Martyn Ashton Road Bike Party is one of those videos you just have to see. It’s trials supremo Ashton going for a ride on a Pinarello Dogma 2 – the same type of bike used by Bradley Wiggins for his Tour de France win – and the skills on display are stunning.
Footage of a bloke riding over a bridge in Bristol might not sound too exciting but you have never seen it done in quite this way before. It’ll make your stomach go all funny.
The 5-minute vid, a promotion for WD-40, was filmed by Robin Kitchin in a variety of urban and coastal settings. Ashton also hits the skatepark, rides a wall of death at the fair, and backflips from the most unlikely of locations – a golf course bunker.
The best bit from our point of view is that he does the whole thing on the £10,000 carbon road bike. Take a look…
Oh, and if you're wondering how many sets of those Hope wheels Martyn broke doing the video, we asked him (well, Dave did), and here's what he said: "I can honestly say that I didn't break a single thing. The bike is all good and I rode it on a normal road ride yesterday. I did have a spare set of wheels from Hope but they are still in their boxes. Had some great crashes though, the out-takes edit should be quite funny."







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40 thoughts on “Trials ace takes Wiggins’ bike for a spin + video”
Excellent – that bit over the
Excellent – that bit over the railway bridge was bonkers – did he do a H & S assessment first?
amazon22 wrote:Excellent –
I cross that bridge (at ground level) every day. A fall either way could easily have been fatal. Kahunas!
I hate him!
I hate him!
>:P
I’m definitely going to use
I’m definitely going to use WD40 now 😀
Seriously though, the guy has skills and kahunas in equal measure.
yawn … another show off, so
yawn … another show off, so boring …..
I’d be impressed if he could
I’d be impressed if he could do this on a Boris bike 😉
I’m not sure the helmet was
I’m not sure the helmet was necessary – pussy! B-)
OK I’ll admit it, I was slightly impressed.
i realise it might not be
i realise it might not be everyones cup of tea, but come on big kudos to do that at all.
On a road bike even better.
nevertheless i wonder how many frames/fork/wheels e.t.c he trashed in the making of that? must have been a little damage in practice. still impressive though
I want to see out-takes and
I want to see out-takes and buckled wheels. There is no way all that was done on one set.
But as for putting WD-40 anywhere need my chainset…….NO, I’ve heard it does work well for cleaning carbon though
Similar stuff
Similar stuff here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5z1fSpZNXhU
That one’s a couple of years
That one’s a couple of years old – looks like he’s honed his road bike skills considerably since then.
Fantastic!
What wheels are
Fantastic!
What wheels are those? I need some.
If I can get a credible quote
If I can get a credible quote that says he did that on one set of Hope Hoops I am going out and buying 2 Pairs right now.
mattbibbings wrote:If I can
we’ll ask him…
Is it International
Is it International Inappropriate Bike Choice Day or something? Road bikes for stunts, Boris bikes for LEJOG – what next? Using a unicycle to transport a sofa? Climbing the Angliru on a track bike? Riding a crabon bike in a match of cycle polo? Using a Raleigh Chopper for… any purpose whatsoever?
This is from his twitter feed
This is from his twitter feed when asked how many wheels he damaged
“@cyclingplus @liverpoolmerc No damages mate. Just one bike, still in perfect condition. Road it in a more traditional way for 1hr yesterday”
Retweeted by Cycling Plus B-)
That was awesome great to
That was awesome 😛 great to see one of the Martyns ripping it up. Danny who? 🙂
Always used wd40 for bike maintenance. Everyone has their own routine & techniques
Absolutely superb, bet the
Absolutely superb, bet the out takes are even better !
anyone who can do stoppies on
anyone who can do stoppies on road calipers is clearly a witch. BURN THE WITCH!!
fucking amazing
russyparkin wrote:anyone who
Love this!
Someone I know just bought
Someone I know just bought one of these Pinarellos, dunno what she’ll think about the video clip
I prefer GT85 to WD40 but there isn’t much in it
So we asked him, and this is
So we asked him, and this is what he said:
What model are the wheels?
What model are the wheels?
Superb… Made me feel happy
Superb… Made me feel happy to be alive, a smile on my face and an amazed chuckle at many of the stunts… God like bike control… One skilled and cool guy!!! Tops! Thank you very much for showing us this.
Saw him riding THAT bike in
Saw him riding THAT bike in Porthcawl about 2 weeks ago, struggled to get my head around doing trials on a road bike… Let alone a Dogma 😕 The wheels up close are well nice! #seriouslyjealous
personally always been a fan
personally always been a fan of hope stuff, and although have a set of their mtb hubs, have never had their hoops, yet.
after that video will definitely be looking at some. sod being a promo for WD40 should be a promo for hope (and pinarello)
i think the wheels are hope hoops pro3 rs-sp 3.0 (although happy to be corrected)
oh, it’s a WD40 ad? I’m not
oh, it’s a WD40 ad? I’m not even joking! 😛
but what he did can be likened to doing parkour in high heels, literally no words! :O
I felt physically sick on the
I felt physically sick on the bridge shot… Je-sus he’s got balls!
Absolutely CLASSIC !
Absolutely CLASSIC !
That is no way to treat a
That is no way to treat a Pina! X(
Only joking – great skills or should that be skillz! B-)
Utterly bonkers. But the
Utterly bonkers. But the best bit for me was seeing a bicycle in Blenheim Palace. We are banned from there, even if we don’t do stupid things on the bridge.
Showed my son, he said ” You
Showed my son, he said ” You should learn to do that Dad”
What an awesome bid, he’s got the skills!!!
Wish I had.
The wheels are our 5.0 Carbon
The wheels are our 5.0 Carbon Clinchers. They’re all hand built in our factory in Barnoldswick. The only two things special about Martyn’s wheels were the rim stickers and the green colour on the hubs. I must admit we expected him to damage a wheel, but they’re still fine.
What tyres was he using – no
What tyres was he using – no flats?
http://road.cc/content/review/34795-hope-hoops-pro-3-rs-sp50-carbon-clincher-wheels
Heavy for a reason…………
Love the wall of death, and I
Love the wall of death, and I thought velodromes were scarey.
http://road.cc/content/review
http://road.cc/content/review/34795-hope-hoops-pro-3-rs-sp50-carbon-clincher-wheels
They are heavy for a reason…..
Nice riding.
Not so
Nice riding.
Not so impressed by the clip at the end showing – in true tragic tour podium girl style – that cycling is for men, and women are there to service the men. After the olympic successes in women’s cycling, well done for dragging your gender back a few years ladies. Maybe one day you’ll get your own bikes.
pinarello stunts = win
wd40 marketing = fail
pmanc wrote:Nice riding.
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Thats nothin i did better
Thats nothin i did better last night & THEN I FELL OUT OF BED an bumped my head :O
Ashton=Legend,
Ashton=Legend, WD40=Problems!
Use oil for oiling, cleaner for cleaning and keep the WD40 for hinges and padlocks.