Video: Romanian cycle paths up in the air

October 10, 2016
Either cycle paths in the southern Romanian city of Targu Jiu are too crowded or this unicyclist needed an adrenalin rush.

Likely the latter, and daredevil Flaviu Cernescu, 33, got his fill as he pedalled around the 1m-wide crumbling rim of a disused industrial brick chimney stack. He is more than 250m up and manages to hop his unicycle over objects before deciding to hang by one hand into the black abyss of the chimney.

Tiring of his unicycle, Cernescu decided to walk and juggle his way around the rim.

He is apparently blessed with a superior sense of balance. A couple years ago he took his unicycle out for a spin %$Linker: 2 External <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?><dictionary /> 0 0 0 oLinkExternal around the rim Visit www.telegraph.co.uk News Page false http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/howaboutthat/10658011/Daredevil-slackliner-Flaviu-Cernescu-crosses-200ft-deep-reservoir-overflow.html false false%> of a huge funnel at Lake Iovanu. The funnel is designed to flush away surplus water.

You are warned; this video is not for the faint-hearted!

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