That verse riff is pretty classic 80stallica.

I'm not sold on the chorus, but it's certainly more interesting than anything they've done for a while.

Epic bridge and absolutely monster tone and production!!

Solo needs more wah pedal though

Article about Pedals. http://www.nj.com/somerset/index.ssf/2016/06/pedals_2.html

I think it looks more likely that his back tire skipped off the reflector than him grinding the pedal into the ground. Perhaps both?

I never broke a crank or pedal, but I did fold a number of rear wheels into tacos doing exactly this back in my riding days. I eventually learned to stop pedaling until I was done leaning hard in a turn, and to keep my inside pedal 'up'. I have also, at slower speeds, recovered from pedal grinding, but at these speeds he was hosed.

Looks like the orange rider grounds his inside pedal. Very dangerous. Avoidable, but once you ground it, a wipe-out is imminent, as it lifts the entire bike off the ground. Often breaks the pedal or the crank, to boot.

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Nice idea, although LEDs have an extremely low power draw. Not sure if the gravity plus gearing would generate enough watts for the Pi.

USB is 5 volts at usually under 1 amp (.5 amps for USB 2 and .9 for USB 3). So I think that suggests about a 2.5-5 watt draw for USB, although I could be wrong -- long time since I took any EE classes. With very quick googling, I'm not getting a concrete number on the wattage of the (single?) LED in the Gravity Light, but one result suggested in the milliWatt range (60-80mW). Same post says that a cheap hand crank generates about 1 watt with vigorous cranking that will wear out your arm/hand quickly.

So, I'm thinking that 2.5-5 watts would require a much more heavy-duty and less portable gravity-fed system. Very much doable (bicycle pedaling can generate 50 watts fairly easily), but probably only with more bulk than what can power LED lighting.

I always thought there were 4 controls for helis? Rudder pedals, cyclic, collective and throttle - or does it depend on the model?

While the camera wouldn't get that kind of sound recording, you can easily record a piano like that with close micing. You stick the microphones inside the lid, down near the strings. It gives a very wide, expansive, soundstage. Here is an example of one kind of setup like that.

However it has a downside: It picks up more of the piano's noise, in particular hammer and pedal noise, as well as key noise. Those are the noises you hear, particularly when he starts working the pedals hard.

In terms of his key movements being sync'd to the music, they look sync'd to me. That kind of thing isn't that useful for evaluation because there are too many variables that can affect it:

1) The sync of your system. Your sound system and monitor have a delay to them. Depending on the difference in the delays, things can be a bit out of sync, perhaps noticeably so. Unless you have your system calibrated for it, which isn't likely on a computer.

2) Problems in the A/V sync in production. Something like this would probably be recorded with two devices: A hand held camera, and a dedicated recorder. The audio from the recorder would then need to be sync'd manually with the video. Depending on how accurate that is done, there can be some desync.

3) Sync issues in the video. I'm sure you've seen plenty of videos online with sync issues, various problems in encoding and streaming can cause them.


Not saying that this is real for sure, I don't know, just that I don't see or hear anything inconsistent.

Lazy arse downhiller... misses the jump at 1:32 and then won't even pedal uphill

In India, by law, gas and break pedal are connected to horns.

I like the little oscillating thingy-ma-bob that's visible in the head on shot. It makes it look like the driver is pedaling the car like a bicycle.

edit: Oh, it's the license plate. Serves me right for not watching in full screen.

Only time you'll ever see a road biker with flat pedals

My initial response was that this is mental, but it isn't that insane when you think about it. Trials bikes are almost closer to road bikes than mountain bikes these days (rim brakes, no suspension, etc), so the skills would transfer.

Just goes to show it's the rider, not the bike. (which explains why I still suck at mountain biking even on my flash new bike )

BTW, just to clarify, this isn't a road bike who decided to try these stunts, it's a (world class) trials biker who decided to try it on a road bike.

The whole first part is magnets and steel coins
https://youtu.be/3J3fHUtdI78

Passing arm through table
Foot pedal glass top slide

https://youtu.be/m7-cv_7totc

I feel sorry for cyclists - they really should have their own little road/pathway - it's quite crazy to expect them to pedal alongside machines weighing a couple of tons, going three times as fast, and passing within a few inches of them at these speeds.

I mean, I understand it's hard to find enough space for them on existing roads, but new roads should have better planning. This planning should incorporate completely seamless cycling paths, so they don't have to duck in and out of traffic as they do at present.