Video: Friday Fails #187

Sep 10, 2021
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114 Comments
  • 199 0
 That was the most spectacular backflip fail.
  • 8 0
 Omigad, yes.
  • 33 0
 Such amazing use of slo-mo.
  • 34 0
 @shrockie saw your comment while watching the video...thought...there are lots of backflip fails, which one could he mean......but then I saw the ending. *chef's kiss* ...just fantastic
  • 20 0
 Yeah, the last fail usually is a bit so so. That was one of the best ever and also one of the best slo-mo's ever. It would be cool if there was some way to know which segment of a given friday fail had the most rewatches.
  • 3 0
 He landed like a cat, but saddly wide open with all four :-)
  • 6 0
 To the Moon!
  • 7 0
 Absolutely! But the anal torpedo at 2:54 is great as well
  • 2 0
 Really couldn't have yeeted himself more
  • 9 0
 I normally hate slow mo but that was amazing
  • 6 0
 We deserve slo-mo back flip launch as part of the field test! Enough with these silly impossible climbs and hucks to flat - give us the information we truly need to make an informed purchasing decision.
  • 3 1
 still trying to figure out how he flipped forward if his weight was shifting backwards for a flip....was it the lip of the jump or did he "taint brake" the rear wheel? I'm thinking the latter, which makes this all the more special
  • 1 0
 slow mo adds cherry on top!
  • 2 0
 @SATN-XC: Yeah...butt stomped the rear wheel.

Do yourselves a favor & pause it at 3:51 & then again at 3:53.

I've made a suggestion to the trail crew to use that screen grab as a Black/Yellow Road sign style trail sign.

If I had any photoshop skills, I'd make them a t-shirt.
  • 1 0
 He wat a f*ng ET for a few seconds Wink
  • 1 0
 Needs the “I believe I could fly” song playing during clip!
  • 1 0
 Giving all the momentum to his body and 0 to the bike, that's a feat !
  • 1 0
 @SATN-XC: Yup. Wheel bite. You see it here and there on here, but not with the cinematic quality.

It’s beautiful.
  • 6 0
 I was literally blinded by my helmet in the air. No clue where I was lol
  • 2 0
 @Alex.Hoose
  • 2 0
 @blowmyfuse: Thank you for your attention to detail. It provided a much greater appreciation for the last 'fail". I'll take 1 t-shirt in a medium please.
  • 2 0
 ...... I belieeeeeve I caaaaan flyyyyyyyy
  • 1 0
 its a bird, its a plane,
  • 31 0
 :33 looks like a Megavalanche start without the snow
  • 7 0
 lol, ...that last dude came in hot! thought for a sec he was going to front flip the whole mess
  • 17 0
 that was incredible. that bike just exploded out of that.
  • 1 3
 @SATN-XC: Yeah.. what the hell. First rule of hitting a lip: DO NOT... I REPEAT, DO NOT PULL ON THE BARS!!
  • 1 0
 @teo7z: It's really difficult to
  • 1 0
 @teo7z: ... oops. Ejected myself halfway through my comment.

Was trying to say it's really difficult to do a backflip without pulling on the bars.
  • 4 0
 @Linkpin: comment fail Wink
  • 2 0
 Looked like he was trying to NASCAR through the pileup.
  • 1 0
 @Linkpin: Yep I agree, you have to tug on the bars... once you get your lift from the lip. His timing absolutely sucked.. and that's what makes Friday fails so much fun.
  • 17 0
 The Muttley sn*gger at 3.26 is priceless tho got a feeling the rider/filmer relationship might've been slightly strained afterwards
  • 5 0
 Muttley! Love that ref!
  • 18 0
 @0:33 looks like Michael Bay choreographed a bike crash.
  • 2 0
 How can the guy think it’s a good idea to go fast on a bike when he has no ability AT ALL to avoid crashed people in front of him (keeping sufficient distance alternatively)
  • 1 0
 Nowhere near enough Megan Cox half getting her arse out though... Send in more bikes!
  • 17 0
 2:50–55 ha! Tell me you haven't been that dude once or twice in your life. Def relatable!
  • 4 0
 ...yup, and its slightly more terrifying when you are also clipped in
  • 2 0
 @owlsmyles Absolutely! Thought it was definitely the best until that last clip witch, I think we can all agree, is of a different magnitude altogether! As usual, hats off to all involved
  • 1 0
 Oh yeah, lately on trail rides I am crashing more going up than going down.
  • 11 0
 0:33 is the best one
  • 3 1
 0:33 might be the viewers choice, but IMO that rider could have easily gone around the riders down.
Kinda stoopid .
  • 3 0
 @RayDolor: that's part of why it's funny
  • 1 0
 @danielfloyd: Yes, it IS funny! It almost looks like a deliberate stunt or something.
Quite entertaining, in a Three Stooges way!
  • 1 0
 @RayDolor: Really? No way in hell given his speed and body positioning that he's going to make it to the outside of that corner.
www.pinkbike.com/photo/21289624
  • 10 0
 I hope benny is alright
  • 1 1
 B-B-B-Bennie and the jets (literally...Bennie is probably still in the air)
  • 2 1
 ...my dad joke/comment for the day
  • 8 0
 2:55 I've been in your shoes many times buddy
  • 5 1
 I felt fat and self conscious just watching it, lol.
  • 7 0
 0:33 is the viewer's choice but that last one should be in Saturday's Send :0 LOL
  • 7 0
 Came for the comments on crash 0:33
  • 6 0
 My guy trying to backflip the tape gap at Beech is one of the best of the year
  • 1 0
 I thought that was Beech! What’s that monstrosity of a lift in the background?
  • 2 0
 @everythingsucks: It right as you drop out of what used to be the AM DH course where the left hander sort of flat hip is popping out onto the slope then dropping into the final berms.

It's called Hellbender now. Right under the lift.
  • 3 0
 Thank you! (takes bow)
  • 1 0
 @ahoose1: Haha you got it next time man. I've done many suis over that tape but I imagine pulling for a backie is more like off a flat drop than a kicker
  • 1 0
 @Tracefunction: haha there’s always next year!
  • 7 0
 the ending is so sweet
  • 4 0
 @2.51 , climbs like a jackalope on steroids, descends like a bat out from hell
  • 3 0
 Ah, the universal response to someone smashing their face, collarbone, pelvis, knee, and every other body part to pieces:

"Are you alright?"
  • 4 0
 That dude at :33 tried to monster truck his friends.
  • 2 0
 those aren't "friends"...
  • 4 0
 @2:01... to be continued on Sunday Saves.
  • 2 0
 Still waiting for Saturday Sends.
  • 3 0
 That last backflip attempt didn’t quite go as planned by the looks of it! LOL
  • 4 0
 oh no, I should have written chuckle ! - apologies to all
  • 3 0
 Soundtrack for the last clip, “I believe I can fly, I believe I can touch the sky.”
  • 4 0
 @2:52 ... the first fail i have ever seen performed in reverse! lol
  • 2 0
 I want to thank all of those bike park builders out there for helping facilitate some truly spectacular fails! One of the best compilations ever I'd say!?
  • 3 0
 yoooo I saw that last one from the lift at Beech!
  • 3 0
 0.33 should be the opening vid
  • 2 0
 Do you know what ? I am really beginning to appreciate the Sends and Saves days....
  • 2 0
 Last clip: when you drop in for saturday sends and land head first in friday fails.
  • 1 0
 I want someone to hit that dug-out run-in blind after a rainstorm...... or back a water truck in right as someone is about to hit it.
  • 1 0
 The back flip fail and double heel clicker bail were exceptional. This week's efforts were of a high level, thanks to all involved.
  • 2 0
 Sure getting a lot of cutting away from children screaming in this one...
  • 1 0
 rucksack to slow speed over the bars coefficient needs to be worked out one day. Thesis anyone?
  • 3 0
 2:14 how's your taint?
  • 2 0
 @ 2:48, Using your face as a brake isn't usually the best option
  • 2 0
 …aaaand scene.

No need for any more.
  • 2 0
 High level this week! Real commitment!
  • 2 0
 1:10 - Hooch taking names
  • 1 0
 I guess we can say these guys fail to impress Big Grin
Also,more awkard fails in slowmo please!
  • 2 0
 I love FF. Makes me feel way better about being so shite on the bike
  • 2 0
 2:27..."You alright?
...No still crashing actually
  • 2 0
 Oh man... This is the best one yet!!!!!! Hahahahaha!!!!!!!!!
  • 1 0
 33 second mark:::: thats why i do not like party trains! "HEY,BUT THEY LOOK COOL ON CAMERA,EVEN WITH MY HAWAIIN T-SHIRT" EH?
  • 1 0
 Why are so many riders, dropping the front wheel in the air, like the forks are made of lead?
  • 1 0
 I made the finale! Insta @alex.hoose
  • 1 0
 Kid at 2:47 - Eats it hard

Dad at 2:49 - "You alright?" Power move, dad
  • 1 0
 pinoys in the intro of the video lol ...Relax
  • 1 0
 Åre bike park represent!
  • 1 0
 where do they get all these clips
  • 6 0
 This new fangled oojimob I've heard of called 'The internet'.
  • 2 0
 www.pinkbike.com/video/crashes
  • 3 0
 @bigtim: is it the 'computer' internet?
  • 2 0
 @tjbiker38: Thanks mate, with 25000 vids awaiting - no need to wait a week for friday fails
  • 1 0
 eBikes would have saved them all…….
  • 1 0
 3.40 clearly got blown off his bike by the A team with that flip fail
  • 2 0
 Multi-cultural carnage
  • 1 0
 Trail build quality at 2.32!!! Noice!!!
  • 1 0
 I've got a 187 in Glendale, cops are all over it. We're good to roll.
  • 1 0
 1:18 - Whistler?

And the last fellow ... his bike was eager to eject him.
  • 1 0
 2:52-2:55 Violated by the saddle lol epic fail in reversed
  • 1 0
 Brutal this week...and the end is the best!!
  • 1 0
 Bentonville? You mean Dentonville?
  • 1 0
 Damnit Vinney!
  • 1 0
 187 means murder...
  • 1 0
 my pants is my bathroom
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