Johannes Fischbach had been harbouring the idea of making the longest jump in the world on an MTB for several years - in other words, a world record! During test jumps from an 85 metre ski jump, he achieved a remarkable distance of 50 metres. It looked good, the existing official record at the time was 42.11 metres.
Fischi then made a momentous decision: he wanted to "push it to the limit" and set himself a crazy goal: "If I can jump 50 metres from an 85-metre hill, then I must be able to jump much further on the 140-metre hill!"
It doesn't look like it, but Fischbach survived the horror crash pretty well - at least compared to what could have happened. Just one week later, he was back on the starting line at the German Downhill Championships. One final piece of advice was particularly important to him: "Don't try this on your own!" Yes, we agree. But so what.
Read Fischi's full story about the MTB ski jump in FREERIDE 4/19. The magazine is available at newsagents until 10 March 2020, while stocks last in the Delius Klasing online shop and virtually forever as a digital edition for all devices. Click here for the top topics of the current FREERIDE: http://www.freeride-magazine.com/magazin/heft_info.html
Sebastian Brust
Editor
