Red Bull's Danny MacAskill Rides the Playboy Mansion in the Best Action It's Seen in Years

Pro cyclist's bunny hop

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Traditionally, the Playboy Mansion's main attraction has been the small army of Playmates who hang around it. But professional cyclist Danny MacAskill manages to overshadow even the bunnies, as he turns the estate's grounds into a trials-style obstacle course in this new ad for Red Bull.

It's not that a couple of scantily clad women aren't featured heavily in the two-minute clip. But the promise of sex is practically table stakes in advertising aimed at young dudes.

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