Mountain Biking down Bolivia’s Death Road as seen on ABC

By Mike on March 15, 2010, 10:03 am


This is the full footage from a recent TV show filmed with Gravity Assisted Mountain Biking on the World’s Most Dangerous Road (also known as the Death Road) and shown on television in New Zealand. The show gives a great idea of the ride, the road, the legend and the drama. Enjoy!


15 Responses to “Mountain Biking down Bolivia’s Death Road as seen on ABC”

  1. mdeucemeyer says:

    I did this in ’08. Wow!! What a great time and great story to tell!!!

  2. helbfell says:

    fevereiro estarei lá!!! hehehehe!!!

  3. krrrruptidsoless says:

    If I went all the way to Bolivia to ride down a road on my mountain bike. And when I got there this guy was telling me how to ride a bike. I would leave. I would drive to the cocaine producers pack my car with it drive back through arizona where there are no borders and make some friggin money. So you see too much mothering can lead to criminal activity.

  4. mako7828 says:

    bwaaaa haaaa dude that is awesome, ya haven’t lived until you have rode a bus or train in a third world country, And then sometimes not for much longer lol.

    great story dude.

  5. whatsgoingonherethen says:

    know what you mean. i did this back in 2005 and while it was good fun (65km downhilll…) and id definately recommend it if you’re nearby, id have to say it was reasonably tame if you ride a lot but probably quite scary if you dont ride. what really got me scared wasn’t riding down the road but driving back up the “road of death” at night after a few beers in the back of a speeding dodgy old bus with lights which kept turning off – i properly shit myself then! its the buses that crash not bikes!

  6. greengineerg says:

    I highly doubt that. Martins Road is what – 5km long and drops maybe 100m? Death Road (including the paved part) is 50+km long and drops 3,700m. Oh and it has cliffsides that swallow the CN Tower.

  7. mako7828 says:

    whats the big deal about a mountain bike going down a road that semi trucks go down?

  8. Swifteey says:

    mgrelecki, can you be specific on where to start in on Martins? I’m nearby and would love to try it out

  9. juscla says:

    necesitas conocer velocidad y distancia para saber que podras frenar con seguridad ademas de pericia en el manejo de una bicicleta y asi no fallar una curva y porsupuesto mucho amor al peligro.

  10. Record208 says:

    Salut Michaël, as-tu fait tes prières avant d’allez dans ces montagnes, on Aimerait bien te revoir, Oncle Renald

  11. bignectar82 says:

    surely you know that God liked mountain biking! It;s in the bible, just after the part where he smears jam on his balls and gets a dog to lick it off

  12. mattwilcken says:

    aegisgfx, you’ve got problems mate! worshiping jesus??? Maybe you should get a life.

  13. p6htw says:

    obvious troll is obvious

  14. aegisgfx says:

    These people should stop wasting their lives and get back to god and worshiping jesus

  15. mgrelecki says:

    Martins Side Road in Ancaster Ontario Canada is like this!!!!