Danny MacAskill vs. San Francisco - "king of the viral trick video"

by Henry Grabar.
Danny MacAskill, king of the viral bike trick video, has crossed the pond and then some. His latest work finds the Scottish street rider on the hills of San Francisco, where he performs his usual hair-raising leaps and at least one death-defying railing run. MacAskill has a different perspective on San Francisco from most of us: "I always feel like I've had, definitely, a different way to view a city," MacAskill says in the video. "You're always looking round thinking: 'How could I jump that rail and jump to this wall?'"
MacAskill rose to fame the modern way. In the spring of 2009, his friend Dave Soweby filmed a video of him riding around Edinburgh, and set it to a song, "Funeral," by Band of Horses. On YouTube, MacAskill became an overnight celebrity, and the video, "Inspired Bicycles" -- which remains his best -- has been viewed over 33 million times...Continue reading...