Video: Amazing stunt riding ... on a carbon road bike

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By BikeRadar | Wednesday, Jun 16, 2010 5.40pm

It’s not every day that you see a carbon road bike being used as a stunt machine – hopping over boulders at the beach and styling it up at the skate park.

British trials legend Martyn Ashton does just that and more in his latest video, The BikeRadar Roadie.

The clip sees Mountain Biking Hall of Fame member Ashton hit the tarmac on his carbon Raleigh Avanti Team on his way to the UK’s premier bike festival, BikeRadar Live – which takes place on 10-11 July.

He stops off at a skate park, sessions his local trials spot, rides an impossible-looking rock face in Bristol – which may be familiar to viewers of the classic Getta Grip bike vid – and tops it all off with an epic backflip using one of the jumps from the Animal Relentless Bike Tour rig.

It’s a video that sums up what BikeRadar Live is all about – whatever type of bike(s) you ride, there’s something for everyone. You can buy your tickets online here.

Ashton said: "I got into riding bikes back in the early Nineties from attending UK events like the Malvern Classic – events that got top pros hanging out with everyday bike lovers and just enjoying great riding.

“For one reason or another that level of event had disappeared. However, Bikeradar Live has fixed that problem.

“It's such an important event in the calendar because it brings the cycling community together for a celebration of bike riding. There are no egos or preference on riding disciplines; it's really got something for everyone.

“I made this video with those thoughts in mind. I wanted to get on a bike that would take me out of my comfort zone and show some fun riding.

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“It was an awesome experience and like learning to ride all over again. I have to admit I fell in love with riding road while shooting the film – it will be great to get on the track at Brands with one!"

Danny Walter, editor of Mountain Biking UK magazine added: “I knew Martyn was pretty handy on a trials bike but I never thought he’d be able to do this sort of stuff on a carbon road bike! Amazing. He’s clearly a nutter, but a very talented one – I’m gonna have to go and watch it again now!”

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  • Ashton is still da man. I memba tha slope next to the bridge from the ole Getta Grip videos with Hawyes.

    I say Ashton & Hawyes get back and make some vids again....rock style come back for the Digital generation.

  • Getta Grip, those were the days!

  • All roadies can do this. We just choose not to.

    Shame about the music, its awful.

  • Mark Cavendish can do better stunts ;)

  • Nice shots of Porthcawl, rest Bay in opening sequence.

    Riding was amazing, wonder how many wheel sets they got through in the entire shoot?

  • Brilliant!

  • excellent vid, made even better with the parts shot in my city xD

  • Awesome. Note to self not to lend him my bike if he asks anytime!

  • it would be great advertising video just add at the end light but built to last.

  • Amazing! The rolling stoppie down the rock face in Bristol was impressive, that can't have been the grippiest surface for those tyres!!

  • Nice. How many inner tubes were harmed whilst making this video?

  • Now I'm tempted to take MY carbon road bike to the trails. This video could be very expensive for me! I think I needed the "Please do not try this at home" tag. That would have stopped me :p

  • haha, that was brilliant. Got to agree with the comment about the amount of wheels he went through though. Great riding.

  • Yeah but could he do that on a Raleigh Grifter?

    Not too bad, but I would have been impressed if he'd used a 80's low-pro frame, 24" front wheel and clipless pedals

  • Sometimes I take my Carbon LeMond down the woods, surprising how much stick a road bike will take

  • Hmmmm

    i was right about that seat tho !

    Showing me age there !!

  • That was chuffin' amazing...

  • I'd really like to know how many wheels he got through. And how few he might have got through if he was using decent handbuilts instead of those Mavics!

  • amazing but ruins the n+1 theory!

  • "Yeah but could he do that on a Raleigh Grifter?"

    Awesome idea. I think he should give it a go.

  • For sale: Raleigh Carbon Road Bike, light road use only!

    Absolutely amazing! I couldn't even do most of that on a trials bike

  • What an amazing video! Well done!

  • Like to see the outakes.

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