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[–] teft@lemmy.world 74 points 7 months ago (3 children)

I know a couple wheelchair users who would send it. There are guys here in medellin that ride their wheelchairs in the skate parks.

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 57 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I wonder how those guys ended up in wheelchairs.

[–] brewery@feddit.uk 21 points 7 months ago (1 children)

There must be one who were always more risky but I have heard some change after an accident and think, well what could go wrong now, might as well go for it

[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 13 points 7 months ago

"What's the worst that happens, I break a leg?"

[–] ThePyroPython@lemmy.world 16 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I would love to see that, is competitive wheelchair skateboarding a thing? Because I'd watch the shit out of that!

[–] teft@lemmy.world 44 points 7 months ago (1 children)

It's a thing. It's called WCMX like BMX but wheelchair instead of bike.

https://www.worldwcmx.org/

[–] blarghly@lemmy.world 26 points 7 months ago (4 children)

Found a video. Legit looks pretty sick. I just can't help but think that the tech still looks pretty primitive, and wonder what future iterations of these chairs will look like.

[–] teft@lemmy.world 16 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

The chairs are essentially full suspension bmx frames and wheels in the form of a wheel chair. They’re legit.

[–] EchoCranium@lemmy.zip 6 points 7 months ago

Fuck, that's amazing! That guy is pretty impressive.

[–] abbadon420@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The "let me just jump into a new wheelchair" was fantastic

[–] baines@lemmy.cafe 1 points 7 months ago

i was digging the grind down the center of the chair

but i wish he wouldn’t do flips, those chairs are heavy and he barely had clearance

[–] baines@lemmy.cafe 1 points 7 months ago

awesome vid but that dude is chasing a serious injury

[–] Alaik@lemmy.zip 13 points 7 months ago

About to say, some guy in a wheelchair with the ol Popeye forearms is gonna break records on that ramp.