@ sashamtbrider
1. look at the blue and black flag on the right, it says kona (sponsor of event obviously)
2. look at all the other riders on the ground eithe rwaiting in line for their run or on their way back up
im pretty sure this is real

 maybe its just me but andrue looks very small in this pic so do's his bicycle but sweet photo none the less

 pod

 I think that it is just because the picture is small, so there are a lot of pixels and we've got this unreal impression !

 that's a POD.

 POD