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(May 15, 2007 at 13:09)
wow mate how do u manage that??????
Its great to see that you still manage to enjoy the mountain biking experience (two arms or not) !!!
If I were to choose between a pic of someone 360'in the grand canyon and this pic for POD....it'd be this one....this guy is amazing....good stuff man keep ridin
he should cut off the left side of the handlebars.....that would look cool i think (sry for my english)
awesome!!!! keep it goin mate! i hope this aint a joke lol, dnt mean that to sound harsh if it isn't but yeah...if its true good on ya!
this is no joke mate, go to www.myspace.com/ride_til_you_die to check out the vid of my crash, over shot the landing on a 50x25 gap and hit a tree. pulled 5 nerves out of my spine, had 2 operations an im back on the bike.
Do you ride with a steering damper so the bar doesnts turn to easily and the bike holds a better line? I rode some downhill last year with a guy with one arm, rippin in as faster than me. total inspiration. Props man
whoaaa, i just watched that crash. Bad one. I hope you get better. If you're still riding then you've got the right attitude to recover if it is possible to, and I wish you all the best. My friend hit a jump on his snowboard in france a few months back and landed on his head. They had to chip a section of bone out of his thigh area and insert it into the back of his neck/spine. He's lucky all has now is pain. But yeah, respect - no one can argue that you're a real biker!!!!
If this had happened to me, I can't put my hand on my heart and say Id get back on my bike... you are an actual legend.
dude you're a real tough guy. keeping the spirit all the time. hope the paralise isn't permanent. cheers from poland
i have 2 arms but am paralysed in the left arm, i have no idea how much if any movement i will regain =[
Dude, sorry to hear that. U betta keep riding. God when ur riding your gonna get such a built right arm lol. Hope u get better.
WoW!!! You have real skill, I realy hope you regain your movement because i watched that clip and it looked real bad 
how far did you fall ( This guy crippled on a big north shore drop) . I hope you get better, but keep em photos comeing.
how far did you fall ( This guy crippled on a big north shore drop) . I hope you get better, but keep em photos comeing.
Hey dude, i love what you've done with the double brake on the same side of the bar. Clever, hope u get better.
Yeah, just noticed that. That's really cool. It looks like the index finger operates one brake and the middle finger the other. Awesome.
have just noticed that too and the first thought was that something is wrong here and it's not a 100% riding pic or just pretending riding but however, I wouldn't argue about it cos this pic has some deeper sense. and lookin at that detail made my eyes a kind of strange feeling just like when the pic isn't sharp enough but u know that it should be lol anyway radek made it clear and my eyes are ok now ;p
Hey mate, well done for not giving up and actually having the balls to go out and keep riding. Thats true dedication! You have my respect, keep it up!
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You schould get sponsored by IronHorse because apparently you have an iron will.
Best of luck to you mate
Best of luck to you mate
yeah they will, they sponsor this mountain biker with one leg and he does pretty good in pro races and they are a great companie so do it
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just realised that myself a genious idea. at first wen i saw the small pic on the hompage i was thinking WTF a guy riding about with one arm for the sake of it. BUT then i read and props to you for doing what yoou do.
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yr class dude ive seen u up mtn ash loads of time gd on u dnt let the sport down init!!!
nice style 2
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your amazing man keep riding cuase thats not stoping u bud and it is true to those who say its fake but notice both beaks on the right side of the bar and the front brake isnt on the left but the right for those who think it isnt reall.
Good job man keep shreding
Good job man keep shreding
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in decline right? but orangeairo87 i seriously respect u for continuing to ride with a paralyzed arm. i hope you regain control over it, but until then keep shredding
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goddamn amn, you got balls! thats nuts, sorry about ur arm but holy fuk you ca nstill rip with only one!
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shit... this pic really deserves the status of POD I'm keeping my fingers crossed so you get better props and full respect for your courage
the movie showing ur crash is horrible :/ that speed and so much trees shit shit shit but ur a guy to admire, never give up!
i think you are the best rider and the most motivate rider i know.. you must have a very big courage to ride.. i don't know if you gap now but..wowwww what a couragous man you are! congraculation ! it's look like the real spirit of freeriding.. always riding for the best and the worst! thank you for this shot and i hope you can ride whith your to harm early. sorry for my bad english.. good ride..
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nice pice, now i know that with almost any injury that you can still ride. Cheers for the photo, gives alot of motivation.... and its a sweeet pic.
WOW! fair play mate, i love the ingenious use of a dual brake leaver on the bar, thats pretty talented.
keep it up!
keep it up!
hey man, i know james nichollas from bridgend through uni in cardiff. i remember him showing me your video back in the summer. i was gutted for you.
fair plays to you! bet your still faster than me downhill!
keep it up bud!
fair plays to you! bet your still faster than me downhill!
keep it up bud!
this guy has the spirit of mountain biking doesnt stop for anything, your a f*cking legend hope the arm gets better, ride on man. oh and by the way you have a really nice bike 
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big respect! like adidas say impossible is nothing! and u are a great insperation to all people out there who are injuryed and think about give giving up, obviously you u have a passion and drive that even some of us fully able people havent got!
big respect and keep it going buddy!
big respect and keep it going buddy!
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yer dude definate POD
thats pure dedication to the sport and shows that u can do anything if you put your mind to it!
a real inspiration.......keep it up!!!
thats pure dedication to the sport and shows that u can do anything if you put your mind to it!
a real inspiration.......keep it up!!!
Very big RESPECt man!!!!!!!!! And everyone who say that he has 2 arms a big motherf*cker!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! RESPECT!!!! POD
Respect man!!It must be very hard to ride with one hand :/ I can't imagine!!!You are really awesome!!respect!!keep riding!! it really deserves for POD
yeh tom pod thats rad! and well deserved. as a lot of people have said proper respect to u for getting back on yr bike and shredding. im sure one day ull get yr arm back, but until then keep ripping!
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Such respect for someone like you, nothing will stop you from riding your bike. Its life, without our bikes i dont know what we would do. Keep shredding bud!
nice one tomasssss. GO TEAMMMMMMMMMMM!!!
u will do the chute at rheola on the weekend 8]
p.s. im a good photographer =]
u will do the chute at rheola on the weekend 8]
p.s. im a good photographer =]
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WOW, Seems we've got a winner for the photo of year!
You dude, make me ride more than anyone in this site, keep the spirit up, good luck for u and your SX, IMPOSSIBLE IS NOTHNG!
You dude, make me ride more than anyone in this site, keep the spirit up, good luck for u and your SX, IMPOSSIBLE IS NOTHNG!
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very very impessive, you have the couage of a lion! wait to keep going, i don't if i could do what you do, great job man
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i read about a guy who rides XC with only one arm, and he had to get off to ride down hill (mad props still though), but you are insane! all those people who rant about not being able to ride because of a crap bike should look at this pic. insprational.
man that takes alot to do some thing like that props to you..............keep on riding and im sure you will be just a good as you used to be.
wow you are amazing i think we have i guy with 1 arm here in calgary but im sure he didnt do it off a massive jump like that
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truly awsome, nice thinking of putting both brake levers on the same side. your a true insperation, keep shreding
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will you ever get better, I hope you do . yyou rip harder than anyone out there just because you ridin with one arm, justy like your my space say ride till you die man, much love dude!!!
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Massive props dude!!!! thats pic of the year right there ..... i always said i will ride untill i am the best ..... have no fear!!!! but after seeing what u did man .. i can never say that again ... u got the biggest balls out there ....... peace
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I would have to say this deserves picture of the year.... that shows dedication man...good job and good luck
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that takes balls to get back on the bike after a crash like that and still ride...all the respect in the world for u man
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Awseome pic, totally deserves pod, that is deffinately passsion to keep going and not give up. Keep it up. YOU ROCK!!!!!!!
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holy shit, your a man on a mission, i can only wish the best for you, keep ridin, you can really help to incurage people. Best of luck with riding.
this shows that it is not about the bike or how much travel or what you ride or anything like that, but the rider and the riders spirit that make waht a truly amazing ride is, this is a true pod, one guy wiith an iron will, total dedication, and a love for the bike. total respect dude your an inspiration to people and so many peeple could learn a lesson from you!
i just want to say another thing that i forgot to say earlier, man, you have mad heart and like freerideguy1 said, you have an iron will
Yeaaaaaaaaa !! congratulation !! I LOVE this pic !! you are the best exemple of a good rider; not searching the nicest paysage or the bigest trick but showing what is the determination of a rider... the only word who comes to my spirit when I see this pic is "DUDE". Sorry for my english and keep riding but with care. One more time, congratulation.
oh i see your arm is in your shirt i thought you lost it!!! that is still crazy to ride wiht one hand!!! nice bike too
Hey I was looking though your album, you were pretty good.. Sorry for the recent tragidy. Glad to see that you are still going at it. You really bring the sport to life again, congrats, and keep up the great work!
holy shit!!! thats like wow shit i dont even know wat to say.... man both ur brake levers are on one side!!! WOW ur a god man
.... man both ur brake levers are on one side!!! WOW ur a god man
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hope you get your full movement back in your arm and your brave when i tap my brakes with one arm i loose balance.
good luck mate
good luck mate
he still has his arm. its just tucked in his shirt to stop it from flailing. it wasent amputated. anyways, wow man, thats determination. good job.
that is crazy, thats the most awe-inspiring thing and i hope your arm heals 100%.
how did you crash
best pod ever
how did you crash
best pod ever
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wow man. Not many ppl would be able to go back to biking after a crash like that. You must love it. What a great pic its so tight your still ridin. As everybody said, what an inspiration
devastating whipe out, but you go ride one arm anyways
love the 2 brake on one side
keep it up man, inspirational
love the 2 brake on one side
keep it up man, inspirational
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MAN KEEP RIDING I RECENTLY BROKE MY ARM IN A CRASH AND I KNOW HOW MUCH EFFORT IT TAKES 2 GO WITH 1 ARM KEEP 'ER PINNED MAN RESPECT
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im sorry about ur arm u must love riding to recover and just get bak on your bike al the best and get better soon m8
Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who
find it easier to live in the world they’ve been given than
to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is
not a fact. It’s an opinion. Impossible is not a
declaration. It’s a dare. Impossible is potential.
Impossible is temporary. IMPOSSIBLE is NOTHING!
find it easier to live in the world they’ve been given than
to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is
not a fact. It’s an opinion. Impossible is not a
declaration. It’s a dare. Impossible is potential.
Impossible is temporary. IMPOSSIBLE is NOTHING!
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wow, that so crazy. to have been rding before and now, your know he really loves his ridin, keep it up!!!
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The north shore drop of the video really freaked me out. A lot of courage to attempt such a drop so fast and a lot of courage to keep on riding after all that. Hope you'll recover, you deserve it!
man anyone who can ride a bike that good with one arm derserves more than anyone to have 2 so i hope you get to use your other arm again.. best POD of all time!!
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inspirational action like yours brings a credit to all mountain bikers and makes all of us proud to have this photo to see
yeah props 2 u bro. we can't forget either the guy with one arm who atended the last race face's freeride challenge 2 years ago
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I'm curious how you got everything mounted so tightly together on the one side of the bar. Can you add a picture in your album of a closeup of your cockpit? It just seems like with that much hardware, something has to be hard to reach unless you have some fancy ingenuity going there. Have you looked into running a hopey steering damper?
props %100. ive tryed to do a few simple things one handed like riding through a ditch or somin small and have srewed up horibly, and here you are flying through some dh with one arm. if that isn't determination i dont know what is. you re the most talented mtber ive seen, i bet you could get some one handers down your first day of jumping agian
(sorry if that was offencive i thought it was sorta funny) well keep riding and i hope you regain control of your arm so you can do even better then you can with one, good luck
(sorry if that was offencive i thought it was sorta funny) well keep riding and i hope you regain control of your arm so you can do even better then you can with one, good luck
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you are a true inspiration, not only to riders but to anyone. most other rider would have accepted their injury and found a new fix. but you, you are truly a hero. i went out and tryed to ride one handed and jesus for you to do that is just retarded. it is soo hard. this is the spirit and motivation our sport needs. thank you for doing what you do
- Colin Boutilier
- Colin Boutilier
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best pic ive ever seen...Pow (pic of week) maybe month maybe year...nice and i hope you continue to not let that slow you down
dudes this by far the best pic of the year, mainly becouse it is so insparational. if we had POY (picture of year) i would vote for this one.
Ohhhh u're the best rider I've ever seen...so after Steve Peat.... but you ride just with ur right arm..... u're so brave
yeahhh POY
yeahhh POY
prop to you bro! I hope everything heals, and you get full movement. If not check out this guy!
http://www.nsmb.com/people/dustinb_09_04.php
http://www.nsmb.com/people/dustinb_09_04.php
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hey man.. i have 2 say is .. WOW bro... u have a will inside u that is true 2 every biker in the world 2 keep ridin... Dude i have bin were u r now... i once had a bad crash were it peralized my right arm and right side of my neck.. and dude after my crash i never whated 2 ride again.. let alone thought of even ridin again the way i was.. i hope u get better man..
and i now ride around sometimes with just 1 arm and its FN hard dude.. i dont now how u do it.. P.O.D 4 u man.. props bro.. keep puttin pics on here i bet everyone has ur respect.. Peace dude.. wild willy..
and i now ride around sometimes with just 1 arm and its FN hard dude.. i dont now how u do it.. P.O.D 4 u man.. props bro.. keep puttin pics on here i bet everyone has ur respect.. Peace dude.. wild willy..
That looks really hard. Your a champion for not letting it stop you and still hitting up the trails... great work!
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wow dude...i know it don' matter...but really ...u have my respect...u are ...really ...a extraordinary person 
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I can´t say anything that haven´t already been said.
But I´m really surpriser! that´s is strong! man, you gotta have a hell of a will, you are gonna be a legend!
But I´m really surpriser! that´s is strong! man, you gotta have a hell of a will, you are gonna be a legend!
wow....you really got a hell of will. o_0
Not only the best POD ever been, but the best POD there'll ever be!
Not only the best POD ever been, but the best POD there'll ever be!
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Its great What you've done. You're giving hope for other people. Dude I think you're better than Kyle Strait and other. You know why? Because you're doing that what you love, other people would surrend but you're doing it. You'll be a legend. Keep ridding:-) I hope your hand will be fine again.
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és mesmo burro caralho, ele tem o braço paralisado, nao amputado...
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You're one dumb f*ck... He's arms paralized... Not amputated...
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You're one dumb f*ck... He's arms paralized... Not amputated...
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oh my f*cking god its paralized not cut off!!!!! and if u dont believe y are both brake leavers on one side??? lol i hav this guys myspace
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dude ur mad as!!! ur a champ, keep it up man, u must have the best control and balance in the world!!! haha koolies!
man you are seriously awesome can you jump or is it to wonky lol but you are rad as hell
INSPERATION!!!!!!!
INSPERATION!!!!!!!
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wow.... your insane... besides having very strong arms, your will is the strongest that i`ve ever seen... As some guys said youre a real hero because nothing can stop you... even your body... FAST COMING BACK TO FULL HEALTH
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amazing. if you look he has one finger on one brake lever and his middle finger on another so that means he is riding with 2 fingers and a thumb
well done man . keep it up
well done man . keep it up
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thats love for the sport. and for evryone saying "his arm is under his shirt!!!!!" your absolutely correct. but his arm is paralysed so he can ride with it. thats why his brake levers are both on the right side of his bike
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Whoever says "dude ur arm's in the shirt". Ya who cares! He never saud that it got amputated, its just in his shirt so that its not hanging out and throwing off his balance!
That bites to hear you paralised your arm, it shows how much you love the sport and all your courage and bravery! I hope you regain movement in it and wish you the best as you are a Ledgend
it prove heaven if you have hard dammages about your body you ride like other riders in the world!!
i'm sure you're very talented!! you're a very brave man!!!!
keep up!!!!!
i'm sure you're very talented!! you're a very brave man!!!!
keep up!!!!!
not to be rude m8, but it looks like u tucked ur arm under ur shirt. but if u havent then good on u, u must have one f*cking strong arm to hold a bike up and ride with it. good on ya.
ye i know that mate, but how do i know that he's pretending or somin. but he most likely isnt. but like i said good on ya mate for continuein, and i love how uve put the brakes like that
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wow, that amazing, i thought riding with multiple sclurosis(me)was amazing, but thats more amazing, you beet on that one. keep on ridin man.
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Mountain Ash, Wales
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Date: 2007-05-15
Trail: Gethin woodland park
Riders: Tom Bannister
Description: after paralysing my left arm 6 months ago im back on the bike with 1 arm!
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