Red Bull photographers showcased what could sound like a mere fantasy. The photographers used a drone to film the world’s first bike flip on a moving train.

Polish BMX cyclist Dawid Godziek performed the thrilling stunt. He was also the 2024 Slopestyle World Champion. He performed various stunts on a moving train. 

One of the biggest testing challenges for this stunt was executing all the stunts in one single take. 

The reason is that the track is too narrow. In that case, an unsteady landing could cause one to fall from the train. Godziek stated that riding a bike on a moving train is possible, but a lot risky. 

He also cautioned people not to try this stunt.  

 

Godziek describes the surreal experience of riding a bike on a moving train

Godziek noted that it was quite a peculiar feeling to have ridden a bike on a moving train. In his experience, it felt that everything around him was standing still with the only thing moving was the track. 

“My head didn’t quite grasp it. I had to get used to it because it’s completely unnatural and takes you by surprise a lot. For the first couple of rides, I felt slight turbulence in my head – it was something unreal. In addition, the train itself, travelling on tracks that were not perfectly level, was moving a bit,” he said. 

But, he didn’t always think this thing was feasible. He thought that it was impossible to do these tricks on tracks however, as days rolled by Godziek realised that such a thing was possible. 

Dawid Godziek performing bike stunt on a moving train. Image: Red Bull/Bartek Woliński.

Quite excited by the outcome he opined that the whole project indeed exceeded his wildest expectations. “The execution of the track, my run-through, the whole process – everything came out much better than we expected” said an elated Godziek. 

Talking about the hardest parts he noted it was to make sure that all the tricks could come out perfectly in one go. They also decided to film the entire stuff in a continuous take. 

Godziek reveals the creative tricks and intense preparation behind the stunt

About his stunt, Godziek noted that there were some instances where he had to jump higher. He also made sure that he used the best tricks possible.

“There was a backflip at the end, so I figured I’d throw in a front-flip before it – a forward flip before a backflip looks good. The double tail-whip came about spontaneously because I wanted to add a banger, and the track was narrow, so straight tricks worked best,” he shared. 

Dawid Godziek.

It took about a year and a half for Godziek and his team to prepare for this whole project. He noted that the members of his team strived hard to make sure he succeeded at the project. 

“We trained for a few days just before the recordings because the project was very complicated. After all, it’s not every day that you hire a locomotive or carriages, build a slopestyle track on a train and put a piece of track out of service” he concluded.