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bsb2001ca
(Feb 3, 2006 at 20:39)
Hey, Josh is like my all time hero! do you think you could get me the larger pic ture.. or rescan it? thats awesome!
bender is realy a god. hes realy one of are great legends.but wade is to cuz he started hucking and goign big with more flow,and how come john doesnt get respect for evrything he did,just like to let evryone know in ned1 sure bender was starting the whole huckign scene and pushing the limtis,but john was doing so many crazy tricks for back then.tricks we still see alot now. he plays a huge roll in what we see today and why kona has such a rad team. i think there all bike legends and all have huge rolls in todays evolution.
bender is sick, no way i would consider anything over 30ft probably ever and he trys jah drop over and over, and even though hes not in downhill domination did anyone else notice how the best guy to use (t-bag) looks just like him? haha, bender is dedicated
Josh bender has never rocked he is just a pillock that jumps a pile of shit off cliffs and then hurtts himself.
ppl who dont like bender never seem to find reasoning, they always state its just cause hes all balls no skills|? yet i dont understand, if that was the case everyone could send 30-40 drops to sand landings clean, their is great skill involved i personaly think, and lots of motivation to do what he does, not only that be he sends more then just drops, he was featured in a mag doing a backflip over some super sandy hip on a 50+ lbs banshee scream... this guy is a good sender and has huge motivation. and motivated the sport to the level it is today.
probs bender.
probs bender.
exactly! If he had no skills he probably wouldn't be here today, and its not exactly common to see heavy DH rigs being backflipped 
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josh bender is the f*cking shit haha, grew up riding alone, learned everything himself, you heard the man, ride cause you love to, not for money. -live to ride, ride to live-
if you think bender is shit than prove that you are better you netherland ass. do 60 ft gaps, do 50ft drops, do everythig that he did. i think you couldnt do 25 ft drop even 6 ft drop, so leave bender alone, if there was no bender, than there was no sending.
He gets a lot of shit for crashing a lot, but let's face it, the man is a true legend, he was doing it before people like paul bas were even in nappies!
I don't care what the haters say. Bender is, like Simmons, Schley and Tippie a godfather of Freeride. No one would be riding like they are today if it wasn't for these MEN. Mad respect to you, uncle Bendy. You are a hero!
"Lifes to short not to go big, ya gotta go big" words of wisdom from the man the myth the legend josh bender
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I have to disagree with everyone whos commented on this photo. the only thing bender has ever done for mountain biking is make us seem like a bunch of kamikaze idiots who dont give a shit about our bodies or our health. especially in movies when his crashes are glorified and you see him fall more often then land anything. the sport would have gotten where it is today just fine without him, thanks to real legends like simmons, shandro, etc. bender's style of hucking is barely even seen anymore, whereas shandro and simmon's north shore riding and style is still relevant today.
OK Bender is a legend...but this isn't good for the kids (6-12 years)
scbiker10 (October 9, 2007 at 13:00) (Below Threshold) show comment
u are my IDOL! im 10 right now...im starting to do drops i wanna be likeu someday!
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I mean hello you can't do crazy drops your whole life...Bender got luck sometimes but what if this kid goes right now to a drop and kills himself?
scbiker10 (October 9, 2007 at 13:00) (Below Threshold) show comment
u are my IDOL! im 10 right now...im starting to do drops i wanna be likeu someday!
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I mean hello you can't do crazy drops your whole life...Bender got luck sometimes but what if this kid goes right now to a drop and kills himself?
"jergo" i need to DISAGREE, Bender ROCKS!! and is manyyy peoples idol! and will bee a legend in the bike evolution!! and what is with kids doing drops??? they make a personal choice! and i dont know any that died from doing drops...there fore are the helmets and bodyarmours and protections! if bender didnt died from 60ft drop...noone will,cuz NONE will do again that 60ft drop...BENDER IS THE BESTE FREERIDER!!
it got his name out there and got him exposure, just caues he hucks huge and that's what you see doens't mean he can't ride. Berrecloth gives him props he's gotta be good.
good to know that u are like 14 ,now dig this...big drops are a part of ur freeriding history,back in the days when u were sucking nippels, anyone did them & Bender remains the pioneer of hugh hucks & thats why hes a legend!!!so simpel
show some effin respect man, he did jaw drop, always throws down, and does it because he loves it, not cause of money and medals. his balls are bigger than your brain, i am sure of it
Now thats whats its all about. Its good to see that there are some in this sport that ride just because they love it. Mega props to Bender and what he has done for our sport.
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