Red Bull Rampage: What’s The Motivation?

“Seriously, people do that for fun? They’re not being punished for some heinous crime?”

This was my Aunt’s incredulous response to seeing footage from Red Bull Rampage, and while those of us who ride bikes might be slightly less surprised by what we see, many are still left wondering what motivates someone to ride such huge and intimidating features. While out at the event this year, I asked some riders – both Rampage competitors and aspiring hopefuls for the future – to try and explain to the world what it is that motivates them.