Rennie's big jump..

[GoingDHfast]

I hear Rennie is scheduled to *finally* attempt the world record for longest jump in a couple of weeks? Apparently its happening in Cooper Pedy, anyone got better info?

[Daddio]

How big is going to try and go.

[cjaty]

some thing like 115 feet I think.Can't wait

[Speedy]

Shaweet that'll show Bender the hucker, Rennie kicked arse in Nuremburg the other day too in the Red Bull urban comp mixing it up with Chase n all

[Regan]

130ft I heard...

[luke.b]

my mates mate, got told by another guys mate, who knows a guy, who used to ride with rennie when he was with yeti, who got told by a reliable source that he'd be jumping 200ft!!:confused: :confused:

[villy]

Wow thats huge. Good luck to him. Hate to think what will happen if he screws up:eek:

[Speedy]

Wow thats huge. Good luck to him. Hate to think what will happen if he screws up:eek:

No he wont cuz he cant, sounds stupid hey, cuz screwing up isn't an option. Anyone have details of the jump itself?

[Timmy Bee]

some thing like 115 feet I think.Can't wait

id say its going to be more than that cause apparently the record atm is 116ft, in which case, if he is going to make the record, it will have to be more than that.

anyway, i hope he makes it, rennie is a sick rider, santa cruz pride!

[Wattsy]

id say its going to be more than that cause apparently the record atm is 116ft, in which case, if he is going to make the record, it will have to be more than that.

anyway, i hope he makes it, rennie is a sick rider, santa cruz pride!


130ft and he recons he can do it at 70kph, he did his 76ft one at 90kph.

[cheese]

my mates mate, got told by another guys mate, who knows a guy, who used to ride with rennie when he was with yeti, who got told by a reliable source that he'd be jumping 200ft!!:confused: :confused:

Reliable source that!!:D :p

Im sure Rennie will nail it.

[Octane_Matty]

I just watched some movie about Seth Enslow where he does a 130ft jump and crashes, anybody seen it?

well seth split his skull open or something...i cant imagine what rennie could do to himself


but anyway id like to see bender have some competition :P

Rennie vs Bender

Now THATS entertainment!

[demo man]

Johnny Waddel told me that he'll be doing it in the last week of either this month or the next (i forgot which, he told me but i forgot).

116 foot is his minimum, but he'll want to do it a decent amount larger than that i'd guess.

also, he may post-pone it as the BMX rider who set the 116ft record recently comitted suicide, so he may decide to wait a little while out of respect. or he may not, i don't know.

[bowzaa]

yeah that's sick however RIP colin winklemen who held the record but sadly past away
would like to see him hold the record a bit longer but oh well least it's an australian
Rest in Peace Colin

[MTBWANNABE]

also, he may post-pone it as the BMX rider who set the 116ft record recently comitted suicide, so he may decide to wait a little while out of respect. or he may not, i don't know.
Youch.. any idea why he killed himself?

it's so sad.. some1 taking they're own life.. especially some-one world famous.. i just don't understand it :(

[Registered Nutcase]

I just watched some movie about Seth Enslow where he does a 130ft jump and crashes, anybody seen it?

yea i saw that he got 3 ti plates in his head and a lovly widow peak scar

blake

[Stu the kid]

sounds sweet i cant wait to see it, can someone gets some pics or clip up on farkin that'll be great;)
Rennie is so fr1g1n fast:cool:

[frenchie]

i think you'll find it was scheduled for the last weekend in october (same as first national round), but I have it on pretty good authority that its cancelled

[wiggy69]

wow Im sure he'll break the world record
has anyone seen him jump the redbull ride bus my friend has the dvd cant remember what it was called any way that the one I saw him do was prety far

I hope he makes it

[demo man]

wow Im sure he'll break the world record
has anyone seen him jump the redbull ride bus my friend has the dvd cant remember what it was called any way that the one I saw him do was prety far

I hope he makes it


:rolleyes:


nOOb

[dazz]

I just watched some movie about Seth Enslow where he does a 130ft jump and crashes, anybody seen it?

well seth split his skull open or something...

If it's the one where Seth punches a hole through his forehead on his handlebars when he over-jumped a record attempt, it's called Seth - The Hard Way, they measured out about 235' (71.5m) it didn't count tho 'cause he didn't ride away from it. Been a while since I watched it, can't remember the exact figure.
Doesn't matter anyhow, the records now at something like 277.5ft set by a guy called Trigger Gumm earlier this year.
The link if ya wanna see it: http://crusty.com/trigger_vid.htm

[W2ttsy]

you do know there is a distinct difference between mtb and fmx? :rolleyes:

refer to demo man's post for more info...

W2ttsy

[jimmmy]

Colin wilkleman did 116ft on a bmx i might add,

Rennie is going for 130ft....off a moto kicker ovcourse..

just to clarify....

[HYOSHIMO]

Colin wilkleman did 116ft on a bmx i might add,

Rennie is going for 130ft....off a moto kicker ovcourse..

just to clarify....


yeah- winkelman did his off a bank kinda kicker -i think realistically if rennie wanted to really beat winklemans record he should do the same- i mean the 250's hits 150' gaps at like 100+ k's per hour, and he intends on hitting it at 70k's? If he didnt want to crank up the speed he should just change the ramp's transition and height -but that being said im pretty sure winkleman hit it at like 80+ k's

[dazz]

you do know there is a distinct difference between mtb and fmx? :rolleyes:
W2ttsy

That's pretty much what I was pointing out. Distance wise, there's just no comparison. I hope Rennie nails it & doesn't hurt himself. I wanna see him, Hill, Kovarik, Hannah & all the other Aussies wipe the floor in the WC next season! Can't wait to see some footage of the jump though.

[Ben_9]

:rolleyes:


nOOb
You my friend are a wanker. Your are complete waist of space on these forums.:rolleyes: :eek:

Good on you Rennie hope you make it

[demo man]

You my friend are a wanker. Your are complete waist of space on these forums.:rolleyes: :eek:

Good on you Rennie hope you make it


oh calm down! besides, how is the post you just made any better than mine?

and i'm sure that the space i take up on these forums is in the majority of cases helpful or interesting in some way - especially all the stuff i post for CORC...

if you want to continue the discussion of whether or not i am a waste of space PM me...


and yeah, like i said before, if Rinnie decides to go ahead with it then, i have faith he will make it but still, good luck!

and if not then his reasons are honorable and i'm sure he'll pull it off in the future.

[shirtz]

demo, mtb freak u are both nobs in my opinion. kiss and make up.


yeah lets hope no death.


w o ho to beers.



kisses


matt

[R33F]

Johnny Waddel told me that he'll be doing it in the last week of either this month or the next (i forgot which, he told me but i forgot).
116 foot is his minimum, but he'll want to do it a decent amount larger than that i'd guess.

I also think I read he is returning to WA to attempt the record. So I am guessing he is using the same ramp from his 70ft jump ? Would he not need a larger ramp ?

[Jordy]

Youch.. any idea why he killed himself?

it's so sad.. some1 taking they're own life.. especially some-one world famous.. i just don't understand it :(

Fairly sure this is the reason.

He was involved in a competition travis pastrana held about doing the craziest thing possible using anything at travis'. Winklemen decided he'd try and make a large scale version of his motorised ramp, where the ramp is on wheels and comes towards you while you are going really slow. He had only practiced using a 3 foot high ramp attached to a go kart, with no landing ramp.

So anyway he decided to try it on a much larger scale, using one of the big US style Vans with a huge ramp attached to the front and a downramp at the back, He hit it while stationary a couple of times and then decided to hit it whilst moving..long story short the van and himself were going way too fast. He went straight up and by the time he was coming down the van was long gone, as he was only going slow and the van was going fast it was like dropping from about 3 stories high to flat with no momentum on a bmx...He broke both legs, both arms/wrists and got knocked out. plus many more injury's...While in recovery his girlfriend broke up with him and he was told he would never ride again, This lead to his suicide whilst under recovery.

RIP dude.

[demo man]

^^

if true than that is one tough ending.

Rest In Peace mate.

[tinkerbell]

so did he say the date he was going to hit this up cant wait to see it .should be sweet

[Jacko Wacko]

aw... i want to see it!

[demo man]

so did he say the date he was going to hit this up cant wait to see it .should be sweet


did u even read the rest of this thread?

[Mahoney_007]

Fairly sure this is the reason.

He was involved in a competition travis pastrana held about doing the craziest thing possible using anything at travis'. Winklemen decided he'd try and make a large scale version of his motorised ramp, where the ramp is on wheels and comes towards you while you are going really slow. He had only practiced using a 3 foot high ramp attached to a go kart, with no landing ramp.

So anyway he decided to try it on a much larger scale, using one of the big US style Vans with a huge ramp attached to the front and a downramp at the back, He hit it while stationary a couple of times and then decided to hit it whilst moving..long story short the van and himself were going way too fast. He went straight up and by the time he was coming down the van was long gone, as he was only going slow and the van was going fast it was like dropping from about 3 stories high to flat with no momentum on a bmx...He broke both legs, both arms/wrists and got knocked out. plus many more injury's...While in recovery his girlfriend broke up with him and he was told he would never ride again, This lead to his suicide whilst under recovery.

RIP dude.

If its the stunt I am thinking of the stills are in the Jan or Feb issue of FMX ( i think its that mag) its a nasty crash.

WHAT KIND OF BITCH BREAKS UP WITH HER BOYFRIEND WHILST HE IS FUCKED UP IN HOSPITAL?? ****DIE WHORE****

RIP Col'.

Dont follow his footsteps kids suicide is fucked.

Anyways.........

Rennie is going to launch 200ft? I myself cant see that happening. But good luck to him, nothing beats an Aussie kicking arse.

I've always believed being towed in is cheating. There should be 2 distance records one for a down ramp to kicker and the other for tow in to kicker.

Why am I reminded of the start of "the vish files 8" hahaha poor guy.

[wtr]

While in recovery his girlfriend broke up with him and he was told he would never ride again, This lead to his suicide whilst under recovery.

My hate for that kind of shallowmotherfuckingselfishbullshitscumbag person is beyond words.:mad:.

Rennie wants to hit it at 70k? Is it over a stepdown or what??? Can someone clear up the speculations?

[Christo]

WHAT KIND OF BITCH BREAKS UP WITH HER BOYFRIEND WHILST HE IS FUCKED UP IN HOSPITAL?? ****DIE WHORE****

My hate for that kind of shallowmotherfuckingselfishbullshitscumbag person is beyond words.

What the? Why should she stay with him? Maybe he was an arsehole? Just think it's unfair to blame her - I'm sure she wasn't exactly pleased that he offed himself....

But yeah, go Rennie! Whoo Hoo!

[Robbie Mac]

Taken from CLICT #4 due out early Nov...

For now, here is the official word from Rennie himself...

CLICT: How many feet are you planning on hitting?

NR: We (Nathan and Red Bull) are thinking about 120 feet, which tips the current record by over 5 ft. I personally will be happy with 128.5 ft

Sweet,

Robbie Mac
CLICT Mag

[Dumbellina]

What the? Why should she stay with him? Maybe he was an arsehole? Just think it's unfair to blame her - I'm sure she wasn't exactly pleased that he offed himself....

But yeah, go Rennie! Whoo Hoo!

Maybe he injured something else. She thinks life with a limp dick ... yeah right!

[dylma]

the freight train section on the jump was amazing to watch, really inspirational. so if he ads another 60ft on that (from 70ft to 130ft), well that will be just mind blowing:eek:

[Ruckus_Lord]

I just watched some movie about Seth Enslow where he does a 130ft jump and crashes, anybody seen it?

well seth split his skull open or something...i cant imagine what rennie could do to himself


but anyway id like to see bender have some competition :P

Rennie vs Bender

Now THATS entertainment!

Rennies huge, he can't get hurt.

He'll nail it.

[jamit]

I may stir the pot here but I feel someone being towed by a motor bike isn't a true reflection of a distance jump no matter what type or bike is used (BMX MTB). I understand that in these times of extreme this and that that a rider towed in will get more of a response from the Joe Blow on the street but in the true ethos of cycling a distance record using the riders own generated momentum counts more to me that one that is done with motorised assistance.

By the way someone must hold the record for the longest jump unassisted, anyone know who?

All that said go Rennie chock another one up for all us Aussies...

[chie]

Don't think this has been posted, Pinkbike has news on Rennies jump:

"Rennie is preparing to set a world record distance jump on a bicycle at the Red Bull Mountain Gap event. This attempt will take place in the Painted Desert, 30km out of Coober Pedy, in northern South Australia, and is currently scheduled for Nov. 3rd."

http://www.pinkbike.com/modules/news/?op=articleview&id=2898

They have photos of the ramp hes going to use as well

[I_am]

Rennies huge, he can't get hurt.

He'll nail it.

Seth Enslow is Huge+massive... he got hurt

[Aza]

i think theyve calculated the speed at 83kph to make the WR + abit

[Wake Jake]

Here's some more info
http://troyleedesigns.com/company/news/news_article.php?news_id=184

[mike&nat]

thats gonna be huge he's either crazy or..... no he's just crazy

[spam]

im pretty sure hes doing it this week or next. well i think cos he said that at homebush mtx

[hasta muerta]

I may stir the pot here but I feel someone being towed by a motor bike isn't a true reflection of a distance jump no matter what type or bike is used (BMX MTB). I understand that in these times of extreme this and that that a rider towed in will get more of a response from the Joe Blow on the street but in the true ethos of cycling a distance record using the riders own generated momentum counts more to me that one that is done with motorised assistance.

By the way someone must hold the record for the longest jump unassisted, anyone know who?

All that said go Rennie chock another one up for all us Aussies...

what about if the rider used a hill to roll down to gain his speed.

that technically means the rider has gained his momuntum by assistance.

therefore by your reckoning, its not in the true ethos of cycling (load of wank)

so are you saying someone should only be allowed to pedal on flat ground to gain their momemtum for a gap record??? i don't think any record would be broken in that way..certainly not 116+ feet...

[emcgough]

so are you saying someone should only be allowed to pedal on flat ground to gain their momemtum for a gap record??? i don't think any record would be broken in that way..certainly not 116+ feet...
Nah, regardless of where you get your momentum from, it would be alot easier knowing that the moto towing you in has a speedo than estimating it yourself.

[Rik]

i don't think any record would be broken in that way..certainly not 116+ feet...You'd be breaking records for unassisted run-ins, there'd have to be a record to start with, and that would always leave itself open to being broken.

[tnankie]

what about if the rider used a hill to roll down to gain his speed.

that technically means the rider has gained his momuntum by assistance.

therefore by your reckoning, its not in the true ethos of cycling (load of wank)

so are you saying someone should only be allowed to pedal on flat ground to gain their momemtum for a gap record??? i don't think any record would be broken in that way..certainly not 116+ feet...

er isn't that how they do ski long jump? given that we dont get towed down the mountain while riding our bikes I am not sure why doing jumps should be different, fuck otherwise why not just use the motor bike to do the jump?

[pai lei]

i found this on www.nathanrennie.com/home.htm its not him doing it. it is just a person super imposed on. but it is what it will look like. pretty massive:eek:

[donthucktoflat]

Red Bull is flying Nathan into Coober Pedy Australia on October 31. The jump will take place on November 3. The final site has been chosen – Painted Desert, about 30km out of Coober Pedy in Northern Australia.


should be done by now. expect news of it either tonight or tomorrow morning.

The current power assisted distance record is 116 ft. set by Colin Winkelman on Dec. 21, 2000 who achieved this on a BMX bike. Rennie will also be power assisted with a tow in from a motorcycle.

read kids :p

[looseunit]

News Just In.

http://www.nathanrennie.com/home.htm

NEW WORLD RECORD : 121 feet. Deemed unofficial by Guinness Book of Records because of the crash on landing, Nathan has flown his Santa Cruz V10 Mountain Bike 121 feet from take off ramp to landing three quarters of the way down the exit ramp, flat landing the front wheel and "blowing up". Nathan separated his shoulder and sustained massive gravel rash and bruising from the fine rocks on the desert site. His prized Troy Lee full face helmet saved his life but is smashed beyond future use. The bike is fine. An elated Nathan claims that the setup "was so good we could have gone much bigger and we may do so some time in the future." Whaaaaaahooooooo!!!!!

[DWNHLR01]

I wonder when a video of it will be released, it'd be rad!

[Feeto]

I hear Rennie is scheduled to *finally* attempt the world record for longest jump in a couple of weeks? Apparently its happening in Cooper Pedy, anyone got better info?
In Revolution mag. it says he's going for 130ft

[imtb]

is nathan rennie the guy who went to my school... in hte blue mountains?? st columbas.. anyone know

[Wattsy]

is nathan rennie the guy who went to my school... in hte blue mountains?? st columbas.. anyone know

he did live in the blue mountains, his bout 23/24 now.

[Pete J]

Having just watched ski jump world champs, i was just wondering if any attempt has been made to jump a bike off one? Obviously it would work better in summer than winter though!! :p The ski guys can go 140 metres plus, imagine how far a bike could go! :eek: Hopefully this doesn't sound silly, i just have been thinking about it too much and needed to let it out somehow. Most likely someone will chip and say that it was tried ages ago, if so, i haven't ever heard about it. :o
So, what do you think?

[lokal phil]

is nathan rennie the guy who went to my school... in hte blue mountains?? st columbas.. anyone know

All I no is that your school sucks Drew, Winmalee spirit.

[haz friend]

Having just watched ski jump world champs, i was just wondering if any attempt has been made to jump a bike off one? Obviously it would work better in summer than winter though!! :p The ski guys can go 140 metres plus, imagine how far a bike could go! :eek: Hopefully this doesn't sound silly, i just have been thinking about it too much and needed to let it out somehow. Most likely someone will chip and say that it was tried ages ago, if so, i haven't ever heard about it. :o
So, what do you think?

the record that broke rennies 70ft jump on freight train was done by kyle straight on snow but im not sure how far it was and you can download a clip of the oakly site and at the start it has him doing it

[donthucktoflat]

the record that broke rennies 70ft jump on freight train was done by kyle straight on snow but im not sure how far it was and you can download a clip of the oakly site and at the start it has him doing it
wow, how wrong are you. rennie's jump in the freight train wasnt the record. it is 116ft or something and it wasnt set by strait.

[haz friend]

yeah well i was wrong i wasnt sure if rennies was a record but it was his best and i did think straights was a record but i spose not mr know everything
any way straight may have had the record after rennie did 70 and then the bmxer did 116 after kyle

[|Matt|]

Rennie went for 121 but it wasn't counted officially because he stacked on landing. I think thats bullshit though, he should at least be recognised with a record for biggest ATTEMPT.
But....this is Rennie we're talking about, he will be back and going bigger in no time

[R33F]

Technically he "landed it", his front wheel blowing up prevented him from riding out of it. IMO :p

So we should give him the record ;) and another prize for having kahuna's the size of coconuts.

[Bodin]

The ski guys can go 140 metres plus, imagine how far a bike could go! :eek:

Without having any scientific basis for my opinion, I'd say that a bike would struggle to match the skiers. When I've watched ski jumping, those guys seem to kind of "sail" in the air on their enormous skis, so it occurs to me that they would probably get some kind of aerodynamic lift that a dude on a bike wouldn't.

I'd love to be proven wrong, though... by Stomper...

[roasted]

any way straight may have had the record after rennie did 70 and then the bmxer did 116 after kyle


nah, the bmx was in 2002 or 2001.

[Pete J]

Without having any scientific basis for my opinion, I'd say that a bike would struggle to match the skiers. When I've watched ski jumping, those guys seem to kind of "sail" in the air on their enormous skis, so it occurs to me that they would probably get some kind of aerodynamic lift that a dude on a bike wouldn't.


Yeah you are probably right, the best ski jumpers seem to float forever.
However technique and timing off the end of the jump determines alot of distance too.
I think a bike would get would still go quite far due to the speed they would build up, far enough to beat the current distance record anyway.

[haz friend]

has any body seen the clip of him doing it cause you can down load it of an nsmb forum
but when he lands i reackon hes already leaning to the side to much to land properly

[Ruckus_Lord]

has any body seen the clip of him doing it cause you can down load it of an nsmb forum
but when he lands i reackon hes already leaning to the side to much to land properly

Care to give us a Download link? I've only seen pictures...Not video.

[haz friend]

http://www.painincorporated.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=656&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0

[Hopper]

Does anyone know if to get the record you have to have tha landing at the same or within a certain range as the take off?