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2009 hat er mit seinem YouTube-Video "Inspired Bicycles" dafür gesorgt, dass eine Randsportart plötzlich in aller Munde war: Der schottische Bike-Trial-Profi Danny MacAskill hat mit dem Rad Dinge gemacht, die die meisten Zuschauer nicht für möglich gehalten hätten. Auf dem CARAVAN SALON in Düsseldorf hat er am Wochenende live gezeigt, was er drauf hat.

Danny Macaskill

This is potentially the most impressive set of tricks ever performed on a bike...super skill.

Filmed over the period of a few months in and around Edinburgh by Dave Sowerby, this video of Inspired Bicycles team rider Danny MacAskill (more info at www.dannymacaskill.com) features probably the best collection of street/street trials riding ever seen. There's some huge riding, but also some of the most technically difficult and imaginative lines you will ever see. Without a doubt, this video pushes the envelope of what is perceived as possible on a trials bike

The Lockerbie bomber has left prison after being released to die with his family in LibyaAbdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi, who has terminal cancer, was driven from Greenock prison in a white van escorted by three police cars, another van and five motorcycles. The convoy set off on the 16-mile journey to Glasgow airport, where a jet was waiting to return him to Tripoli, after he was released on compassionate grounds by Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill. Mr MacAskill reached his decision despite coming under intense pressure from America to keep al-Megrahi behind bars.

The man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing, which killed 270 people, is to be released on compassionate grounds.Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi, 57, was jailed in 2001 for the atrocity which claimed 270 lives in 1988. Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill revealed that the Libyan, who has terminal prostate cancer, would be allowed to return to his homeland. The White House said it "deeply regretted" the decision and some of the US victims' families reacted angrily.

SmugMug's CEO, Don MacAskill, gives me a tour and shows me how their multi-gigapixel prints were made. Shot with my new Canon 5D MK II, sorry about the audio noises. Distributed by Tubemogul.

USA TODAY's Jefferson Graham interviews Don and Chris MacAskill, the son and pop duo who run photo sharing site Smugmug.