Yesterday’s arrival of the new Santa Cruz 5010 was heralded by a video unlike anything we’ve ever seen before. It mixed creativity that got us thinking about where riding videos are headed, as well as classic images that reminded us what made us love them in the first place. But if you’re like us, it was the riding itself that really blew your mind. The style, the amplitude, and the courage it must have taken to pull off some of those lines. We just had to find out who this unknown rider was. Leaked through a Santa Cruz marketing manager’s Instagram account, we got a name: Handy MacAskill. Santa Cruz connected us with the reclusive talent behind the 5010 launch video, and we asked him a few questions.

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