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What’s the best way to conquer a lifelong fear of heights? For Scottish BMX star Kriss Kyle, throwing yourself out of a helicopter is one way of doing it. The unique attempt is the first in riders’ latest edit which sees him turn the unique architecture of Dubai into a giant BMX park. Opening with a huge cityscape shot, we see Kriss leaning out of a helicopter as he approaches the iconic Burj Al Arab Jumeirah hotel, one of the world’s tallest hotels and most unique buildings. We then see him jumping 14 feet from the helicopter – 720 feet up – and onto a helipad on top of the hotel, before immediately tackling a second equally daring drop and heading into the building itself.

Kriss then makes his way throughout Dubai, which sees him flying down the twisting slides of the Wild

We asked Kriss Kyle some questions what it's like to jump out of a helicopter with his bike and the video projects he gets to do with his sponsor Red Bull. Boil some water for that tea and enjoy the read.

How many views in total did your kaleidoscope video get?
Kriss Kyle: Almost 5 million now!

So, how was recording the video Kaleidoscope compared to the new one?
Kriss Kyle: I guess, recording this video, compared to Kaleidoscope was completely different, because

Results 2019 Liga BMX Series, El Campello, Spain.
Elite Men:
1 Kristens KRIGERS Latvia
2 Gustavo ALCOJOR RAMOS Los Pinos Talavera
3 Alejandro ALCOJOR RAMOS Los Pinos Talavera
4 Alejandro KIM PEÑA Yellow Mad BMX
5 Rafael IZQUIERDO TELLO Club BMX School Zaragoza
6 Pablo SANCHEZ MOLINA San Vincente

Boyd de Jong’s first 20” BMX bike. The full list of all the parts. In detail.

- TALL ORDER Frame “187” 20.4”TT Gloss White
- TALL ORDER Fork “Ramp Fork” shorter shaft Chrome
- TALL ORDER Chain “510” Chrome
- TALL ORDER Seat “Slim Logo” Pivotal Black/White
- TALL ORDER Seatpost “185mm” Pivotal Black
- S&M Sprocket “Tuffman L7 Splinedrive” 25T Gold
- S&M Bottom Bracket “MidBB 19mm” Sealed Bearings Black
- S&M Handlebars “T3 Race Bars” 8” Uncut Chrome

Bluegrass Nationals #1, Louisville, Kentucky, USA.
Pro Open Results:
1 ALEC BOB, FACTORY FREE AGENT-BOX, PLANO, TX
2 RYAN ZINZOW, FACTORY FULL TILT/RADIO, ELKHORN, WI
3 JUSTIN KNAPPER, FACTORY ANSWER, POTTSTOWN, PA
4 TYLER SMITH, THRODWN, DOUGLASVILLE, GA
5 JUSTIN RICHMOND, COUNTRYSIDE, IL
6 TRENTON DUVALL, LINWOOD, MN