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Christopher
12-11-2006, 10:51 AM
A friend told me about him and what he has done is a pretty crazy story. I thought I'd share it on here.


Before dying from Leukemia a German man known as "The Trainrider" spent the last year of his life surfing on top of moving trains all over Europe. Here is a tribute video which includes footage of him surfing Germany's fastest high speed ICE bullet Train which has a top speed 330 km/h.

The Trainrider's moto was: You can only be free if you have nothing to lose

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeRUcGw9wnI

The Trainrider had a gang in Frankfurt where they rode on top of trains as a sport.
It's became quite popular in Germany, but in other places too.

Like South Africa (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlRILfmK3HQ&mode=related&search=) or Soweto (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlRILfmK3HQ&mode=related&search=).

It's one of the craziest things I've seen people do as an extreme sport.

The Trainrider did it because he had a cause but the other kids are just dangerous.
Of couse the trains they ride don't gain speeds like the TGV, which The Trainrider rode, but they have been a lot of deads too.
Viper62
12-11-2006, 11:06 AM
a guy from my town tried to copy it last year, died doing (was 15 years old)
Christopher
12-11-2006, 11:31 AM
a guy from my town tried to copy it last year, died doing (was 15 years old)

Wow, that's terrible. I'm sorry.
Seinfeld
12-11-2006, 04:56 PM
Wow...that's effin crazy...I'm too chickenshit...I wouldn't be able to do it...even with only a year left on my hands...gotta be brave to do stuff like that...but uhm...is he already dead or is he still present?
Christopher
12-11-2006, 05:38 PM
Wow...that's effin crazy...I'm too chickenshit...I wouldn't be able to do it...even with only a year left on my hands...gotta be brave to do stuff like that...but uhm...is he already dead or is he still present?

He died this year. After a year of riding on top of trains.
Dr. Octogonapus
12-11-2006, 07:01 PM
This is exactly the kind of stuff that I'd do if I knew I didn't have much time left. Go skydiving, go to Germany and see how fast I could drive on the Autobahn, take a boat through the Bermuda Triangle, etc.