Kyle Young & Kevin Menard Photo at Dirt Merchant in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada

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rmx1 (Jul 22, 2009 at 17:12)

nicce shot

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downhillslayer (Jul 25, 2009 at 0:01)

That jump always kicks you weird...

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ryanmackay9 (Jul 25, 2009 at 0:02)

So boss riding there on monday Smile

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spicykai (Jul 25, 2009 at 0:03) (Below Threshold) show comment

sick gnar

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breadandmayo (Jul 25, 2009 at 0:04)

the setting is perfect!

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brett878 (Jul 25, 2009 at 0:05)

nice river gap

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ride-your-bike (Jul 25, 2009 at 0:09)

that gap is so smooth, way t' go

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spicykai (Jul 25, 2009 at 0:19) (Below Threshold) show comment

wait how can two people go off the same jump at a time that must be photo shopped vod these days are pathetic!!

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livewakesnow (Jul 25, 2009 at 0:22)

you cant be f*cking serious spicykai

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parkerrider (Jul 25, 2009 at 0:27)

Like your's?

Sick photo. I wish i had the guts to hit that...
Frown

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bikeronbowen (Jul 25, 2009 at 0:28)

spicykai you are a douchebag who probably has no friends

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spicykai (Jul 25, 2009 at 0:29) (Below Threshold) show comment

hey man thats not very nice i dont like it when people are mean to me!

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diamond14 (Jul 25, 2009 at 0:34)

mmm whistler

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krausehouse (Jul 25, 2009 at 0:40)

im pretty sure hes actually not. sick picture!

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ryanshim (Jul 25, 2009 at 0:41)

Don't respond to the troll.

Nice shot...wish we had those kinds of booters here Razz

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shredtheshore (Jul 25, 2009 at 0:41)

Love that jump! sick shot to!

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stuartnagel (Jul 25, 2009 at 1:00)

that jump is sooooo fun i 3 whistler!

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rlaws (Jul 25, 2009 at 1:30)

Bike Tag!!!

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tomgonnaride (Jul 25, 2009 at 1:44)

Why is everybody saying VOD to POD?
Maybe there nolifers that wanna see how much they get neg probt
I don't know where they get the idea...

Nice gap Big Grin

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gabbarida (Jul 25, 2009 at 2:11)

wow!!! beautyful!!!!!!!!!!!! damn thats nice

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santacruz-syndicate (Jul 25, 2009 at 4:15)

i think its a cool pic but pod, i just dont know, there are much sicker and better quality pics out there in my opinion

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jake95 (Jul 25, 2009 at 5:09)

I partially agree, but people don't have to say it on every POD or VOD, it gets reallyy repetitive.. very nice pic!! POD

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nickf (Jul 25, 2009 at 6:32) (Below Threshold) show comment

the santacruz syndicate doesn't like the picture. awwww sheeeeit

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TyreBurningBiker (Jul 25, 2009 at 7:09)

seems fun to hit!

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benjiscott82 (Jul 25, 2009 at 8:27)

lovely

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oneednewbike123 (Jul 25, 2009 at 9:03)

POD!! Great rail, great angle and great colors... Props totue rider and the photorapher!

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mackdaddy55 (Jul 25, 2009 at 9:37)

downhillslayer I totally agree. The ramp seems too short. Anyway sweet pic, the timing would be hard becaus the first guy takes off way before the guy hitting the wooden booter.

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nnorrcoo (Jul 25, 2009 at 10:42)

finnaly i whistler POD, tup

very good shot and jump

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CanadaDiscGolf (Jul 25, 2009 at 10:49)

Mackdaddy, the ramp is not too short, learn how to ride a bike and it will be fine. I nose dived a bit the first time I hit it, then figured out to keep your weight back.

and the timing is probably less than a second apart

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mackdaddy55 (Jul 25, 2009 at 10:57)

oh well sorry then. The point I was trying to make was that the ramp felt funky when you hit it, it does feel like you nose dive it, and that's what usually happens if the ramp is too short.Yes the timing wouldn't be too far apart, but you don't get much air on the small booter so getting them both in the air takes some decent camera skill.

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steezy5 (Jul 25, 2009 at 11:46)

sooo sick

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wesley-fraser (Jul 25, 2009 at 12:23)

This gap is probably the best part of Dirt Merchant!

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revyrules (Jul 25, 2009 at 12:31)

this or the step up hip into the big step up

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mtnbker395 (Jul 25, 2009 at 14:56)

this is why I wish I lived in Canada Smile

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jimmyrecard (Jul 25, 2009 at 15:41) (Below Threshold) show comment

the photo of me and my buddy training a 45 foot gap is better than this bullshit pod

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bradwalton (Jul 25, 2009 at 15:46)

for the haters out there, we shot alot of photos that day that are better, but this one probably got POD because it's the two owners of a bike company both in the air off the same jump at the same time. The guys were training insanely close on this gap! How many other bike company owners do you see out there on the trails? Check out username transitionbikecompany for more photos.

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jimmyrecard (Jul 25, 2009 at 15:55) (Below Threshold) show comment

Who you are shouldnt decide whether or not its POD. Who cares if they were even say 2 random 50yr old guys. Its just not a "WOW!" photo

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santacruz-syndicate (Jul 27, 2009 at 20:17)

ok, here you go,http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/3722098/

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DirtRebel (Jul 29, 2009 at 7:44)

what a beautiful shot I love it Smile

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zactrac (Aug 3, 2009 at 14:49)

oh man how i would like to ride there!... great shot

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downhilld (Jul 22, 2009 at 23:17)

thats very cool

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marzocchi3921 (Jul 23, 2009 at 14:47)

dude this is sicckkkkkk

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konarider92 (Jul 25, 2009 at 0:01)

oo sick shot! this is an awesome jump!

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dornian (Jul 25, 2009 at 0:01)

sick shot guys.. nice gapper

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foreplayfirst (Jul 25, 2009 at 0:04)

rippin.

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juggalo123 (Jul 25, 2009 at 0:05)

dope photo well deserved pod

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mexicodwnhlr (Jul 25, 2009 at 0:05)

Ohh yesss, Dirty Merchant, I was there this week. Love Whistler!!!

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smoranc (Jul 25, 2009 at 21:41)

y??? A quien le importa??? jajajaja... no ya en serio carnal, que envidia de la buena!!! Este año quiero volver a ir a Whistler. Saludos Bro. Te mando solicitud de "friend". Wink

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edd-stevens (Jul 25, 2009 at 0:06)

sweet

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enjoytheride1 (Jul 25, 2009 at 0:07)

shred the gnar

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bmxzach (Jul 25, 2009 at 0:13)

this is actually a DH shot that i like. good contrast for sure, fun looking jump.

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jeremy-sawatzky (Jul 25, 2009 at 0:14)

hey this is pretty sweet, this was shot on mon, i was there on mon and i made a movie from footage i took on mon and this gap is part of the movie, check it out on my page. Super fun gap nice photo!

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bradownie (Jul 25, 2009 at 19:55)

Wait, which day? lol, cool vid though.

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jeremy-sawatzky (Jul 25, 2009 at 21:32)

mon of this week i was there....oh wait that was sarcasim.... HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

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szilard (Jul 25, 2009 at 0:42)

nice jump man

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Budlee (Jul 25, 2009 at 0:47)

Definitely Dirt merchant creek gap!

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flipside (Jul 25, 2009 at 0:51)

blured. ive seen better Pictures

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ransom150 (Jul 25, 2009 at 1:03)

thats sick dirt merchant creek gap ive hit that so fun

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SteezYesPlz (Jul 25, 2009 at 1:05)

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lewy182 (Jul 25, 2009 at 1:31)

nice pic but not very pod worthy in my opinion.

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Owis (Jul 25, 2009 at 1:35)

nice place , and great riding Wink

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CuBeRiDeRdAnNy (Jul 25, 2009 at 1:37)

yep same to me, i dont think this one has to be POD !

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kimgaita (Jul 25, 2009 at 2:17)

bad quality Frown

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jawnor (Jul 25, 2009 at 2:29)

i get bucked every time i hit that but it's soooooo ssiiiiccckkkkkk

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yetiboyjay (Jul 25, 2009 at 3:02)

not the best pod i have seen. Very average.

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spoonyman (Jul 25, 2009 at 4:26)

Nice sequence shot!!

(I know it's not a sequence lol)

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Havis (Jul 25, 2009 at 6:18)

fine!

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hugo11 (Jul 25, 2009 at 6:21)

f*cking nice setup! good job guy!

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o-cup-racer-423-1992-woody (Jul 25, 2009 at 6:41)

nice pic good angle

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smallboyy (Jul 25, 2009 at 6:46)

that looks so sweet!!!

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viniciusgushiken (Jul 25, 2009 at 7:14)

realy nice shot but pod?

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bikerguy123 (Jul 25, 2009 at 7:24)

good timing and nice colours

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bighit1212 (Jul 25, 2009 at 7:33)

sick.

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friends (Jul 25, 2009 at 8:03)

Nice foto, good timing, nice gap and good angle Big Grin

..but not very POD in my opinion..
But... YEAH!!! Big Grin

Continue

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CuBeRiDeRdAnNy (Jul 25, 2009 at 8:11)

http://cuberiderdanny.pinkbike.com/album/not-me/
there are better pics for POD Smile

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hockeyplayer09 (Jul 25, 2009 at 8:34)

not bad

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wookiefreeride (Jul 25, 2009 at 9:07)

re-sick-u-lous

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stp1-joseph (Jul 25, 2009 at 9:34)

really good pod

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decamun (Jul 25, 2009 at 9:59)

Whoa....

It didn't look that far when I did it.

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rat-fink (Jul 25, 2009 at 11:07)

it's not.

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bullitxl (Jul 25, 2009 at 10:00)

Man, photos like that make me want to go back to Whistler sooo bad. I was just starting to get past the shakes from the addiction when this photo got me hooked again!

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evan99biker (Jul 25, 2009 at 10:37)

awesome jump i hit that trail 2 days ago

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rat-fink (Jul 25, 2009 at 11:05)

crap photo crap jump def. not POD, a million better places in whistler to take a photo of a maybe 10ft gap,how bout some actual gnar in the park, there isn't even a creek there it's a trickle of water. sorry.

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JonC (Jul 25, 2009 at 13:27)

That jump is 20ft easy.

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rat-fink (Jul 25, 2009 at 18:03)

just a jump on dirt merchant and yes EASY 20ft to accomplish,my 2 year old nephew could hit it with his trike theres nothing special about it at all, CRAP

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specillizedbros (Jul 25, 2009 at 11:09)

dont really think this is really sapost to be pod crap photo

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norcosavage (Jul 25, 2009 at 14:00)

f*g^^^^^^.....and awsome shot good timing

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norcosavage (Jul 25, 2009 at 14:32)

ok so it might ..im say might be photo shoped but..still two riders can hit a jump like that..at the same time

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Cmontjumper (Jul 25, 2009 at 14:20)

nice photo! damn, it looks huge from this angle

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bear93 (Jul 25, 2009 at 14:29)

cool.......but not pod!!

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jumper14 (Jul 25, 2009 at 14:44)

nice

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stirling-preston (Jul 25, 2009 at 14:55)

wow im in love with that jump i would hit it all day

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DamienTD (Jul 25, 2009 at 15:41)

i hear alot of people get bucked on that jump

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KALEBTHEGREAT (Jul 25, 2009 at 16:04)

that jump is so fun but it kicks u kinda wierd

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go-4-it (Jul 25, 2009 at 16:42)

Great Photo! unfortunate the riders aren't in better contrast, but still very good.

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ryder95 (Jul 25, 2009 at 16:46)

ya i dont have the guts to hit that

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SODES (Jul 25, 2009 at 18:52)

My ballz just dropped and i jizzed on my computer... damn

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NortheaStman (Jul 25, 2009 at 19:04)

ohh whistler

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jaydog232 (Jul 25, 2009 at 19:22)

the stream makes it perfect!

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hockeystar96 (Jul 25, 2009 at 20:50)

just hit that 2 days ago its sick

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i-anac (Jul 25, 2009 at 21:17)

my brother hit that today it was really sick we got footage of it he is proboly going to upload it

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SHARK555 (Jul 25, 2009 at 21:34)

that gap is built up perfectly, love hitting it, and just love whistler overall, wick shot bros!

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smoranc (Jul 25, 2009 at 21:42)

Such nice pic. Big Grin

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bissellracing11 (Jul 25, 2009 at 21:54)

this picture makes that jump look big

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jerzman69 (Jul 25, 2009 at 22:22)

This is a great pod. It is fun to see stuff we all hit regularly getting styled out. Makes me feel stoked to ride.

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freeriderkid (Jul 25, 2009 at 22:36)

thats dope man i rule Smile

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NorthwestShredSesh (Jul 25, 2009 at 23:39)

jealous. . .

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Daniel951 (Jul 25, 2009 at 23:58)

nice shot i like how they tilt the opposite ways lol

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genericmk (Jul 27, 2009 at 9:44)

That gap looks much bigger in the photo than in person.

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evanconerstowe (Jul 29, 2009 at 9:55)

sick gap. whistler is the ultimate ride!

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Ksc089 (Aug 3, 2009 at 15:37)

Amazing!!!

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bike-head (Aug 5, 2009 at 22:46)

thats my hometown!!!

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boonieTX (Aug 6, 2009 at 1:07)

smal kicker..
POD

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Quinntus67 (Aug 18, 2009 at 15:20)

FUN FUN FUN!

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