Bender Photo at Jah Drop in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada

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TomiDC (Jul 5, 2009 at 5:31)

really good photo... POD!

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grabs (Jul 5, 2009 at 6:08)

can't agree more dude. Much people says he sucks and have no skills just a retard hucking a biggest drops. The fact is that those people are retards. If you guys are super skilled and have a magic style, go and try to huck that shit without a crash. Bender is a legend, one of the godfathers of the sport we all love the most. POD no f*ckin' doubt. KEEP IT EVIL JOSH!

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BassBoyDevin (Jul 5, 2009 at 8:46)

amazing photo and the quote is also really good. somebody better call the doctor because this photo is 100% SICK!

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beneathmiskin1 (Jul 5, 2009 at 11:32)

except this drop wasn't success...

sick photo though man

and i agree totally... people think this guys sucks, but in fact he has more skill than most downhillers... i mean it takes skill to ride down a rocky hill at 40 mph but it takes balls AND skill to ride of a 55ft cliff..just saying

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fireballrider (Jul 5, 2009 at 12:25)

this was in mbuk a few years ago i have it on my bedroom wall on the other side its got him hucking down a red colour cliff and a quote is about him breaking hhis nose if i remember rightly

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konad (Jul 5, 2009 at 12:31)

it takes lots of balls and skill to do what sam hill does too,you would shit yer pants going that fast down a narrow trail steep as f*ck and jagged rocks everywhere.but oviosuly bender was skilled i mean i dont know how it started he had no skill,hes landed tons of drops most riders wouldnt consider,he crashed on this one,but no one else will do it and if they did they would probably not get hurt they would die! so bender was a test dummy for us and he always was and still is skilled and no one will match his cappability.

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Freerideguy14 (Jul 5, 2009 at 12:40)

Very well said, not to mention he did flip is like..massive Karpeil. Not even on a conventional dirtjump he did it on more of kicker type jump in the middle of a desert. He also has landed many drops and was a huge progression for our sport.

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MTBriderr (Jul 5, 2009 at 13:42)

Best photo of the Jah drop i have seen. Props to josh bender. Sik

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roachsa (Jul 6, 2009 at 0:21)

I was chucking away all my old MBUKs and thought this deserved a scan and a post.

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ru-the-ginger (Jul 7, 2009 at 11:26)

i think the no skill thing started because in NWD 3 (i think) he has his own section, when it came to drops there was no one else but bender who would do it, but when he did DH he was very crap, also in NWD 3 when he tries to style off a drop he crashes. i have respect for him because my balls are about the size of peas compared to his gigantuous space hopper sized balls.

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steezy5 (Jul 7, 2009 at 19:14)

THIS needs to be POD

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HIRIG-MONSTER (Jul 12, 2009 at 14:53)

new one from Bender! loong time no huge huck POD, so this needs to be!!! werry nice! Bender does it all!

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clay123 (Jul 17, 2009 at 14:05)

chucking away all ur old mbuks? i has about 35 atm

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ru-the-ginger (Jul 17, 2009 at 14:44)

lol, i just stopped buyin them cos i realised how crap they were!! lol

their photos are shite, only reason most people buy them is to get the wee freebee lol

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clay123 (Jul 18, 2009 at 12:02)

true but im subscribed and my parents are paying for lol. i still like reading them tbh

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steezy5 (Jul 26, 2009 at 16:25)

SOO sick, POD

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skyline2k6 (Aug 4, 2009 at 5:35)

I agree with him having skill, it wasn't his Karpiel he flipped, it was his Banshee... But they're still very heavy bikes and if you haven't seen it you should try and find it

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suicidedownhiller (Sep 1, 2009 at 15:42)

It's time for a bender POD.

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fr3erid3r (Oct 11, 2009 at 4:52)

i think it takes balls to develop skills, cause how else are you gonna learn with out falling? and a 55ft drop to fall doesn't mean your gonna walk away that easily

have some respect, you dont hear anyone else trying stuff like this.

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Szlav (Nov 9, 2009 at 22:13)

oh god is the super monster bottomed?

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HIRIG-MONSTER (Nov 10, 2009 at 8:19)

u cant bottom a supermonster, there are setups on that that you just cant....

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clay123 (Nov 10, 2009 at 10:46)

there is a vid somewhere that someone did

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HIRIG-MONSTER (Nov 10, 2009 at 12:44)

yeh, u can if u set it up wrong...

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flymore (Nov 10, 2009 at 15:10)

Huge

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Kaju (Jul 5, 2009 at 5:35)

It's gonna be POD for sure, great

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macgyver (Jul 5, 2009 at 6:02)

Legend! POD!

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rockyflowtbay (Jul 5, 2009 at 8:04)

ive seen the vid and these pics, and there still amazing, on old school bikes too

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diogodavinha (Jul 5, 2009 at 8:06)

woo..I had never seen this angle before,sick! the legend
POD!!! easy!!!

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joenug123 (Jul 5, 2009 at 8:07)

He is a hero! And for all the people who slag him off he is amazing! would sam hill try that.. would cam mcaul... no they wouldnt. neg prop me! I dont care He is amazing!

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nickperryman711 (Jul 5, 2009 at 8:37) (Below Threshold) show comment

i would give you neg props but i agree with you so i wont lol

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kyman09 (Jul 12, 2009 at 18:34)

I would give you posative props, but your a retard so I won't

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WAKIdesigns (Sep 1, 2009 at 2:30) (Below Threshold) show comment

would Sam hill try that.. would cam mcaul...? While asking this rethorical question with obvious answer, have U considered asking youself a non rethorical question: why wouldn't they do that? please do.

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rockyripper (Sep 2, 2009 at 21:11) (Below Threshold) show comment

also, would you see bender shredding downhill like Sam Hill or flip whiping like Cam Mccaul? No you wouldnt see that either

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daaneel (Oct 11, 2009 at 16:27)

id say they are equal...benders got balls sam hill has got skill

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WAKIdesigns (Oct 12, 2009 at 12:27)

yea I agree, it's like with actors: Megan Fox and Robert De Niro: one has a great body and the second one can act very well - good comparison I guess!

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roachsa (Oct 19, 2009 at 2:57)

Yeah - Robbie is a dreamboat!

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matttuck (Nov 2, 2009 at 17:54)

megan fox was considered a good actor...jk

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WAKIdesigns (Nov 3, 2009 at 2:00)

ya, by Play-Onan magazine

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plegmus (Jul 5, 2009 at 8:42)

i think this guy is legend

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joenug123 (Jul 5, 2009 at 8:46)

nickperryman711 High 5 Smile

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kyman09 (Jul 12, 2009 at 18:34)

lmao

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beaver1 (Jul 14, 2009 at 13:14)

that made me lol

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mountainmiker0827 (Jul 5, 2009 at 12:05)

I thought he hit this with an inverted Risse fork? Looks newer. Maybe I'm wrong. Still, one of the most amazing things I've seen done on a bike. Go Bender!

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bunkey (Jul 12, 2009 at 14:53)

Monster T

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ingram138 (Jul 17, 2009 at 4:12)

Super Monster T actually Wink

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bunkey (Jul 17, 2009 at 6:40)

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cranxwork (Jul 5, 2009 at 13:41)

Obviously missed out the frame where he bins it into the dirt then. What a legend.

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EricTheBeast1 (Jul 5, 2009 at 18:49)

pod

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dm-orange (Jul 7, 2009 at 6:47)

how come the other pic of him doing it is used more. this is so much better.

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rossspecialized (Jul 9, 2009 at 12:51)

it looks like he landed it
sick rider

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kjr123 (Jul 10, 2009 at 16:13)

i guess so

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bighooters (Jul 15, 2009 at 10:42)

woild you quit posting the jaw drop photos cause they are so old its about time someone did it and actually landed it

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dRE86 (Jul 21, 2009 at 8:42)

huge respect, he is a legend no doubt

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shore-freerider (Jul 30, 2009 at 11:40)

Huge drop. should be POD for sure

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juakinasoDH (Jul 30, 2009 at 13:26)

wow! how big is it!?

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roachsa (Aug 8, 2009 at 6:22)

I think it's 55ft. Safe to say huge, though...

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flonkston (Aug 15, 2009 at 12:13)

thats the only thing safe about it haha

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Rideslots (Aug 1, 2009 at 10:27)

Pure POD!!

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Mike-MTB (Aug 5, 2009 at 22:02)

That is deep.

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tyler690 (Aug 8, 2009 at 12:51)

POD POD POD POD POD POD

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nick296 (Aug 11, 2009 at 11:08)

Lets just go HUCK ourselfs off cliffs

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louiscypher (Aug 17, 2009 at 0:02)

he is pure adrealine seeker, grave danger fun maker,he is josh Bender himself hehe

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johnysss (Aug 21, 2009 at 10:06)

pod!!

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freeridefrnze (Aug 22, 2009 at 12:08)

except for the fact that he didnt succeed

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rockyripper (Sep 2, 2009 at 21:12)

yeah success was in his mind, but it didnt happen

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ZANE6 (Aug 31, 2009 at 10:45)

and in the end he eats shit

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giantfaith4567 (Sep 2, 2009 at 10:59)

bender ought to build a new bike that can take that hit and come back and stomp that shit prove to everyone that he still hucks bigger than anyone

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Mavarick (Sep 4, 2009 at 8:46)

pod

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freeriderbanshee (Sep 8, 2009 at 15:15)

like it or not,POD or not, it deserves the respect of anyone that rides a bike...much respect.
stay cool and Go big or go home...

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leprechaun11 (Sep 9, 2009 at 7:33)

massive. definite POD!

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brandonf (Sep 9, 2009 at 18:58) (Below Threshold) show comment

that drops pussy

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MTB-RIDER123 (Sep 23, 2009 at 19:57)

HUGE Pod for sure.

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xxburton4lifexx (Sep 23, 2009 at 19:57)

to bad he didnt land that.... ever.

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rolopan (Sep 27, 2009 at 0:05)

if this doesnt get pod ill suicide Razz

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WAKIdesigns (Sep 30, 2009 at 7:08)

R U alive?

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ibike99 (Nov 16, 2009 at 16:57)

yeeah

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jonlakephoto (Oct 4, 2009 at 9:54)

best thing about Josh Bender is that he refers to him self in the third person, so rad haha

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hazardousDH (Oct 11, 2009 at 9:16)

its a beast photo but there really no point. he like snapped his bike and every bone in his body.

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popp (Oct 22, 2009 at 13:35)

if that landing was build up a bit he would ace this drop still crazy as f*ck

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Piotrek441 (Nov 3, 2009 at 12:20)

Huge drop xD

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epavichthesavage (Nov 4, 2009 at 11:21)

huge drop indeed

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slopestyle123 (Nov 7, 2009 at 7:47)

POD

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derekt (Nov 8, 2009 at 9:54)

hmm, looks like he landed it in this pic

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roachsa (Nov 8, 2009 at 13:14)

Looks can be deceiving...

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derekt (Nov 8, 2009 at 20:44)

welll i know he didnt.. but the way they have the sequence it looks like hes gunna be fine.

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Sir-Dirty-BIker (Nov 8, 2009 at 9:56)

i wish i were this good

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spskark7 (Nov 10, 2009 at 13:30)

POD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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iluvmyidentiti (Nov 15, 2009 at 11:36)

how big?

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ibike99 (Nov 16, 2009 at 16:58)

55 feet

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