Danny MacAskill – Childhood, Going Viral, Retirement, Fame and More…
Downtime - The Mountain Bike Podcast
Downtime MTB
4.9 • 628 Ratings
🗓️ 17 September 2024
⏱️ 115 minutes
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Summary
Today we’re joined by world-renowned Scottish mountain biker and trials legend, Danny MacAskill, for his most in-depth interview yet. We sit down with Danny at his home in Scotland to dive deep into his incredible journey, from riding the streets of Dunvegan, to becoming an international sensation.
Discover the real story behind his viral breakout video, Inspired Bicycles. Danny opens up about the creative process behind his viral edits, managing fame, and his thoughts on retirement. He also shares insights into risk and injury, hints at exciting future projects and much more. So, it’s time to sit back, hit play and listen to this episode with Danny MacAskill.
You can also watch this episode on YouTube here.
Here are some links to videos we discussed in the episode…
Chainspotting, Inspired Bicycles, Wee Day Out, Manifesto by Ryan Leech.
You can of course, follow Danny on Instagram @danny_macaskill and find him on YouTube here.
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| 0:00.0 | And I can just remember looking for the machete up to a teacher |
| 0:02.8 | and their eyes were almost popping out their so. I remember being told it had gone viral in MySpace. I didn't have a laptop, I didn't have a MySpace, didn't have any of that stuff at that time. And I was just, well, I mean, I was actually quite disappointed with the film when it came out. Don't get me started on the blooming algorithm. You know, there's too much to tell. I was always |
| 0:21.6 | into mountain bikes, but... Hey everyone, I'm Chris Hall and this is the downtime podcast where we're |
| 0:30.3 | going to be taking you deeper than ever into the gravity-based side of mountain biking. This |
| 0:34.3 | episode is supported by We are One composites and you'll hopefully know by now that |
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| 0:42.2 | and compliance to ensure that you've got a wheel set that's precise but not punishing to ride |
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| 0:51.7 | their revolution wheel sets and rims. I've spent a long time using the revolution wheels on my Cotic Rocket Max, |
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| 1:05.3 | for the whole of the month of September. Just use the code downtime, sept, 2024 at the checkout for 20% off. That's downtime with |
| 1:13.0 | a capital D, sept with a capital S, followed by the number 24 with no spaces over at we |
| 1:18.5 | are one composites.com. This year, the support I get from Patreon is even more important than ever |
| 1:24.0 | and helps me keep the podcast going. So if you're enjoying the podcast, |
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| 1:36.8 | find the link to my Patreon over at downtimepodcast.com. All right, just a couple more quick |
| 1:41.6 | things before we get stuck into this episode with Danny. |
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