With the holiday weekend coming up, I’ve got something to be thankful for: Danny McAskill’s insane skills on a bicycle.  I never was huge into any sort of biking.  I used mine to get from place to place during my college years, I had a super sick Huffy growing up (who didn’t) that my Grandpa taught me to ride, I always wanted to borrow my cousin Jake’s Dyno and I taught myself to ride no-handed down the boulevard on my Magna Canyon with Ellsworth back in middle school (his Magna got hit by a train).  Beyond that, I don’t have a real strong background with it.  I can tell you the difference between a mountain bike and penny farthing and we all know that Mishka reps a sick fixed gear squad that the Bloglinites get amped about, but I don’t care what you know or don’t know about bikes of any sort; this video is pure visual poetry.

I could sit here and right a thousand words about Danny MacAskill but it seems a little pointless so here are the basics: He is from Scotland.  He rides for Inspired, DigDeep, Red Bull, POC, Shimano and Hope.  He is a fucking wizard on his bike and all you need to do is watch the video below and then pick your jaw up off the floor at the end.  And then most likely hit play immediately after to watch it all over again.

At times, the tricks come so effortlessly that you almost question the authenticity. No man should be able to do the things he does with such panache without even an ounce of hesitation. The dude fucking rips.  End of story. On top of the rippery, this is one of the most beautifully shot videos, soaking in the epic Scottish landscape from castles to mountains and accompanied by some equally legit audio tracks.

So give thanks, friends, for the simple things in life. Bicycles, rolling hills, Red Bull, turkey legs, boobs, peanut butter and whatever else makes you get all stoked because this video will definitely be one of those things.

- RoyaleNoCheese