Nico Casarramona Photo at It's a bridge! in Los Angeles, California, United States

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yellow-invasion (Aug 22, 2009 at 2:36)

what is this nonsense? am i seeing things? all i gotta say is.. ack.. *cough.. POD

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Hackel (Aug 22, 2009 at 3:09)

for sure!
great berm an kickass-flat-drop in the end!

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who8mycrayon (Aug 22, 2009 at 10:57)

insane in the membrane Eek

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devinciduck (Aug 23, 2009 at 11:03)

insane got no brain

RobbyBriers (Aug 23, 2009 at 11:59)

I've looked at many pictures today and this one gets my vote for POD!

rattbones (Aug 23, 2009 at 12:01)

Hey thanks man!

bamfbmx (Aug 23, 2009 at 12:11)

got my vote for POD, sick photo, props to the rider and photographer

mad-mk66 (Aug 23, 2009 at 13:44)

kinda serious matter..

martin-kennedy (Aug 23, 2009 at 13:51)

No helmet, no POD Frown

Sick riding man Salute

wish4dirt (Aug 23, 2009 at 13:52)

POD anyday. props to the rider for riding it with a rigid

GoAnDRiDe (Aug 29, 2009 at 18:41)

duude thats sick ...POD

coltybear15 (Aug 31, 2009 at 21:26)

insanium in the crainium dawg!

martin-gunn (Sep 6, 2009 at 12:35)

definatly pod, thats just crazy

brett27 (Sep 8, 2009 at 11:20)

Thats freakin awesome

dirtbag669 (Sep 19, 2009 at 9:20)

That has POD written all over it!!!!

StevePrice (Sep 25, 2009 at 11:12)

im annoyed that the guy doesnt have a helmet on because this should be POD! i can imagine his wrists suffered because looks like he didnt come down tail heavy to soften the landing!

TyreBurningBiker (Oct 1, 2009 at 7:15)

POD!

just me or wasnt this on a previous VOD?

rattbones (Oct 24, 2009 at 13:03)

Just you.

TyreBurningBiker (Oct 24, 2009 at 13:04)

it was at least in a VOD worthy video...

rattbones (Oct 24, 2009 at 13:06)

Yes it was. This one.

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dannnny (Aug 22, 2009 at 2:57)

Immense!

freecoasterfreek (Aug 29, 2009 at 11:56)

Very Nice

edgardj (Sep 14, 2009 at 20:41)

sick!! there is a very similar spot at the end of this video http://www.pinkbike.com/video/4694/ but the trick in the video is even crazyer!!!

rattbones (Sep 14, 2009 at 20:56)

Finally!

Some one realizes that it's NOT the same bridge!

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DAMZ (Aug 22, 2009 at 3:07)

sick!

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crowe (Aug 22, 2009 at 3:11)

this is such a sick pic!!! sooo pod worthy!

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tinnacleprojan (Aug 22, 2009 at 3:29)

AWSOME

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Downhill-Christy (Aug 22, 2009 at 4:30)

Spin-Cycle

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surfer79 (Aug 22, 2009 at 8:18)

pod in my book. sick! was it a dmr crank that broke?

rattbones (Aug 22, 2009 at 12:28)

No, Nico is still waiting for his Cult cranks to come in. The ones he broke were a new set of Odyssey.

scotch (Sep 13, 2009 at 12:35)

what type of odyssey cranks?? couldnt be the twombolts...?

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RomoStills23 (Aug 22, 2009 at 9:41)

no doubt POD someday

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goeddygo (Aug 22, 2009 at 9:58)

Thats gotta be POD

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titebuttsdrivemenuts (Aug 22, 2009 at 10:33)

are you kidding me???? thats INSANE!!!!POD

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torqforq (Aug 22, 2009 at 10:59)

nice one! almost looks like those stairs were made for this... the only thing missing is a nice landing!

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heysey (Aug 22, 2009 at 11:46)

you dmr USA guys are street gods...awesome

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mackboxxer (Aug 22, 2009 at 13:04)

thats soo fcuking creative ahah ...NICE!!!

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Construct66 (Aug 22, 2009 at 13:44)

POD worthy.

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lewismurray1995 (Aug 22, 2009 at 14:22)

this has to get pod !!

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mackboxxer (Aug 22, 2009 at 17:26)

PODDDD

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ikertel (Aug 22, 2009 at 19:58)

POD !!!!!!! finally landed clean
I want to see video if there is some

rattbones (Aug 22, 2009 at 20:24)

There is, and it will be up in another week or two.

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suicidedownhiller (Aug 22, 2009 at 23:20)

I'd have to wear a helmet for that...Ha. Mad props though

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Identiti-bikes (Aug 23, 2009 at 11:01)

awsome man, might get pod i hope

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seraph (Aug 23, 2009 at 11:03)

Unfortunately it won't get POD because the rider is not wearing a helmet. However, it is quite POD-worthy.

rattbones (Aug 23, 2009 at 11:16)

LOL, there have been plenty of POD's without safety gear on.
It really doesn't matter if it does or not though.
I think it's a pretty epic shot, and is already turning up on websites everywhere!

rattbones (Aug 23, 2009 at 11:23)

Ok, never mind. I can't find a single POD without a helmet.
I was wrong.

seraph (Aug 23, 2009 at 11:24)

Heh, no worries. Common sense would say that they should pick PODs based on riding skill and composition of shot, not level of safety.

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richardpj (Aug 23, 2009 at 12:05)

awesome, original riding, great spot and great photo!

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dh-kevin-dh (Aug 23, 2009 at 13:24)

ive seen a vid of a BMXer hit this, and ive actually seen it in person, SOOOO sick, wish i had the balls to hit it....

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urban125 (Aug 23, 2009 at 20:19)

so ill
pod in my mind

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Ginger-Ninja (Aug 24, 2009 at 2:08)

thats so sick, its gotta be POD.

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downhillerloz (Aug 24, 2009 at 9:50)

first thought hmmm sick second thought umm POD Smile

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toddxuk (Aug 24, 2009 at 9:50)

POD

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hardtaildh08 (Aug 25, 2009 at 14:27)

pod

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devinciduck (Aug 29, 2009 at 20:51)

would be more intense if he droped onto that second ledge and aired outa that half pipe!

rattbones (Aug 29, 2009 at 20:53)

Haha, everyone says that, but it's only a few feet wide, and you have to go lightning fast to hit this. I don't think it's possible.

devinciduck (Aug 29, 2009 at 21:56)

just a thought

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diogodavinha (Aug 30, 2009 at 9:19)

woo man,amazing...POD!!!!easy easy...i love it!

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joemtbftw (Sep 5, 2009 at 15:06)

the other one looks better tbh but this is still POD worthy!

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hondamotox (Sep 13, 2009 at 12:04)

That would be hard on the wrists.

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curtis60m2 (Sep 14, 2009 at 20:35)

dude i pass by that all the time...right of of CPH right....didnt even think of that as a sick and nasty wall ride....might have to try it out, i just think id have to do it with a lid though =/

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blinkerx (Sep 25, 2009 at 11:16)

POD

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shanecollins (Sep 25, 2009 at 20:01)

that setup looks sick

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mtbamateur (Sep 30, 2009 at 18:10)

This is magic!

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emeriska (Oct 3, 2009 at 11:31)

P O D

cam1001 (Oct 4, 2009 at 13:38)

well no shit lol

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cyberhawk (Oct 6, 2009 at 23:10)

they build it....we use it... but this almost looks too good to be true.. Big Grin

awesome spot ..awesome action sequence tup

POD !

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killyourtv (Oct 21, 2009 at 16:16)

POD

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AC-92 (Oct 28, 2009 at 10:06)

how has this not been pod?

rattbones (Oct 28, 2009 at 14:12)

No helmet I'm guessing.

AC-92 (Oct 29, 2009 at 9:50)

its too sick for a helmet

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LePepe (Oct 28, 2009 at 19:00)

where are the broken cranks???

rattbones (Oct 28, 2009 at 21:58)

Garbage most likely, or still at his house somewhere. Why?

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Mi7aKa (Nov 10, 2009 at 13:31)

NiCEeEEee

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manofsteel (Nov 14, 2009 at 12:57)

thats so sick

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rastarogers (Nov 17, 2009 at 4:30)

nice man. you could spend all day there trying new tricks

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mitch133 (3 hours ago)

its been done before many times long ago with smaller wheels and forks that dont absorb any force

rattbones (2 hours ago)

I guess you really have to go there and look at it to fully understand how big this is and why only a small handfull of bmx riders have ever done it, and why only one MTB rider ever has.

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mitch133 (1 hours ago)

ive been there before its in santa monica right off pch on the beach i know i just dont think its that impressive on a mtb like most street idk like i guess its just a big drop to start with because its not really a wall its slanted i with that being said its a mtb riding street?

rattbones (50 mins ago)

The wall is slightly slanted back, but that's the only thing that makes this possible. You know how big the parking lot next to this is then. In order to get around it you have to hit this wall at full speed from the very corner tip of that parking lot. It's one thing to do a curved wall, but barreling at FULL speed toward a wall that has nothing underneath it, then knowing you are going to drop 14 feet to flat concrete isn't for the average (or some times above average) rider to. It's burly bro.

And yes, he is on a DMR Transition MTB with a rigid fork.
I've done a thousand curved walls. I wouldn't do this one.

Also, if it weren't for the slant on the wall, it couldn't be done. If you watch the video you can see how slow he's going just before he hops off. If it were perfectly vertical.....DEATH!

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Date: 2009-08-22
Trail: It's a bridge!
Riders: Nico Casarramona
Description: This is most likely the most insane curved wall ride on the planet. The area where you drop off of this thing hovers around 15 to 17 feet. To flat concrete. Seconds after this photo was taken, the landing broke a brand new set of crank arms. This is just bad ass!
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