Chris Akrigg gets rad and retro

Hilarious throwback ‘all-terrain’ biking video

Chris Akrigg takes us back to the early 1990s in all their neon glory

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Josh Patterson

Published: August 25, 2016 at 7:00 pm

Just in time for Throwback Thursday, trials rider Chris Akrigg has a new video sure to fuel the stoke of the retro crowd — and sure to make the rest of us glad mountain bikes have progressed as far as they have!

Rigid bikes and bad brakes can't stop Akrigg from having a good time - Courtesy

This video has it all: nose-wheelies, skids, bull-moose handlebars and cantilever brakes! Akrigg takes the method acting to the next level with a sweet pair of Oakley Blades and a bitchin’ hot pink hip pack!

_{Let's go back to the 90s}

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Josh Patterson is a BikeRadar contributor and former technical editor. He has spent most of his career working in the cycling industry as an athlete, mechanic and journalist. He holds a master's degree in journalism and has more than 20 years of experience as a cyclist and 12 years of experience riding and writing for BikeRadar, Cyclingnews, Cycling Weekly, Dirt Rag, RoadBikeReview and Outside Magazine. A native of the Flint Hills of Kansas, Josh was a pioneer in the gravel cycling movement, having raced the first Unbound 200 and many other gravel events around the globe. He considers himself a cycling generalist and enjoys road, gravel and mountain biking in equal measure. When not traveling for work, he can be found exploring the singletrack and lonely gravel roads that surround his home in Fort Collins, Colorado. In addition to his love of cycling, Josh is an enthusiastic supporter of brunch, voting rights and the right to repair movement.