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Watch This Mountain Biker Get Launched Over a 50-Foot Jump

By Will Levith
April 1, 2017 5:00 am EDT

Barry Nobles has probably gotten more air before his 30th birthday than you will in your entire lifetime. The professional BMX bike rider, who was the American Bicycle Association’s pro cruiser champion back in 2010, decided to upgrade his bike size recently for GoPro. He chose a mountain bike, which certainly has more heft—but he also decided to to have a motocross rider pull him along on it over 50-foot jump. See the incredible results below.

 

—RealClearLife

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