Damian and Tom Photo at Heart of Darkness in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada

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ofca (Jul 22, 2009 at 12:05)

hmmm , now i wanna try downhill ! Smile

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a-dan (Jul 22, 2009 at 13:47)

BrAAapP

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joram-adams (Jul 26, 2009 at 0:05)

hahaha, but seriously pod. lawl.

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stuartnagel (Aug 24, 2009 at 12:35)

one of the best photos definately POD

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Lenny-Twenny (Sep 5, 2009 at 9:06)

This photo is amazing and deservs POD!!!

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olaffons (Sep 7, 2009 at 16:09)

sick picture,gotta be POD soon.

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gnartail (Sep 13, 2009 at 14:24)

awsome pic. mega drift

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bikebuster (Oct 2, 2009 at 0:01) (Below Threshold) show comment

looks like theres going to be a FATTY crash

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dirtjumper1997 (Oct 2, 2009 at 0:04) (Below Threshold) show comment

AHAHAHA ya man there both GOING DOWN hard. but serus nice pic i doubt its brakeless cause hes slidin pretty good probs a skid

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smith (Oct 2, 2009 at 3:29)

u guys got some learnin' to do

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watchmefly (Oct 2, 2009 at 3:35)

pink bike people are frustrating sometimes huh damian

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Mattmells (Oct 2, 2009 at 4:39)

Such a nice POD!

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chrispaulcx (Oct 2, 2009 at 5:42)

Such a wicked trail... wicked pic too.

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oneednewbike123 (Oct 2, 2009 at 6:25)

POD!!! Great colors and happy im seeing a great dh pod! Props to the rider and the photographer!~!~!~!~!~!~!

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gabbarida (Oct 2, 2009 at 8:15)

cool pod...

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sammo (Oct 2, 2009 at 8:21)

go in brakeless, drop inside foot, push the bike down and out.. no skid required.. this stuff isnt in your textbooks bikebuster...

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cbradshaw (Oct 2, 2009 at 8:38)

Beautiful picture. Love DH PODs

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bikounet (Oct 2, 2009 at 9:26)

BROAP BROAAAAAAAP Big Grin

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trekriderOWS16 (Oct 2, 2009 at 11:54) (Below Threshold) show comment

riding downhill brakeless just seems like a bad idea.......... Anyway fantastic picture and props to the photographer.

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chrispaulcx (Oct 2, 2009 at 12:54)

Brakeless skid means you turn fast enough to break traction in your rear wheel without applying any brake,it does NOT MEAN riding down a DH trail with no breaks on your bike. Come on guys.

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benjamindoucett (Oct 2, 2009 at 13:17)

Haha the guy behind is like "You snaked me!"

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trekriderOWS16 (Oct 2, 2009 at 13:30)

haha my bad

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crudmunch (Oct 2, 2009 at 16:59)

Brakeless skids... More commonly known as drifts!

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bennlikesbikes (Oct 2, 2009 at 20:34)

GRRRRREAT VOD!!!!

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pdturbo (Oct 2, 2009 at 20:45)

Great Photo.... Anyone remember when we called a brake-less skid a 'Power Slide'?

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Mattmells (Oct 3, 2009 at 4:36)

who said hes not using his brakes like?

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chrispaulcx (Oct 3, 2009 at 6:01)

^^^ He must have cut his brake lines just for this shot. Duh. What were we thinking. Most people don't use brakes at whistler anyways.

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mty10 (Oct 3, 2009 at 14:11)

Congrats ERIK!!

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ThirstyBeaver (Oct 5, 2009 at 17:18)

So thats why there is so many braking bumps on that trail.

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Rattsl (Oct 7, 2009 at 10:12)

That is such a sweet pic

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CANADA-RULES82 (Nov 17, 2009 at 19:03)

BUY MY BIKE!!!

http://www.pinkbike.com/buysell/557353/

TORonto onloy

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carlmontnative (Jul 22, 2009 at 13:46)

that is what im talkin bout. whistler baby

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theoxymoron12 (Jul 22, 2009 at 13:48)

the shocker is so bright! thumbs up!

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bbrraappss (Jul 24, 2009 at 3:16)

brakeless skids ? u mean drifts lol

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jocckee (Jul 24, 2009 at 4:13)

This shot is awesome!

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STINKY-MINTY-1 (Jul 24, 2009 at 4:14)

that cove is soo nice

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megastoked (Jul 24, 2009 at 7:58)

looks like fun to me

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ctd07 (Jul 24, 2009 at 9:11)

thats a very podalicious shot!

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SoniV7IH (Jul 25, 2009 at 9:29)

pod epic pic..

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xankas (Jul 25, 2009 at 12:39)

POD

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DamienTD (Jul 25, 2009 at 12:41) (Below Threshold) show comment

no how could it be breakless when they have breaks and ther fingers are on the levers

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watchmefly (Jul 25, 2009 at 23:53)

just because we dont ride death grips doesnt mean our brakes are on.

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spokedwheelfreak (Oct 2, 2009 at 0:51)

true dat

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flymore (Oct 2, 2009 at 5:54)

lol i for one ride with my fingers on the brakes... and i know a lot more peeps who do.. it makes breaking a lot smoother and less jagged as u hav more time to react. all in all that is one sweet POD

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jonbourgoin (Oct 2, 2009 at 7:47)

whats the problem iwith riding with fingers on brakes ??? You cannot be brakeless in downhill !!

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smith (Jul 25, 2009 at 20:38)

cuz we arent pulling them u stupid american

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watchmefly (Jul 25, 2009 at 23:54)

do a one hander damian

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DamienTD (Jul 26, 2009 at 10:28) (Below Threshold) show comment

ok i get it the breaks dont work so hes breakless thats cool. and good picture. looks like fun to ride breakless but that would be scetchey at whistler

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watchmefly (Jul 26, 2009 at 21:42)

huuuuuuuuuuuuuuge fail

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biker12344 (Jul 27, 2009 at 13:09)

oh my god damien Facepalm

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Kman07 (Aug 24, 2009 at 19:40)

HAHAHA! What a smarty pants... They're generally called cutties, You can learn how to do them in the Dirt Magazine Fundamentals video.

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flymore (Oct 2, 2009 at 5:55)

i think he means breakless in the sense the bike has no brakes... hes trying to take the piss out of the fact that brakeless skids are actually called drifts... and failing miserably.

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DamienTD (Oct 2, 2009 at 8:48) (Below Threshold) show comment

ya dudes BRAKELESS

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downhillin4life (Oct 8, 2009 at 17:30)

holy f*ck dude i hope your joking

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watchmefly (Jul 27, 2009 at 3:08)

i just cried of lols

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Team-Mallett-Racing (Jul 27, 2009 at 4:08)

POD POD POD POD POD POD POD POD
there you go tom
i reckon its pod worthy

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diogodavinha (Aug 4, 2009 at 11:25)

POD!

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crazy-canuck (Aug 14, 2009 at 4:42)

I love having a fellow rider your confident enough riding with to keep it that tight.

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watchmefly (Aug 14, 2009 at 20:43)

he isnt tight anymore but he sure is a good fellow

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flymore (Oct 2, 2009 at 5:58)

?! lol.

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b3n-dov3r (Aug 17, 2009 at 17:59)

POD

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bissellracing11 (Aug 24, 2009 at 11:58)

pod this is sweet

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pedrowerneck (Sep 2, 2009 at 14:51)

POD

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bedschannel (Sep 6, 2009 at 14:30)

set as my background now, soo sweet.
Pod

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yannml (Sep 14, 2009 at 10:54)

ohoh, really nice action !

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mtnbikerbro (Sep 27, 2009 at 14:26)

POD

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joshnp1 (Oct 2, 2009 at 0:00)

sick, nice POD

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grizzlybear888 (Oct 2, 2009 at 0:03)

whoa bart!

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blackpegasus (Oct 2, 2009 at 0:05)

POD...........

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Taylor16 (Oct 2, 2009 at 0:15)

ehhhh its okay

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B3NP4RK3R (Oct 2, 2009 at 0:26)

nothing special you must admit.....

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alexisinflames (Oct 2, 2009 at 0:28)

cool pod!

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alexisinflames (Oct 2, 2009 at 0:28) (Below Threshold) show comment

lol

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spokedwheelfreak (Oct 2, 2009 at 0:49)

you gotta admit, that is a pretty freaking awesome photo, who cares is they are or aren't using brakes, it doesn't matter

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senital (Oct 2, 2009 at 0:52)

Sweet pod! Smile

but does anyone else think it looks too.. Orange? even the Cove bike looks a little off colour lol

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Ox-Bikes (Oct 2, 2009 at 6:27)

It's the orange light from the forest fire in the top left... Seriously, WTF is that?

Cool pic.
Did the guy on the Cove dump it? Looks like he's loosing his arse end off the top of the berm...

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stryke (Oct 2, 2009 at 9:40)

the shot has waay too much contrast.. look at the 'white' tld pajamas the guy in the back is wearing, theyre turning blue

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Jwmbike14 (Oct 2, 2009 at 1:42)

this is the best POD i have seen in a very long time. this is a very "moto-like" picture. he looks like he's about to stuff him in the corner!

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bomberek888 (Oct 2, 2009 at 2:11)

POD

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xxxxJMxxxx (Oct 2, 2009 at 2:13)

P.O.D

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NIKIBG (Oct 2, 2009 at 2:53)

WOW..

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erco (Oct 2, 2009 at 2:56)

nice!

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shox2000 (Oct 2, 2009 at 3:04)

pod this is sweet

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puker (Oct 2, 2009 at 3:15)

looks like last run of the day last one down buys the beers Smile

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specializedalltheway (Oct 2, 2009 at 3:22)

awesome i was only there like two weeks ago nice way to show how to shred it.

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sammo (Oct 2, 2009 at 4:08)

oddly enough thats the bike ive been trying to buy.... reply?

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smith (Oct 2, 2009 at 4:30)

lol it can be yours buddy!!!!!

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sammo (Oct 2, 2009 at 6:52)

then answer your in box and snag some photos! aha

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Alex-Mtl (Oct 2, 2009 at 4:50)

Insane POD, nice shot.

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tomstreader (Oct 2, 2009 at 4:54)

how sad are you , you proped your self up .. lmao :L

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methdog (Oct 2, 2009 at 5:04)

PB AUTO PROPS NOW

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tomstreader (Oct 2, 2009 at 6:32)

bet your lieing

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Alex-Mtl (Oct 2, 2009 at 21:26)

And I bet you're an idiot, so there, all good.

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tomstreader (Oct 3, 2009 at 14:04)

i bet your a battyole , so there , all good.

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Alex-Mtl (Oct 3, 2009 at 21:35)

Lol, kinda sad how you value yourself by trying to insult other people...on the internet lol. Don't get whats up with all you young blokes getting all pumped up, you guys really need to get laid lol.

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wuffy27 (Oct 2, 2009 at 5:25)

SICK BERM. What track is that?

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alexandreq87 (Oct 2, 2009 at 5:26)

tokyo drift

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fredydh (Oct 2, 2009 at 6:20)

best place in WORLD!

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Stp4life (Oct 2, 2009 at 6:43)

At first I thought the guy behind him was pushing or something.

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gbhfghinn (Oct 2, 2009 at 7:02)

best vod for a while, awsome shot

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Whoinventeduphill (Oct 2, 2009 at 7:03)

that turn is so epicly fun

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KruZZ (Oct 2, 2009 at 7:03)

badass!

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lucas-peq (Oct 2, 2009 at 7:13)

go go go!!! haha

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Brett-Bikes-101 (Oct 2, 2009 at 7:13)

nice pic. sick ass cove

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pgripper (Oct 2, 2009 at 7:23)

PG represent!!

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leprechaun11 (Oct 2, 2009 at 7:29)

pretty tight

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slopestyle123 (Oct 2, 2009 at 7:30)

sick bikes!!! SICK PIC

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simchyfreerider (Oct 2, 2009 at 8:11)

cove shocker!!!

pod !!!

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coonslayer (Oct 2, 2009 at 8:24)

This photo is okay, except for the raging homosexual on the orange bike..

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smith (Oct 2, 2009 at 10:30)

oh u!!

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ggrubb (Oct 2, 2009 at 8:40)

Brake-less or not. Why is this POD?

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DamienTD (Oct 2, 2009 at 8:46)

cus ther skidding with no brakes at all. hahaha

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ggrubb (Oct 2, 2009 at 9:21)

Oh. uhhh.... ok

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snoochnooch (Oct 2, 2009 at 8:43)

VOD

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jumble (Oct 2, 2009 at 8:46)

nice!

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CristiDC (Oct 2, 2009 at 8:46)

POD

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marekdirt (Oct 2, 2009 at 8:53)

NICE

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PickieDH (Oct 2, 2009 at 8:58)

sick pic. best pod i've seen in ages.

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GnarlyX (Oct 2, 2009 at 9:27)

Cool pyjamas

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JD95 (Oct 2, 2009 at 9:36)

sweet boxxers in the COVE. that looks like a fun version of downhill

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Mazekwon (Oct 2, 2009 at 9:39)

I ride brakeless to work, and single track but DH is nuts!

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mel22b (Oct 2, 2009 at 9:42)

Looks like fun but am I the only one that thinks the pic was taken with a camera phone?

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ggrubb (Oct 2, 2009 at 10:47)

hahaha.... yes.
If it was a phone picture, I'd say it was the best phone picture I've seen today.

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nunes (Oct 2, 2009 at 9:46)

It's PODDD! I like your boxxer man Razz

(cove)

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Muttley (Oct 2, 2009 at 10:23)

Oh jesus, its barely in focus, its horrendously noisey, and is completely overcontrasted, its 2 people drifting a corner, and DEFINATELY isnt worth POD.

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smith (Oct 2, 2009 at 10:29)

dood u could not have sounded gayer right there lol

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willsoffe (Oct 2, 2009 at 10:31)

Sick! Love it :-)

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pictureman1 (Oct 2, 2009 at 10:31)

drifty

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tuumbaq (Oct 2, 2009 at 11:10)

completely out of focus, underexposed by a mile great action, failed opportunity for a great photo...who ever picks the POD doenst have a lot of knowledge when comes to photography IMO...This is MY all time favorite berm to smash in the park...

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ventura (Oct 2, 2009 at 11:11)

*.* i love this pic! :O
POD

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ShaneTheBest (Oct 2, 2009 at 11:39)

Cool action

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PINKY-PIG (Oct 2, 2009 at 12:16)

AMAZING POD

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SAM-RIDES-BICYCLES (Oct 2, 2009 at 13:03)

P.O.D

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madskilz12 (Oct 2, 2009 at 13:09)

nice bike

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dusty-bones (Oct 2, 2009 at 13:16)

damontd your a retard

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chesterchris (Oct 2, 2009 at 13:52)

im nt dh guy but this pic is cool

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mitch133 (Oct 2, 2009 at 14:00)

more boring racer shots like i said racing is exiting when in video not pictures and this really isnt a big deal at least from my point of veiw racing isnt to photogenic

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p2-biker (Oct 2, 2009 at 14:56)

defintley pod props to rider

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joegamlin2 (Oct 2, 2009 at 15:35)

yoooooooo !!!!!!

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specializedryder (Oct 2, 2009 at 16:02)

they both have there feet down..... pussies

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Flopper69 (Oct 2, 2009 at 16:13)

MIIIIIINT one of the est pods yet i think (:

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Flopper69 (Oct 2, 2009 at 16:13)

best*

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Churchill19 (Oct 2, 2009 at 16:19)

Man,thats awesome!

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surfer79 (Oct 2, 2009 at 16:40)

people give neg. props for the most stupidest shit. now heres another! sick pic. btw. now neg. away!

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yoserman (Oct 2, 2009 at 16:49)

Color enhanced in PS...

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advorak (Oct 2, 2009 at 16:49)

Brakeless downhill would take balls the size of the moon.

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benbiker (Oct 2, 2009 at 18:01)

noice

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avegoldenbc (Oct 2, 2009 at 18:41)

brakeless dh stupedist thing ive heard in a while..thats a sweet trail but when you go big on the jump before you cant help but slide that corner. be better with a berm. nice jumps before and after that corner though.

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roots231 (Oct 2, 2009 at 18:48)

deserves photo of year

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Konanemia (Oct 2, 2009 at 20:11)

wowwww great pod!!!!!!!!!!!!
hey!!, that is Brian Miller ??

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Nsix (Oct 2, 2009 at 20:45)

who are these dudes

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mitchdh1029 (Oct 2, 2009 at 20:50)

shweet

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mattus-au (Oct 2, 2009 at 21:33)

Braaaaaap!!

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garfield1992 (Oct 2, 2009 at 22:30)

Awesome POD! Cove rocks!!!)

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Rockurshoxoff95 (Oct 3, 2009 at 4:37)

WOW awsome picture

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watchmefly (Oct 3, 2009 at 6:36)

Thanks to all the people that didnt write retarded comments! and to answer some questions, the trail is up the top of heart of darkness and the bike in front is for sale.

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MetalMiLitia (Oct 3, 2009 at 11:00)

sweet pic, sketchy turn, dang. Whoever really thinks those bikes dont actually have brakes ride huffys on the greenway. Narliest turns= no brakes(still skiddin though)

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freerider-00 (Oct 13, 2009 at 7:35)

downhilling breakless, well, only if you are f*cking awesome.. break twice my both wrists trying it! lol AWESOME PIC, AWESOME RIDERS AND AWESOME PHOTOGRAPHER

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roterblitz (Oct 20, 2009 at 12:26)

RACING POD!!!!

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czhnP2 (Oct 22, 2009 at 16:46)

nice

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aaddii (Nov 15, 2009 at 11:34)

I mean really aawesome, grats!

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