Mike Boyd Masters Destin Sandlin Inverted Bicycle in Four Days

Mike Boyd

Intensive practice overrides hardwired balance reflexes within four days while fully preserving standard cycling memory.

AI-assisted summary of Smarter Every Day Challenge: Learn the Backwards Brain Bike — original source. Check the original for full context.

Source published: 2016-05-25

Key ideas

Destin Sandlin of Smarter Every Day commissioned a custom reversed-geared bicycle and challenged Mike Boyd to learn to ride it for 50 meters, testing whether concentrated practice could beat Destin's original eight-month timeline. (0:01)
Boyd struggled heavily on Day 1 due to hardwired balancing instincts, but achieved a sudden neural breakthrough on Day 4 when the reversed motor reflexes clicked into place. (1:52)
Boyd successfully cleared the 50-meter challenge on Day 4 and retained his ability to ride a conventional bicycle immediately afterward, avoiding the neural interference Destin originally experienced. (3:46)

Detailed notes

## Background Published on YouTube by Mike Boyd on May 25, 2016, this video documents Mike taking on a challenge issued by Destin Sandlin from Smarter Every Day. According to the description, Destin challenged Mike to master the custom-built "Backwards Brain Bike"—a bicycle engineered with inverted steering—and ride it continuously for a distance of 50 meters.

## TL;DR After Destin Sandlin sends Mike Boyd a reverse-steering bicycle that took Destin eight months of casual practice to master, Mike sets out to see how fast concentrated practice can overcome ingrained motor instincts. Starting with immediate crashes and public embarrassment on Day 1, Mike wages a conscious battle against his brain's automatic balance micro-adjustments. By Day 4, he experiences a sudden neurological breakthrough where the reversed mechanics click into place, allowing him to successfully complete the 50-meter run. Following the challenge, Mike tests his retention on a standard bicycle and discovers that, unlike Destin, he can still ride a normal bike without interference.

## Atmosphere & style The video carries an energetic, candid, and self-deprecating tone that blends lighthearted scientific curiosity with raw physical frustration. Viewers experience an engaging arc moving from overconfident humor into genuine disorientation and embarrassment in front of baffled onlookers, followed by exhilarating relief once the brain's wiring abruptly snaps into place. Fast-paced editing and earnest direct-to-camera reflections make the neurological battle feel visceral, relatable, and deeply rewarding.

## Bulletin - [00:01](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oI2aMKwXXnE&t=1s) Destin Sandlin of Smarter Every Day commissioned a custom reversed-geared bicycle and challenged Mike Boyd to learn to ride it for 50 meters, testing whether concentrated practice could beat Destin's original eight-month timeline. - [01:52](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oI2aMKwXXnE&t=112s) Boyd struggled heavily on Day 1 due to hardwired balancing instincts, but achieved a sudden neural breakthrough on Day 4 when the reversed motor reflexes clicked into place. - [03:46](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oI2aMKwXXnE&t=226s) Boyd successfully cleared the 50-meter challenge on Day 4 and retained his ability to ride a conventional bicycle immediately afterward, avoiding the neural interference Destin originally experienced.

## Key takeaways - [00:01](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oI2aMKwXXnE&t=1s) Destin Sandlin issued the challenge to investigate whether concentrated practice could drastically shorten the eight months he took practicing once daily. - [00:01](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oI2aMKwXXnE&t=1s) The custom backwards bicycle was fabricated specifically for the challenge by Barney, the original welder from the Smarter Every Day video. - [00:01](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oI2aMKwXXnE&t=1s) The official benchmark set for success was riding the bike continuously for 50 meters without falling off. - [00:42](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oI2aMKwXXnE&t=42s) Initial attempts on Day 1 proved instantly disorienting, with inverted steering defeating Boyd's balance reflexes within fractions of a second. - [00:42](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oI2aMKwXXnE&t=42s) The subtle internal gearing led onlookers to assume Boyd was simply an adult unable to ride a regular bicycle. - [01:52](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oI2aMKwXXnE&t=112s) Conventional balance relies on steering toward the direction of a fall; on the backwards bike, that reflex immediately destabilizes the rider. - [01:52](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oI2aMKwXXnE&t=112s) Midway through Day 4, Boyd felt his brain rewire itself as conscious micro-adjustments suddenly converted into automatic motor memory. - [03:46](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oI2aMKwXXnE&t=226s) After an initial aborted launch on the marked course, Boyd successfully completed the 50-meter ride at speed. - [03:46](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oI2aMKwXXnE&t=226s) Unlike Destin, who lost the ability to ride a normal bicycle after mastering the backwards bike, Boyd hopped onto a regular mountain bike with zero difficulty. - [05:14](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oI2aMKwXXnE&t=314s) Boyd conducted extra practice sessions and captured drone footage to solidify his handling and turns beyond the 50-meter straight-line mark.

## Detailed walkthrough ### [00:01](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oI2aMKwXXnE&t=1s) The Smarter Every Day Challenge

Destin Sandlin from *Smarter Every Day* appears via video message to challenge Mike Boyd. Destin explains that while he loves Mike’s channel and his commitment to learning new skills rapidly, he faces a specific unanswered question. Destin had previously learned to ride the "backwards brain bicycle"—a specially geared bike where turning the handlebars left makes the front wheel steer right, and vice versa. However, Destin’s own learning process took an agonizing eight months because he only practiced by riding to the end of his driveway and back once per day. Because of that leisurely pace, Destin could never figure out how quickly a person could master the bike if they practiced intensely in concentrated bursts.

To get definitive data, Destin had a custom backwards bicycle fabricated by Barney—the same welder who built the original bike featured on *Smarter Every Day*—and mailed it directly to Mike. Destin sets a concrete benchmark for success: Mike must successfully ride the backwards bicycle for a distance of 50 meters without falling off. Before signing off, Destin adds an earnest safety warning: “I know this is crazy but how long will it take you to learn how to ride this thing for 50 m without falling please wear a helmet thank you so much.”

- Destin Sandlin’s original timeline: 8 months of casual, once-a-day attempts. - Bike origin: Built by Barney the welder, identical to the *Smarter Every Day* original. - Defined success criterion: Ride continuously for 50 meters without falling.

[00:42](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oI2aMKwXXnE&t=42s) Day 1: Humiliation and Unlearning Instincts

Mike kicks off the experiment with skepticism about Destin's eight-month timeline, joking, "Eight months Destin, come on, how hard can it be? It's just a bike, right?" Aiming to condense that entire learning curve into days or hours, Mike takes the bike outdoors for Day 1, Hour 0. His confidence evaporates instantly. The moment he takes his feet off the ground, the inverted steering defies every established motor reflex, causing him to lurch sideways and put his feet down within fractions of a second.

The experience proves physically jarring and socially humiliating. Mike quickly realizes that attempting to catch oneself unnaturally on an inverted steering mechanism poses a serious fall risk, noting it feels like a fast track to broken arms. Compounding the frustration is the public setting: pedestrians and groups of young people watch him continually collapse within two feet of starting. Because the reversing gear mechanism inside the headset is subtle and hard to spot from a distance, Mike laments that onlookers simply assume they are watching a grown 25-year-old man who does not know how to ride a standard bicycle. He describes the sheer cognitive dissonance of the experience: “This is so far away away from a standard bicycle it doesn't even feel like a bike it just feels like I'm trying to learn an entirely new thing.”

[01:52](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oI2aMKwXXnE&t=112s) Days 2 to 4: Overriding the Brain and the Neural "Click"

On Day 2, Mike begins making visible progress, managing to keep his feet on the pedals for several yards at a time. He breaks down the physiological and neurological battle taking place during every second on the saddle. When riding a conventional bicycle, maintaining balance relies on micro-adjustments where you unconsciously steer in the direction you are tipping to keep your center of mass over the wheels. On the backwards bike, that hardwired survival instinct becomes fatal; when the rider tilts left, the brain violently commands the arms to turn left to recover, which immediately pitches the bike into the ground. Mike realizes he must actively wage war against his own sub-conscious balance reflexes and force an unnatural manual override.

```mermaid flowchart TD accTitle: Backwards Brain Bike Steering Reflex Conflict accDescr: Diagram illustrating the clash between hardwired bicycle instincts and the mechanical reality of the backwards bike.

subgraph Instinct ["Hardwired Instinct"] A["Rider leans left"] --> B["Brain signals: Turn handlebars left"] end

subgraph Mechanical ["Backwards Bike Reality"] B --> C["Gears turn wheel right"] C --> D["Center of mass destabilizes"] D --> E["Immediate crash or foot-down"] end

subgraph Override ["Learned Neuroplastic Override"] F["Conscious fight against instinct"] --> G["Force handlebars right during left lean"] G --> H["Front wheel turns left and restores balance"] end ```

By Day 3 and Day 4, the constant repetition begins paying dividends as his runs stretch across the paved area. Midway through Day 4, Mike experiences a sudden, dramatic breakthrough where conscious micromanagement yields to automatic motor memory. Describing the sensation of his brain rewiring itself, Mike says: “It's like someone took the wires and reversed them and plugged them back in it's really difficult to explain but I suddenly have this down kind of well.” He finds himself gliding along a path, weaving smoothly, and actually enjoying the ride rather than bracing for an immediate crash.

[03:46](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oI2aMKwXXnE&t=226s) The 50-Meter Run and Normal Bike Test

With the reversed steering pathways finally locked in, Mike sets up the official 50-meter course along a wide pedestrian path. His initial attempt collapses almost immediately as he loses his line, shouting in frustration that he cannot do it. Resetting at the starting point, he pushes off again with greater pedal commitment. After an erratic wobble in the opening meters, he stabilizes, gains forward momentum, and accelerates into a smooth, fast straight line. He easily crosses the 50-meter threshold without setting a foot down, celebrating the milestone with an ecstatic cheer.

Immediately after finishing, Mike addresses one of the most famous phenomena documented in Destin’s original experiment: after rewiring his brain to ride the backwards bike, Destin found he was completely unable to ride a regular bicycle until his brain re-adapted. Eager to see if his own standard motor skills have been wiped, Mike immediately hops onto a conventional mountain bike. Unlike Destin, Mike pushes off and pedals away effortlessly on his very first attempt, expressing relief and noting: “Oh I forgot how nice it was to ride a normal bike yep totally fine.”

- 50-meter challenge: Successfully completed at speed after a failed initial launch. - Conventional bike retention: Mike experienced zero neural interference or loss of standard cycling ability.

[05:14](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oI2aMKwXXnE&t=314s) Drone Practice, Wrap-up, and Next Challenges

Although Mike successfully cleared the 50-meter line, he admits that he does not feel as thoroughly fluent on the machine as he would like, explaining: “After completing the 50 m Challenge on the backwards brain bike I still didn't feel like I completely had that skill down I couldn't ride it as if it was a normal bike so I spent a bit more time practicing with it and I also got a drone here's some of the footage.” To cement the skill into true muscle memory, he spends additional practice time maneuvering through open plazas and paved spaces, capturing aerial drone footage of sweeping turns, slow rolls, and steady cruising.

Concluding the video, Mike thanks Destin Sandlin for commissioning the bike, shipping it across the Atlantic, and providing an entertaining physical and mental test. The closing moments cut to quick teasers of upcoming skills and guest appearances, featuring skateboarder Tony Hawk introducing a challenge for Mike, followed by a clip of Mike successfully executing a milestone on a bamboo saxophone by playing the opening minute of Dave Brubeck’s jazz classic "Take Five."

## Mentioned Mike Boyd, Destin Sandlin, Smarter Every Day, Barney, Backwards Brain Bicycle, Tony Hawk, Dave Brubeck, Take Five

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[Source](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oI2aMKwXXnE)

中文简报

Mike Boyd 仅用四天掌握 Destin Sandlin 的反向自行车高强度训练在四天内克服了固有的平衡反射，同时完全保留了常规骑行记忆。在 Destin Sandlin 给 Mike Boyd 寄来一辆反向转向自行车（Destin 当初断断续续练习了八个月才掌握）后，Mike 着手测试高度集中的训练能在多快时间内克服根深蒂固的运动本能。从第一天的不断摔倒和当众出丑开始，Mike 与大脑自动进行的平衡微调展开了有意识的较量。到了第四天，他的神经系统突然迎来突破，反向骑行机制瞬间被融会贯通，使他成功完成了50米的骑行。挑战结束后，Mike 在标准自行车上测试了自己的记忆保留情况，结果发现与 Destin 不同，他依然能毫无阻碍地骑普通自行车。 “Smarter Every Day”频道的 Destin Sandlin 定制了一辆反向传动自行车，并向 Mike Boyd 发起挑战，看他能否在集中训练下打破 Destin 最初耗时八个月的纪录，成功骑行50米。 (0:01) 第一天，Boyd 因固有平衡本能的干扰而艰难挣扎，但在第四天反向运动反射突然融会贯通，迎来了神经层面的重大突破。 (1:52) Boyd 在第四天顺利完成了50米挑战，且事后立即保留了骑普通车的能力，并未出现 Destin 最初经历的神经干扰现象。 (3:46)

Reading summary

Following an eight-month learning timeline set by Destin Sandlin of Smarter Every Day, Mike Boyd tested whether concentrated practice could rapidly rewire the brain to ride a 'backwards brain bicycle.' Boyd met the 50-meter benchmark within four days and, unlike Sandlin, retained his standard cycling motor skills immediately afterward. Testing Concentrated Practice Against an Eight-Month Baseline (0:01) Destin Sandlin challenged Mike Boyd to solve an unanswered question from his original experiment: whether a rider practicing in concentrated, intense bursts could master a backwards bicycle significantly faster than Sandlin's casual eight-month pace of one driveway ride per day. Sandlin commissioned Barney, the welder who constructed the original vehicle, to fabricate an identical bike featuring gears in the headset that invert steering direction—turning the handlebars left directs the front wheel right, and vice versa. Sandlin set a 50-meter continuous ride without falling as the objective threshold for success. Neurological Conflict and the Motor Override (1:52) Boyd's initial attempts highlighted the severe physiological clash between conscious intent and subconscious motor memory. Conventional bicycle riding relies on automatic micro-adjustments where the cyclist turns into the direction of a lean to keep the center of mass balanced over the wheels. On the inverted steering mechanism, this hardwired survival reflex precipitates an immediate fall, forcing Boyd to consciously fight his instincts to prevent violent crashes. By Day 4 of continuous repetition, Boyd experienced a sudden neurological breakthrough—describing it as if someone had reversed and reconnected the internal wiring—allowing automatic motor memory to replace deliberate mental micromanagement. Benchmark Completion and Motor Skill Retention (3:46) After stabilizing his technique, Boyd marked a 50-meter course and cleared the distance at speed on his second attempt after an initial launch failure. Upon completing the challenge, Boyd addressed Sandlin's finding that learning the inverted bicycle temporarily wiped his ability to operate a standard bike. Boyd immediately tested himself on a conventional mountain bike and rode away smoothly on his first try, demonstrating zero neural interference or loss of baseline cycling skills. Boyd demonstrated that concentrated practice drastically compresses the learning curve of an inverted motor skill compared to low-frequency daily exposure. However, he noted that clearing 50 meters did not equate to complete, effortless fluency, requiring additional open-area practice to fully cement the reversed motor patterns.

精炼阅读摘要

Smarter Every Day 的创作者 Destin Sandlin 向 Mike Boyd 发起挑战，要求其测试通过高强度集中练习能否大幅缩短掌握“反向脑力自行车”（Backwards Brain Bike）所需的时间；Mike 最终在第 4 天克服了根深蒂固的平衡本能完成 50 米骑行，并发现自己并未像 Destin 那样暂时丧失骑乘常规自行车的能力。挑战发起与高强度测试设定 (0:01) Destin Sandlin 在视频留言中向擅长快速掌握新技能的 Mike Boyd 提出挑战。Destin 曾学习骑乘一种特殊改装的反向转向自行车——通过车头碗组内部的齿轮反向机构，车把向左转动会导致前轮向右偏转，反之亦然。然而，Destin 当初采用极其低频的练习方式，每天仅在自家车道往返骑行一次，整整耗费了 8 个月才掌握该技能。由于练习节奏过于缓慢，Destin 始终无法确定若通过高强度的集中训练，人类大脑究竟能在多短的时间内攻克这种反向机械结构。为了获得确切数据，Destin 委托原版自行车的焊工 Barney 重新制作了一辆规格完全相同的反向车，并邮寄给 Mike。Destin 为该实验设定了明确的达标标准：Mike 必须在不落脚摔倒的前提下，连续骑行反向自行车达到 50 米距离。Destin 同时严肃提醒 Mike 注意防护并佩戴头盔。Mike 对 Destin 耗时 8 个月的记录表示怀疑，起初将其视作普通自行车技巧，计划在极短时间内将整个学习曲线压缩至数天或数小时内。运动反射冲突与初期认知失调 (0:42) 在第 1 天的第 0 小时，Mike 的自信迅速瓦解。一旦双脚离地蹬车，内置的反向转向齿轮便彻底颠覆了其此前积累的所有骑行运动反射，导致他瞬间失衡并在数分之一秒内落地。Mike 指出，试图在反向机械结构上以不自然的方式用脚支撑自救极易造成严重摔伤，甚至存在手臂骨折的风险。这种挫败感在公共场所被进一步放大，周围行人与年轻人围观他反复在起步不到两英尺处倒地，由于反向齿轮装置外观隐蔽，旁观者往往误以为这是一个 25 岁成年人连普通单车都不会骑。 Mike 深入剖析了骑行过程中的生理与神经对抗机制。在常规自行车骑行中，保持动态平衡依赖于潜意识的主动微调——当车身向左倾斜时，大脑会自动发出指令将车把微调向左，从而使车轮重新回到重心正下方以维持平衡。但在反向自行车上，这一维持平衡的本能指令演变成了致命失误：车身向左倾斜时，大脑潜意识指挥手臂左转，齿轮却驱动前轮向右转，导致车身重心加速失稳并直接摔向地面。骑手必须时刻发动意识层面的强力干预，违背潜意识神经回路进行逆向操作。神经重塑的顿悟突破与50米考核 (1:52) 进入第 2 天至第 4 天，持续的重复练习开始显现成效，Mike 能够将双脚维持在脚踏板上的时间逐步延长至数码距离。在这一阶段，骑手必须在每一秒钟内持续压制本能反应。直到第 4 天中段，Mike 迎来了一次戏剧性的认知突破：大脑仿佛经历了一次顿悟般的“咔哒”切换，原本需要全神贯注的主动微调被自动化运动记忆所取代。Mike 将这种感觉形容为“仿佛有人拔掉了大脑中的神经连接线，将其反向插回”。此后他不仅能在硬化路面上平稳滑行与变向，甚至开始体验到骑行的乐趣，摆脱了随时防备倒地的紧张状态。掌握基础转向规律后，Mike 在一条宽阔的人行步道上正式测设了 50 米测试赛道。首次尝试时，他因过早偏离行进路线而失败并沮丧大叫；但在第二次尝试中，他加大了起步蹬踏力度，在开局经历短暂摇晃后迅速稳住重心并提速，以极高的直线稳定度和速度冲过 50 米终点线，成功兑现了 Destin 设定的达标要求。常规技能保留与熟练度巩固 (3:46) 在顺利通过 50 米考核后，Mike 立即对 Destin 原始实验中最著名的现象展开验证。Destin 在重塑大脑神经回路并掌握反向自行车后，曾报告自己彻底丧失了骑乘常规单车的能力，直到大脑重新适应后才恢复。为探究反向学习是否会抹去自己的原有运动技能，Mike 随即跨上一辆常规山地车进行测试。测试结果与 Destin 的遭遇截然不同：Mike 在起步后顺畅自如地蹬车骑行，未遭遇任何神经干扰或动作停滞，表明其常规骑行技能完好无损。尽管达成了 50 米目标并验证了运动记忆的共存性，Mike 坦言自己对反向自行车的掌控尚未达到普通自行车的熟练水准，无法像操控普通单车那样随心所欲。为此，他在开阔广场上继续进行了更密集的骑行训练，并借助无人机航拍记录下转向与巡航动作，以进一步固化肌肉记忆。在项目收尾阶段，Mike 向 Destin 的创意挑战表达了感谢，并预告了包括滑板选手 Tony Hawk 提出的新挑战，以及吹奏 Dave Brubeck 爵士名作《Take Five》第一分钟竹萨克斯风等后续技能项目。 Mike Boyd 的实验表明，通过数天高强度的密集尝试，反向自行车的学习周期可由数月大幅缩减至数天，且该过程并不必然导致骑手丢失对传统自行车的运动神经控制。然而，这种双重运动记忆的共存与快速适应是个体神经可塑性的特例，还是高强度练习相对于低频尝试的普遍规律，仍有待更广泛的样本予以检验。

Original transcript

[0:01] hey Mike it's me dtin from smarter [0:02] everyday I have a challenge for you I [0:04] love your channel I love that you learn [0:05] new skills every day I think it's [0:07] amazing but I have a problem I learned [0:09] how to ride the backwards spring bicycle [0:11] you turn left and it goes right vice [0:12] versa it took me eight months to do this [0:14] but I did it wrong I just went to the [0:16] end of the driveway and back once a day [0:19] and that took eight months but I can no [0:21] longer figure out how quickly I could [0:22] have learned had I tried really hard I [0:24] know you didn't ask for this but I've [0:26] mailed you a bike made by the same [0:28] welder Barney that made my bike so if [0:30] you don't mind please will you get me [0:32] the data I know this is crazy but how [0:35] long will it take you to learn how to [0:37] ride this thing for 50 m without falling [0:39] please wear a helmet thank you so [0:42] much so Destin said it took him eight [0:45] months to learn how to ride this bike8 [0:47] months Destin come on how hard can it be [0:50] it's just a bike right so I'm going to [0:51] try and concentrate that learning [0:53] process into a much shorter space of [0:54] time so this is day one hour zero [1:03] oh [1:05] god well as you probably guessed it's [1:07] totally [1:09] impossible ah right you just ride [1:14] backwards oh God that's a pretty quick [1:17] way to break both your [1:21] arms it's hopeless I feel really stupid [1:24] in front of these people cuz they can't [1:25] see the gear so it looks like I just [1:26] can't ride a bike this is so far away [1:30] away from a standard bicycle it doesn't [1:32] even feel like a bike it just feels like [1:34] I'm trying to learn an entirely new [1:38] thing [1:43] what oh [1:46] oh right Lads those guys thought I was a [1:49] 25-year-old man who couldn't ride a bike [1:52] all right this is day [1:56] two oh [2:00] all right that was my furthest ride [2:03] yet getting [2:06] somewhere yes yes yes [2:09] yes yes it's only day two but definite [2:15] progress look at [2:18] this [2:21] now when you're leaning over and falling [2:24] your brain's screaming at you to steer [2:26] this way to operate yourself but you [2:29] kind of have to consciously fight that [2:33] yes yes yes yes yep yep yep getting it [2:36] come on [2:38] Jesus yeah yeah day [2:42] [Music] [2:44] three yes that's [2:50] something oh yes look at this look at [2:54] this this is day four [3:00] getting [3:01] it I've got it I've got it that is [3:04] definitely [3:06] progress okay I got it I got it I got it [3:09] I definitely got [3:11] it I got it I got [3:15] it I've got it I've totally got [3:18] [Music] [3:21] it yes look at [3:24] this it's not pretty but it's good this [3:27] is so so fun when you start getting a [3:29] down so I'm trying to describe what just [3:31] happened I set up like the past 3 days [3:35] and then suddenly boom something clicked [3:37] in my brain it's like someone took the [3:39] wires and reversed them and plugged them [3:41] back in it's really difficult to explain [3:43] but I suddenly have this down kind of [3:46] well so today's the day we're going to [3:47] try and do a full 50 m run which starts [3:50] at where this bike is now all the way [3:52] over [3:53] [Music] [3:56] here go go go go go go go [4:00] [Music] [4:04] no I can't do it I can't do it I can't [4:06] do [4:07] it I'm going to do [4:10] [Music] [4:13] it we're going to do it this time [4:19] a [ __ ] Jesus [4:27] [ __ ] okay we're good yes yes yes yes yes [4:31] yes yes okay we're going fast now going [4:35] real [4:37] fast yes I'm going to do [4:39] [Music] [4:46] it [4:47] yes so after Des learned how to ride the [4:50] backwards bike he found that he could no [4:51] longer ride a normal bike so I want to [4:54] find out if I've erased my memory in the [4:56] same way I'm going to find out if I can [4:57] still do this right here [5:00] [Music] [5:03] goes [5:04] oh oh it's like totally fine I can still [5:07] totally do it yep can still totally ride [5:09] a normal bike oh I forgot how nice it [5:11] was to ride a normal bike yep totally [5:14] fine after completing the 50 m Challenge [5:17] on the backwards brain bike I still [5:19] didn't feel like I completely had that [5:20] scill down I couldn't ride it as if it [5:22] was a normal bike so I spent a bit more [5:24] time practicing with it and I also got a [5:26] drone here's some of the footage [5:33] [Music] [5:51] we at your [5:53] [Music] [5:58] soul h [6:00] so there we have it that's the backwards [6:02] bike thank you deson for sending this [6:04] out and for challenging me it was a lot [6:05] of fun I hope you guys enjoyed this [6:07] video there's plenty more on the way so [6:09] please subscribe thanks very much for [6:17] [Music] [6:20] watching [6:22] W so sick right bring her home [6:29] tears keep on [6:31] [Music] [6:36] [Applause] [6:39] [Music] [6:40] Fall hey what's up this is Tony Hawk and [6:42] I have a challenge for Mike [6:46] boy this is a bamboo sax phone the [6:49] milestone for this one is to learn how [6:50] to play the first minute of the jazz [6:52] piece take five by Dave Breck [6:59] yes that's a tick that's a tick [7:02] [Music]