I just saw a cool video of a Red Bull MTB “slalom” race through some subway tunnels in Mexico City. link
It made me think, if the world were our playground, where would we ride? Sports stadiums? Shopping malls? Car dealerships? Imagine riding a trials course comprised of brand new cars
Or something like it, with so many different rides you can do trials on an aztec temple, muni in a forest, street through the mall section, cars and tons of other stuff. It would be amazing. =p
where i live there are heaps of government buildings with awesome handrails. the problem is there are always security guards and cops standing around meaning i cant try any of them. it would be cool if i could so yeah i think that’s where i would ride.
Government buildings are great fun. i was riding around out the front of our local court, missusing their steps, and a policman came out and asked for a photo.
we are very minimum security.
as for escallators(sp?) we just had one installed in the plaza where i work, i rode down it a few times and tried to idil on a step all the way back up it. i am now kicked out of the plaza and have to ‘syphon filter’ into work every weekend
i would ride everywhere. shopping malls would be pretty good! i like riding in the bush/forrest the most though which is where i usually ride anyway. i would also like to ride down a volcano!
Love the subway and goldmine videos, here’s another one through the streets of Lisbon.
Ithink shopping malls would be great for trials, street and freestyle, also churches and cathedrals! Schools would be good too, at the schools I went to there were stair sets and ledges all over the place.
Last year Red Bull sponsored a similar race through the streets a town in mexico, similar to the one above but with larger drops and at one point passing through someone’s house. Could never find any decent videos of it though.
I live riight outside of DC, and i tell you there are cops EVERYWHERE! They would have in handcuffs even though im only 12 if i even THOUGHT about riding the momuments and gov. buildings.
There is a mall here that you can actualy ride in. Late at night the Rideau Center is still open but no one is in there, and I rarely see security, they had a nice 6 set that I did, but that was before I was able to do much, still I think malls are better places for freestyle.
I don’t really know where I would want to ride if I were given the chance to ride anywhere.