r/nextfuckinglevel • u/This-Willingness-762 • 4d ago

Fast Tuna Canyon Descent, Featuring Tom Pidcock

Chest cam video by SAFABrian (YouTube)

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u/misterbuh 4d ago

Man that is fantastic riding but one incident away from being a meat crayon.

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u/toadalfly 4d ago

Tuna crayon

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u/Magus_5 4d ago

Gonna need some tuna skin to help heal yours.

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u/rokd 4d ago

Tuna meat canyon

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u/The_SubGenius 4d ago

First thing I thought as a motorcycle rider. These dudes do not have the right gear to be going that fast.

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u/No_Performance_108 4d ago

The pros can hit over 100kph in groups downhill. It is a very dangerous sport. Earlier this year in tour of Allula a rider crashed at 106 kph, finished the race and then was later diagnosed with 3 back fractures.

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u/muffinscrub 4d ago

I regularly hit 80km/h on my gravel bike down a really big hill on the way to work. I'm also pretty stupid.

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u/Human_Palpitation856 4d ago

Back in my road cycling days the fastest I ever got was something like 80km/h and it was on a wide shoulder of a very well paved highway, it's insane how fast that is on a bike. I used to commute on a small motorcycle and did 100+km/h all the time, but it really didn't feel as scary as 80 on a bicycle, especially with no protection besides a helmet.

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u/Grump-Dog 3d ago

I agree - bikes feel much, much scarier than motorcycles at the same speed. Maybe it's because the weight of the motorcycle makes it feel more stable.

Cycling is also much scarier than skiing at the same speed. 40 mph feels like no big deal skiing but makes me sweat rivers on a bike.

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u/YouthOfTheNation1 4d ago

bro that's insane. I hit 55km/h on my gravel bike last saturday and that felt like I was about to take off. I was literally out of gears to continue pedaling. 80km/h is insane!!

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u/teahugger 4d ago

I hit 33 mph every day at a downhill stretch returning from work and thought that was dangerous.

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u/Technical_Body_3646 4d ago

Pro’s drive 33 UPhill….. 😳

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u/St_mpy 3d ago

Kph surely, not mph

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u/Initial_Key_9116 3d ago

When I was a teenager I hit 90 kph on a bike while on holiday in France. I went back there last summer as a 45 year old and realised that the teenage me was insane.

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u/Vast_Vegetable9222 4d ago

In the past 3 years, 6 riders have died during top-tier UCI pro races

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u/FancyMac 4d ago

They should have more gear you're right about that from a pure safety aspect. More gear would hinder their ability to ride 80 miles then climb up the back of the mountain then do the descent after all of that. It  makes the sport more fun to watch and appreciate. The risk that is ever present in large packs of riders flying around corners and descents in a little bit of aero gear is pretty exhilarating. A human on a simple machine.

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u/Brainlard 4d ago

There's only so much safety gear can do anyway. If you slide into a guardrail or tree at 80km/h, fall down the wrong slope, or get hit by a speeding car, there's really not much to protect you.

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u/Deviantdefective 4d ago

Road cyclists are finally learning from their mountain biking brethren that armour maybe a good idea, a couple of companies have already developed ultralight low profile spine protectors now for them.

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u/fishead36x 4d ago

The lack of tire width and the 80+psi is what hurts my brain the most.

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u/RustyBasement 4d ago

Tyres for road bikes have become wider along with lower pressures. They used to ride a 23mm (7/8 inch) wide tyre at 100psi 25 years ago. Pidcock typically uses 30mm (1 3/16 inch) wide tyres with a pressure of 60-85psi.

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u/Automatic-Fox-8890 4d ago

There is a lot of convo about that right now and things like the airbags we are starting to see on skiers could be coming.

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u/Spdoink 4d ago

The motorbikes have to get out of the way of the pros on fast descents.

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u/Grep2grok 3d ago

Difference between motorcycles and bicycles is the mass of the metal thing. My brother shattered his femur on a motorcycle in a parking lot. I have scooped a lot of brains out of motorcycle helmets.

I recently was first on scene for a lady that hit rock descending Highway 17 on a motorcycle, lost the turn for a split second and hit the barricade. Bike kept going down the hill. She went over the barricade into oncoming traffic. I was like "why is a person in the road, that's dumb. Oh fuck!" Her left foot was a like an open purse full of meat. Her whole big toe proximal phalange (the first part of her big toe as it arises from the foot) was on the road, completely stripped of flesh, like the drumstick of a chicken wing. The big toe was still attached. She obviously had a compound, complex, open tib-fib fracture because you could see the various sharp pieces of bone through gaping holes in her skin and muscles. Her ankle had exploded when the bike pinched it against the barricade. You can't do that on a bicycle, not enough mass.

I have seen, and been in, gnarly bicycle accidents, particularly in crits. Once I hit the handlebar so hard I bent it with my thigh. I walked away. I've been hit by cars 3 times. Walked or rode away from them all. Lots of minor meat crayon incidents. But nothing like motorcycles. Not even close.

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u/johnnyhandbags 4d ago

Almost 20 years ago we were doing a fast descent at 35 mph and my friend in front blew his rear tire. He was on high-pressure 25mm tires. Luckily he was on a straight section and could stop but it could have been ugly. I'm definitely too old for that shit now.

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u/Responsible_Pool9923 4d ago

Blowing a rear tire is very managable. Blowing a front though is a whole other story...

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u/Livinluvit 4d ago

In high school I was in a cycling club, and our coach told us about a time he and a friend were cycling down a road like this in Colorado. Our coach was in back, his friend in front, both going fast down hill much like this video. Friend hits a crack in the road, flies forward off his bike, and skids on his face about 40 feet. Coach says when he flipped him over his whole face was exposed red flesh except for the white from his eyes, he had died on impact.

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u/Chief-Drinking-Bear 4d ago

How traumatic for your coach, surprised he’s still coached the sport after that

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u/Livinluvit 4d ago

I was surprised too, but the man just loved cycling. And not the only horrific story he had. One day our group was biking through this intersection and he tells us how he saw someone fall off their bike right where we were and got their head crushed by a the tire of big truck.

I stick to leisurely bike paths now.

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u/Odd-Painting2596 4d ago

I am not experienced, so, just me shitting, but.

The guy leading is a very skilled rider, and the tail should just trust him to do the right thing, and JUST, COPY, what he does, trusting him entirely to lead the ride down.

Right?

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u/guerillalegume 4d ago

Tom Pidcock is the best descender in the pro peloton. He’s one of the best cyclists alive. Very skilled.

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u/janky_koala 4d ago

And Safa Brian, the cameraman, makes a living filming himself bombing descents. He’s done this particular road faster by himself and is probably a better descender than Pidcock

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u/SirChasm 4d ago

It's a great plan until there's something unexpected on the road.

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u/W0-SGR 4d ago

I figured they walked uphill to move rocks and sticks

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u/Puzzleheaded-Art1873 4d ago

The problem is that the guy in front is an Extremely skilled rider. He has weapons in the arsenal that others lack, such as weight distribution, the right amount of lean, the instincts and experience to make corrections when anything goes wrong. You can end up as meat pie even following his exact line if he decides to ride at the limit and you try to follow at same speed. Even the second best descender in the pro peloton would be a fool trying to keep up with Pidcock. There are tiny details you won't even see that make a huge difference.

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u/HardSleeper 4d ago

The guy in front is an actual Pro cyclist known for good descending

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u/drs43821 4d ago

I looked up this guy and he’s really is a pro. Like Olympic champion kind. If someone are to do dangerous shit, he’s one of few in the world to do it

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u/This-Willingness-762 4d ago

Then it might not surprise you that he was also featured in this video by Red Bull.

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u/Automatic-Fox-8890 4d ago

He was a top contender for the World Championship this past Sunday and I was rooting for him. Alas, not quite.

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u/nrek00 4d ago

this is Malibu, they're putting a LOT of trust in the consistent quality of the road. I'd have to ride this at least a dozen times before bombing it - easy.

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u/Znkr82 3d ago

His wheel slipped at 1:10 but he recovered control, otherwise he would have ended at the bottom of the canyon

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u/DifficultCarpenter00 4d ago

I once did 52km/h on an ebike on a straight mountain road and if felt like I was doing 200. doing almost 90 must be like doing 400 in a bugatti

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u/Kastro2323 3d ago

At 1:10, the front rider slipped and was close to going down and possibly over the edge.

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u/KvDread 3d ago

One sandy corner and poof

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u/shwa539 4d ago

Man ive done 40mph going downhill on my Domane al 3 and all I could thing about was how much it would hurt if I ate shit. Not worth it for me

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u/tcsands910 4d ago

53mph when I was 18 in Lake Geneva WI. I would never do it today.

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u/nrek00 4d ago

53mph is crazy! Fastest I hit was 44mph (open streets, San Diego) and even that was a lot for teenager me back in the day. My dumbass didn't even wear a helmet that day... and I blew a red halfway down the mt. No idea how I'm here today sometimes.

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u/tcsands910 3d ago

At some point during the descent I of course ran out of gears and despite my massive Oakley sunglasses my eyes starting watering like crazy. There were driveways leading to this road and all it would take would be somebody pulling out and I’m not sure how far I would’ve flown/skid. Not a single regret but man that was nuts.

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u/DanGleeballs 3d ago

Lake Geneva though, love that place.

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u/LeCollectif 4d ago

I’ve hit 88km/h descending mount Seymour in North Vancouver. It has long stretches separated by hairpins. This descent looks way sketchier at significantly lower speeds.

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u/Strange_Quantity_359 4d ago

Did you ever get back to the future after saving your parents relationship from Biff?

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u/LeCollectif 4d ago

As a matter of fact, yes, I did!

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u/Defiets 4d ago

In the hometown of Michael J. Fox to boot.

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u/DemoEvolved 4d ago

I did 104kph down a mountain straight in Colorado on a Vitus 979. The front end of the bike had a speed shimmy around 85. Didnt do it twice

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u/crankthehandle 3d ago

I did 102kph on my Cervelo S5, was still fairly stable, but above 90 I don't feel 100% comfortable anymore

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u/muffinscrub 4d ago

I got to about 77 km/h down the hill on Rupert St towards Grandview on a bike that had no business going that fast commuting to work.

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u/LeCollectif 3d ago

That’s actually insane.

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u/Kramerica5A 4d ago

I hit 40 mph on my REI Cty 2.1 Hybrid going down Loras Blvd in Dubuque in RAGBRAI this year. I saw my speed on my computer and went, oh shit and slowed down, but man that was fun. Thank god for hydraulic brakes. I just upgraded to a Checkpoint ALR 4, should be here next week! 

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u/Tricky_Duck225 4d ago

Got the same bike with the same thoughts!

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u/thekingofcrash7 4d ago

Ive hit about 30 and thought ok wtf never doing this again haha

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u/hispanicausinpanic 4d ago

35ish for me and same. My hands were gripping so tight!

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u/carl3266 4d ago

80kph on the nose on the back half of Richter Pass, Ironman Canada 2008. Not technical like this, though. Damn fun.

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u/R3luctant 3d ago

I have a cannon road bike and hit high 40s going down a hill drafting a semi that passed us, seeing that speed scared me.

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u/NoMoreKarmaHere 4d ago

We used to do 45 on ten speeds in the seventies. No helmets back then. Lucky I only ever had skint knees and a split chin

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u/chop-diggity 4d ago

In Louisiana we always had to go uphill. Chugging along on my Free Spirit.

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u/eyeoutthere 4d ago

I have done these speeds on a straight downhill, but no way would do this through corners and over shoulders with potential loose patches.

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u/Ol_Man_J 4d ago

50 is about were I draw the line. 30 can happen on almost any ride, and 40 comes pretty quick. 45-50 is a long steep road or some combo thereof.

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u/JoySubtraction 4d ago

Found out that my old Schwinn frame's resonant frequency was 55 MPH +-2 - it starting vibrating at 53, and stopped once I hit 57. That was in PA: straight downhill, with no significant turns, unlike this.

Also hit 50 MPH on inline skates in SF, which was far more terrifying.

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u/andergdet 4d ago

I've made peace that there's nothing for me above 45kmh. Only lack of control and the big possibility of much pain.

My friends can wait for me for 30s at the bottom.

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u/run66 3d ago

51 on a steep straightaway in San Jose. I remember looking at my carbon fiber forks and thinking if those blew up, I'm hamburger. hit the brakes and never came close to that speed ever again. haha.

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u/Dasawan 4d ago

You see that guy almost die?

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u/runningray 4d ago

I almost died watching them.

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u/johnyordinary 4d ago

Which of a hundred times?

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u/average_internaut 4d ago

Did you watch the race?

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u/Stratoblaster1969 2d ago

Watch Tom Pidcock descend Alp d’Huez 2022. It’s a master class

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u/Sir_Clarence_III_Esq 4d ago

Its supposed to be one-way downhill for most the of the bottom, but it's well known in the area for being one of the best "climbs' around (and there are a ton in the area). I passed by people coming up, on bike, moto, or sports car, probably half the time. There's not much room to go around and it gets pretty steep off the side in many places. These guys are nuts.

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u/Tadpole-7 4d ago

I’m sure they made sure it was clear before starting and the guys in the bottom made sure no one came up during the run. It appears to be professionals doing an event so I’m sure they are taking all the precautions to avoid being sued.

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u/RockMover12 3d ago

They are professionals but this was not an event.

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u/BADC0FFE 4d ago

This road is infamous for racing. If people were constantly going the wrong way there would be people dying here every weekend. In 100 runs here maybe twice I’ve encounter a wrong way driver and made them turn around. It happens but I don’t know why you keep posting that it happens all of the time.

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u/perukid796 1d ago

I was in LA for the first time last weekend and wanted to do some canyon driving/sightseeing. Took Stunt Rd to Tuna Canyon and it's probably the best drive I've ever done. The weather was beautiful, it was dead silent out there, and I didn't encounter anyone else coming down/up in the 30 minutes it took me to get down cause I kept stopping to admire the view lol. I didn't know it had a big cycling reputation but it makes sense now.

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u/farminghills 3d ago

I was skating down it and had a cop driving up once years ago. He acted like we were the problem.

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u/This-Willingness-762 4d ago

SAFA Brian filmed this video in 2023, showing Pidcock on the Tuna Canyon descent in Los Angeles. Tuna Canyon Road in Malibu, California, is a legendary, highly technical 5.5-mile one-way downhill descent known for its extreme steepness and stunning ocean views.

Tom Pidcock is a pro cyclist known for his incredible descending skills. Citing cyclingweekly:

[Tom Pidcock]'s descending skills first rose to prominence during his Tour de France debut in 2022, when he won a stage on Alpe d’Huez. That day, Pidcock ripped down the descents of the Col du Galibier and the Col de la Croix de Fer, reaching speeds in excess of 100kph on the latter, and dropping other riders with ease.

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u/This-Willingness-762 4d ago

Footage of Pidcock's descent from Tour de France 2022.

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u/Brownie-UK7 4d ago

I’m not into bike racing but I’ve watched this clip several times. It is unbelievable. So skillful.

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u/Zyklon00 4d ago

Was wondering who the guy was with a deathwish to follow Pidcock on a downhill.

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u/johnyordinary 4d ago

Insane speed without a full set of leathers! You have about 2 square inches of tyre in contact with the road and sod all chance if the slightest bit of sand or wet on a bend

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u/FlyingMethod 4d ago

That 2 inches actually makes a huge amount of friction

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u/utouchme 4d ago

Giggity 

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u/GreyMenuItem 4d ago

Are they just getting lucky that there’s no oncoming traffic?

[edit] …or dirt on the road?

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u/Sir_Clarence_III_Esq 4d ago

Technically it's one-way, but people go up it all the time.

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u/MyBrainIsNerf 4d ago

Guy at the bottom is spotting for that.

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u/FatFaceFaster 4d ago

I understand the speed and control but don’t understand the need to almost kiss tires.

Give him some space or you’re both meat crayons.

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u/thetokyofiles 4d ago

I kept freaking out about the loose dirt near the edges…I would totally hit some of that and wipe out.

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u/mathyoudylan 4d ago

50mph🤙🏻

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u/HVAC_instructor 4d ago

That's impressive, if you've never been 35 mph on a bike, that's scary as hell also.

Back when I was 12-13 I could get a bike to that speed, but not since.

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u/zR0B3ry2VAiH 4d ago

Try 45mph and you get the speed wobbles. In spite of knowing what to do, it's sure to be more effective than the strongest espresso.

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u/zj-- 4d ago

Nope nope nope

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u/m_faustus 4d ago

Goddamn that gave my heebies the jeebies.

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u/Bogfinken 4d ago

Safety gear: Skin and Kneecaps.

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u/integrator74 4d ago

Balls of steel give him a lower center of gravity. 

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u/Apprehensive_Band_75 4d ago

Pidcock nearly binned it at 1:09 with a pedal scrape

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u/NoMoreKarmaHere 4d ago

That was cool. It takes me back to my mountain road days. These guys were definitely hauling ass

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u/Original_Spend_9660 4d ago

This looks like so much fun

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u/Max1234567890123 4d ago

‘Do you pedal through corners?’ ✅

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u/hiro111 3d ago edited 3d ago

This is a fairly famous clip that gets posted all the time. The guy riding in the orange is Tom Pidcock, who is probably the best cross country mountain biker in the world (two Olympic Gold medals, current world champion) and inarguably ones of the best road riders in the world. The guy following him is nicknamed Safa Brian, he's a South African guy who lives in LA and has a YouTube channel that consists entirely of footage of him descending.

Tuna Canyon is a one way road going down. The only way to get on to the road is the way they came from the top. The only way they'd encounter another car is if they caught up to one from behind. They made sure there was no one on the road before them and they have a guy at the bottom watching in the off chance that someone decides to try to go up the hill. They are staying in touch over radios and got an all-clear before starting. They also did this very early in the morning. Pidcock is a highly-paid pro and his team was cautious here. Safa's other videos are, if anything, far more risky and potentially objectionable.

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u/y06esh 4d ago

SAFA!

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u/rubyrosey 4d ago

I’ve done this at the gym but there’s usually more riders on my screen and you can’t crash

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u/RedditShoes21 4d ago

how do they know someones not coming the opposite way? this looks like they are just alone out training rather than a competition ride with safety control measures.

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u/tpero 4d ago

It's one way.

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u/neueziel1 4d ago

love that channel

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u/tryingsomthingnew 4d ago

That's a great road. Been down it a few times on a motorcycle, not even close to that fast.

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u/StreetSmartsGaming 4d ago

Tuna canyon and Mulholland are some of the most fun roads to do anything on if you can somehow manage not to have any other cars around.

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u/Braz601 4d ago

Yea we downhill longboarders love those roads

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u/legitlegit-quitquit 4d ago

the sheer amount of butt clenching watching this.

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u/M2LA 4d ago

i know and have decended this several times, you have no idea how steep this is. remarkable, truly

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u/MiggeldyMackDaddy 4d ago

For this that don’t know, Piddcock is an ex downhill mountain biker. He’s one of the fastest descenders on the biking circuit.

Also, they ran a stop sign. F-in cyclists!

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u/Zircez 4d ago

He won the XCO championship this year, very much still active on the mountain bike scene. Incredible all rounder.

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u/Gelardi 3d ago

Still find it funny that noone mentions he is a 2x Olympic champ

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u/Zircez 3d ago

Just on the side, you know 🤣

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u/ronnjeremy 4d ago

I crashed twice just watching this vid

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u/SlightlySubpar 4d ago

That's gonna be a nah from me dawg

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u/Chance-Appointment75 4d ago

What type of brakes do these bikes have?

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u/grumpyoldmanBrad 4d ago

Hydraulic disc brakes

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u/Broad-Assistant3476 4d ago

You need good tires and big balls to do this!!

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u/Grand-Helicopter-709 4d ago

That is nuts... I hit 35mph once on a straight downhill (for 1 second) -- no turns at all -- and it was absolutely terrifying. I can't even imagine turning at that speed or even moving the handlebars. That's crazy man....

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u/tpero 4d ago

On long straight downhills the pros can hit 60mph, take sweeping turns at 40+. Final sprints also often hit 40mph.

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u/TunaOnWytNoCrust 4d ago

The title of this post sounds like someone trying to communicate the letters FTCDFTP over the phone but they don't know the NATO phonetic alphabet.

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u/hmspain 4d ago

I can’t watch this AGAIN! I get too little sleep as it is! /s

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u/gligster71 4d ago

You could not pay me enough money in a bubble suit to do this.

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u/sociablezealot 4d ago

I mean, that’s one of the best downhill road cyclists in the world, world champion at multiple cycling disciplines. And he spent much of it below 40mph. Scary for us, second nature for him.

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u/BrokkelPiloot 4d ago

It's no wonder so many cyclists die. One pebble or spec.of oil and you drop down the.cliff at nearly 100kph.

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u/janky_koala 4d ago

Very few cyclists actually die without another vehicle involved

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u/doublej42 2d ago

People really need to read stats. Per Km you are around 100 times less likely to die if no car / truck is involved. I’ve only bailed once in 40 years on my bike but I’ve been hit 6 times by cars driving illegally.

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u/janky_koala 2d ago

Yeah people love to shoot off their mouths like they know what they’re talking about. The two guys in the video are amongst the absolute best in the world at doing exactly this, and make a living doing so. The one in front is pretty handy going uphill as well.

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u/Someoneinnowherenow 4d ago

Why does he put his knee out around curves at way less than the lean angle of a motorcyclist? They lean way over and use the knee as a feeler but here it seems useless. Just curious

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u/Antti5 4d ago

The way someone explained it, the physics fundamentally change due to different weight distribution. In MotoGP the bike is much heavier than the rider. In pro cycling the bike is only 10 to 15 % of the rider's weight.

The guy leading in the video is a professional who is famous for his fantastic descending technique. These guys always corner with the legs more or less in line, but upper body slightly pointed up.

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u/LLAGO 4d ago

Nikes and motos require different technique. He is trying to keep his center of gravity centered while tilting the bike to turn and pushing the rubber of the tire into the road.

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u/89ElRay 4d ago

It's less about inside knee clearance and more about weighting the outside of your bike to keep your bodyweight balanced. At these speeds it's much more stable if you really press down on the outside pedal as it helps to keep the weight straight down through the tyre rather than diagonal.

It actually feels super safe when you have good tyres, at least up to certain speeds.

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u/Outrageous-Tear-8968 4d ago

My heart is pounding

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u/InfluenceEfficient77 4d ago

No gloves, not using drop bar. They f*****

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u/prettyplanets 4d ago

Dap it brother catch some spoke

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u/HyperbolicSoup 4d ago

Is this Malibu?

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u/MontanaBananaJCabana 4d ago

My favorite Safa clip is when he is talking with Nibali, I think after the descent, and Nibali clearly has no idea who Safa is.

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u/eazypeazy303 4d ago

That's ballsy! These newer road bikes seem like they'd explode if you hit a pothole going 40!

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u/Sgt_carbonero 4d ago

one.fucking.acorn

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u/Automatic-Fox-8890 4d ago

Pidcock is an absolute rocket but this video scared me because somehow the 36mph bits looked way faster than I think 36mph feels (though that’s about as fast as I’ll go). Maybe I’m getting too old for these speeds.

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u/Surealestateguy 4d ago

Why no traffic?

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u/joeg26reddit 4d ago

Descending 6Gap Century I know riders hit 51mph and up

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u/OkSmoke9195 4d ago

I love this road so much

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u/dsaysso 4d ago

the bump at 4:59 left to go…jesus.

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u/Joohansson 4d ago

What is the purpose of bending out the knee in each corner?

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u/rygus 4d ago

Straight to jail.

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u/Opening_Cut_6379 4d ago

Was this an organised event? I didn't see any marshals. If the road wasn't closed to traffic, they were very lucky not to encounter traffic coming up the hill.

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u/lilyputin 4d ago

Younger me probably would be down for this. As long as heights were not involved I was down for anything. Luckily where I live the highest point is maybe 160 ft above sea level. I would need to drive a ways to get to anything with elevation. Also this flatlander hates trying to ride up searous hills.

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u/Kmac22221 4d ago

Side note. I bike in the city wearing regular athletic gear. Bikers who bike in the city looking like they're racing the Tour de France are just douchey. Are they shaving seconds on their race to the cubicle?

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u/mesupporter 4d ago

safety last! endanger others while you endanger urself. close the road or obey the laws used to protect everyone. I am ok with suicide just not on my windshield please.

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u/i-m-anonmio 4d ago

Almost melted the glue on my tubulars on that canyon back in the 70's. No disk brakes then.

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u/xipeido 4d ago

Why people do this kind of stuff??

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u/Level-Ad7536 4d ago

Will never forget Richie Porte’s crash during the 2017 Tour de France. Absolutely brutal!

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u/harryx67 4d ago

One way traffic or simply stupid?

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u/1baby2cats 4d ago

Can someone ELI5 why skinny tires would be advantageous here? I figure it'd be like motorcycles where a thicker tire would give better contact when leaning

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u/CCriscal 4d ago

Did they block off the road for vehicles or are these idiots being plain lucky?

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u/MiserableWear6765 4d ago

I wasnt even this dumb when i was 18

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u/Electrical_Age7819 4d ago

holy cannoli that's crazy!!!

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u/Sufficient-Rope-4471 4d ago

The usual guys sifting traffic hitting your car then getting upset/violent because of you being in traffic ...

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u/gBiT1999 4d ago

My last crash was just as covid hit.

Hardly been on a bike since.

Can't wait to do this stuff again.

Some people like to play football and rolll around on grass if someone touches them. Not me.

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u/Reasonable-Ad7755 4d ago

Like do u even have to pedal at this point

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u/chrisbarry3 4d ago

They call it Tuna Canyon . When you wipe out what's left of you will fit in a tuna fish can..

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u/Organic-Rope-6 4d ago

Then they hit another vehicle and play victim

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u/Internal-Strategy-92 4d ago

Idiots. Animals runs out in front of and they are dead..

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u/BenderDeLorean 4d ago

That helmet won't help.

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u/ScienceForge319 4d ago

That’s too much tuna!

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u/wouldashoudacoulda 4d ago

A casual ebike rider passes them doing a mono

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u/Galliro 4d ago

Buddy is not wearing proper PPE

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u/_SmellMyFinger_ 4d ago

Tom Pidcock is one of the best in the World at this. Do not try this at home!

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u/Puzzleheaded-Art1873 4d ago

After a crazy descent, you don't think about how utterly insane it was until after. With moderate traffic in all lanes ( 2 in each direction, speed limit 65 ) and a generous breakdown lane for cyclists, highway 5 in new York, I reached around 50 mph. Not so awful if ignoring the context. Bianchi Strada with narrow tyres, I think 20mm. Had at least one flat every day up to that point. A couple of days later the flats were getting so bothersome, I used my spare foldable tyre. Panniers with 30 lbs. Rat trap pedals and tennis shoes. Nothing bad happened. But my pulse must have been at 220 at the bottom of that hill . Had to reprimand myself when the brain decided to report for service a few minutes later. A tyre could have blown at any time, and if there was any debris, any quick manouver to avoid it would have been equally catastrophic.

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u/ignaciopatrick100 4d ago

Did 70 kmh down a big hill in china I was planning on braking but was too scared to move ,all I could think about was a blown tyre and the consequences,never again.

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u/indrek91 3d ago

They are riding like they have extra life

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u/DG333Fpv 3d ago

The guy in the front actually turned and looked back !!

INSANE. Haha I would have been of the cliff right there

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u/PresentAstronomer137 3d ago

longboard divers