Jumping with bicycles

[base570]

Anyone have any suggestions about jumping with the aid of a bicycle, motorcycle, scooter etc. Should you keep it (no) or chuck it(yes)?What would be a good altitude to try it from? I think a bicycle would fall slower and thus create a hazzard by possibly coming down through your canopy after you open. How can you minimize the chance of this happening, besides not doing it ;-) I know it's been done before and I even remember JB jumping with a scooter and keeping it :o. What are some pros, cons and possible problems? Just trying to get some outside opinions...thanks
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[obi]

A couple of years ago I saw some dude jumping Angel Falls with a mountainbike. He chucked it and had a PC attached to it to make it fall a lot slower. And of course Angel Falls gives you a lot of time to track away from it.

[base428]

Remember the laws of physics. A scooter or bicycle has less mass and will float on you. When I left the edge with my scooter, it immediately started to float, which rotated my body as well. Kinda scary until I was under canopy. I'd say do a 1 sec delay unless you plan to ditch it.....

Don't forget about keeping the environment clean.....if you decide to ditch a motorcycle with all that oil and gas.

Good luck.


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[zennie]

I have some old video of Carl Boenish & Phil Smith jumping off a once-legal-now-illegal E with stilts & a pogo stick. They had a rope tied to them so the "jumping aids" were just hauled back up after they went off.

Funny, funny video... :o

[base570]

I pretty much had figured that it would fall slower, that's why I was wondering about how long of a track you would need to get a sufficient distance away from it. The object I'm thinking of doing it from is 1200ft. I think it's a good height but I still have doubt's. Most of the other jumps that I have seen have been from great heights like 2000-3000ft. Any suggestions on the proper wind conditions? The more wind the more the bicycle travels across the ground which might be a bad thing. It might get blown over the top of you!!!

No worries about keeping the environment clean... I don't think I'll be taking a motorized vehicle to the top, and I plan on picking up all the pieces after impact.