Ride Out, a specialty bike shop located in the Netherlands, has introduced a new VR (virtual reality) mountain biking experience based on the death-defying antics of professional Scottish trials cyclist Danny MacAskill. Developed by immersive content studio REWIND and Cut Media, Danny MacAskill’s VR Ride Out has participants peddling their way through two vertigo-inducing locations, Collies Ledge in the Isle of Skye, Scotland and the Landwasser Bridge in Switzerland.
Players begin by donning a VR headset before seating themselves on a specialized motion rig built using a Santa Cruz bike. This enables riders to feel their virtual terrain via real-time feedback in the handlebars; the platform will also pitch and roll as riders pedal their way through each environment, further immersing them in the adrenaline-inducing experience.
