Danny MacAskill Featured in New York Times Newspaper
Scottish urban trials phenom Danny MacAskill was featured in the New York Times today. Here’s how it begins:
Like his fellow Scot Susan Boyle, who made a meteoric entry into show business, the stunt bicyclist Danny MacAskill can divide his life in two: before his YouTube video and after.
Eight months ago, MacAskill’s daily routine was fairly predictable. He would leave the apartment he shares with a roommate, hop on his bike and maneuver through strangling traffic to his job as a bicycle mechanic.
Along his route, he passed a metal fence with a spiky top. He had eyed it for years.
“I’d look at it and say, ‘I can ride that rail,’ ”said MacAskill, 24. read more…
The video that started it all is shown after the break…
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