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krzysiekodho
(Nov 11, 2007 at 1:33)
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llllllllllllooooooooooooooooooooooollllllllllllllllllllllll f*cking huge gap You are good rider
when we were at the race the other week, i went up to see this, from take off to landing it looks real easy and quite nice, but once u start pushing up the run in it kicks in, from the top, all u can see is the lip and hills in the distnce, i bottled it at this point lol, respect for hitting it sam
Cheers!
Yup, freeride shot, fully race rider though. Sam is now rubbing shoulders with Riffle on Team Cannondale. This is one racer boy that can huck too!
Yup, freeride shot, fully race rider though. Sam is now rubbing shoulders with Riffle on Team Cannondale. This is one racer boy that can huck too!
^^^^ yer man, Dales an awsome rider. and he's right up there in the WC's too. can't wait to see him in elite next year
^^^^^WTF? Theirs been a biker kissing dirt make pod and this frequent flyer clocking up some air miles ain't worthy!!!!????? Dude get those training wheels back on!!! respect were respect is due!!!!
Great Pic But why are we getting old photo's these days apart from yesterdays boring POD, I wanna see something fresh
I would have called him a cockf*g, but dickhead works too. How about fudge-packer, cock-receptacle, shit-eater, or just simply "poser"???Sick Pod today, that guy is going huge. Respect.
this is sweet man i hope you get a good landing cuz if you dont theres only gonna be 2 words going threw your head " OH SHIT" lol nice POD
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norcolarry your a bitch a saw your pix you coulden't do that even if your life depended on it you bioch
I got that poster aswell
But its Rach standing in the gap in a bikini, not a pic of Rach in a bikini on the other side (of the poster)! Gee and Rach are in the same pic, if u know what I mean!
But its Rach standing in the gap in a bikini, not a pic of Rach in a bikini on the other side (of the poster)! Gee and Rach are in the same pic, if u know what I mean!
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When a lad you know is pedalling at it full speed on a mates bike, believe me it looks twice the size! 
Sam made it look half as big though...
Sam made it look half as big though...
OMG that gap is massive. Props to the ride. Nice work
Haha this photo is on your website.
Keep up the good riding...
Haha this photo is on your website.
Keep up the good riding...
This photo is amazing.
when i've seen pics of Gee Hitting it in MBUK, it hasnt looked as big, because of the angle,
but this shot makes it look huuuge!
when i've seen pics of Gee Hitting it in MBUK, it hasnt looked as big, because of the angle,
but this shot makes it look huuuge!
I can't take credit for the bollocks - Sam's the one with the iron balls.
Thanks for the comment though! It was huge, and took some bottle just to shoot the photo.
Thanks for the comment though! It was huge, and took some bottle just to shoot the photo.
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wow thats big he has balls theres loads of waste/mine area around were i live i dno why noone makes drops like that lol not ballsy enough lol
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I just quit mountain biking, one just can't compare! There's just too many 'ifs' as to what could go wrong with something that huge in my books, what a rush though - I'll drink to that!
Nobody likes a quitter. So now you're just a lazy alcoholic on pinkbike? You are probably too much of a pussy to get good at biking anyways. Poser.
On this attempt, he put it down somewhere about 1/3 of the way down the shale slope on the right of the shot!
From the comments, it appears not! I thought all the info anyone could need is on there! Live and learn, I guess. I might post a 'FAQ' for this photo!
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This is sick, although Farmer Jack did it with a bit more style.. 
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BobbyK92 yes it is the same gap.
I really like Sam's style of riding - love those photos from trip to Portugal with Josh Bryceland took by Victor Lucas .
. BobbyK92 yes it is the same gap.
I really like Sam's style of riding - love those photos from trip to Portugal with Josh Bryceland took by Victor Lucas
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When the Athertons tried it i thought they were mental, that is seriously big! Give the man a medal of honour...............
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krzysiekodho wiesz co to znaczy lol ze tak piszesz?? chyba nie bardzo a jak nie wiesz to nie uzywaj takich skrotow
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Standard what? Standard bikes? Standard Lamp? British Standard? Evening Standard?
Or are you saying it's a good standard, or so standard you hit 50 foot gaps on the way to the shops?
Or are you saying it's a good standard, or so standard you hit 50 foot gaps on the way to the shops?
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Thanks for the POD Pinkbike!
I've written up the full story of the gap - read it here. Some interesting gap calculations in there too!
I've written up the full story of the gap - read it here. Some interesting gap calculations in there too!
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wow! props to sam dale...thats some excellent riding for true...gud work tot he photographer too.... its excellent
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http://www.pinkbike.com/video/12624/ -- here is a movie when farmer jack hit it.
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I'm so glad I wrote a description for this photo, with all the details of the location and the rider!
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first dh picture i like...nice...that man reallyy have balls....
I think this pic really deserve to be pod..
I think this pic really deserve to be pod..
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he has either just been fired out of a cannon or is posing for the picture to go with the defonition of FREEEAAAKING HUUUUUUGE!
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I HAve BEEEN THERE
its in the quarry near the dh track in bala but u cant get near it as the track is only open for Racing but when there is a race on you can get to it(Y)
its in the quarry near the dh track in bala but u cant get near it as the track is only open for Racing but when there is a race on you can get to it(Y)
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its a HUGE drop n everything but i don't really like it i think theres a better POD out ther....just saying thats how i feel
it is about time we got some gnar back up in here. those corner shots when you know the guys were just doing a uncontrolled slide/falling were gettting old
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sam is a legend, i sat on the gondala at fort bill this year with him, hes a minted rider
does he still ride for cannondale?
does he still ride for cannondale?
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Norcolarry u are a dick ur norco would crumble doing that , u wouldnt even stand on the take off f*g
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from this angle it looks possible but from the take off, f*ck me, i would never dream of doing it, its soo big and a pretty crap exit aswell
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i can only hope that i'll ever got the courage to think doing that gap
and for all of you idiots that don't understand the difficulty and the size of that gap, shut the f*ck up! keep your "that not big at all" comments for your selfs.
good photo, nicely done sam!
and for all of you idiots that don't understand the difficulty and the size of that gap, shut the f*ck up! keep your "that not big at all" comments for your selfs.
good photo, nicely done sam!
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Where do you think the landing is? To save folk from guessing, I gave a link in the description with the lowdown - here it is again : http://www.gravity-slaves.co.uk/?a=475
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Trail: Atherton Gap
Riders: Sam Dale
Description: Solid rider Sam Dale pinning the 'Atherton Gap' near Bala on his Mission 9. One of the scariest photos I've ever taken - I didn't want to ask him to do it again just for the camera! The gap looks bigger in real life! Full story here : http://www.gravity-slaves.co.uk/?a=475
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