Danny MacAskill’s Epecuén – Trailer

Completely trivial bike geekery: Anyone else notice the Celeste green Silca frame pump tucked behind the seat tube on that gentlemen’s bike?

Frame pump = weird
Danny teaser trick = weirder
Entire clip = weirdest

For all the film critics out there, let me tell you Epecuén was the cruel testimony of many years of bad government here in Argentina. Seasonal floods have happened in the Pampas in the past, but in the time that town dissapeared under the Salado river there was no government plans to deal with them. It took 25 years for the town to emerge from the waters, and simply riding by Mr Novak (who would gently offer himself as a tour guide just for the sake of telling his amazing story, so closely tied to the town’s one) through the devastated landscape transports you to what seems to be another world. Keep in mind the town lived in part thanks to the lagoon it was set by. Sport fishing, swimming, camping places and hotels, all contributed to the city’s economy in a great way.

As Chris pointed out, I think Danny picked up this location because it has a story behind it, as every stop in his journey in “Way Back Home” had.

Peter R, enlightening… Thank you Luiggi for a bit of a background. I think it’s refreshing when bike videos pay some respect to a location and give us some sense about a place.