Kevin Myatt at Rotorua, New Zealand in Exeter, United Kingdom - photo by willsoffe

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kjmkjm (Apr 13, 2010 at 10:59)

WTF?? How ? What ? Why ?

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mojoloz (Apr 13, 2010 at 12:12)

i know some people bleed breaks wrong but ^^ something has defiantly gone wrong here. Smile

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recklessness (Apr 13, 2010 at 12:20)

LOL!!

Hope levers = Stronger than human flesh.

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innesgraham (Apr 13, 2010 at 12:23)

Hope lending a helping hand! Razz

looks so sore

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innesgraham (Apr 13, 2010 at 12:23)

or HOPE....it dosnt impale you....that bad

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scotteh (Apr 13, 2010 at 12:45)

Hope he has medical lol

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nickrace17 (Apr 13, 2010 at 12:49)

fingerless brakeing Razz

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marek4x (Apr 13, 2010 at 13:09)

He should ride brakeless Big Grin

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recklessness (Apr 13, 2010 at 13:24)

Wait..... Right lever through left hand. WTF????

ukal (Apr 13, 2010 at 13:29)

awwwwwwwww shit that is sweet!

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frdh (Apr 13, 2010 at 13:29)

you can mount the new hope levers on either side of the bar FYI

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aldava (Apr 13, 2010 at 14:13)

in soviet russia.. brake bleeds you

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iainc92 (Apr 13, 2010 at 14:27)

Guys, its clearly a Hand Brake....

Luv-To-Fly (Apr 13, 2010 at 14:28)

THIS WAS IN NEW ZEALAND!

bullerboy25 (Apr 13, 2010 at 14:34)

@recklessness: its a flip flop lever so it looks confusing

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willsoffe (Apr 13, 2010 at 14:41)

Give the poor guy a brake...

chochocho (Apr 13, 2010 at 16:14)

hmm. delicious.

marcelkonskie (Apr 13, 2010 at 19:46)

just pull ........ tup

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schilly (Apr 13, 2010 at 23:35)

hope levers are the most HANDY breaks out there Big Grin

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whitezombie93 (Apr 14, 2010 at 9:30)

i'l never look at my brake lever the same again

dirtjump-ed (Apr 14, 2010 at 12:02)

thats why i run brakless Big Grin

DHeddie (Apr 14, 2010 at 12:03)

this is the only thing that has ever made me be sick on first sight Razz

nz-brendan (Apr 14, 2010 at 16:31)

ouch?

nz-brendan (Apr 14, 2010 at 23:38)

@recklessness
it could b left lever upside down? because codes look the same on the bottom as the do on top

Bogumil1202247 (Apr 15, 2010 at 12:33)

cool!!!

uttanutta12 (Apr 15, 2010 at 14:50)

at least he knows he has strong levers Wink

dankenny (Apr 15, 2010 at 15:21)

how did it happen??, right hand lever through his left hand =s

frdh (Apr 15, 2010 at 17:27)

read. New hope master cylinder and lever can be used on both sides of bar....

bamfbmx (Apr 15, 2010 at 20:12)

ouch........

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nz-ripn (Apr 15, 2010 at 20:17)

The full story is here!!!!

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10638025

jakal44444 (Apr 17, 2010 at 9:31)

meh a little duct tape and itl be as good as new hahaha

nikeboy (Apr 17, 2010 at 9:42)

ruff

sfaris360 (Apr 17, 2010 at 13:19)

Took me a second to realize what was going on then I quenched in pain.

hbfreerider (Apr 18, 2010 at 3:01)

nzers will do anything to stop their dh bikes.

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mr-duv (Apr 20, 2010 at 8:42) (Below Threshold) show comment

THATS WHY I RIDE BREAKLESS!!!!

matthew13sanderson (Apr 22, 2010 at 16:22)

man i wish i could have a hope lever constructed into my hand!!!

shockabahala Plus (Jun 2, 2010 at 8:34)

he would've stopped what he was doing if his brake wasn't in his hand!

ryanrider619 (Aug 16, 2010 at 22:24)

that suck if he had to cut his brake line!!

Bogumil1202247 (Aug 17, 2010 at 7:36)

shockabahala : now the break is in his hand for sure Big Grin

p-romano (Nov 20, 2010 at 18:57)

ohhhhs hiittt. so gnar. i could have done without seeing that. my hand hurts now

dave6797 (Sep 19, 2011 at 15:24)

*tut* he's got no "hope" ...............
sorry

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lockdown81 (Apr 13, 2010 at 12:19)

oh , HOPE he gets better

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evoman (Apr 13, 2010 at 12:04)

i shouldnt laugh, but its is funny!!

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willsoffe (Apr 13, 2010 at 11:11)

I dunno someone posted it and I added the text.

Deffo a case for wearing gloves when you ride I reckon. Maybe someone should show it to Blenki...

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bawzofsteel (Apr 13, 2010 at 12:20)

somehow i doubt gloves will help here lol

timtom13 (Apr 27, 2010 at 13:05)

yes a thin layer of material would easily stop a very strong brake lever from doing this!

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beaver1 (Apr 13, 2010 at 11:04)

noo!! thats not right! Frown

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awais Plus (Apr 13, 2010 at 16:23)

is that even possible???

hardtaildh08 (Apr 17, 2010 at 15:19)

quite obviously

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alex-ride-dh (Apr 14, 2010 at 23:48)

haha it was on the news over here more pics: http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/photogallery-biker-shrugs-off-freak-accident-3461909

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cmor (Apr 15, 2010 at 20:12)

cool a fifth finger

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AmirB (Apr 16, 2010 at 2:17)

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philrossnz (Apr 13, 2010 at 14:08)

Here is the news link
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10638025

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robbtzombie202 (Apr 13, 2010 at 14:13)

brutal

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seraph (Apr 13, 2010 at 14:16)

I think you mean BRUTAL.

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robbtzombie202 (Apr 13, 2010 at 14:25)

your right i do mean BRUTAL

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slandrews (Apr 14, 2010 at 11:55)

enough of the baaaaaaaad puns jeez Razz

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kloochator (Apr 13, 2010 at 14:20)

BIKE CYBORG!!!

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Mtn-Bik3r (Apr 21, 2010 at 16:50)

I *hope* he made a full recovery and got back to shredding! Thats a horrible freak accident.

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doms (Apr 15, 2010 at 12:44)

eeeew pleas stop faving this picture ^^

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gussa (May 25, 2010 at 16:07)

That looks pretty painfull.
Was it on a sic trick or did something just go totaly wrong?
Anyway I hope the dude is fixedup and riding again.

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Skurge (May 23, 2010 at 10:00)

Somebody told me Hope's were a pain to bleed...But this isn't quite what I had in mind Wink

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flipside (Apr 17, 2010 at 3:03)

Ajustable leavers are very Ajustible these days.

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bretski1 (Apr 13, 2010 at 13:40)

The brake bled HIM.

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HutchiDMR (Apr 13, 2010 at 11:34)

f*ck that shit!

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tylerhang (Apr 13, 2010 at 12:56)

how the f*ck did that happen

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mhailo (Apr 28, 2010 at 9:33)

He must be pleased he's got split clamp in those hopes... lol

mhailo (Apr 28, 2010 at 9:34)

*on

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mttwebster (Apr 14, 2010 at 16:37)

this was on close up in nz

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BrockTunkow (Sep 3, 2010 at 11:05)

haha when I looked at this picture a add for custom brake levers came up on the side

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yetiboyjay (Apr 13, 2010 at 11:21)

That is nuts man. How the hell?

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bmxer-matty (May 2, 2010 at 8:09)

he know's how to bleed a brake

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AFurstyFerret (May 1, 2010 at 15:11)

Omg... I have the same brakes... I will NEVER look at them the same way again...

manchicken (May 2, 2010 at 2:34)

photoshop lads dont worry ( no blood on the lever or anythin )

AFurstyFerret (May 22, 2010 at 8:22)

Not it isn't, it was on NZ national news mate. Not Photoshopped.

manchicken (May 22, 2010 at 8:29)

oh right. musta hurt so f***in bad

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lewis161 (Jun 3, 2010 at 14:48)

he is worth a few hundred more than what he did hahahahaha

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TRod (May 6, 2010 at 11:48)

WwwwwwwwwwwTttttttttttttttFffffffffffffff?!?!?!

Sick,Sick,Sick!!!! Reallyyyyyy Sick...

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BrodieBiking (Jan 31, 2012 at 18:01)

Bike runs in the family for this guy. He's got it in his flesh and blood for sure

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Gavmisile (Apr 19, 2010 at 9:38)

who showed him how to bleed brakes (sick man)

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braphillips (Jun 3, 2010 at 9:50)

HA HA HA LOL wtf hapend there

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spazybiker147 (Nov 8, 2010 at 17:27)

hope he didnt take the break apart and had to do a re-bleed

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riggadon (Apr 19, 2010 at 14:41)

is this hopes new integrated lever blade?

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webbrider12 (Jan 16, 2011 at 0:53)

he's now actually "one with the bike"

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nandika15 (Oct 20, 2010 at 15:38)

life is more easier without brakes Razz

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kisiello123 (Apr 23, 2010 at 13:30)

Freak-Rider:
in polish:ała XD

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mudd (Jun 19, 2010 at 14:55)

New for 2011..... The Hope brake lever implant!

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nunofafe (May 12, 2010 at 16:42)

ouch!!!:S
how does he do it?
CUmps

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hugehucker (May 26, 2010 at 21:39)

when i looked at the thumbnail i thought it was from the terminator lol

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downhillolly (May 29, 2010 at 4:33)

taisty

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donfenn (Jun 20, 2010 at 13:02)

...or: Shimano. Everything else impales by comparison.

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elqqu777 (Feb 12, 2011 at 13:49)

hope is stronger than human flesh but will it blend?

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STARWARS (Apr 20, 2010 at 22:23)

Jesus Christ - I won't buy any hope brakes

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freerideglory (Apr 21, 2010 at 13:12)

i think he might have hurt himself Big Grin

No-idea (Apr 24, 2010 at 8:45)

ya... just a lil bit, nothing bad

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doveinn (Jul 1, 2010 at 17:05)

Brakes like that make changing gear a a bastard !

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coilerman199 (Apr 20, 2010 at 15:27)

brakes just get tired of being bleeded!

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Tay-ku (Feb 3, 2011 at 0:08)

it wasn't such a good idea to look at this while eating breakfast.

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twowheels2011 (Sep 20, 2011 at 15:05)

when they take it out you can put it back on the bike.

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Maciek42 (Apr 13, 2010 at 12:13)

that's horibble

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transitiondouble2953 (Jul 26, 2011 at 19:45)

give the guy a brake Smile

monkey12 (Jul 27, 2011 at 20:54)

hahahaha

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freeski93 (Feb 19, 2011 at 10:19)

this so terrible but awesome at the same time!

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takamine206 (May 27, 2011 at 2:20)

Come on guys give the guy a break Wink

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Matik001 (Apr 14, 2010 at 6:16)

Not posible!

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mrfitz424 (Nov 1, 2011 at 21:10)

just yank that f*cker out it's just below the skin it would've been fine.

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babi (Apr 13, 2010 at 14:37)

shit........

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ManuSXT (Apr 13, 2010 at 13:32)

shit
HOPE you engoy Wink

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Gabrieldh (Apr 13, 2010 at 19:08)

OMG... i don´t believe! it´s so scary!

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trekticketxxx (Dec 5, 2011 at 11:48)

hahahahahahahahha how did u do that

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chris345 (Nov 12, 2011 at 10:54)

only thing that comes to mind is..

WTF..

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GilesFarnell (May 12, 2011 at 11:19)

i think he bled the brake a bit to much :/

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harrryg96 (Jul 9, 2011 at 5:20)

how on earth
thats jst impossible

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wbooth (Apr 14, 2010 at 23:34)

The new hope hand brake, it's built right in!!

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radrob (Apr 13, 2010 at 12:07)

did you have to?

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jonnyjackass (Apr 15, 2010 at 10:20)

holy shit what actuallyu happened

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kmanmarkle (Mar 4, 2011 at 21:24)

U get it on video lol looks painful!

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iven (Apr 15, 2010 at 12:48)

ok now i have found one reason, to ride brakeless...

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antoniomm (Mar 26, 2011 at 23:59)

tedolio

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s0nar (Jun 8, 2010 at 3:40)

biomechanic! Smile

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Uin166 (Jun 4, 2010 at 5:12)

nice breaks Big Grin

haha

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makeluvnotwar6699 (Dec 16, 2010 at 8:51)

oh my f****ing god!!!!

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Raul666 (Jan 10, 2012 at 11:39)

HOPE humanskin-leaver !

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haallinson (Oct 10, 2011 at 12:20)

who needs 1 finger braking?

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kurtkohlhofer (Oct 26, 2010 at 15:22)

now he can stop lol

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cruiser-racer848 (Jun 11, 2010 at 8:18)

does he still have a hand or did they amputate it ??

willsoffe (Jun 11, 2010 at 8:54)

He's fine. News here:

http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/photogallery-biker-shrugs-off-freak-accident-3461909

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diogodavinha (Jun 27, 2010 at 17:13)

woow f*cky

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wojtas2122 (Apr 9, 2011 at 10:14)

ojoj co się stało

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djwaites (May 12, 2011 at 13:11)

wowwwww

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natewynanscreations (May 6, 2011 at 21:08)

ow. nothing more.

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vineet (Aug 10, 2010 at 0:40)

gore fest!

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RSP31DH (Aug 17, 2011 at 17:49)

Shit !

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catharris (Jul 19, 2010 at 12:15)

did u stop ?

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Barnseyhcxc (Jun 18, 2010 at 12:51)

Oh God. poor guy.

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zhytopsycopata (Apr 9, 2011 at 10:13)

O.M.G

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grayson421 (Oct 13, 2010 at 12:38)

this is so fake no way a rounded brake lever goes through your skin like that!!!!!

willsoffe (Oct 16, 2010 at 2:18)

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10638025 />
His stitches say different dude.

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rtb97 Plus (Apr 28, 2010 at 11:18)

(^^^)

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dedesim10 (Apr 14, 2010 at 16:18)

nice claw

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dougle08 (Apr 14, 2010 at 14:37)

new hope pic :L

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LeandroLiberal (Apr 14, 2010 at 14:28)

IS that REAL ? :O

philrossnz (Apr 14, 2010 at 16:22)

Read the story http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10638025

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jordan030994 (Apr 15, 2010 at 3:18)

should have used hayes. Big Grin

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dirtjumper140 (Apr 15, 2010 at 10:20)

that is crazy

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JABBA2010 (May 26, 2010 at 9:46)

haha

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klerric (Apr 16, 2010 at 12:21)

f*ck he can pray and HOPE that f*cker has not ruined his sex life...ouch

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hubsandwheels (Apr 15, 2010 at 12:58)

my new excuse to ride brakless and a copper sees me

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drflatty (Apr 14, 2010 at 14:11)

It was on TV!!! legend

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Rouu (Apr 14, 2010 at 13:14)

OUCH
but, just how?

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tatey-picker (Apr 14, 2010 at 2:42)

f*ck !

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Tokknorides (Apr 13, 2010 at 12:27)

I like Hope :p

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sell (Apr 13, 2010 at 12:48)

a remeny veled van...

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PrzemekOne (Apr 14, 2010 at 2:49)

: OOOOOO

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hypo8521 (Apr 14, 2010 at 2:53)

holy evil brake!!!

joenug123 (Apr 14, 2010 at 5:49)

That guy needs a brake Wink

hypo8521 (Apr 15, 2010 at 1:54)

he got it, I don't hope he is a pianist Razz

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Sean115 (Apr 14, 2010 at 12:31)

shit dude. how????

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kikozor (Apr 14, 2010 at 12:21)

brakeless ftw

timtom13 (Apr 27, 2010 at 13:09)

yes very sensible to ride brakless down a dh track

hxc-fuk (Apr 30, 2010 at 20:11)

OWN'd

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banyait (Apr 14, 2010 at 6:04)

omg:O:O

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tornado16 (Apr 18, 2010 at 0:43)

hope his alive

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Davew1993 (Apr 17, 2010 at 8:10)

what a hero! XD

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onelifeliveit (Apr 29, 2010 at 9:08)

that might hurt abit :/

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radSel (Apr 19, 2010 at 13:49)

o f*ck!

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transitionrider19 (Apr 19, 2010 at 6:18)

pod!hahahah

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kinetic-uk Plus (Apr 21, 2010 at 9:08)

f*ck thats bad

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Freak-Rider (Apr 23, 2010 at 10:47)

aua xD

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TomasPT (Apr 28, 2010 at 5:27)

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bighitsanyi01 (Apr 27, 2010 at 13:41)

az jól sikerült

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rafalbiker (Apr 28, 2010 at 23:42)

;[

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arquitetodh (Apr 30, 2010 at 16:06)

Ouch!!

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simoesdh (Apr 18, 2010 at 13:35)

f*ck

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kondzio-dh (Apr 18, 2010 at 10:33)

lol;D

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fuckyocouch (May 4, 2010 at 20:42)

thats cute

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Markmortimer99 (Apr 18, 2010 at 14:56)

Holy SHIT!

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dallas56 (May 6, 2010 at 10:02)

no no no u need to use ur fingers nut its ok you will learn

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POUPASSS (Dec 8, 2010 at 12:45)

OMG, This is Real ? :'o

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ati-biker (Apr 15, 2010 at 10:14)

brakeless 4ever Wink

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BenNbike (Apr 18, 2010 at 4:06)

impossible XD

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juliodh (Apr 14, 2010 at 17:15)

kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

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phunkd (Apr 19, 2010 at 10:00)

IN SOVIET RUSSIA BRAKE BLEED YOU!

No-idea (Apr 23, 2010 at 13:31)

already been said...

hxc-fuk (Apr 30, 2010 at 20:13)

OWN'd

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ironhorseman33 (Apr 14, 2010 at 19:40)

wow fake much!!!!!!

willsoffe (Apr 15, 2010 at 2:40)

Douche.

ironhorseman33 (Apr 15, 2010 at 10:18) (Below Threshold) show comment

dude you can tell that its fake. dont even kid your self

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willsoffe (Apr 16, 2010 at 5:19)

Read the article. There are even photos of his hand after it was stitched up!

Why would anyone fake it you retard.

ironhorseman33 (Apr 16, 2010 at 21:41)

because thats the stupid kind of stuff that people like you would do!!!

hardtaildh08 (Apr 17, 2010 at 15:23)

lets try it on you its obviously possable because he did it by crashing and who would do it just for a joke though were not all idiots like you !

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ironhorseman33 (Apr 17, 2010 at 16:24) (Below Threshold) show comment

this guy is just an attention craving tard. he would have to be to post something like this

willsoffe (Apr 18, 2010 at 11:03)

Its not my hand idiot. It was just in a random photo on Pinkbike that I added the text too. And then you wrote on it giving it the big one that its a fake injury.

ironhorseman33 (Apr 19, 2010 at 20:52)

because it is a FAKE!! injury

hardtaildh08 (Apr 20, 2010 at 1:34)

NO ITS NOT http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/photogallery-biker-shrugs-off-freak-accident-3461909
read you idiot !!!!!!!

willsoffe (Apr 20, 2010 at 3:01)

Guys just ignore him, he obviously just needs attention.

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ironhorseman33 (Apr 21, 2010 at 9:46) (Below Threshold) show comment

i need attention HAHAHAHA, its pretty easy to see that your the one who's looking for attention for posting this photo!!!

hardtaildh08 (Apr 21, 2010 at 9:48)

he put on a photo its not a cry for attention grow up man and noone reply to this guy and he should relise no one wants him around

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ironhorseman33 (Apr 21, 2010 at 9:56) (Below Threshold) show comment

dude how can you not tell that its fake. i mean how stupid can you really be????????

hardtaildh08 (Apr 21, 2010 at 10:01)

READ THE f*ckING ATRICLE !!!!!!!!

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ironhorseman33 (Apr 21, 2010 at 10:25) (Below Threshold) show comment

im going to pass because its all crap

hardtaildh08 (Apr 21, 2010 at 13:00)

why would a news report actuly be written about somthing thats not true?

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ironhorseman33 (Apr 21, 2010 at 16:12) (Below Threshold) show comment

wow you could not be any bumber

hardtaildh08 (Apr 22, 2010 at 8:12)

you cant even spell !

purplepimpchimp (Apr 22, 2010 at 9:15)

Ironhorse man seems to made a dick of himself whenever he comments...

jjm290rulesman (Nov 19, 2010 at 9:13)

ironhorseman is a foo!

jjm290rulesman (Nov 19, 2010 at 9:14)

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benhallas96 (Jul 24, 2010 at 5:20)

i want to do that

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jamesshortman13 (Feb 9, 2011 at 12:18)

http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/6166542/

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