The World’s Best Blind Mountain Biker

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Anyone who rides a mountain bike on downhill terrain knows how perilous it can be. Well, imagine riding downhill without being able to see. Brian Bushway is a pro at it. Known as the world’s best blind mountain biker, he lost his sight when he was 14. Wanting to discover alternative ways to explore the world, Bushway learned how to see with sound. Like bats, he relies on echolocation when he mountain bikes, using sound to locate objects.
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@IronHide3910 5 лет назад

This guy would've slaughtered in BirdBox

@HandleMySandel 5 лет назад

Damn he run over da evil psychos

@arvin6606 5 лет назад

He could go anywhere without worrying the monster

@whatuser9802 5 лет назад

Omggg yesss

@legacy2740 5 лет назад

The worlds best!?!? There are more!?!?

@PacificoAyala321 5 лет назад

Well we are around 7b people It must be someone else

@starrmayhem 5 лет назад

to the producers, there is none just the marketing but of course the world is big

@ibraabeemgangshisha844 5 лет назад

R/whoosh

@mhuten 5 лет назад

you?

@devila179 5 лет назад

Yup there are many many more. Check out Erik Weihenmayer's No barriers foundation and Adventures Beyond Barriers foundation.

@mahams_edits 5 лет назад

Damn that echolocation thing is hard. I tried it EDIT:Woah thanks for 250 likes!

@scotthenrie5674 5 лет назад

Were you able to find your Toyota Echo?

@cxsian 5 лет назад

wat

@firmansyah-ln9nm 5 лет назад

try in the dark room...

@cxsian 5 лет назад

@@firmansyah-ln9nm i tried and i broke my legs

@mahams_edits 5 лет назад

@@scotthenrie5674 no sadly

@jhsounds 5 лет назад

I can’t bear to imagine the world’s _worst_ blind mountain biker...

@dogwalk3 5 лет назад

JH Sounds got an audible laugh out of me 😂

@olgamountain9904 3 года назад

I also got a good chuckle.

@MarkWTK 5 лет назад

now, *THIS* is a story worth sharing!!! he has superman's hearing ability 👂

@jacklagers1298 5 лет назад

Josh Witte an 11 year old drag queen.

@rigo.acosta 5 лет назад

Kipzilla It's because that josh guy was one of the gay guys in the gay bar tipping him to get more naked

@user-is9qe9pe6d 5 лет назад

@@rigo.acosta that would explain it

@TheGoldenAlchemist86 5 лет назад

@@JoshWitte you gotta admit an 11 year old performing in bars is fucking weird man

@Acc_-rh8tx 5 лет назад

@@JoshWitte isn't it like a thing to get paid to perform at bars? Usually sexually?

@UndergroundObsession 5 лет назад

You’re telling me this guy is part bat?

@zombis89fisto 5 лет назад

Yep

@Jableye 5 лет назад

Move over Ben Affleck, here comes the new and improved echolocating bat boi

@Acc_-rh8tx 5 лет назад

B A T M A N

@trulyinfamous 5 лет назад

Just watched a Ted talk on a vibrating vest that could allow the deaf to feel sound and hear, and headgear to allow the blind to hear their environment from a camera.

@arunkm2333 5 лет назад

Real life daredevil 😍

@edboss36 5 лет назад

Why are you purple go back to red

@edboss36 5 лет назад

ツGhvstsupply red is the best colour it’s so sexy

@edboss36 5 лет назад

I wish I could fuck the colour red

@davi5141 5 лет назад

@@edboss36 holy shit dude

@skittleducksjr.968 5 лет назад

@@edboss36 Wait a second

@user-is9qe9pe6d 5 лет назад

@@edboss36 no problem bro we are an lgbtc community so we support you in your love for colour

@snoozyamaan 5 лет назад

This man deserves a trophy

@jfddx...9378 2 года назад

He didn't receive one for this?

@drwoo6090 Год назад

Why?

@catheez04 5 лет назад

This is a perfect example of “anything is possible”. Of course it is hard but he made it work and now he is sharing his knowledge Congrats for being so courageous and generous.

@HarisKSB 5 лет назад

His not totally blind. He is totally cool.

@thatfishdude789 5 лет назад

That's actually the best story so far.

@crotube488 5 лет назад

I agree

@drwoo6090 Год назад

Watch The Blind Surfer videos!

@DexonDex 5 лет назад

Best? You mean there are more people like this? Could this be a possibility of evolution in humans?

@alidelatierra 5 лет назад

Lucifer humans are constantly evolving, its a process not a singular event

@agustinianni8734 5 лет назад

Living beings*, not only humans

@adriandatura 5 лет назад

Not really, I guess think of it as shaking a bottle with water in it to determine how much is inside it but on a larger scale. We've always had the ability but we've always relied on sight

@mozart7074 5 лет назад

Blind is evolution? I think its adaptation

@indomitusEvehementis 5 лет назад

Lucifer Not evolution. Adaptation.

@glorysky1998 5 лет назад

I can see clearly and I cant even rollerblade or bike

@ramy131 5 лет назад

Glory Sky skate board*

@glorysky1998 5 лет назад

@@ramy131 cant do that either....

@NewPSCity 5 лет назад

takes practice. U will soon.

@SixBlindKids 5 лет назад

Navigating solely by echolocation is really hard in unfamiliar territories or at a high speed, like with biking. Brian is amazing that he can do this!

@sirfoxalot6756 5 лет назад

SixBlindKids doing it at low speeds it’s hard to

@uberfu 11 месяцев назад

I was expecting from the title of the video they'd focus a bit more on his riding. People going blind and relearning how to engage the world are a dime a dozen (no offense to Brian). I'm assuming access roads and fire trails and low level obstacle closed track and not 15-20 mph technical trails or downhill. I seriously doubt his echo location is so fine tuned that he's able to visualize a tight/ narrow trail throuigh the woods with sharp turns and constantly changing terrain.

@uberfu 11 месяцев назад

Here is a qualified example of a proper report showcasing someone riding a bike using echo location: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Z_E3zxx2l9g.html (this guy is doing it on the steet - and I'm not questioning Brian's process to go off-road if that is in fact what he is doing); but riding a mountain bike on the street or in areas where there are minimal obstacles does not make one a mountain biker just like if my grandma got onto a skateboard tomorrow - that doesn't make her a skateboarder - that only means she rode a skateboard.

@uberfu 11 месяцев назад

AND here is an actual video showcasing Brian actually hitting high speed and taking on huge obstacles in a better report than this garbage video (which also showcases BNrian meeting Daniel and being inspired to get back on his bike): ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-HH3PEZoCYy0.html. ANyone can slap a video on YT - learn how to provide decent content that properly reflects the subject in the title instead of click-baiting viewers.

@vzeroxz4678 2 месяца назад

@@uberfu he does mountain bike tho

@fps1414 5 лет назад

Real life matt murdock

@epifny9614 5 лет назад

this is terrifying, *amazing* beautiful... did I mention terrifying?

@SatoshiOfBitcoin 3 месяца назад

I'm taking up cycling now, I lost my functional vision about 2 years ago but a year in I was on a bike in Santa Fe in the summer, at an empty ski resort...I was able to do it and by myself. The back tire only slid out once! Now I'm going to purchase a bike and go for it. 🗽

@iqbalamir8461 5 лет назад

Wow rly awesome

@Harvvvey-Specter 5 лет назад

Ok, who’s cutting onions around here??! “Wipes Tears”

@thysquid2157 5 лет назад

Now this is an *actual* Great Big Story!

@joshfish7242 5 лет назад

Half of the bike riders dont give a damn about road rules anyways, so he will blend right in

@quentin-v9d 5 лет назад

Wooo! Damn right brother! No red lights for us!

@joshfish7242 5 лет назад

@@quentin-v9d ahahah that one made me laugh, hard to get mad when you're do damn right

@BdgrMusic69 5 лет назад

real life matt murdock

@donbasuradenuevo 5 лет назад

Real world Daredevil

@omegaman6193 5 лет назад

Next time maybe you should show more footage of him actually biking.

@adriandatura 5 лет назад

I'm not blind but I've been trying on occasion to "see" if I could do it to by just keeping the lights off around the house. It's pretty hard so I can't imagine having to mountain bike through it alone.

@mogli4763 5 лет назад

2:30 man looking out into view Even though he’s blind . But pretty sure he’s standing there with great achievement

@samdowney2952 5 лет назад

‘‘Tis guy is amazing

@YoutubeZXTan 5 лет назад

Me (looks easy): Crashes into the wall and hits my toe...

@tommyd8736 5 лет назад

Slip and fall break (ouch) Dame flip flops.

@ericwatts9125 5 лет назад

Incredible! What an amazing man.

@salmak7839 5 лет назад

wow, just wow.

@nolanredder2531 5 лет назад

Only shows one clip of mountain biking

@happyfreeky 5 лет назад

I worked with a guy at a tech company circa 1996 who used echo location and mouth clicking to ride a bike. Actually, he and his twin brother were both blind and had been doing it for years, albeit not mountain biking, which obviously adds an extra level of complexity.

@DrewskiTheLegend 5 лет назад

Brian is a gat dang badass. It’s hard enough to mountain bike without being blind. Really inspires me to ride my damn bike. Go Brian!

@enzolenny2912 5 лет назад

Daredevil? Is that you?

@bluefig797 5 лет назад

Amazing! Praise God.

@wesleyburk7421 5 лет назад

Bat man... BATMAN!

@tranquillity6478 5 лет назад

I have one question. HOW?!?!

@adriandatura 5 лет назад

Knock on any surface or shake any bottle in your cabinet. How can you tell if it's full, solid, or empty?

@sirfoxalot6756 5 лет назад

Adrian Spade I get your point but very different

@bluishsunnyk 5 лет назад

Damn he is real life superhero

@indra-6515 5 лет назад

This dude is *Daredevil IRL* Great Big story is the one of the few companies on RU-vid I support like a real content creator. Good job guys.

@gasmasklad6493 5 лет назад

Holy this is awesome mad respect for this dude

@elitepunch1498 5 лет назад

You are just *Brilliant* 👍🏻 Thanks for *Inspiring* the world 🙏🏻

@placeholder29 5 лет назад

Who the hell disliked

@nutshell_ 5 лет назад

Respect🙏

@didimajeed 5 лет назад

Lol hes daredevil

@zackmaris7813 5 лет назад

* Next Video * How I learned to drive blind

@vishvjeetsingh5027 5 лет назад

We need RED logo.....

@okas425 5 лет назад

Great big story changes their profile picture to purple instead of the original red. OCD: *_its free real estate_*

@loomy209 5 лет назад

tophs father

@titouanpasquiou6527 Год назад

Everything functions properly ru-vid.comUgkxHL1v1R3NE5x4KiYfyt8dnQmyNYz7qi5L Nothing was damaged in the box aside from a decal on the fork. The decal was missing a piece of a corner but I ended up peeling them off anyways. Assembly is easy BUT make sure you tune up the derailleurs. Both the front and rear need adjusting. I'd advise going to a bike shop but I opted out and put in 10+ hours with the help of RU-vid. Ended up fraying a shifter cable but all in all I learned from the experience. The Brakes work well but the front caliper needs adjusting or at least mine did because the rotor was rubbing against the pads. Make sure you swap out the seat, grips, and pedals. For the short run you'll be fine though. I've read that this bike isn't built yet for hard trails but I just need it for the city. PA has some of the worst roads and being in a mountain this was a great choice. Worth the investment!

@waschkadse 5 лет назад

How to get views: The World’s Best Blind Mountain Biker How to get even more views: The World‘s Worst Blind Mountain Biker

@TheGoldenAlchemist86 5 лет назад

Hold upppppp..... He cute. Is he single👀

@killingtime8766 11 месяцев назад

브라이언 당신의 모든 것을 축복하고 응원하겠습니다.감사합니다.

@Ndog888 5 лет назад

Please do Dan Mancina, a blind pro skater on real skateboards

@visioneers1613 5 лет назад

Learn more about the work of Brian and our other Instructor Visioneers at visioneers.org and help more blind children to see with "SonarVision" by making a donation. Thanks so much! "

@a_literal_brick 5 лет назад

It’s so wild that humans can just learn echolocation

@snekksuperior 5 лет назад

In soviet russia Mountains are the blind bikers

@uberfu 11 месяцев назад

Ironic all of the visuals they plastered into this video about a blind MTBer.

@DandeLion_114 3 года назад

An interesting experiment would be to have this guy spend a lot of time with dolphins and whales and have him try to communicate with them.

@dochmbi 5 лет назад

Great. Now do blind mountain unicycling.

@andrewhaigh1668 5 лет назад

Wow so that’s a thing

@xkidgamingxd2755 5 лет назад

Who cares about hockey it’s soccer you should care about

@thes.c.pfoundation7965 5 лет назад

I would be the help me im dying kid if i tryd mountainbiking

@tejindersingh6926 5 лет назад

No offense to a disability, but most Australian cyclists use this technique.

@goldensands2104 4 года назад

Nah hold on, I'm skeptical about this. Why'd he look at the camera at 2:28 ?

@edboss36 5 лет назад

Go back to RED

@hoshiyomi1079 3 года назад

The sound he makes is the frame rate The ear is the graphic card The brain is the mother board

@beastbuilder 5 лет назад

U-N-B-E-L-I-E-V-A-B-L-E

@realkilju 5 лет назад

Sight is the reason i live

@sirfoxalot6756 5 лет назад

Xantteboy that’s sad. I guess that’s why God didn’t give you that Challenge

@damiruhoda3255 2 года назад

This is THE most powerful video i hve EVER seen...

@talanigreywolf7110 5 лет назад

Totally awesome. You go dude!

@JustJulyo 5 лет назад

This guy is legitimately Batman

@jachymholakovsky9133 5 лет назад

I'm so inspired by blind active people they are such a badasses

@davi5141 5 лет назад

Ok now If you want to be like before, change your purple logo to red

@nursmalik6024 5 лет назад

Nobody: Great Big Story: The Best Blind Mountain Biker

@lindabrooks2566 2 года назад

Very good Brian I am definitely inspired by you

@Aztec723 5 лет назад

Best blind mountain biker hah probably the only one

@drwoo6090 Год назад

Watch The Blind Surfer! 😊

@galacticbattles17 5 лет назад

So happy to see someone other than Daniel Kish for echolocation

@xianjing3256 5 лет назад

Oh hey there Matt Murdock

@wahidtrynaheghugh260 5 лет назад

Not the first bat-person I’ve heard of.

@marlonbravo9466 5 лет назад

Wow, truly inspirational! I already have enough trouble just biking.

@Azul200 5 лет назад

What is he lookin at 2:30 if he is blind?

@HandleMySandel 5 лет назад

Just how? And I probably will never accomplish that

@HandleMySandel 5 лет назад

Just how? And I probably will never accomplish that

@opaulodetarso 5 лет назад

Wow!

@kingjequen6018 4 года назад

Guess you could say he's bat man

@simonefilter1890 2 года назад

Wow!! This is just absolutely amazing and so inspiring!

@thunderdan27 5 лет назад

That's scary Im 12 and like basketball and if I lose my vision how will I play basketball

@sirfoxalot6756 5 лет назад

okcthunderfan 27 get a ball with the bell in it

@galaxyeclipserblx739 5 лет назад

Who else noticed the changed logo?

@iTobbz 5 лет назад

I can make you say 7 7 HA YOU SAID IT

@nickconverse6259 5 лет назад

Why don’t s the logo purple not red?

@Dark_Rune 3 года назад

Kids this is what we call "bull shit"

@kokodayo5796 5 лет назад

Finally non LGBT video

@anamika7365 5 лет назад

I wanted to be a MTB rider once but I was afraid but after seeing this vedio it really helped me to regain my confidence. Thx

@firmansyah-ln9nm 5 лет назад

the daredevil born...

@LOVEME-vp6wn 5 лет назад

What about stoplights?

@holidboruah 4 года назад

why dislikes are there?

@jfddx...9378 2 года назад

He learned ecolocation