Did you see that?

[Billy Jingo]

Did you see that? Video captures rider atop West Seventh bridge arches

FORT WORTH — The newly opened West Seventh Street bridge may have been a little more bike-friendly Saturday afternoon than officials were expecting.

A man who later identified himself to the Star-Telegram as Mat Olson, a professional BMX stunt rider, rode his bike over the bridge’s 24-foot tall arches to the astonishment of onlookers.

“It seemed like I was on top of a mountain,” Olson said. “It was all windy and crazy when I was up there. It was pretty exhilarating, that’s for sure.”

It was also, apparently, pretty illegal.



Video at link

[Billy Jingo]

When you saw the bridge close up, you pretty knew something like this would happen.

Cool bridge.

[Adam]

I'm pretty sure I could never have done that without shouting "WHEEEEEEEEEEEE" the whole way across. I'd be like that pig in the car insurance commercials.

[scott]

I'm surprised the cops were that understanding.

[Billy Jingo]

I'm surprised the cops were that understanding.

It's Fort Worth. The police here are actually pretty good about priorities.

Besides, it's the west side.

[Norm dePlume]

“It seemed like I was on top of a mountain,” Olson said. “It was all windy and crazy when I was up there. It was pretty exhilarating, that’s for sure.”

24 feet? Oh, Texas. You should get out and see a mountain sometime.

[Billy Jingo]

24 feet? Oh, Texas. You should get out and see a mountain sometime.

There's this:




But Texas is a big state that sort of takes on other states' attributes. That's from the bit where we are glomming off New Mexico. Out east, we are Louisiana. North of here, but south of the Red River, there are way too many Sooner fans for it to be a coincidence.

[Adam]

There's this:




But Texas is a big state that sort of takes on other states' attributes. That's from the bit where we are glomming off New Mexico. Out east, we are Louisiana. North of here, but south of the Red River, there are way too many Sooner fans for it to be a coincidence.

Oklahoma is OK. Of course, that's because they couldn't fit "mediocre" on the license plate....

[Norm dePlume]

There's this:




But Texas is a big state that sort of takes on other states' attributes. That's from the bit where we are glomming off New Mexico. Out east, we are Louisiana. North of here, but south of the Red River, there are way too many Sooner fans for it to be a coincidence.

Hey, I grew up in Nebraska. I once spent a day skiing at a place with a rope tow and a whopping 200 foot vertical drop (and, yes, it was called "Nebraski". What's it to ya?). When I first moved out here, I was surprised to find that the local weather reports gave a frost level (as in "Frost level is 1800 feet"). The first time I heard it, I thought, "Why should we care what temperature it is way up in the air?"

[Frostbit]

Hey, I grew up in Nebraska. I once spent a day skiing at a place with a rope tow and a whopping 200 foot vertical drop (and, yes, it was called "Nebraski". What's it to ya?). When I first moved out here, I was surprised to find that the local weather reports gave a frost level (as in "Frost level is 1800 feet"). The first time I heard it, I thought, "Why should we care what temperature it is way up in the air?"

In Alaska it's called "Termination Dust". You can see it walking down the mountains day by day and it harkens the "termination" of summer.

[phillygirl]

Hey, I grew up in Nebraska. I once spent a day skiing at a place with a rope tow and a whopping 200 foot vertical drop (and, yes, it was called "Nebraski". What's it to ya?). When I first moved out here, I was surprised to find that the local weather reports gave a frost level (as in "Frost level is 1800 feet"). The first time I heard it, I thought, "Why should we care what temperature it is way up in the air?"

I learned to "ski" (I'm using that term loosely) on a "mountain" that employed the same rope tow and elevation as that. It was called "Chadds Peak". The "big hill" did actually have a regular lift, sortof. I fell off of it once and a kind man held out his pole for me and dragged me up the rest of the way.

I never learned to properly stop or turn on skis, so I would look like a daredevil going over all the "jumps" (bumps) at my full speed, then get to the bottom and throw myself on the ground before I hit the parking lot.

[Gingersnap]

I learned to "ski" (I'm using that term loosely) on a "mountain" that employed the same rope tow and elevation as that. It was called "Chadds Peak". The "big hill" did actually have a regular lift, sortof. I fell off of it once and a kind man held out his pole for me and dragged me up the rest of the way.

I never learned to properly stop or turn on skis, so I would look like a daredevil going over all the "jumps" (bumps) at my full speed, then get to the bottom and throw myself on the ground before I hit the parking lot.

Stem Christie! Stem Christie! LOL!

Terrible old ski joke.