brendan fairclough on his injured horse (pic by tinvi)
This photo was POD on 2008-02-22 See more great PODs

167 Comments

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flag suckafreedmr (Feb 21, 2008 at 14:12)
ohhh shiiit look at the back tire, ma manz is about to eat dirt!!
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flag biker2stud (Feb 21, 2008 at 21:56)
I like how every one has their camera/ phone out. I bet they got some good pics
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flag mtbandmetal (Feb 22, 2008 at 0:18)
wow thats gnarly! awesome photo. Iv always wanted to go to one of those!
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flag vinifr (Feb 22, 2008 at 2:58)
holy shit this man is very brave I tell from his had POD
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flag maaax (Feb 22, 2008 at 5:31)
holly f*ck! I want to see landing!!look on man with red T-shirt near front wheel
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flag THE-REAL-ACEMAN (Feb 22, 2008 at 14:16)
holly f*ck! I want to see landing!!look on man with red T-shirt near front wheel
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flag konarock (Feb 22, 2008 at 14:18)
he isn't that close watch the difference with the wheel and the size of the man..
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flag frdh (Feb 22, 2008 at 14:27)
ooo popped tire AND a one footer Razz thats pretty sick hope he pulled that one off...
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flag graemebreid (Jun 27, 2008 at 8:11)
goodbye back wheel...and possibly you
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flag schulzmike (Jan 30, 2009 at 13:18)
i wonder if he knew his tire was messed up before he landed?
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flag patan970 (Feb 4, 2009 at 17:56) (Below Threshold) show comment
wayyyyyyyy too much air in the tire
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flag markhumphris (Mar 9, 2009 at 12:20)
loving how the guy with the video camera looks like hes missing it...
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flag recklessness (Apr 21, 2009 at 11:29)
Rough landing ahead. Eek
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flag stltrekjack3 (Feb 21, 2008 at 14:12)
o shit!!! good luck landing!!! Big Grin
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flag rijndael (Feb 21, 2008 at 14:13)
omg that`s sick photo
POD
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flag knoodles (Feb 21, 2008 at 14:15)
s'alright the wheels still in one piece Blank Stare
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flag minimanofmayhem (Mar 15, 2008 at 5:11)
for a while
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flag extention (Feb 21, 2008 at 14:20)
Thats crazy. I love it
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flag sewi (Feb 21, 2008 at 14:34) (Below Threshold) show comment
holly crap! I want to see landing. Picture of the year! POD!
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flag poutine (Feb 21, 2008 at 17:54) (Below Threshold) show comment
i hope he didn't case.... and this pic also get my vote for POD
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flag cowankonarider (Feb 21, 2008 at 19:45)
wow that does not look like it's gonna turn out to well
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flag katejandoquele (Feb 21, 2008 at 19:54)
absolutely Xtreme...POD
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flag konad (Feb 21, 2008 at 22:04)
this is a sick shot,has you wondering what heppens next
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flag lescart (Feb 22, 2008 at 0:01)
its brendog, it takes more than a lost tyre to take him down guys!
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flag reallybigmantis (Feb 22, 2008 at 0:09)
i thought he was whiping it out regardless of tire or not. a hero's death every time!!!
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flag placebosk (Feb 22, 2008 at 0:30)
great picture!
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flag theflash (Feb 22, 2008 at 0:32)
haha perfect timeing!! thatback tire is lookin kinda sketchy lol. great photo pod for sure.
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flag zelmer (Feb 22, 2008 at 0:35)
hehhe wow did he land? tire looks pretty f**kd` up. nice POD.
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flag yxbix (Feb 22, 2008 at 1:01)
hope he landed without getting f..cked up himself
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flag mattyh222 (Feb 22, 2008 at 1:14)
ive heard he was attempting a one footed table with the tyre like that!go brendog!
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flag jooocke (Feb 22, 2008 at 1:14)
hehe nice pic!
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flag tequila-rider (Feb 22, 2008 at 1:41)
OMFG! the landing risk be hard lol
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flag kroner1 (Feb 22, 2008 at 1:43)
how was the landing? did he make it or did he crash big time?
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flag jptothetree (Feb 22, 2008 at 1:45)
OH HELL YES!! NICE SHOT!!!!!!!!
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flag knoodles (Feb 22, 2008 at 1:47)
race write up = http://www.pinkbike.com/news/VCA-urban-race-2008.html
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flag almostwise (Feb 22, 2008 at 10:27)
thanks man Big Grin
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flag craig-202 (Feb 22, 2008 at 1:50)
dam that isnt gonna end up nicely!
great shot!
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flag martin-kennedy (Feb 22, 2008 at 2:09)
"oh shit" doesnt look gd for him
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flag DannyOne (Feb 22, 2008 at 2:39)
Notice that not only his tire is blown, but also he has left foot off the pedal :/ nice.
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flag backyardbiker (Feb 22, 2008 at 2:57)
Prepare To Go Boom.
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flag Pistol-bike (Feb 22, 2008 at 3:03)
nice tube
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flag lucasroberts (Feb 22, 2008 at 3:13)
ohhhh f*ck, i wana see the video of him landing it!!! haha thats nuts
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flag vilneff33 (Feb 22, 2008 at 3:26)
thats gonna leave a mark
and i dont think he'll be able to use that wheel again either:p
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flag cronin91 (Feb 22, 2008 at 3:53)
what an apserlute nutter, did he go down hard?
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flag tudorm (Feb 22, 2008 at 4:24)
he is preparing for the fall.due to the blown tire he came out sideways out of the lip of the jump, so he knows that is not gonna come out right!
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flag ryankona (Feb 22, 2008 at 4:27)
nice back tire wish mine was like that
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flag barros (Feb 22, 2008 at 4:31)
OMG!!Fairclough fall daw after this jump! nice shot!MY PROPS!
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flag eddleston (Feb 22, 2008 at 4:40)
lol thats guna hurt!
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flag dropoffs69 (Feb 22, 2008 at 4:40)
ouch... never seen a tired come off that bad before, i can see his landing hurting alot..... but still great pic, Smile
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flag bikerchris34 (Feb 22, 2008 at 4:43)
haha i love those downhill races in the middle of the town and in the city ect. red bull is so creative (i think its a red bull event). way to go and nice shot. as for the back tire....
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flag titofritox (Feb 22, 2008 at 4:46)
For me, he is making a 1 footed table
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flag drocko (Feb 22, 2008 at 5:02)
scary if you were him
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flag jucof (Feb 22, 2008 at 5:07)
oh the rim!! (it's look like "valparaiso cerro abajo" VCA DH comp just few days ago)
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flag plumslinger (Feb 22, 2008 at 5:11)
Ya i dont think is gonna fall I think he is styling cos he knows he aint gonna win with a blown tire.
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flag mojstaryracing (Feb 22, 2008 at 5:20)
Brendan already on IH!
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flag BrO313 (Feb 22, 2008 at 5:30)
wtf happend Razz
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flag krzysiekodho (Feb 22, 2008 at 5:37)
Fuking awsome Dude !!!!!!! POD
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flag cuasi (Feb 22, 2008 at 5:55)
picture taken by "tinvi" in valparaiso cerro abajo competition. Chilean race, the biggest bike show event here. Brendan going flat through the jump, and saved it on the landing.
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flag squantoburger (Feb 22, 2008 at 5:57)
ha he landed that?
his foot looks like it's coming off the pedal. that's so sick
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flag rixyspecalized (Feb 22, 2008 at 6:05)
f*ckin hell his back wheel is gunna be like a pringle and he is deffo gunna bottom out
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flag daunjilero (Feb 22, 2008 at 6:09)
this pic was taken for TINVI, here is the link for his flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/tinvi/2278503638/
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flag almostwise (Feb 22, 2008 at 10:22)
thanks man.
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flag harobrett (Feb 22, 2008 at 6:14)
coool POD
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flag mtbhucker01 (Feb 22, 2008 at 6:19)
thats some hardcore shit.
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flag p-3rider (Feb 22, 2008 at 6:42)
thats f*cking sweet
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flag tornez (Feb 22, 2008 at 7:20)
the picture was taken by Me, im the photographer, if you want to see more this is my link www.flickr.com/photos/tinvi

Saludos From Chile

TINVI

LOPEZCUSTOMS
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flag almostwise (Feb 22, 2008 at 10:24)
very nice pics. dont suppose you managed to get a shot of the landing?
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flag carloscaicedo (Feb 22, 2008 at 21:00)
¡Que buena imagen!
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flag djbruno (Feb 22, 2008 at 7:21)
fock!!! look the rear wheel! this guy is crazy! amazing shit! =]


POD!
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flag BMX8000 (Feb 22, 2008 at 7:28)
It looks Like he's ready to bail becuase his foot is off the pedal.
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flag traildigger15 (Feb 22, 2008 at 7:28)
definate pod. that crowd's going to be hurting in about a second
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flag ohyeszing (Feb 22, 2008 at 7:41)
dang i pity the people to his immediate left and they may get a face full of rider Frown awesome jump though. Smile
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flag SXrider35 (Feb 22, 2008 at 7:49)
absolutly sick pod. All the people are just standing there, if there ia going to be a crash IU would definatly get out there!
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flag faith1rider (Feb 22, 2008 at 8:04)
Nice xtreme pic.
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flag hardhead (Feb 22, 2008 at 8:12)
real lots of camerasd nice pic
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flag derfmtb (Feb 22, 2008 at 8:22)
f**kin hell!
if he didnt bail then he`ll have one hell of a flat spot.=D
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flag MTLhucker (Feb 22, 2008 at 8:22)
I love pics with screwed up bikes and people flying down the hill on them anyways....anything for the fun!! lolBig Grin
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flag CarrenoDH (Feb 22, 2008 at 8:24)
Crazy rider, nice pic!
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flag pedrodto (Feb 22, 2008 at 8:31)
nice POD
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flag joshaustin (Feb 22, 2008 at 8:59)
hard landing with that tire Frown
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flag spsc (Feb 22, 2008 at 9:05)
Valparaiso Cerro Abajo, best race in South America !
Better luck fot Brendan if he goes back next year!
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flag Jesse03FOX-rider (Feb 22, 2008 at 9:09)
haha sik POD, too bad we dont have a video
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flag intencivo (Feb 22, 2008 at 9:11)
shit happens!
nice shot!
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flag sam-g-freerider (Feb 22, 2008 at 9:11)
i didnt nitice the back tire at first but then i was like holy shit!!!! nive photo
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flag sam-g-freerider (Feb 22, 2008 at 9:11)
*nice
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flag bmx-jonny (Feb 22, 2008 at 9:13)
did he carry on racing?
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flag dhcyc (Feb 22, 2008 at 9:22)
damn ,I'd not want anything like that happen to me
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flag lewism (Feb 22, 2008 at 9:42)
wowly shit
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flag Caiokv (Feb 22, 2008 at 9:43)
WOW!
what a photo!
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flag dhmtb758 (Feb 22, 2008 at 9:45)
Holy Shit.... Thats All i got is Holy Shit !
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flag steve9999123 (Feb 22, 2008 at 9:56)
He is about to eat dirt!
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flag Whoinventeduphill (Feb 22, 2008 at 9:56)
poor guy, he knew he was going down too.......
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flag almostwise (Feb 22, 2008 at 10:26)
apparently he managed to ride it out...
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flag Whoinventeduphill (Feb 23, 2008 at 15:56)
really? thats sick
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flag ej2fast (Feb 22, 2008 at 10:12)
guess weel never see that back wheel again
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flag kingdubyah (Feb 22, 2008 at 10:23)
his foots off the pedal too
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flag riderpaulo (Feb 22, 2008 at 10:49)
WTF ???

DEATH !!!!
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flag timmyelle (Feb 22, 2008 at 10:54)
he must have eaten so much sh*t. I LOVE CARNAGE
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flag victor9874 (Feb 22, 2008 at 10:54)
holyyyyyyyy shittttt poor man i let's pride
for him...
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flag wytheman (Feb 22, 2008 at 11:08)
oh shit, buddy's gonna eat it hard! sweet pic, perfect timing
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flag CrayC (Feb 22, 2008 at 11:15)
Happy Landing!!!
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flag diogodavinha (Feb 22, 2008 at 11:54)
hehe amazing pic!!!this is crazy..... http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/1780600/ more this is very crazy and amazing pic too!!!
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flag eisernes (Feb 22, 2008 at 12:03)
he's done for...lol nice pic
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flag penguinmaster (Feb 22, 2008 at 12:21)
pod, its his front tire too hahhahaha have fun with buddy!!! such a nice pic
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flag timmi (Feb 22, 2008 at 12:22)
my god he rode out of THAT if that was me i would ditch the bike n bailed out lol
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flag DAMZ (Feb 22, 2008 at 12:33)
how was the landing? great pic!
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flag camarinha (Feb 22, 2008 at 12:34)
problems in the behind wheel .... ehehehe
Razz
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flag ctbiker888 (Feb 22, 2008 at 12:52)
thats rad
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flag alcantara (Feb 22, 2008 at 13:07)
look the rear
foda-se olha para a trazeira
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flag alcantara (Feb 22, 2008 at 13:07)
nice pic
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flag SuperrealA11an (Feb 22, 2008 at 13:25)
HOLY SHIT
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flag thatdownhillkid (Feb 22, 2008 at 13:37)
how did he land?
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flag RPereira (Feb 22, 2008 at 13:41)
Jesus Christ!! I bet THAT was an ugly crash... Hope the rider isn´t to bad...
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flag tanano (Feb 22, 2008 at 13:47)
hO NO!!, CRAZY!!!!!!!!
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flag tuitui (Feb 22, 2008 at 13:52)
pow muito maneira photo
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flag superkat (Feb 22, 2008 at 13:54)
"On his injured horse" Love it!
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flag mistertierney (Feb 22, 2008 at 14:07)
o shit.
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flag kona87 (Feb 22, 2008 at 14:13)
someone is goin down!
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flag bikebreaker (Feb 22, 2008 at 14:58)
I bet his pants are brown!
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flag xsrider (Feb 22, 2008 at 15:16)
he's f*cked upon landing
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flag vova (Feb 22, 2008 at 15:23)
haha POD
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flag drfulton (Feb 22, 2008 at 15:28)
he's skrewed
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flag biker00029 (Feb 22, 2008 at 15:31)
i bet u hes thinkin aww shit!
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flag flawrcrespodh (Feb 22, 2008 at 15:35)
insane!...
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flag dirtbikendillon (Feb 22, 2008 at 15:40)
ouch, great pick
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flag fusoya (Feb 22, 2008 at 15:44)
Nice ! Pimp
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flag bighitrider12 (Feb 22, 2008 at 16:38)
that is SICK! Did he land it?
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flag spsc (Feb 22, 2008 at 17:09)
he landed it, no problem!
but he did not qualify for the finals!
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flag northstarshrimp (Feb 22, 2008 at 19:04)
i want to see what happens when he lands?
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flag mysteryman (Feb 22, 2008 at 19:33)
thats sweet
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flag norcoripper94 (Feb 22, 2008 at 20:04)
ouch!
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flag ddrider (Feb 22, 2008 at 20:36)
SWEET PIC man gotta give probs, i wonder how that ended up, must of hurt
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flag bmxer159 (Feb 22, 2008 at 20:55)
i also want to see what happens when and how he lands
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flag bmxer159 (Feb 22, 2008 at 20:56)
how did that happen?
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flag chindogg68 (Feb 22, 2008 at 21:05)
oooopsie
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flag VAGFORLIFE (Feb 22, 2008 at 23:00)
POD 4 SURE THE BEST PIC!!!AWESOME DUDE YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
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flag vascop2rider (Feb 23, 2008 at 3:26)
Any pictures of how it ended? lol
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flag staa150 (Feb 23, 2008 at 8:02)
SHITTTT DUDE ;S

f*ckING AWESOME ;D
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flag rockyxtrm (Feb 23, 2008 at 14:46)
"On his injured horse"... this one will be a dead one.... Respect !!!!
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flag SavageMountainAnimal (Feb 23, 2008 at 17:10)
Hes going to run into the people lol.
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flag lander15 (Feb 23, 2008 at 23:59)
Hahaha nice pic man.. predddy wicked.. and your back tire is like way the hell off..
duddde xD
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flag idonthaveabike (Feb 24, 2008 at 5:38)
wow sick, and ha check the tire
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flag krool (Feb 24, 2008 at 14:12)
wtf ? ?
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flag swayzeexpress (Feb 24, 2008 at 19:04)
nice
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flag sjhafoster (Feb 24, 2008 at 20:38)
what the f*ck your bike tire is jacked up!!!!1
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flag Brodieboy07 (Feb 26, 2008 at 11:35)
what was the outcome of this landing, hope to see it!
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flag streetangel13 (Mar 4, 2008 at 3:24)
haha))))) crazy
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flag buzzard (Mar 5, 2008 at 21:03)
Uh... his tire... that's never good.
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flag gumey (Mar 10, 2008 at 7:51)
Rad.
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flag alejo1 (Mar 19, 2008 at 13:51)
oh shit, that sucks man, how many bones did you brake?
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flag knoodles (Mar 20, 2008 at 4:18)
zero
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flag dez69 (Mar 26, 2008 at 15:19)
the video of this race is immense
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flag powderoflavancher (Apr 1, 2008 at 9:01)
That's an xtreme POD, I'd like to see the (crash) landing Smile
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flag Karpiu (Apr 2, 2008 at 3:25)
POD
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flag dooberharrison1 (Jun 3, 2008 at 18:46)
holy shit thats epic, did he ride out of it ok,
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flag Fezzari505 (Jul 21, 2008 at 20:38)
poor horse
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flag mudd (Aug 4, 2008 at 10:03)
We need to see the next picture....
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flag vova (Oct 23, 2008 at 13:58)
great pod
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flag Robbuuhhh (Oct 26, 2008 at 3:44)
Ouch!
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flag nicollle (Oct 26, 2008 at 4:54)
Ouch :/
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flag sich0015 (Jan 26, 2009 at 11:23)
hes going to land on those people
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flag maxxis666s (Feb 14, 2009 at 14:05)
tyre!?
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flag Arawn (Feb 16, 2009 at 10:41)
insane, props for him even doin that big of a gap with that tyre like that, it takes a big sack to do that, unless he didnt know?
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flag giantx1 (May 22, 2009 at 3:39)
fukin nutta !!!
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flag MRLONDON (Jun 3, 2009 at 18:05)
those rims hes runnings are probably strong enough to act as tyres lol
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flag Pedroborges (Aug 3, 2009 at 15:41)
POOOOOOOOOOOD
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flag IPwnUrBike (Aug 29, 2009 at 13:55)
Epic POD! XD
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