Joe Barnes at Fort William in Fort William, Scotland - photo by Niicckk

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Gl0ry (Jan 16, 2010 at 13:58)

Very very cool shot m8. Excellent perspective!

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rabocse (Jan 16, 2010 at 15:29)

thats perfect, pod for sure

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nz-brendan (Jan 16, 2010 at 17:22)

joe barnes???

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BryanMTBiker (Jan 16, 2010 at 21:13)

POD !

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Markusr15 (Jan 16, 2010 at 21:15)

clean.. pod

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Niicckk (Jan 17, 2010 at 5:21)

Thanks for the comments Smile

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jordanb890 (Jan 17, 2010 at 11:22)

this is so sick! the tilt you added into an already an good shot made it POD worthy!

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the-masked-rakist (Jan 17, 2010 at 12:06)

didn't relise there was a tilt, just thought it was off-camber. still crystal clear and intense. POD

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An0yA (Jan 17, 2010 at 14:10)

That would be one scary off-camber! ^^^ haha Confused

oh and POD!!

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the-masked-rakist (Jan 18, 2010 at 9:55)

only till i read jordanb890 that i relised Razz

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timex255 (Jan 19, 2010 at 17:38)

POD!!!

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Lenny-Twenny (Jan 21, 2010 at 13:47)

This photo really illustrates the camber of the track, awesome !

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mountainbart (Jan 24, 2010 at 13:48)

very POD worthy mate!

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Fragma (Apr 10, 2010 at 20:42)

Nutty shot

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DirtRebel (Apr 23, 2010 at 5:53)

I WANT THIS FOR POD!!!

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Volcom321 (May 5, 2010 at 0:01)

Nothing special.. But it's a good picture, don't get me wrong, but POD?

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tom-cuthbert (May 5, 2010 at 0:02)

f*ck that's trippy. Which way is up????

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gcaprider (May 5, 2010 at 0:05)

Volcom, it's obviously pod unless we're all stuck in a crazy dream where we're all stuck in a dream that's crazy about a crazy pod, pod, pod.. dude, it's pod.

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reillykintzele (May 5, 2010 at 0:18)

i honestly had to tilt my computer screen to fully understand the picture. i think its a good pod

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tom-cuthbert (May 5, 2010 at 0:33)

oh shit it's Joe Barnes! I've got his old boxxers on my ride! Big Grin

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NorcoTweek (May 5, 2010 at 0:53)

Sweet shot, hes takin that berm HARD! tup

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cikudh (May 5, 2010 at 1:15)

i can't see thing!! hes coming from nowhere ...great shot!!

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guy38 (May 5, 2010 at 1:53)

a pink bike on pink bike

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mountainbart (May 5, 2010 at 1:54)

FINALLY it's POD! why did it take so long?

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bikounet (May 5, 2010 at 5:30)

POUAH! sick shot

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OliScale (May 5, 2010 at 7:07)

what i dont understand what a tilt is on this photo?

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pattywagon (May 5, 2010 at 7:24)

im not gonna lie, but i didnt even notice the camera was tilted. thought it was just a scary looking path!

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riders123 (May 5, 2010 at 10:21)

look how thin the track is thts some nice ridin

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dr-salt (May 5, 2010 at 11:54)

nice pic, i didint notice the camera tilt untill i read pattywagon's comment
ps. nice bike

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STP977 (May 5, 2010 at 12:44)

Nice, its a pinkbike

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bikounet (May 5, 2010 at 13:11)

pffff, why neg props? Pouah means something like, woaw... just a sick shot and that's it...

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jackh123 (May 5, 2010 at 13:32)

another great pod thought the tilt was real at first Salute

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downhillmtb-4-life (May 5, 2010 at 13:49)

sweeeet!!!! defo desurves POD

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Matt-W (May 5, 2010 at 16:04)

oh god the world is sideways.

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shagrath (May 5, 2010 at 18:18)

GET OUT OF THE WAYYY!

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conorBIKINGbonkers (May 9, 2010 at 13:20)

no!!

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STINKY-MINTY-1 (Aug 26, 2010 at 14:31)

i dont think even stationary yo could have got the front wheel more head on

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Sir-Dirty-BIker (Feb 15, 2010 at 4:13)

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Maksimbike (May 5, 2010 at 15:23) (Below Threshold) show comment

poo?

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melonhead1145 (Jan 17, 2010 at 11:22)

i bet some idiot will say woah that track is super steep how does he ride it, or something like that

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dingus (Jan 17, 2010 at 14:03)

Woah!!! That track is super steep how does he ride it or something like that?!

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melonhead1145 (Jan 17, 2010 at 14:31)

oh god, i see idiot-itus got you too.....Nooooooo!!!

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neoides (May 5, 2010 at 0:47)

PWNED!!

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cyrix (May 5, 2010 at 20:21)

taht ikil gnihtemos ro ,ti edir eh seod woh peets repus si kcart taht haoW.

Didn't see that coming did ya melonhead?

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Niicckk (May 5, 2010 at 14:44)

Cheers for the all comments, both positive and negative. In regard to the 'tilt' it was just done while taking the photo in an attempt to try something a bit different. First time doing biking photography this was, but thought it gave it a bit of a twist. I'm not trying to make the track anything that it's not though! Cheers again - never thought I'd get a POD tbh haha!

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mattd730 (May 5, 2010 at 13:07)

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very nice

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marlon-d (Jul 14, 2010 at 21:23)

nice copy and paste

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mattd730 (Jul 6, 2011 at 21:53)

fantastic!

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konastinkybikes (May 5, 2010 at 9:02)

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POD

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Session603 (May 5, 2010 at 17:17)

Before I clicked on it, I thought it would be boring. I guess you shouldn't judge a POD by its thumbnail... lesson learned.. sick picture

PS I would sell my family on the black market for that fork.

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gastonbx (May 5, 2010 at 10:52)

Clean, neat, bright, colorful image! I think haven't seen something like this one before. Congratulations, it's a real merit. POD for sure.

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motorcrosser12 (May 5, 2010 at 9:30)

If you look at the very 1st POD pictures they are so bad (no offense) compared to now! All the pictures are getting way better and soon it will look like you are actually there watching Razz

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hazardousDH (Feb 3, 2010 at 10:04)

i was gonna say i dont remember it being that steep and off camber. nice photoshoppin skillz. POD

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swylier (May 5, 2010 at 17:26)

i dont understand this angle at all??!! is he coming in from the upper right, or down low from the left??? looks super cool!

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Uin166 (May 5, 2010 at 12:34)

Ben Cathro? sweet!, my mates saw you up cambusbarron the other day... said your awsome haha

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giantrider2294 (May 5, 2010 at 2:37)

That is the sickest shot i have seen in a long time! Lush!

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Pininator (May 5, 2010 at 19:42)

I like how all the colors seem to be jumping out of the picture and it's clear as a summer sky. Well done!!!

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lescart (Jan 18, 2010 at 4:34)

amazing contrast, bit too tilted for me, but i would love to see it as POD.

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Austin777 (May 5, 2010 at 16:35)

oh the picture didnt make sense to me untill you said you tried the tilt angle

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DeityNike (May 5, 2010 at 7:10)

I still don't get the tilt or even where he's coming from ... what berm? (wow, I sound really dumb right now!!!) Good pic though!

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droges (May 5, 2010 at 7:44)

I agree, why make the picture what it is not... nice pict but not down with the misleading tilt.

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flemo (May 5, 2010 at 10:14)

nice shot, i see you cloned something out of the top right of the pic and the two racing line poles , :O

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bobmanh (May 5, 2010 at 11:45)

nice spot

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RootRider (May 5, 2010 at 14:12)

Joe got that introspective look in his eyes, looks like time stoped for him, hahaha

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Uin166 (May 5, 2010 at 12:36)

aww shit haha, its joe barnes, just read the top comments... Still a sick shot but!

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Roamer (Jan 16, 2010 at 14:45)

4 words: POD all the way! exelent shot mate ;D

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hardtaildh08 (Jan 16, 2010 at 15:30)

i counted 8 a smiley face a exclimation mark and some punctuation

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bufers (Jan 17, 2010 at 11:30)

definatley going to make pod! really good pic!

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perthandcrieffsfinest (May 5, 2010 at 1:18)

I counted one norwegian, one bad counter, and one future teller.

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steve-815 (May 5, 2010 at 9:51)

lol

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jackh123 (May 5, 2010 at 13:33) (Below Threshold) show comment

ha just worked out who to do this

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rider1238 (May 5, 2010 at 11:32)

awesome pic what kind of brake levers there sick as hell

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cazneaux (May 9, 2010 at 2:34)

hopeyouclulessf*cker...

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cazneaux (May 5, 2010 at 11:01)

this will be in the POM report. It's just trippy as f*ck!

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Bo44 (May 5, 2010 at 12:23)

where the f*ck was he riding before that, theres like no trail!

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motorcrosser12 (May 5, 2010 at 8:06)

f*cking hell, you wouldn't get me on that track! Nice photo POD!

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motorcrosser12 (May 5, 2010 at 8:07)

Oh wait yeah i would ride that track, look at it tilted he is just coming out of a berm! Well still POD for me Smile

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thegringo (May 5, 2010 at 10:49)

Nah m8 he's just going into that berm after the rock section at the top of the bill,POD for
deffo,but i reckon it would have looked better without the tilt,imagine how leaned over he'd have been,tyres just ready to start sliding,mint.
For any one saying theres no tilt in the pic, with respect,it's obvious from first sight,the fact that that rock section is one of the most famous in the world is one factor,
and then the berm support at the bottom of the screen is another,it's just obvious.
But it is a wicked pic,and well worthy of pod.
Gringo. Beer

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motorcrosser12 (May 8, 2010 at 10:47)

Yeah good pic but i still reckon he could of kept the camera straight!

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thegringo (May 8, 2010 at 11:27)

Agreed.
Gringo. Beer

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ChanceK (May 5, 2010 at 7:34)

This picture is crisp and amazing! Wish my pictures turned out like that!

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marlon-d (May 5, 2010 at 7:40)

i love and hate the picture. i hate the angle but its so crisp

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seraph (May 5, 2010 at 12:27)

It looks like he is riding on the moon.

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CHRISMANO (May 5, 2010 at 14:23)

simply perfect!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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rockhopper15 (May 5, 2010 at 10:04)

is that a hot pink orange? and yea that break set-up is sweet.

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thegringo (May 5, 2010 at 11:07)

Yeah it's Joe Barnes on his "race only",for now,pink Orange 225 prototype,and a beautiful set of green Hope moto v2's,with matching green Hope finishing kit,stem,headset and whatever.
If you look at the favourite pics in my profile,i've got a full on side shot,and the shock length on the 225 proto isn't even funny.
Anyway good to talk rockhopper15,speak again sometime maybe,
Gringo. Beer

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davidmcadam (May 5, 2010 at 10:10)

what brakes is he running? i want some Smile

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jamie-meaden (May 5, 2010 at 10:48)

nice one nick. ull have to come over to scolty with ur camera again

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Pointit (May 5, 2010 at 14:33)

great shot! POD all the way.

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pwngemn (Jan 16, 2010 at 15:29)

crisp, clean and edited... POD

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callumbikes (Jan 17, 2010 at 5:03)

POD,Thats definatly joe barnes

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ROL-ANDO (May 5, 2010 at 9:28)

WOW>>>>>>>>>>>

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hardtaildh08 (Jan 16, 2010 at 15:27)

pod

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alexc09 (May 5, 2010 at 13:11)

haha^^ sikk pod, crispest pic i have seen in ages..nice jersey too Big Grin

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jamesfreeride (May 5, 2010 at 5:54)

is this only getting POD now its about time

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alex321 (May 18, 2010 at 21:54)

nice gear and bike man with i had that shit

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sortafast (May 5, 2010 at 20:06)

I love the look of what you can see of his face. Its like: "oh, thats a pretty flower". Sweet pic though

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Cromotoze (May 5, 2010 at 1:32)

DOPE shot man, real crisp

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clarkey4000 (May 6, 2010 at 10:02)

banging pic (Y) defo worth pod Smile

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DrummingLlife (Jan 18, 2010 at 12:13)

AHHH!!!! The frame it blinds me lol

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stusuz (Feb 25, 2010 at 5:51)

I spy some of the new hope's Cool

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seraph (May 5, 2010 at 12:26)

Actually they are current team-only Tech V2s.

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nitz011 (May 5, 2010 at 23:46)

Got Crisp ?
Awesome pic !!

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idonthaveabike (Apr 24, 2010 at 6:06)

i was so confused at first, so sick! POD

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dirtrider91 (May 5, 2010 at 18:43)

sweet pic man

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Credi3 (Jan 21, 2010 at 9:43)

The colour of the bike is very awesome! FLASHY

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konasam101 (May 6, 2010 at 15:09)

holy epic and sketchy! great POD!

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Bananafish (May 5, 2010 at 14:56)

sweet angle!!

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konakid8 (Jan 20, 2010 at 9:13)

ooooh he has the good 40's

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Quinn-39 (May 5, 2010 at 17:54)

owww my neck.

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ckyttle1121 (May 5, 2010 at 17:57)

Gnarly Gnarly POD!!!

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bluemullet (May 5, 2010 at 2:31)

nice pic man! and eh... gimme that fork man! Big Grin

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FreerideBBOY (May 12, 2010 at 5:18)

PINK FRAME!

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clg63 (May 7, 2010 at 17:42)

niocceeeeee

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jared123 (May 5, 2010 at 21:35)

i love the bike colour!

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avilam (May 5, 2010 at 15:13)

why is it so big?

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dirtjumper679 (May 8, 2010 at 9:39)

that should be the pod

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landito (May 5, 2010 at 16:13)

do you all feed the guy that shit thats a horrible picture and u know it

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slimzie403 (Aug 21, 2010 at 4:57)

trunkmonkey12 is a goof

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Adamsstg (May 5, 2010 at 13:34)

nice pic

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dubprof (May 5, 2010 at 22:22)

which way is up?

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DirtbagMatt (May 5, 2010 at 8:58)

That is one crazy pic

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Alex-IT (May 5, 2010 at 0:22)

nice!

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lsbl (May 5, 2010 at 0:06)

Amazing colors.

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xxxxJMxxxx (May 5, 2010 at 0:36)

Definition Drool

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pokalface (May 5, 2010 at 1:53)

sick!

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alexdjer93 (May 5, 2010 at 2:18)

clean shot !!!

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BRibas (May 5, 2010 at 1:59)

F*ck,really nice POD.

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diogodavinha (Jan 21, 2010 at 15:12)

class pic)

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crazy-canuck (Jan 20, 2010 at 9:11)

POD!

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Miloszone1 (Jan 17, 2010 at 12:08)

pod

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onelifeliveit (Jan 17, 2010 at 2:26)

pod

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dh-joe (Jan 18, 2010 at 10:44)

Pinned!

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IaGo23DiAs (Jan 19, 2010 at 12:31)

GREAT PHOTO

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AndrewJ089 (Jan 19, 2010 at 14:42)

POD!

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dan-franklin (May 5, 2010 at 12:24)

Hope v2

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scott666 (May 5, 2010 at 2:34)

nice shot mate Smile

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djumper99 (May 5, 2010 at 8:16)

amazing shot

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McFly78 (May 5, 2010 at 6:54)

very nice pic, bravo !

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j-e-metalhead1 (May 5, 2010 at 9:52)

yay for reversed brakes

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hannes-mc (May 5, 2010 at 10:05)

it looks so perfect

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downhillstaggy (May 5, 2010 at 10:37)

nice single track

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IrishTom (May 5, 2010 at 5:57)

Hate the tilt, love the image.

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qba622 (May 5, 2010 at 2:38)

nice!

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ogil (May 5, 2010 at 2:57)

very.very nice tup

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hubertDH (May 5, 2010 at 2:54)

nice

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konabass08 (May 5, 2010 at 3:04)

livin on the edge

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djbruno (May 5, 2010 at 4:20)

perfect pic!

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jizsplatt (May 5, 2010 at 5:57)

nice, i like.

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dhkid88 (May 5, 2010 at 12:20)

i dont like it that much boriiingngngngndnsaklfjdklsa;j;vmfdkea;nvfosda

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Keiron (Mar 15, 2010 at 7:52)

omg I dont remember the camber being like that! hardcore! Sick photo btw, loving the colors how they came out!

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motorcrosser12 (May 5, 2010 at 9:50)

Ok, how about you take a picture this good and ride this good on a mint bike? I bet your just jealous and you dont even have a bike like this :L I RECKON YOU HAVE A Apollo bike from Halfords :L

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