Oct 11, 2011
Scary footage of a mountain biker getting blasted by a buck
My gut tells me this is fake viral marketing, but it seems it’s legit. Also, insane…
Here’s Adventure Journal‘s report…
Evan van der Spuy of Team Jeep South Africa was just…riding…along in a race at Albert Falls Dam in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, when he got blindsided by a red hartbeest. These large antelopes can weigh up to 330 pounds and stand almost five feet at the shoulders. Their top speed is around 40 mph…300 pounds at 40 mph, it’s no wonder van der Spuy’s helmet shattered and he ended up in the hospital, fortunately with nothing more than a stiff neck.
(via Woosk, The Daily What)
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Yep, it’s buck here in Wild, Wild South.
That guy was only a hartbeest away from death.
The end of the video says “Max Cluer Sports Merketing” and “GoPro.” I think your gut feeling of it being a viral marketing video is absolutely right. For GoPro. They seem to be doing a lot of them recently.
If that is fake, it is incredibly well done.
If I had a video like that though, I’m sure someone would buy the rights to it.
I hadn’t even considered having a “Buck Jump on Bike Fear” until now.
Now I’m wiser. Thanks, Abraham.
Yes. This is exactly why you wear a helmet–for when you get run over by a deer.
I bet that helmet is deer to his Hart now.
(Sigh. I hate myself for saying that, but I can’t control these impulses.)
I used to ride a bike, until I took an antelope to the knee.
Hi, I’m a red hartbeest and this is Jackass.