Kyle and I training on the wood booter creek gap on dirt merchant
This photo was POD on 2009-07-25 See more great PODs

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flag rmx1 (Jul 22, 2009 at 17:12)
nicce shot
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flag downhillslayer (Jul 25, 2009 at 0:01)
That jump always kicks you weird...
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flag ryanmackay9 (Jul 25, 2009 at 0:02)
So boss riding there on monday Smile
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flag spicykai (Jul 25, 2009 at 0:03) (Below Threshold) show comment
sick gnar
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flag breadandmayo (Jul 25, 2009 at 0:04)
the setting is perfect!
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flag brett878 (Jul 25, 2009 at 0:05)
nice river gap
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flag ride-your-bike (Jul 25, 2009 at 0:09)
that gap is so smooth, way t' go
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flag 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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flag livewakesnow (Jul 25, 2009 at 0:22)
you cant be f*cking serious spicykai
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flag 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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flag bikeronbowen (Jul 25, 2009 at 0:28)
spicykai you are a douchebag who probably has no friends
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flag 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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flag diamond14 (Jul 25, 2009 at 0:34)
mmm whistler
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flag krausehouse (Jul 25, 2009 at 0:40)
im pretty sure hes actually not. sick picture!
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flag 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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flag shredtheshore (Jul 25, 2009 at 0:41)
Love that jump! sick shot to!
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flag stuartnagel (Jul 25, 2009 at 1:00)
that jump is sooooo fun i 3 whistler!
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flag rlaws (Jul 25, 2009 at 1:30)
Bike Tag!!!
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flag 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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flag gabbarida (Jul 25, 2009 at 2:11)
wow!!! beautyful!!!!!!!!!!!! damn thats nice
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flag 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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flag 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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flag 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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flag TyreBurningBiker (Jul 25, 2009 at 7:09)
seems fun to hit!
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flag benjiscott82 (Jul 25, 2009 at 8:27)
lovely
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flag 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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flag 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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flag nnorrcoo (Jul 25, 2009 at 10:42)
finnaly i whistler POD, tup very good shot and jump
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flag 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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flag 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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flag steezy5 (Jul 25, 2009 at 11:46)
sooo sick
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flag wesley-fraser (Jul 25, 2009 at 12:23)
This gap is probably the best part of Dirt Merchant!
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flag revyrules (Jul 25, 2009 at 12:31)
this or the step up hip into the big step up
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flag mtnbker395 (Jul 25, 2009 at 14:56)
this is why I wish I lived in Canada Smile
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flag 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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flag 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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flag 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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flag santacruz-syndicate (Jul 27, 2009 at 20:17)
ok, here you go,http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/3722098/
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flag DirtRebel (Jul 29, 2009 at 7:44)
what a beautiful shot I love it Smile
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flag zactrac (Aug 3, 2009 at 14:49)
oh man how i would like to ride there!... great shot
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flag downhilld (Jul 22, 2009 at 23:17)
thats very cool
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flag marzocchi3921 (Jul 23, 2009 at 14:47)
dude this is sicckkkkkk
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flag konarider92 (Jul 25, 2009 at 0:01)
oo sick shot! this is an awesome jump!
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flag dornian (Jul 25, 2009 at 0:01)
sick shot guys.. nice gapper
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flag foreplayfirst (Jul 25, 2009 at 0:04)
rippin.
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flag juggalo123 (Jul 25, 2009 at 0:05)
dope photo well deserved pod
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flag mexicodwnhlr (Jul 25, 2009 at 0:05)
Ohh yesss, Dirty Merchant, I was there this week. Love Whistler!!!
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flag 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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flag edd-stevens (Jul 25, 2009 at 0:06)
sweet
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flag enjoytheride1 (Jul 25, 2009 at 0:07)
shred the gnar
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flag 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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flag 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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flag bradownie (Jul 25, 2009 at 19:55)
Wait, which day? lol, cool vid though.
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flag 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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flag szilard (Jul 25, 2009 at 0:42)
nice jump man
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flag Budlee (Jul 25, 2009 at 0:47)
Definitely Dirt merchant creek gap!
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flag flipside (Jul 25, 2009 at 0:51)
blured. ive seen better Pictures
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flag ransom150 (Jul 25, 2009 at 1:03)
thats sick dirt merchant creek gap ive hit that so fun
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flag SteezYesPlz (Jul 25, 2009 at 1:05)
3
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flag lewy182 (Jul 25, 2009 at 1:31)
nice pic but not very pod worthy in my opinion.
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flag Owis (Jul 25, 2009 at 1:35)
nice place , and great riding Wink
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flag CuBeRiDeRdAnNy (Jul 25, 2009 at 1:37)
yep same to me, i dont think this one has to be POD !
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flag kimgaita (Jul 25, 2009 at 2:17)
bad quality Frown
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flag jawnor (Jul 25, 2009 at 2:29)
i get bucked every time i hit that but it's soooooo ssiiiiccckkkkkk
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flag yetiboyjay (Jul 25, 2009 at 3:02)
not the best pod i have seen. Very average.
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flag spoonyman (Jul 25, 2009 at 4:26)
Nice sequence shot!!

(I know it's not a sequence lol)
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flag Havis (Jul 25, 2009 at 6:18)
fine!
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flag hugo11 (Jul 25, 2009 at 6:21)
f*cking nice setup! good job guy!
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flag o-cup-racer-423-1992-woody (Jul 25, 2009 at 6:41)
nice pic good angle
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flag smallboyy (Jul 25, 2009 at 6:46)
that looks so sweet!!!
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flag viniciusgushiken (Jul 25, 2009 at 7:14)
realy nice shot but pod?
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flag bikerguy123 (Jul 25, 2009 at 7:24)
good timing and nice colours
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flag bighit1212 (Jul 25, 2009 at 7:33)
sick.
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flag 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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flag 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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flag hockeyplayer09 (Jul 25, 2009 at 8:34)
not bad
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flag wookiefreeride (Jul 25, 2009 at 9:07)
re-sick-u-lous
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flag stp1-joseph (Jul 25, 2009 at 9:34)
really good pod
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flag decamun (Jul 25, 2009 at 9:59)
Whoa....

It didn't look that far when I did it.
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flag rat-fink (Jul 25, 2009 at 11:07)
it's not.
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flag 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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flag evan99biker (Jul 25, 2009 at 10:37)
awesome jump i hit that trail 2 days ago
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flag 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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flag JonC (Jul 25, 2009 at 13:27)
That jump is 20ft easy.
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flag 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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flag specillizedbros (Jul 25, 2009 at 11:09)
dont really think this is really sapost to be pod crap photo
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flag norcosavage (Jul 25, 2009 at 14:00)
f*g^^^^^^.....and awsome shot good timing
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flag 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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flag Cmontjumper (Jul 25, 2009 at 14:20)
nice photo! damn, it looks huge from this angle
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flag bear93 (Jul 25, 2009 at 14:29)
cool.......but not pod!!
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flag jumper14 (Jul 25, 2009 at 14:44)
nice
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flag 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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flag DamienTD (Jul 25, 2009 at 15:41)
i hear alot of people get bucked on that jump
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flag KALEBTHEGREAT (Jul 25, 2009 at 16:04)
that jump is so fun but it kicks u kinda wierd
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flag 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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flag ryder95 (Jul 25, 2009 at 16:46)
ya i dont have the guts to hit that
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flag SODES (Jul 25, 2009 at 18:52)
My ballz just dropped and i jizzed on my computer... damn
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flag NortheaStman (Jul 25, 2009 at 19:04)
ohh whistler
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flag jaydog232 (Jul 25, 2009 at 19:22)
the stream makes it perfect!
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flag hockeystar96 (Jul 25, 2009 at 20:50)
just hit that 2 days ago its sick
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flag 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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flag 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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flag smoranc (Jul 25, 2009 at 21:42)
Such nice pic. Big Grin
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flag bissellracing11 (Jul 25, 2009 at 21:54)
this picture makes that jump look big
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flag 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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flag freeriderkid (Jul 25, 2009 at 22:36)
thats dope man i rule Smile
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flag NorthwestShredSesh (Jul 25, 2009 at 23:39)
jealous. . .
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flag Daniel951 (Jul 25, 2009 at 23:58)
nice shot i like how they tilt the opposite ways lol
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flag genericmk (Jul 27, 2009 at 9:44)
That gap looks much bigger in the photo than in person.
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flag evanconerstowe (Jul 29, 2009 at 9:55)
sick gap. whistler is the ultimate ride!
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flag Ksc089 (Aug 3, 2009 at 15:37)
Amazing!!!
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flag bike-head (Aug 5, 2009 at 22:46)
thats my hometown!!!
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flag boonieTX (Aug 6, 2009 at 1:07)
smal kicker..
POD
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flag Quinntus67 (Aug 18, 2009 at 15:20)
FUN FUN FUN!
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flag nikoniko (Dec 25, 2009 at 6:08)
yes I too say so, fun fun fun!
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Date: 2009-07-22
Trail: Dirt Merchant
Riders: Kyle Young & Kevin Menard
Description: Kyle and I training on the wood booter creek gap on dirt merchant
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