Ryan Leech

**Big E** · 06-28-2004, 07:01 AM

This guy is insane. I can't believe someone can have that much control over a bike. Just picked up Kranked 5 this weekend (aside - good, but liked 3 & 4 a bit more, they seemed more focused on interesting riding, 5 is a lot of ridiculous air that I'd never even look down let alone ride) and as usual Leech does stuff that I'd never have said was possible if I hadn't seen it. Hopping (parallel, not perpendicular) from one rail to the other on railroad tracks, doing a 180 on one rail, doing a 180 while hopping from one rail to the other. Ridiculous.

Good news is that it inspired me to get out there and work on my pathetic skills, spent about 30 minutes on my ride home from the pool working on my rear wheel pivot. This was attempt #1 at that stuff, very psyched to actually make a little bit of progress. I like that progression of skills on biketrials.com, very useful. I'm only on #2 though

**White Chocolate** · 06-28-2004, 10:14 AM

Ryan released a movie last fall called manifesto. I can't comprehend the things he does. The kranked 5 stuff is just a tease compared to the shit he does in this movie. Plus it has all of his video scenes in all movies with commentary in the bonus section.

CS · 06-28-2004, 10:23 AM

Yeah, Manifesto is really good. If you thought Leech was good in Kranked 5, then you'll be blown away by what he does in Manifesto, which is pretty much eliminating all hops in trials. Simply amazing.