssantos014]

te cobran 25 pesos la entrada, te dan un mapa y la historia del lugar, no es nada, igual esta "cercado" con alambrado jajaja, te mandas por donde queres :P, pero me parece bastante rata no pagar 25 mangos para ver eso (y por la misma entrada hay una pasada para atras que si te mandas ni te ven :v), podes salir y entrar todas las veces que quieras durante ese dia, te dan una entrada con una especie de logo que dice epecuen y la fecha

[@ssantos014]

Solo hay cuidadores en las entradas, hay bastante gente de visita en el lugar, por las calles podes andar como quieras y podes meterte en las casas mientras no rompas nada, eso si, algunas tienen carteles de "peligro por derrumbe" (casi todos son hoteles lo que tienen eso) despues vas por donde queres

[@NrbrtBrcl]

Prácticamente no veo acrobacias ciclísticas pero este Danny es impresionante y además, está ESPECTACULARMENTE filmado. Una obra de arte. Tremendo premio merecería el director de cámaras.

[@davethomas543]

I challenge anyone to make such destruction look so fucking BEAUTIFUL!!!!!

[@mitchellconant9336]

Lmaoooooo ikr

[@sohrobtg3368]

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[@rafalzukrowski5434]

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[@luzirenesilvestre4359]

Dave Thomas

[@ashrenz5539]

WHATTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!L

[@HToWnRePPiiN]

loved the video and the story of this Villa Epecuen city.

[@aceplaq7148]

Is the story true or not? I doubt it is true

[@HToWnRePPiiN]

Chuck the city flooded under water completely.

[@manuelaargana1847]

Chuck true story! Argentina, Epecuén

[@TahjiGuy]

.oz near

[@luisenelcampo]

Chuck Yes it is. I´m from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Regards!

[@3dgar7eandro]

That last trick.... Mind-BLowing: Danny is simple the best in this business.

[@alexhitchcock3941]

The laws of physics do not apply to this guy

[@puddingkartell5453]

indeed they do, he just knows how to make more clever use of them ;-)

[@ClearReception]

aww you destroyed his clever comment.

[@jonahsembran815]

Ken_M the

[@Matt-vt9jz]

Alexander Hitchcock This man is like a fu***** god

[@ahitler5592]

we are living in a Matrix and he knows the glitch

[@rawe945]

The new creation of the best rider of planet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@mark11145]

.... and then there’s Danny MacAskill. Amazing.

[@willspence3942]

this guy is so good used to watch him on my blackberry but couldn't remember his name took ages to find

[@liamcalpine]

You're my boy, Danny!

[@IanEdwards]

How can he do it so effortlessly? Genius.

[@sajeenasanovar4896]

woooooooo........... its fantastic........

[@YannMcRissos]

Where I can't see a road, he sees a road paradise.

[@lionzblood4573]

loinl webster

[@aalokatharva4825]

I am watching these while reading the book. This video gives eerie vibes for sure. Simply mesmerizing!

[@jdhardebeck]

Freaking amazing!

[@weirdshibainu]

man. remember when a single back flip was considered as impossible?

[@puremassacre9]

Yeah that was only like 10 years ago lol, look how fast it has progressed. Same with many things in the world in the last decade

[@suyashawasthi1]

There is something beautiful about this destructed town.

[@riparianlife97701]

Danny, Shaun, Travis, Felix, Toni... You know who I'm talking about by their first names. It's not just a can of pop, it's a culture of greatness. Coke and Pepsi can hire movie stars and singers to plug their crappy corn syrup. Red Bull has the real stars. Yeah. It's worth $4 a can.

[@wilburfierce5312]

yep, thanks Red Bull

[@riparianlife97701]

Updated!

[@Mrgrosso]

No puede ser tan capo!!!

[@meryrojas517]

Epecuen🙏😔pordios .amigo que bueno ayas hecho un video aya para q millones de personas lo vieran y ojala vuelva a levantarse ese lugar. Dios todo lo puede. Te felicito y me imagino tu dolor😢

[@omer_an]

My dad always said: "Son, to succeed in life, make sure your feet touch the ground." Well, this video proves dad was wrong.

[@Smigger97]

More from Danny...

[@alejandromaiojuarros8339]

Es una obra de arte. La musica, las imagenes, la historia y la magia de MacAskill. Argentina!!!

[@DrMuonde]

I thought i was cool when i did a slide on my bike when i was younger, this dude is climbing trees with it

[@olleeriksson6990]

That is parkour with a freakin' bike! Awesome

[@spencernelson1517]

Tell me about it, Mr. Creeper.

[@justgoforit7393]

Look up bike parkour it's awesome. There is one video in particular that is insane

[@chazalbmx7338]

Ummm actually it's street trials not bike parkour

[@lS-qp6zq]

RBMH, always the best. Awesomely captured the desolation of the place and a perfect location for D MacAskill to show off his genius. Result ends up being a celebration of still managing to find the beauty in the starkness and emptiness in our lives.

[@mrakgi]

Как всегда спасибо и жги еше Дени.

[@liskyli]

Обалденно. Ещё и место такое шикарное.

[@roydavidmerrell]

Dude just climbed a fucking tree on his bike.

[@cyberbeast44]

Normal people are like cats they can climb trees but this guy is like a dog he somehow gets up a tree on a bike against odds

[@akkyrocker7680]

A beautiful footage of Epecuen lake, I was visiting there a few days ago and talked to some former residents and the story it's not that one this old man's saying. Actually it was a human mistake not a weather wreck, and also there's no actual residents only people that are maintaining and taking care of the place and safety of visitors. But well, the essence of the lake, the sorrow, the ruins and the silence... everything all around it's breathtaking. You lived it Chris. Great artwork. Greetings from Argentina

[@hattz2411]

How do his knees handle those drops with no suspension?

[@josuegalmez3715]

+Retarded Seagull que ondas

[@gabos7892]

+Hattz 24 You see how his seat is so low? Its so that he can squat as he hits the ground, dispersing the energy throughout his lower body, giving the bike time to move forward, carrying with it some of the energy from the impact.

[@cosminspataru3315]

Yeah:))😂😂

[@leonscott543]

+Hattz 24 I guess when you grow up doing this for so long, you start growing muscles in places the normal person wouldn't grow them.... and he slips off the side of the seat so he can scrunch down further when he lands...... Probably does a lot of leg workouts too

[@AlexeiPavlov]

+Hattz 24 he is young,, few more years and hell let it go like Hans Rey

[@momthegreatest]

For David,taking risk is like eating Rusk...

[@Iheartdgd]

Who is David

[@crystalclear312]

And I thought I was crazy on my bikes. MAD SKILLS!!! Much respect my brother.............

[@dilennoris6547]

Nein

[@ROLLWITHTHEFLOW]

Dude at the beginning is definitely Brakeless

[@DeathBringer769]

ROLLWITHTHEFLOW Old man with no brakes.. great lol.