Danny MacAskill, (born 23 December 1985) is a Scottish Mountain bike trials| cyclist, from Dunvegan on the Isle of Skye. He works professionally as a Mountain bike pro rider for Inspired Bicycles Ltd.
He released "April 2009", a five-and-a-half-minute street trials video, filmed by his flatmate Dave Sowerby, on YouTube on the 19 April 2009 to popular acclaim and widespread media attention
As of April 2009, MacAskill had been practising for more than 12 years. He gave up his job as a mechanic so he could ride full-time.
On 16 November 2010 MacAskill released a new video "Way Back Home" produced by Red Bull Media House. The video showcases locations around Scotland including Edinburgh Castle, North Berwick, wartime bunkers on the island of Inchgarvie beneath the Forth Bridge and the Cruachan Dam in the Scottish Highlands.
In 2011 MacAskill, along with Inspired Bicycles, released his signature trials frame, the "Inspired Skye".
In 2012, Danny MacAskill performed the stunts for the movie Premium Rush.
PREMIUM RUSH (movie info)
In summer 2013, MacAskill published a trial biking project on YouTube called ''Imaginate'' which had been shot over 18 months with sponsorship from Redbull. In less than three weeks, the video had received over 4 million views, and has now already passed the 10 million.
(sorry, for some reason i could only link this video)
IMAGINATE VIDEO LINK
(sorry, for some reason i could only link this video)
IMAGINATE VIDEO LINK
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