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| extreme ironing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| last months mad past time- CHAIR-RIDING | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| in the vert discipline of the sport this rider gets some serious air | some lunatic flies downhill backwards | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| these pictures was taken from www.chairriders.itgo.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| very few pictures of chair-riding were found. please email them to [email protected] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Since the invention of chairs with wheels, people have scooted across their office floor and study carpets. But in 1979 students at Duke University raced through the town on wheeled chairs, hence the sport of CHAIR-RIDING was born. The students including their spiritual leader Jeff Faulkes suffered numerous minor injuries by flying down hills and attempting jumps off makeshift ramps. The drunken practice continued throughout their years at the University, but appeared to die after the students went their seperate ways. Extract from an article featured in 'Weird Sports' January 1989 Mad kids in San Diego were yesterday repremanded by the police after being caught racing through the streets on office chairs. Article from the Chicago Tribune August 3rd 1993 A woman in Japan was sentenced to 5 years after assaulting her boss using an office chair. Article from Time magazine July 1995 |
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| to maximise speed in downhill, a streamlined helmet like this is worn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| look swift while pulling off moves with a helmet like this ...oh yeah it will also stop you from smashing your skull open | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| it seems that the sport of chair riding is being reborn. www.chairriders.itgo.com features kids who are taking it to extreme levels | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||