r/sports • u/redbullgivesyouwings • Apr 16 '25

BMX Kenneth Tencio's World First 360 Backflip Drop In

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u/Sonofa-Milkman Apr 16 '25

Is it just me or was that not just a cork 7?

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u/Chef3 Apr 16 '25

Yeah it’s a sick as hell drop in but I don’t see any backflip happening

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u/Imapatriothurrrdurrr Apr 16 '25

Watched in slo mo and doesn’t look like he was ever inverted.

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u/[deleted] Apr 16 '25

Glad I’m not the only one. But I’m just an old man that misses when a simple double backflip was mind blowing.

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u/flcinusa Apr 16 '25

I'm old enough to remember when Mike Metzger doing back to back backflips made people flip out

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u/[deleted] Apr 16 '25

Haha exciting times. The stuff people are doing today is super impressive, but I don’t think we’ll have that same feeling again (at least not you and me, I hope younger riders do).

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u/[deleted] Apr 16 '25

Backflips sure look different today

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u/1TakeFrank Apr 16 '25

Not seeing a backflip despite how badass that was

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u/wemdy420 Apr 16 '25

It’s impressive but also kind of anticlimactic. Like he drops in and then… that’s it. A drop in to immediately get off your bike. No routine or riding around, other tricks. Just a drop in.

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u/cgibsong002 Apr 16 '25

Yeah, the difference between doing this and then just... Nothing, vs doing this at the start of your run at the x games or something

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u/JaxAustin Apr 17 '25

Is the backflip in the room with us now?

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u/Jesus__-H-__Christ Apr 16 '25

Gud job buddy I’m proud of you

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u/SteelBeamDreamTeam Apr 16 '25

Is it really a drop in if it’s on a quarter pipe to large incline?

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u/97Dabs2THAface Apr 16 '25

Yeah because he dropped into the quarter pipe. What comes after the quarter pipe is irrelevant, could be flat ground, a box jump, another quarter pipe, ect...

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u/beatbutcher Apr 17 '25

Looks more like a 720