Aug 11 (unilad.com) - A man has cycled up Japan’s Eshima Ohashi bridge, a structure so steep you’ll feel giddy just looking at it.
YouTuber John Daub tackled Eshima Ohashi’s world-famous 6.1 percent gradient armed with just two wheels and some serious thigh power.
It’s no wonder Daub’s video quickly went viral, seeing as the towering bridge stretches 1.4km and has a width of 11.4 metres, making it the third largest bridge of its kind in the world.
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