Photograph: Maximilian von Götz (me)

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flag wrona92 (Aug 1, 2008 at 5:01)
aha i love this one
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flag tetopluz (Aug 1, 2008 at 7:41)
word
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flag squamishturtle (Aug 1, 2008 at 11:37)
how do you make these things?
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flag dranoel (Aug 1, 2008 at 12:02)
photobucket!
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flag chomers (Aug 1, 2008 at 17:31)
Funny, but I think it would be better if your replaced downhill with mountain biking.
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flag recklessness (Aug 8, 2008 at 7:02) (Below Threshold) show comment
Not all MTB requires balls. For example: XC riding.
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flag excelride (Aug 9, 2008 at 22:52)
i have seen alot of these saying the same thing. but there all sooo true
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flag totalbikerdude (Aug 17, 2008 at 20:11)
but dont those dudes ricde for like miles and milea and miles at a time over rough terrain, i mean mayby it dont toaly take a whole lot of balls cause your not huckin 30 foot gaps byut i know i couldnt keep up wuith one of those dude
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flag honkus (Aug 21, 2008 at 1:10)
I don't think he means to discredit endurance, and regardless of a rider's skill level, they still have to have the intestinal fortitude to huck something that is likely to kill them if they f*ck up.
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flag watchmefly (Oct 2, 2008 at 17:52)
some of the xc courses that riders face in the world cup series is insane. we had a world cup here a while ago and the xc was almost as gnar as the downhill
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flag tomer4eva (Oct 26, 2008 at 10:17)
LOL!!! that is lovely Wink
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flag Freerideguy14 (Nov 29, 2008 at 10:44) (Below Threshold) show comment
To whom ever made this picture, Im sure any football player in the nfl would just dominate you. Sure biking is a good sport but why make fun of other sports you didn't try to excel in? or is that because you arn't good enough for any other sports so you sit on the computer and make fun of them?
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flag Cosmossss (Nov 29, 2008 at 12:44)
do you actually mountainbike "Freerideguy14" all ive seen you say on this site is sticking up for roadies and football players!
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flag Freerideguy14 (Nov 29, 2008 at 16:59) (Below Threshold) show comment
Uhmm lets see, I stuck up for roadies maybe twice and football players this one time. They were for right reasons also, not just stupid reasons. Oh just for you, I mountain bike.
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flag cranxwork (Feb 16, 2009 at 0:50)
I'm pretty sure that Rachel Atherton proves you dont actually need any balls at all!!!
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flag recklessness (Feb 23, 2009 at 12:26)
^^ Touché. Salute
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flag crowe (Feb 23, 2009 at 12:37)
recklessness got alot of neg. props, but he is sooo right. xc takes endourance and some skill, but it don't take balls!! if balls were required for xc, that would mean it was dangerous. if it WERE dangerous, they would wear something other than that spandex shit!!!
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flag xt-shreder (Feb 28, 2009 at 15:12)
um thats not dh? thats fr
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flag dhharry (Mar 15, 2009 at 13:10)
could be part of a dh trak?? but yeah thatss sooo true
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flag woodygebhardt (Mar 20, 2009 at 19:54)
lance armstrong only needs half a ball. if that joke is too soon or completely wtf then just grey me out i will understand, lol
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flag crowe (Mar 22, 2009 at 16:55)
lance armstrong is a road racer!! you don't need ANY balls to do that.
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flag woodygebhardt (Mar 22, 2009 at 18:21)
thats the joke, lol
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flag woodygebhardt (Mar 22, 2009 at 20:23)
also you have to look out for cars, lol jk
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flag banshee-ripper (Jun 13, 2009 at 10:01)
RolleyesFor the XC dissers, it may not be like hucking 30 footers, but it sure takes balls to ride just inches away from a 200 foot cliff, or the ride through a rock garden with tiny little 1.95" tires, or to go down a steep hill, with such a low fork and bars/high seat, and decide: A, apply brakes and risk over the bars, or B, no brakes, and risk losing cotroll??? Not to mention, hitting a moderate sized jump/drop, with the seat at full height!

XC takes more balls than you think!
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flag Cosmossss (Jun 13, 2009 at 12:49)
But unfortunately those balls are lost as soon as you do a drop with your seat at full height
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flag maciekfr92 (Jun 13, 2009 at 13:37)
http://tnij.org/pinkbike_video
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flag PNWFreeride (Jul 5, 2009 at 15:00)
crowe it dosnt say mtb it says Downhill how did XC racing even get in this?
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flag crowe (Jul 5, 2009 at 18:39)
i was responding to a comment from recklessness.
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flag recklessness (Jul 5, 2009 at 19:32)
I made a comment??? *scrolls up*. Hmmmm, it seems I did ...11 months ago. LOL @ -94 Props!!
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flag majeau (Sep 14, 2009 at 4:59)
I proped you reck.Salute
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flag b4js (Aug 1, 2008 at 5:04)
love that! (L)
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flag triptex (Aug 1, 2008 at 5:40)
awesome
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flag chrris (Aug 1, 2008 at 13:52)
props manBig Grin
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flag h4rdc0r (Aug 1, 2008 at 13:58)
yeaaah nice
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flag kinged (Aug 1, 2008 at 14:02) (Below Threshold) show comment
It's been done like a bazillion times. By the way I made that number up.
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flag trickn0l0gy (Aug 3, 2008 at 5:44)
your awesomeness is hitting me like a wet trout in the face. way to go, genius.
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flag matthew13sanderson (Apr 27, 2009 at 15:09)
LMFAOO!!
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flag kinged (Apr 27, 2009 at 18:15)
You find a wet trout joke funny enough to laugh your f*cking ass off?

Man pinkbike is full of prop whores and 15 year olds with full suspension bikes who ride off curbs or have decked out sub 25 DJ bikes who air 3 feet and are scared to whip their back end out because they suck at riding.
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flag kinged (Apr 27, 2009 at 18:16)
PS "trickn0l0gy" when you hail, do you raise your left or right arm?
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flag trickn0l0gy (Apr 28, 2009 at 0:23)
duh, very witty remark. you're just as lame as all the other imbeciles that mix the shoah with jokes and think they are funny. get a life and get an education.
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flag matthew13sanderson (Apr 28, 2009 at 4:55)
funny he says all that and i never met him in my life.
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flag matthew13sanderson (Apr 28, 2009 at 12:45)
also funny how he is basically directing it to me when the only thing that he says that is correct is about my age.

i give props when they are deserved
i have a hardtail not a full suspension
its a KHS not a suburban
and i prefer 10 foot drops but will take a 3 footer if its availible
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flag kinged (Apr 28, 2009 at 13:36)
"Sub" doesn't mean suburban lmao. See every 15 year old is as trendy as you think, only cool bikes are the bikes EVERYONE else has, no thought about specs it's just what colour it is and the wheel size.

Sub means below or less than 25 pounds. Don't whine about something you can't even understand.

And Trickn0logy, yes, yes it was witty and you probably laughed a little. So chill out and hammerzeit.
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flag matthew13sanderson (Apr 28, 2009 at 14:37)
alright sorry of my error and im not whining and if i sound like it then my bad

also my bike isnt a "sub" its actually a bit to heavy but good enough for me. yes i care about specs and before i buy a part i usually go on MTBR and look it up. thats how i bought my juicy 5. and for colors yes i do stick to a certain color scheme. thats because i dont want my bike to look like some gay pride bike with all of these colors. and im not to sure what wheel size has anything to do with it but i prefer to have 26"
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flag JamesOliver (Aug 1, 2008 at 15:15)
The funny thing is that its not actually downhill, thats the slopestyle course in chatel i think.
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flag trickn0l0gy (Aug 3, 2008 at 5:42)
who cares? I took that photo in chatel while GOING DOWN A HILL. I don't care if some kids with suspension BMXes create a new word called slopestyle. it is still downhill.
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flag variiis (Aug 7, 2008 at 23:15)
HAHa most hilarious shit i have ever heard but yh you are right . ! Big Grin
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flag ktmrider360 (Aug 1, 2008 at 17:59)
And the bottom should say because most other sports only require one ball
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flag cdavis (Aug 4, 2008 at 22:05)
should read Freeride
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flag tom-tom (Aug 5, 2008 at 20:16)
hell ya!!!!!
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flag mudd (Aug 6, 2008 at 17:49)
Yes, it should read "Freeride"!
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flag norcorulz (Aug 11, 2008 at 0:12)
yeah, this is not really dh, more freeride, still, good pic
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flag IoNuTz (Aug 8, 2008 at 6:58)
=)))))
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flag kuba466108 (Aug 8, 2008 at 21:51) (Below Threshold) show comment
golf dosen't require any balls :S
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flag dirtjumpur (Aug 9, 2008 at 7:30)
what about the golf ball? haha you e-twat!
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flag crowe (Feb 26, 2009 at 13:37)
e-twat!!! i love it!
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flag sampenney (Aug 17, 2008 at 7:39)
haha
awsomme
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flag DAMZ (Aug 17, 2008 at 7:46)
how true!
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flag Chilton321 (Aug 17, 2008 at 16:50)
true dat sista
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flag bikerdude1212 (Aug 17, 2008 at 20:08)
ahah that ttight
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flag welsh-man (Aug 21, 2008 at 1:02)
i have 3.
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flag TheJoker92 (Aug 22, 2008 at 6:25)
so true hahaha
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flag stuff88 (Aug 22, 2008 at 18:46)
jews pwn
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flag xtazy55 (Aug 28, 2008 at 9:43)
my favorite photo on pinkbike Big Grin
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flag hendu (Sep 6, 2008 at 21:23)
i got "mtb because golf and football onl require one ball" on my ipod
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flag pebbles (Sep 15, 2008 at 13:50)
THIS IS FREERIDE !!!
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flag andres629 (Apr 25, 2009 at 9:12)
THIS. IS. SPARTAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
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flag p2fever (Sep 20, 2008 at 21:22)
awesome pic! completly agree.
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flag mitchymaca (Oct 4, 2008 at 6:51) (Below Threshold) show comment
im sick and f*cking tyred of seeing this on ball two ball shit

get over it

we all know bicycling (lol) is better than all else except dodgeball...but comparing bike to golf is a waaaaayyy low
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flag philipstonier (Oct 11, 2008 at 13:26)
hahaha, so good
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flag tomer4eva (Nov 11, 2008 at 13:07)
yup
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flag STARWARS (Jun 11, 2009 at 23:20)
Always tup
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flag rolopan (Nov 29, 2008 at 10:40)
so f*cking true
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flag jakal44444 (Dec 8, 2008 at 19:04)
haha i get it lol
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flag evan99biker (Dec 16, 2008 at 19:53)
haha thats amazing! whoever thought of this is a genius! Big Grin
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flag jinx (Jan 27, 2009 at 14:09)
Hahaha, word!
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flag woody-dh (Feb 11, 2009 at 23:43)
hahahahaha thats hilarious cause its true
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flag NORTY (Feb 12, 2009 at 1:43)
what about dodgeball that requires several balls
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flag jmgu3 (Feb 15, 2009 at 7:03)
lol thats SICK!
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flag vineet (Feb 28, 2009 at 9:22)
DH Rules.
Cricket sux..
Cricket is for f*gs
All Cricketers must die. or should be killed.
All cricket pitches must be converted into MTB park.
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flag trickn0l0gy (Mar 2, 2009 at 2:41)
Stop flaming please. I do not tolerate abusive language.
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flag Ovechkin8 (Mar 1, 2009 at 11:00)
so trueBig GrinBig Grin
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flag northshore749 (Mar 13, 2009 at 15:43)
this made my day POD 100%
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flag kona3196 (Mar 20, 2009 at 14:54)
it could also say, "Downhill
You're doing it right"
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flag zakmtb999 (Mar 20, 2009 at 19:57)
thats is exserlent
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flag dmrgtn (Apr 4, 2009 at 12:16)
so nice photoSmile i love it.
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flag mattrox (Apr 10, 2009 at 18:37)
thats sick
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flag Arawn (Jun 21, 2009 at 1:33)
hahaha!! the best one i seen!
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flag dirtjumpcammy (Jun 27, 2009 at 14:23)
lol
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flag snakehill009 (Jul 23, 2009 at 0:46)
too many edits like this, its stupid now
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flag one25forlife (Oct 17, 2009 at 0:11)
football needs three balls
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flag xcbbb (Oct 19, 2009 at 16:52)
Ahah, but i wouldnt say that, try being a full back or running back running threw a whole. I think that requires like 10 balls made out of solid steel LOL.
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France Chatel, France

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Date: 2008-08-01
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Riders: Esteban Deronzier
Description: Photograph: Maximilian von Götz (me)
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