Neil Donoghue Photo at not sure in Bat Country, United Kingdom

Bottomed..!!!

And might I and that this is not my pic I just had to share it!

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skawt-1 (Feb 14, 2009 at 14:18)

and now your posting pics of me...

DRAGAN (Feb 16, 2009 at 10:47)

Awsome Pic Dude Big Grin

LOOK the Front Tire :O

( I think that track is in Camberra !!! )

giantrider03 (Feb 16, 2009 at 12:37)

caNberra lol. perfect timing dude Smile

rbehm (Feb 16, 2009 at 12:50)

Poor 40's!!!!
there beast forks!!! i wouldn't be worried lol
good timing!!!

patan970 (Feb 21, 2009 at 18:17)

just when i tought that i will never see a v10 bottomed lol

rbehm (Feb 21, 2009 at 20:29)

the fork bottomed only i believe. the rear coil looks fine, gettin close though

HIRIG-MONSTER (Feb 22, 2009 at 10:30)

its easyer to bottom the rear end...

rbehm (Feb 22, 2009 at 13:16)

I know that. The front tire hit a rock which the forks needed to soak up more. which caused the fork to bottom out. not the "rear end", the rear shock.

HIRIG-MONSTER (Feb 22, 2009 at 13:26)

yeh, thats sure! but i say like on normal ground its harder to bottom a fork..now on the rock, different matter...

rbehm (Feb 22, 2009 at 14:51)

haha, just buggin ya. ya true true.

freeride-4-me (Apr 28, 2009 at 10:23)

is that a flat on the tyre?

skawt-1 (Apr 28, 2009 at 10:27)

gadmack (Apr 28, 2009 at 14:17)

It's only flat at the bottom.

theminsta (Nov 13, 2009 at 3:40)

Syncros are good rims, it'll hold!

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Jonny235 (Feb 14, 2009 at 14:19)

thats awsome, pod!!! Smile

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Nazarr (Feb 14, 2009 at 14:19)

Yeah boyy

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gabe925 (Feb 14, 2009 at 14:20)

P.O.D!!

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bikrboij (Feb 14, 2009 at 14:43)

snakebite almost dang

gadmack (Feb 22, 2009 at 13:51)

He runs tubeless..

rbehm (Feb 22, 2009 at 15:40)

how much do tubeless tires cost? how do they work?

lewdawg (May 14, 2009 at 12:20)

more than a normal tire, and they work by not having a tube in them and sealing against the rim, usually with sealant for best results, hence the name 'tubeless'

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aleksandar-mkd (Feb 14, 2009 at 14:50)

Team Bikeradar rules! Big Grin

gadmack (Feb 14, 2009 at 14:52)

Not anymore..

melonhead1145 (Feb 16, 2009 at 14:40)

true. Donoghue has gone to 4 Mountains/Zumbi and Marc Beaumont has gone to GT

meridamorgan (May 15, 2009 at 12:43)

will longden has went to Lapierre

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northumberlandrider (Feb 14, 2009 at 15:19)

sick photo, probably with out knowing and keeping it well with in the limits of your bike you probably do some thing like this every ride but only if your riding propper downhill and your bikes tuned to the max

gadmack (Feb 14, 2009 at 15:23)

Too right.

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lescart (Feb 14, 2009 at 15:20)

git on!

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Dan-Smith (Feb 14, 2009 at 16:10)

omg ... is that bottomed ... ohh i think it is ... showing on a DH run you ARE ABLE to bottom the bikes haha even the pros have to do it

gadmack (Feb 14, 2009 at 16:19)

Steve Peat has always said that if you are not bottoming out at least once on a DH run, then your bike is not set up properly. And this is something he's maintained since the riding Kona hardtails back in the day, through those ghastly short travel Sintesi/Saracen's to GT's various designs, onto Orange and now his 10inch travel Santa Cruz. All very different designs with various suspension manufacturers. Can't argue with that.

Dan-Smith (Feb 14, 2009 at 16:21)

too true mate .. well said with another amazing paragraph Razz

gadmack (Feb 14, 2009 at 16:22)

ha ha !

northumberlandrider (Mar 31, 2009 at 14:03)

basicly there no perfect set up at the end of the day and you better having 1 or 2 bottom out in a race run and being bucked and thrown all over the place, still if this sort of thing is happening to you all the way down and if your session say a drop you bike may need tuning

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Urbanaveia (Feb 14, 2009 at 16:46)

nicee!

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whiteboy250 (Feb 14, 2009 at 16:51)

sweet look at his front tire

drfulton (Oct 20, 2009 at 14:14)

askin for some snake bites

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gromhit (Feb 16, 2009 at 10:16)

pod!!

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FrankC (Feb 16, 2009 at 10:26)

POD

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dangerdave (Feb 16, 2009 at 16:49)

and he sold to a lad i know...

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scottsrule (Feb 16, 2009 at 20:31)

nice pic man

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gavincarroll (Feb 18, 2009 at 16:59)

haha my bike

gadmack (Feb 18, 2009 at 17:09)

Will you be doing this to it? I hope so!

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cymohndee (Feb 20, 2009 at 6:43)

aint that when the don crashed on 3focus?

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dillonchamberlain (Feb 22, 2009 at 18:22)

wow, those hope brakes are powerful!

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racerboy5x (Feb 23, 2009 at 22:15)

look at the front tire. crazy

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wa-demo-7-rider (Mar 11, 2009 at 22:17)

weird cause the rear shock doesn't even look like its under that much stress.

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leviEmp (Mar 27, 2009 at 11:33)

i think it should get pod Smile

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ilikeicecream (Mar 27, 2009 at 11:34)

woah look at the tire compression,i wonder whats the air pressure

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DhGav (May 23, 2009 at 13:00)

LOOK AT THEM 40'S:O

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edd-stevens (Jun 11, 2009 at 14:10)

its hard to tell when a v10 bottomes out from a pic! bring on the argument for me!

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buddhabiker (Jun 18, 2009 at 13:22)

no flex, no worries

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tristan1486 (Oct 17, 2009 at 15:10)

sick pic, but does anyone know what kind of lenses those are?

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magyB (Nov 7, 2009 at 1:03)

are the forx even meant to do that??

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Date: 2009-02-14
Trail: not sure
Riders: Neil Donoghue
Description: Bottomed..!!! And might I and that this is not my pic I just had to share it!
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