An old pic I took while I was at college. I think it was in 2001 at the Urban Games. Shot on 35mm film - ah the good old days.
This photo was POD on 2008-02-03 See more great PODs

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flag lewievans69 (Jan 29, 2008 at 5:00)
Pod material there, absolutley lovely shot.
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flag chriscool (Feb 3, 2008 at 0:02)
Great Photo
It's good to have some different scenic backgroud
also loving the B&W!
9/10 on the gnardar!Big Grin
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flag dallasn (Feb 3, 2008 at 11:18)
a sick close up of hoffman + a surreal background makes for one hell of a photo.
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flag pigsflyalex (May 4, 2008 at 14:31)
BBBBRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAPP
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flag tryallrider (Jan 29, 2008 at 5:08)
Nice
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flag AntonioP (Jan 29, 2008 at 9:47)
f*ck that a sick pic!POD
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flag pocket-change (Jan 29, 2008 at 9:49)
haha awsome photo !! diserves pod !
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flag slimr (Jan 29, 2008 at 10:32)
really!cool shot it has my vote 4 POD
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flag beeeeerni (Jan 29, 2008 at 12:12)
siick pic man !1 must be POD
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flag johaines (Jan 30, 2008 at 14:46)
LONDON's goin down! POD
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flag evan15 (Feb 3, 2008 at 0:02)
that is such a dope pic
major props to the photographer i love the faris wheel in the backround
great style too
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flag huckoveraduck (Feb 3, 2008 at 0:05)
sweeet old school stuff
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flag yesok (Feb 3, 2008 at 1:18)
2001 is not oldschool, kid.
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flag rolto1822 (Apr 26, 2009 at 11:20)
35mm camera film is though.
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flag dillonhiemer17 (Feb 3, 2008 at 0:07)
oh wow man. thats frikin beautiful. love the background. the whole pic just has...style. props to both of yaSmile
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flag BIKER-ROSS (Feb 3, 2008 at 0:08)
amazing POD
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flag faceplantfeind (Feb 3, 2008 at 0:09) (Below Threshold) show comment
is it just me or does the helmet look really fake in this shot.
awesome shot though
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flag thenorcovpsman (Feb 3, 2008 at 0:10)
nice pic man
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flag michelvermaning (Feb 3, 2008 at 0:13)
nice shot
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flag pachol (Feb 3, 2008 at 0:15)
Really nice pic
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flag rage67 (Feb 3, 2008 at 0:16)
captures everything you could ever dream of...
in a word:
perfect
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flag Garron12345 (Feb 3, 2008 at 0:17)
nice pic
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flag stuff24life (Feb 3, 2008 at 0:26)
i must admit that pic is pretty sikk
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flag philipstonier (Feb 3, 2008 at 0:35)
cool
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flag b1erh0f (Feb 3, 2008 at 0:39)
it beautiful , ideally made , picture deserves appropriately on the best !!
perfect !
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flag phosphorsburn (Feb 3, 2008 at 0:47)
EPIC.
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flag mutiny (Feb 3, 2008 at 0:49)
London eye Smile
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flag dmadness (Feb 3, 2008 at 0:58)
Beauty B n W .. Lovely, bloody Lovely.
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flag freeridebigisland (Feb 3, 2008 at 1:02)
the condor flies ever so gallantly. great pic. perfect for a pod.
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flag freeridebigisland (Feb 3, 2008 at 1:03)
ps. the millennium wheel and parliament in the back are a big plus.
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flag robert0202 (Feb 3, 2008 at 1:07)
nice photo
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flag eddleston (Feb 3, 2008 at 1:11)
wow
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flag tayler (Feb 3, 2008 at 1:22)
pretty dope dude, love the black and white. makes it look so sweet
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flag callums-bighit (Feb 3, 2008 at 1:32)
unreal photo and i see your keepin that flatSmile keep up the riding
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flag bikeronbowen (Feb 3, 2008 at 1:32)
epic picture
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flag crotchphesant2007 (Feb 3, 2008 at 1:32)
Thats class
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flag crotchphesant2007 (Feb 3, 2008 at 1:33)
wheres your spokes?
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flag lukau (Feb 3, 2008 at 1:58)
I love London, definitely POD.
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flag lukau (Feb 3, 2008 at 1:58)
...and favourite.
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flag dinocore (Feb 3, 2008 at 2:10)
..nice composition..POD 4 sure
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flag harobrett (Feb 3, 2008 at 2:26)
mann mint pic like the background and the table is awsome !!!
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flag grin-n-rip (Feb 3, 2008 at 2:31)
this is a nice pick love the black and white
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flag idonthaveabike (Feb 3, 2008 at 2:44)
LONDON! this pic is wicked, love it
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flag tristan57050 (Feb 3, 2008 at 3:21)
love London ! Razz
nice pic !!!
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flag bikerboywill (Feb 3, 2008 at 3:33) (Below Threshold) show comment
thers no jumps like that in the center of london!!! gotta be photoshopped
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flag willmer1980 (Feb 3, 2008 at 19:41)
i love when people that suck always say PHOTOSHOPPED
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flag h4rdc0r (Feb 3, 2008 at 3:35)
nice
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flag silviubmx (Feb 3, 2008 at 4:23)
kinda artistic......
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flag downhillpete (Feb 3, 2008 at 4:28)
bikerboywill it says it was at the urban games so they would have set up a course and it probably did have jump in it
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flag fusoya (Feb 3, 2008 at 5:16)
Epic Picture ...
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flag bigmclargehuge (Feb 3, 2008 at 5:46)
legit. you can tell the age of the photo by the pegs on the fork. they're bolted to the fork leg instead of onto the axle. nice historical shot.
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flag NickDJ (Feb 3, 2008 at 5:53)
it looks very scarry :-S..is's like a horror movie
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flag lukethorpe (Feb 3, 2008 at 5:54)
ha sick man!
props!
well deserverd POD.
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flag heavybiker (Feb 3, 2008 at 7:24)
that is an awsome pic defenetly going if fav
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flag tylerevangelista (Feb 3, 2008 at 7:43)
sik
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flag nickodator (Feb 3, 2008 at 7:44)
lmao thats so true
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flag nick65 (Feb 3, 2008 at 7:46)
nice pic love the big fraice wheel or how ever you spell it
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flag ralf888 (Feb 3, 2008 at 7:59)
Great shot
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flag Pistol-bike (Feb 3, 2008 at 8:01)
cool pod pod pod
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flag cranxwork (Feb 3, 2008 at 8:07)
Hmm - i think its a great pic well worthy of POD. Cool Photoshop, Cool background. Most of what people say is completely true - why is everyone so angry today??
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flag ddrider (Feb 3, 2008 at 9:55)
insane shot man thats sweet!
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flag nunukula (Feb 3, 2008 at 9:55)
whats happening here ?

is that Dave mirra ?!
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flag norcorider2234 (Feb 3, 2008 at 10:11)
classy POD
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flag specializedrider07 (Feb 3, 2008 at 10:11)
nice pic but i dotn like bmx
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flag pussybike (Feb 3, 2008 at 10:13)
Mmm,sorry but i dont like the pic Smile
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flag bikeordie (Feb 3, 2008 at 10:18)
nice pic but the foll face kind of rons it and dont like bmx
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flag graapn (Feb 3, 2008 at 11:42)
and you don't know how to spell.
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flag kahvipannu (Feb 3, 2008 at 12:08)
Haha, just like from chernobyl or something.
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flag stinky999 (Feb 3, 2008 at 13:35)
thebillykid... its not photoshopped ok.... there are spokes, u just cant see them because the tire is spinning u "retard"
just like when u see a car go by, u dont see the rims exactly, there all blurry, in this pic there there u just cant see them becasue it blury and there really thin
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flag kingxadjez (Feb 3, 2008 at 15:35)
Errr, no, if you were to take a photo with the wheels spinning and the spokes the blurred the rider would not be that crisp, it disobeys the laws of photography.

Obviously photoshopped/played with when developing but its a good image anyhoo.
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flag carnivorous (Feb 4, 2008 at 0:42)
nah it is photoshopped but you are wrong about "the laws of physics". if i expose at 1/60 of a second for example, the spokes would/could be moving much faster than the rider - leaving him sharp and the wheel blurred. i can upload literally hundreds of pix where this is the case that haven't been photoshopped.
this photo IS photoshopped - it's a collage so no other option really.
;-)
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flag xlr8rbmx (Feb 3, 2008 at 13:53)
Mat Hoffman is the king of BMX.

Great pic
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flag onetimetwotime (Feb 3, 2008 at 14:40)
is that wheel in the backgroung reg qr or 20mm axle?
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flag dhmaster888 (Feb 3, 2008 at 14:47)
Speechless...
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flag freeriderrr4852 (Feb 3, 2008 at 15:14)
onetimetwotime...... what wheel are you talking about?? thats a ferris wheel in the background
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flag nick65 (Feb 3, 2008 at 15:30)
yeah fixed. love this pic!
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flag p-3rider (Feb 3, 2008 at 15:41)
right on wicked pic
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flag nyall (Feb 3, 2008 at 15:54)
i have been there!
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flag dylaine (Feb 3, 2008 at 16:17)
looks like hes just riding the fork and front tire- i can hardly see the frame
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flag swayzeexpress (Feb 3, 2008 at 16:18)
nice photography... sweet POD!
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flag trailsteez (Feb 3, 2008 at 16:24)
ewwww
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flag hardhead (Feb 3, 2008 at 16:26)
holy nice pic
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flag steve9999123 (Feb 3, 2008 at 16:51)
awsome pic! POD!
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flag floreancig14 (Feb 3, 2008 at 20:54)
havnt seen a bmx rider get pod in a while, great pic
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flag jptothetree (Feb 3, 2008 at 23:45)
Amazing shot.
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flag carnivorous (Feb 4, 2008 at 0:39)
LOL! Controversy!

a) there are spokes but the pic is too small for you to see 'em properly, and they're blurred cuz of the front wheel spinning.

b) yes it's photoshop, of course it is, who cares? is there any photographer that doesn't use photoshop nowadays?

:-D
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flag salvator (Feb 4, 2008 at 12:53)
http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/1718404/
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flag salvator (Feb 4, 2008 at 12:53)
http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/1718404/
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flag stuff24life (Feb 5, 2008 at 15:26)
man scroll the page up and down and look at the ferris wheel
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flag carnivorous (Feb 5, 2008 at 15:35)
you what???
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flag Torin-MH (Feb 10, 2008 at 10:28)
the ferris wheel looks like a bike tyre
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flag Tommy-Gun47 (Feb 10, 2008 at 13:17)
Matt Hoffman !
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flag imspecialized9 (Feb 26, 2008 at 16:07)
Helmets without visors are soooooooo gaaaaaaaaaayyy
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flag Bidu (Apr 5, 2008 at 11:21)
thats street
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flag dmedium (Apr 14, 2008 at 18:26)
perfect picture, good angle, kool sunrise B/W, BRUTAL+++
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flag Ancinek (Aug 6, 2008 at 1:06)
You're looking like person who can fly and is levitating now

Awsome
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Date: 2008-01-29
Trail: Urban Games London (many years ago)
Riders: Matt Hoffman
Description: An old pic I took while I was at college. I think it was in 2001 at the Urban Games. Shot on 35mm film - ah the good old days.
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