Itamar Peres at new DH trail in Gilbo'a mtn., Israel - photo by AmirB

i uploaded the photos for Dor, the photographer. sick shots

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mb-rider (May 10, 2010 at 3:15)

Shit that must have heart

touchie137 (May 10, 2010 at 19:09)

no shit buddy.

GoAnDRiDe (Apr 5, 2011 at 13:02)

neckbrace,fullface....he was thinkin!

RobbyBriers Plus (Jan 15, 2012 at 9:30)

Yeah, but not thinking about the right line Razz

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WAKIdesigns (May 10, 2010 at 13:21)

One thing is kind a funny to me. In DH people are buying lots of expensive stuff like Leatt brace, TLD helmet, knee pads, to get more safety. They do it often triggered by seeing some PRO riding it. Some of buyers definitely have this playing in the back of their head: "must have, looks cool, I look Pro, I will be safer". So well DH folk gets safer when it wants to look cool in a way. I don't mean it's everybody's principle but nontheless more ppl get safer regardless of the reasons, and that's just good. Like the poor fellow on this POD.

Now let's look at the opposite: BMX, eventualy even 26" dirt/street scene: what are the pros wearing? jeans, a belt, a belt chain, old skate shoes, and... a hat (did I forgot the tatoo?): what inspiration do kids get to buy and wear any kind of safety gear in these "disciplines?"

iesubach (May 19, 2011 at 1:51)

I used to BMX and wouldn't have dream t of wearing any form of protection other than some sun glasses. In BMX people wearing protection are f*ggotts and p*ssy's. Even after seriously hurting my head, I still rode with no helmet. I'm so glad that I now ride DH, where people wearing as much protection as they can, and looking like power rangers, are 'cool' and the people risking the sport (more serious injures =high risk for insurance companies= not enough money and eventually tracks being demolished) are the f*gs. I currently do not own a neckbrace, but will hopefully have one soon.

epavichthesavage (Sep 17, 2011 at 14:17)

shut up

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saruti (May 10, 2010 at 0:54)

I'm glad to say that Itay is OK
and will be racing this weekend
the neck brace did its job... (broken)
and probably save Itay from a big injury

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navyman (May 10, 2010 at 0:48)

a split second later- http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/5011527/ -it doesn't look real but i know it is

aflo661 (May 10, 2010 at 9:42)

AHAHAHA ^

This guy is relentless, he never breaks his biking posture!

AloxT (May 10, 2010 at 15:40)

ahahah is a dummy !!

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tetonlarry (May 10, 2010 at 15:58)

Whats with the people knocking neck braces. I don't think anyone buys a Leatt Brace to be trendy. There is no proof that they work? Go to Leatt's website, they have a bunch of Dr. testimonials endorsing their braces. The Leatt brace was invented by Dr. Chris Leatt!

3 weeks ago I fell directly onto the top of my head when I overshot a jump, and thought I was fine. My helmet was damaged, and definitely saved my head.

3 weeks later I was still in a lot of pain, so I went to the Dr. I ended up getting x-ray's and an MRI. Turns out I compressed my T3 Vertebrae in my back. I had compressed my head towards my shoulders so hard, that I fractured a vertebrae 3 bones below my neck. I really think a Leatt brace could have prevented this compression injury from happening. That being said, It's going to be hard for me to fork out $400 for something that is going to make me less comfortable while riding.

I could not imagine anyone spending that kind of money on something that is going to impede comfort, for any reason other than personal safety. Granted, people say they are very comfortable once you get used to them, but I guarantee it's not as comfortable than not wearing one. I will find out in 3 months when the Dr. thinks I MAY be able to ride again...

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bikulture (May 10, 2010 at 4:04)

Oh yeah, saved by neck brace, but everyone must think about elbow protections!?

Is FASHION ride without elbow protections??

Every one that uses neck brace think that are super heroes, and are fully protected!!!

If you dont break your neck, and u break your elbows, is the same shit... u can`t ride anyway...

nice pic, pod.

Ox-Bikes (May 10, 2010 at 4:15)

Elbows? Neck? Yeah. Same thing... 6 weeks in a sling or 60 years as a quadriplegic. Pretty much the same.

dirtjumper771 (May 10, 2010 at 8:09)

I've broken my elbow (needed surgery). as long as it heals well it really is not a big deal, but its still not fun.

fordman (May 10, 2010 at 8:18)

Too bad elbow pads don't stop you from breaking your elbows haha. There more for skin

dirtjumper771 (May 10, 2010 at 17:27)

no, dude, 2 months later i was racing my dirtbike ( i wasnt supposed to for another month), and if i wasnt wearing elbow pads i know for certain i would have broken my elbow again. I toughed it up and raced the 2nd moto still Razz

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cyprusdownhill (May 10, 2010 at 1:37)

If this photo is worth POD then have a look at this!!! Razz

http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/4638636/

Pure FacePlant!!!! Razz

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yung-rider (May 10, 2010 at 5:53)

thats not going to hurt as much in the morning he will be glad he had a brace on and a lid come to think of it that could of gone allot worse people should learn from this pic! PROPS TO THE RIDER ! Big Grin

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gt-ruckus-uf (Sep 17, 2010 at 23:30)

i work for leatt brace and i spoke to this guy who was in a wheel chair cuz of a crash. he said he hated him self for leaving his brace at home.. and now hes never gonn be able to ride again

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specialized133 (May 10, 2010 at 0:17)

ouch........ i give huge credit to the person who invented neck braces.

bigdan30 (May 10, 2010 at 9:20)

it makes sense, but couldn't the braces put a lot of strain on your spine? like compressed discs and whatnot? kinda like how wrist guards saved people's wrists, but ended up just breaking forearms instead.

aflo661 (May 10, 2010 at 9:39)

Yah but the higher up a spine fracture is its generally worse, better to break your back then your neck. And its also better to break for forearm sine it can heal better. Breaking a bone near or on a joint is bad news.

P.S. Sick shot

stereo-bikes-tjh (May 10, 2010 at 13:12)

that guy has talent! is there a video of this breakdancing???!!!!

tetonlarry (May 10, 2010 at 16:18)

Leatt Braces are designed to protect against compression fractures also. I think the impact is actually transferred into your collarbone. I've been researching these braces a bunch since I sprained my neck and compressed one of my vertebrae in my back, in a fall similar the one above.

I wish I had a Leatt brace on when I fell. Now I will definitely have to wear one since I will be more susceptible to re-injuring my back. I fell directly onto the top of my head, and the force traveled all the way down my neck, and fractured a vertebrae 3 bones down. If I had a neck brace on, that force would have been transferred from my helmet, into the brace, and onto my shoulders. I probably would have broken my collarbone, but I would rather have a broken collarbone than a broken back.

I was lucky, my fall could have easily broken my neck and left me paralyzed. This whole experience has scared the piss out of me. I will definitely be rocking a Leatt when I get cleared to ride again in 3-4 months.

RPereira (May 11, 2010 at 2:49)

Good luck to you, sir.

despar66 (May 11, 2010 at 20:13)

hmmm wear a ?100? doller brace idk price or die hmmmm such a tough question

bigdan30 (May 12, 2010 at 22:54)

cool, makes sense.

themarines (Jun 10, 2010 at 9:19)

_*edit

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bike-skate (May 10, 2010 at 20:07)

I am 9 days into recovering from a dislocated collar bone incured while wearing my neck brace. It did its job. Without it I would probably have a collar bone injury and a neck injury. Ill keep wearing the brace.

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StrictlyBidness (May 10, 2010 at 23:25)

Neck Brace hard at work.
Maybe this could be their selling point.

have this featured in a magazine with a caption like...

"When shit hits the fan.... depend on (INSERT COMPANY NAME/PRODUCT)

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bendy (May 11, 2010 at 13:22)

i had an accident like this sept cuz i was young and thought i was cool, i had no helmet/ brace and ended up in a coma for 6 days, how joyfull. as well as my face gettin f**ked over. ALWAYS WEAR A HELMET!

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haydendmorrison (May 10, 2010 at 2:03)

ZOMG HIS NECK BRACE SAVED HIS LIFE IM GOING TO BUY ONE RIGHT NOW.

yesok (May 10, 2010 at 5:15)

and you will also look SUPER DUPER TRENDY THE HEIGHT OF MX WANNABE FASHION just make sure you wash your pyjamas.

gcaprider (May 10, 2010 at 9:00)

What's with the people saying "mx wanna be fashion?" MX and Bikes are unsurprisingly similar, two wheels, they both go fast, both capable of killing you, except your legs are the power to propel one, and an engine to propel the other.

Stop being such fashion police and start riding!! You're sounding like a bunch of, oh, I can't even say girls, because they don't betch about it!!!

haydendmorrison (May 10, 2010 at 9:51)

Hahaha I was just baiting to see how many negative props I got Smile

I don't have a problem with MX kit really, I just don't have that much money to spend on a neck brace. And, medicaly, no one is convinced they are safer than not wearing one, so I'll hold out on that...

fallen55 (May 10, 2010 at 10:43)

agreed, to me its just another trend. Prove they have actually significantly reduce risk and ill be more inclined to drop a retarded amount of cash on a molded piece of plastic. Ive fallen like this twice last season, full face broke my nose once and the other i got a mild concusion, both times there was no injury to my neck.

gcaprider (May 10, 2010 at 11:01)

Oh you're a tricky one Mr. Haydendmorrison. They are a little over priced, but I've seen a few other companies bring out their own version, so here's to competition.

fallen55: They do significantly reduce risk, imagine if you hadn't been wearing, say, your helmet, what would have happened to your skull, nose, cheek, jaw, face then? Just because it hasn't happened YET, doesn't mean the chance doesn't exist. Of course, your style of riding should be a consideration when it comes to purchasing a neck brace. If you're riding like a barbarian, chances are you'll fair better with a brace, than without.

To each their own.

BrUiSeR2bOi (May 10, 2010 at 13:14) (Below Threshold) show comment

what a dick still he looks fit i would do him

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DownhillDomination (May 10, 2010 at 0:41)

Send it into Leatt asking to pay $100 for it, say they can use it for advertisements.
This has really convinced me I need to get one soon! If only they were cheaper!

PhoS (May 10, 2010 at 6:28)

Cheaper than hospital bills.

dirtjumper771 (May 10, 2010 at 8:05)

Canada has Health care Big Grin

. Now if only we got free health care without all the taxes

scbullit36 (May 10, 2010 at 8:59)

Check out a company called EVS. They make one and I have been using it this season (150 USD). It may be a bit heavier than the Leatt but I can't really tell. Last race I did it was 90° F outside and it wasn't noticably hot with the brace on. Plus it has collarbone protection. The Leatt can sometimes act as a cantlever in a crash and break your collarbone (so I've heard).

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cowboy55 (Aug 19, 2010 at 10:08)

Thank god for neck braces after this photo I think I am going to get one Smile

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alexisinflames (May 10, 2010 at 0:41)

props for neck brace! thumbs up!

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lovemyride (May 10, 2010 at 9:49)

at least he was on the ball and had a full face and neck protection....what about an armour suite???????

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rockhopper15 (May 10, 2010 at 8:18)

does a bear sh*t in the woods??

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Redwolf2 (May 10, 2010 at 5:46)

Youre doing it all wrong! haha...

At least he knows how to fall, ontop of wearing the brace. Dont! put your hands down in a case like this, thats how we snap wrists.

Awesome.

Ox-Bikes (May 10, 2010 at 6:03)

Sometimes it's worth breaking a wrist to save your neck though...

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mattgray (May 10, 2010 at 4:54)

HOLY SHIT U GUISE, HE CUD BE DED LETS BUY A NECKBRACE

Vilzu (May 10, 2010 at 5:01)

OH SHIT DUDE! that must hurt a little..

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papawhiskey (May 10, 2010 at 9:40)

Stop.

HAMMERTIME.

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flyordie3 (May 10, 2010 at 16:03)

A really bad crash, OOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRRR upside down flying scissor kick after he threw a dissapearing smoke bomb in the backround! That shits ninja

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ffsuperdave (May 10, 2010 at 6:32)

Mother ass!!! Is he posturing from the impact or is it just the way the pic came out? Regardless, that looks like it sucked big ones!!!!

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dhcyc Mod (May 10, 2010 at 2:46)

when neck brace comes in handy this is

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Dhrider89 (May 10, 2010 at 9:55)

That's exactly why i bought a leatt 3 days ago... And lovemyride, an armor suit is sometime annoying wth a neck. I dont know if im gonna put my body armor this season too.

jamie-meaden (May 10, 2010 at 10:20)

leatts are good. i love mine.

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faustuh (May 10, 2010 at 0:20)

OMFG

POD

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gizademo (May 10, 2010 at 1:16)

thats y u wear a helmet

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pierrotlefou (Jun 14, 2010 at 6:01)

He's practicing gymnastics for the next olympics. But seriously, he's screwed only to be saved by the brace and helmet.

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konasam101 (May 10, 2010 at 7:51)

ouch! man

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snirllevi (May 11, 2010 at 7:29)

looks like sheeeeeeeeeeeet.

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erikgorman (May 10, 2010 at 5:28)

wuffy27, you are not a good grammar nazi. `me... failed'
this is a nice photo.

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westsyderider (May 10, 2010 at 22:49)

save the legs and arms, take the impact on the head, smart boy Smile

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KonaStinkyKid100 (May 18, 2010 at 21:06)

whats with all the eights and lines

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odysseylucas (May 10, 2010 at 8:19)

this guys a great break dancer

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bloodie (May 10, 2010 at 5:49)

People defending neck braces: You don't know which way the momentumm is going it could be horizontal doubt it's vertical.

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bholbrook (May 10, 2010 at 11:24)

Head first into the ROCKS! Without the brace we're talking wheel-chair for sure. Worth every penny!

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avegoldenbc (May 10, 2010 at 20:28)

neck brace testing. take one.

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beney (May 10, 2010 at 11:29)

he got f*cked over

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LoveFreeride33 (Jul 6, 2010 at 10:33)

leatte brace to the rescue

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serginhocdn (May 10, 2010 at 18:45)

OOOOooooouuuuuuuccchhhhhh ! ! ! ! ! ! !
Crap !
Not agaaaaaiiiiiinnnnnnn ! ! ! ! ! !

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boot (May 10, 2010 at 0:43)

You're doing it wrong. Smile

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matt993 (May 10, 2010 at 15:21)

just bought a new alphine stars neck brace...worth the money after this picture

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mongoose85 (May 10, 2010 at 18:16)

"You put your right foot in,you put your right foot out, you do the hokey pokey..."

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Joshedemo8 (May 10, 2010 at 1:17)

pipe doing that i dont like neack braces but if that was me id be glad for it

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WILLIAM-MILLER (May 10, 2010 at 1:42)

I did that about a month ago : / Shitty
But great job on wearing the neck brase Smile

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AloxT (May 10, 2010 at 15:41)

is crashing his head just because is not wearing gloves and he wants to save his palms...smart guy!

AloxT (May 10, 2010 at 15:46)

ops he is wearing them.............sorry......

cuntmuscleye (May 22, 2010 at 4:14)

burned yourself?

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artzicat1 (May 10, 2010 at 0:41)

excellent shot you should upload the next shot ass-well by the way how is the rider ???

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STARWARS (May 10, 2010 at 0:32)

Good job for wearing neck brace - i must get one

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lew8608 (May 10, 2010 at 0:17)

head spin

good he had a neck brace Smile

afro-99 (May 11, 2010 at 18:51)

if you saw the rest of the sequence he actually did headspin

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AnDyArR (May 10, 2010 at 3:49)

lol nice full extention of the arms i give that a 9out of 10

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alexc09 (May 10, 2010 at 13:36)

NECCCKKKKBBRRAACCEE !!!!!!! WAAAAAHOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!! . congrats on pod.

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willsoffe (May 10, 2010 at 3:28)

Is it just me or does his helmet look deformed because of all the pressure on it???

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deadsailor (May 10, 2010 at 16:56)

tuck & roll...tuck & roll!

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motrvatd (May 10, 2010 at 18:07)

think you forgot sumthing buddy

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howshow (May 10, 2010 at 22:27)

Whats a neck brace gonna do in this situation ? Blank Stare

surely its gonna compress and hurt regardless. ?

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Tom-moT (May 10, 2010 at 9:41)

Look mum, No Hands! Nice POD

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Zoolander (May 10, 2010 at 9:44)

Now that's using your head when riding.

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mwSLUGmtb (May 10, 2010 at 22:37)

stupid quick sand... always making bikers crash and swallowing bikes.

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ChuckNorrisSr (May 10, 2010 at 20:25)

I tighten my wheel axles for that reason. Git R Dun!!!

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Austin777 (May 10, 2010 at 14:55)

thats a good start for a bad day

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DHMAX12 (May 10, 2010 at 11:59)

neckbrace are worth the money

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jlee2000 (May 10, 2010 at 18:47)

is he riding a bike or break dancing

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cazneaux (May 10, 2010 at 13:45)

I like all the crashes that have been getting POD lately

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biker123837 (May 10, 2010 at 19:27)

GNARWHAL

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cyprusdownhill (May 10, 2010 at 11:58)

http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/4638636/#top

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no-ah (May 10, 2010 at 11:55)

ooh shit!!! hahaha nicely done man

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RyanJamesLeeming (May 10, 2010 at 12:44)

neck brace or body armor?

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blkmrktlover (May 10, 2010 at 11:06)

lol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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limabean55 (May 10, 2010 at 20:16)

there's a rock there just soo u no.

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adamJike (May 10, 2010 at 15:00)

AND HE EATS SH!T AAAHHH
tight POD

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RedShadow (May 10, 2010 at 20:14)

oh shit i do the same thing when i forget something up topp yanno

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PeteyBC (May 10, 2010 at 21:36)

....the 'dome-roll no footer', haven't seen that one in a while!

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Bulls-On-Parade (May 11, 2010 at 16:55)

288 props to the guy up top. wow

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andymiesta (May 10, 2010 at 5:03)

I have landed like that before on top of me head..

bighitter (May 10, 2010 at 7:25)

Because you're not dead I'm 1781% certain you must have been wearing at least three neck braces. Thank god you were!

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r-fonseca (May 10, 2010 at 4:50)

Ouch! Saved by the neck brace!

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Reggaes (May 10, 2010 at 4:02)

ouch ! it happens .. sh33t !

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ru1g45p4r (Jul 3, 2010 at 13:38)

he never saw that one coming xD

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dandriller (May 10, 2010 at 23:49)

That's going to hurt a lot more once he hits that rock!

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mightyjoe (Jun 2, 2010 at 5:53)

i think he broke his neck.is he in hospital? or graveyard?

AmirB (Jun 2, 2010 at 6:58)

no.. he wears a neck brace, he came out with a few scratches and a broken neck brace

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mightyjoe (Jun 9, 2010 at 5:01)

great i'm glad he is alive Smile

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DhRtrPoland (May 10, 2010 at 6:05)

Neck brace is quite nesseserly here Wink

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bluemullet (May 10, 2010 at 3:39)

sick pic! looks like gta 4 dummy crash :p

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HumbertoSalgueiro (May 10, 2010 at 2:58)

omg

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tjholt (Feb 13, 2011 at 13:53)

Oh man, that's gotta hurt.

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bmxtom (May 10, 2010 at 0:34)

WIN

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DCP766 (May 10, 2010 at 0:18)

That looks bad...... good thinking wearing the brace tho

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lui-powell (May 10, 2010 at 1:57)

LoL of the day Razz

must be painfull as shitt though!!

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gacampolina (Oct 31, 2010 at 19:31)

This is the best time to say "I love my helmet"

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Snejk (May 10, 2010 at 2:49)

oooooooooooo!! Smile

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Scott-M (Sep 29, 2010 at 10:20)

holy crap thats gunna hurt

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jacob-rocks-12 (May 28, 2010 at 9:30)

dont know if that technique wud work to good

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nathanbirdseye (May 10, 2010 at 5:48)

You try taking a fall like that and not put your arms out

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rydindirty (May 10, 2010 at 7:55)

breakdancing and mtbiking never mix

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ralphus47 (May 10, 2010 at 8:03)

can you wear neck braces with a pressure suit?

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devorider1 (May 24, 2010 at 18:10)

he looks like hes break dancing kinda

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wantanewbike1995 (May 10, 2010 at 17:53)

his neck is f*cked thank god for neck braces

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noodle13 (May 10, 2010 at 7:34)

hole shit that sucks for him

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Jack7-4 (May 11, 2010 at 15:25)

"MUM" ..... thats anther reason why you should by be a neck brace

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feralkid (May 10, 2010 at 8:25)

Looks like he's doing a sadplant - great shot.

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rydeb-tch (May 11, 2010 at 11:24)

nice rage doll effect. thank god for brain buckets.

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WoundedKnee (May 10, 2010 at 6:40)

Yeaaahhh B-Boy, great hip-hop move on the dirt

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Earandir (May 12, 2010 at 1:58)

Ouch... That's going to leave a mark...

Thank God for neck braces!

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BIGMITCH1 (May 10, 2010 at 7:53)

thats what happens hen you try to ride an imaginary bike with one wheel

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sickmtb1988 (Nov 23, 2011 at 13:47)

ouch!

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bmxerwethepeeps (May 10, 2010 at 17:57)

thatl leave a mark....

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mike145 (Sep 6, 2011 at 10:07)

watch he lands it

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kanewesley (May 15, 2011 at 23:29)

it comes with the sport

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matt-martin01 (May 11, 2010 at 6:18)

To the face to the face

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guy38 (May 11, 2010 at 23:55)

...

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nox11 (Jun 13, 2010 at 23:10)

mad break dance skills!

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hamster96 (May 13, 2010 at 12:12)

auch sick

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leftovermitch (May 14, 2010 at 8:16)

GET SOME!

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Baldwin (May 10, 2010 at 19:16)

Lid Skid!

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wes101 (May 10, 2010 at 19:14)

ouch!!!1

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leecarson11 (May 10, 2010 at 21:31)

chilin

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jayjay0202 (May 10, 2010 at 19:10)

http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/4815510/

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mackatack1212 (May 10, 2010 at 21:14)

ouch

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VagosDH (May 10, 2010 at 18:57)

q caida tan hp pobre men

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eastern-dan13 (May 10, 2010 at 11:20)

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natewynanscreations (May 10, 2010 at 7:34)

see that brace right there? with out that, his neck wouldve compressed and he wouldve died. end of story.

rydindirty (May 10, 2010 at 7:56)

cause we all know your a Dr.

tetonlarry (May 10, 2010 at 16:08)

What, and you are? How can you look at this picture and not think that his brace is helping in some way. I suggest you study this picture again. Look how tight his helmet is to his right shoulder. Looking at this picture, I see a brace working exactly as it was designed to. His neck is fully supported, and is not being allowed to bend in any direction. His neck brace did break during this fall, and I have to think it would have been his neck if he wasn't wearing the brace.

*This statement coming from a guy who compressed a vertebrae during an insane bike wreck directly onto the top of my head 3 weeks ago. I was not wearing a brace, and this will cost me a lot more than $400!

rydindirty (May 11, 2010 at 8:07)

lol@ PB readers...I ride with a Leatt btw bro...I sell em and try to get all my friends to wear one.

People make really bold statements without having a clue of the situation...These braces don't guarantee full support of your neck nor does it keep your neck from bending in "any" direction...it helps for sure I am guessing but in every single situation it won't...more of a "I hope it works so I will wear it but if it doesn't at least I tried to prevent it with some protective gear."

Stay real if you can people.

tetonlarry (May 11, 2010 at 10:41)

Agreed, Now I understand your post above. I just thought you were completely discounting the idea that Leatt braces might work like some other posts on here.

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stephen98 (May 10, 2010 at 7:29)

haha the guy got smashed

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dirtjumper4126 (May 10, 2010 at 7:11)

ouch! !

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ArmeN (May 10, 2010 at 7:00)

Heh ;d Like me xD

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luandh (May 10, 2010 at 8:34)

OUCH

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madm3chanic (May 10, 2010 at 8:35)

i smell a broken collarbone

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JohnLuschdig (May 10, 2010 at 9:29)

nice Kopftschprung

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Rockurshoxoff95 (May 10, 2010 at 9:18)

one word... OW !

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skifreak3495 (May 10, 2010 at 17:34)

nice dude...POD for sure

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maxy999ged (May 10, 2010 at 8:42)

or not coz he has a neck brace dumb asss

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rafa123 (May 10, 2010 at 6:58)

OMFG!

pod

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MooMoo2323 (May 10, 2010 at 6:58)

worst headstand ever.

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blackpegasus (May 10, 2010 at 3:25)

save by neck brace.....

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RANDOM-PHOTOGRAPHY (May 10, 2010 at 2:09)

hellyeah!!!!

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beso-boroken (May 9, 2010 at 13:57)

pod

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RPereira (May 9, 2010 at 13:24)

Holy shit

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qba622 (May 10, 2010 at 4:28)

ouch!

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blkmrkt78 (May 10, 2010 at 5:08)

rough haha

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ian94 (May 10, 2010 at 6:39)

i love doo doo

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martin-f (May 10, 2010 at 6:22)

gutted..

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recklessness (May 10, 2010 at 6:13)

LOL!!!!

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duffylj (May 10, 2010 at 5:32)

ouch looks like it hurts

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oMerMar7 (May 10, 2010 at 9:44)

the best POD EVER!

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harry-h (May 10, 2010 at 8:43)

Ouchy!

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Specialista8 (May 10, 2010 at 13:20)

Street Dance!!! lol

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pokalface (May 10, 2010 at 12:35)

wish his neck is fine...

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konakid1993 (May 10, 2010 at 9:45)

yeah mate you're kinda doing it wrong...

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fragoso (May 10, 2010 at 12:29)

ohhh good

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OregonsOwn (May 10, 2010 at 13:30)

i love crash pods

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NorcoDev669 (May 10, 2010 at 14:04)

nice break dancing!

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racefacesantacruz (May 10, 2010 at 16:12)

new helmet....

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randomborvo (May 10, 2010 at 15:30)

eeek

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CHRISMANO (May 10, 2010 at 15:25)

terror,crash............

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vuki (May 10, 2010 at 15:02)

POD wear a leatt Wink

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on-a-bike (May 10, 2010 at 12:06)

he ment to do that... :/

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socalshreder (May 10, 2010 at 12:33)

what a f*cking digger.

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ScottPattenden (May 10, 2010 at 11:22)

this guy can read ^^

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sweetonic63 (May 10, 2010 at 11:09)

sweet

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armenchiki (May 10, 2010 at 10:38)

de lav

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szymekb (May 10, 2010 at 11:38)

OMG!! Good health...

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Winkler (May 10, 2010 at 11:50)

ALE URWAŁ!!!

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downhillstaggy (May 10, 2010 at 12:03)

that must have hurt

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phbyk23 (May 10, 2010 at 11:19)

pod!!!

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RHYS33 (May 15, 2010 at 15:02)

im gonna show mi dad this and tell him to buy me a helmet

cuntmuscleye (May 16, 2010 at 5:48)

your dumb.

RHYS33 (May 16, 2010 at 6:11)

ye good one dick head

cuntmuscleye (May 22, 2010 at 4:15)

telling the truth man.

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bike11rider11 (May 10, 2010 at 19:49)

f*cked in the forhead

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Szop-mk2 (May 10, 2010 at 5:27)

Thats gotta hurt!

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ziomex983 (Jun 14, 2010 at 6:38)

ouch!!

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jakedyson (May 10, 2010 at 0:50)

epic fail.

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karlc (May 10, 2010 at 2:15)

thats a neat trick

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LPop (May 10, 2010 at 21:49)

NIGGA U DEAD

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doubledeuce (May 10, 2010 at 6:21)

Hammertime....

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Luke-99 (May 10, 2010 at 2:18)

Ahh!

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joff1forber (May 10, 2010 at 1:01)

This isn't a crash, it's a epic fail at life.

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nirvhana (May 10, 2010 at 8:12)

you sir, are an epic fail

timrippeth (May 10, 2010 at 10:06)

joffy, you never crash? Then I guess you just aren't riding hard enough. Why would you make a negative comment like that?

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afro-99 (May 8, 2010 at 17:50)

thank god for dhers wanting to be like mxers with their neck braces and shit

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onone26 (May 9, 2010 at 13:27)

or realizing it could save their life some day

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mhopper (May 9, 2010 at 13:28)

in this case it probably did

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AmirB (May 9, 2010 at 13:32)

yea, it also broke this crash

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gsbc (May 10, 2010 at 0:15)

makes me think about getting a brace

headbutting the ground...... not the way to win the fight

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radek Mod Plus (May 10, 2010 at 0:15)

good job on wearing a brace. It's times like this when the high price of one is worth every penny.

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tomboulter (May 10, 2010 at 0:16)

he is actually break dancing...

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ktmpaul111 (May 10, 2010 at 0:18)

ya, I bought one a while ago best investment ever besides my helmet

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tom-cuthbert (May 10, 2010 at 0:21)

"And just when they though he couldn't get any better, he hopped off his bike mid-fight and break-danced right there and then!"

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nic-lb (May 10, 2010 at 0:25)

yea bro hit the drop sliding on ya head thats real smart

sebs-i-think Plus (May 10, 2010 at 0:28)

good shot bad situation Smile

tom-cuthbert (May 10, 2010 at 0:35)

Poos, up in my 1st comment, it's supposed to be thought*... me, the grammar nazi, failed D:

fejoa123 (May 10, 2010 at 0:35)

"Love you neck brace"

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guy38 (May 10, 2010 at 0:37)

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BaileyRoberts (May 10, 2010 at 0:37)

PWNDage

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guy38 (May 10, 2010 at 0:38)

lol

kevin1993 (May 10, 2010 at 0:42)

BRAAAAAAAAAAAAAP

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zzoot (May 10, 2010 at 0:50)

guy38 has a lot of free time on his hands..

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BaileyRoberts (May 10, 2010 at 0:54)

or he has awesome copy paste skills

tom-cuthbert (May 10, 2010 at 1:02)

It'd be fine if he at least got it right once in a while. So far every single one has failed....

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BaileyRoberts (May 10, 2010 at 1:24)

omg the stupid thing keeps doing that

guy38 (May 10, 2010 at 3:04)

lol

Matt-W (May 10, 2010 at 3:24)

if you had made it yourself instead of just copying and pasting it, you might understand why it isn't working.

ebo421 (May 10, 2010 at 3:55)

ragdoll. D:

evophan (May 10, 2010 at 4:00)

aha yeh stop hitting the paste button

widebars23 (May 10, 2010 at 4:55)

As much as this would hurt, it kinda looks like he's enjoying it... Beer

RaleighVoid (May 10, 2010 at 6:05)

that little railbow looks like a rim/tyre.

bkbroiler (May 10, 2010 at 7:14)

thing sells itself

alexblayden (May 10, 2010 at 7:34)

lucky him for wearing a neck brace

rydindirty (May 10, 2010 at 7:53)

HAHA! Good thing he is wearing a Leatt! Helmets for your neck!

DanB25 (May 10, 2010 at 8:28)

necks arent made out of string and cardboard you know

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huckoveraduck (May 10, 2010 at 8:33)

I doubt very much he would have injured his neck without a neck brace. He's not falling out of a tree directly onto his head, or snapping it off at 90 degrees to the ground. More like an extreme cartwheel.

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Rattsl (May 10, 2010 at 8:44)

You know the first thing the photographer had on his mind was instantly uploading this onto Pinkbike.

Great shot.

mountainbart (May 10, 2010 at 9:11)

HEY IT'S A PHOTO

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moongose (May 10, 2010 at 9:31)

your doing it wrong

joe-swann (May 10, 2010 at 10:03)

good extention

northwestdhdad Plus (May 10, 2010 at 10:58)

Human Lawn darts anyone?

RaleighVoid (May 10, 2010 at 11:06)

hill-side break dancing anyone?

chochocho (May 10, 2010 at 11:21)

you should send this photo to leatt for their advertisement.

Rolino (May 10, 2010 at 12:18)

I think I want a neck Brace now!!

commencel (May 10, 2010 at 12:50)

gnarly

nofootcanman (May 10, 2010 at 12:54)

This isnt a crash its simply upside down judo Smile

D1rtJumper (May 10, 2010 at 14:07)

Karate KICK!!!!!

me2menow (May 10, 2010 at 15:27)

not saying leatts are pointless or anything alongthose lines....but do you realize how most people say "i/he would have broken my/his neck without my/his leatt on"....but then how many people in those situations do actually break their necks? not saying it isnt a great investment but you cant convince yourself everytime someone falls like that that the leatt is "saving their life"

afro-99 (May 10, 2010 at 17:02)

when people have the opportunity to break their neck they would smarten up and put the leat brace on, thats why when dh became really intense they started wearing braces.

Cmontjumper (May 10, 2010 at 17:10)

I wonder if he even realizes he's off the bike yet..

on another note, yet another reason to wear a leatt

RaleighVoid (May 10, 2010 at 17:17)

yet another? Razz

how many other reasons are there?

Cmontjumper (May 10, 2010 at 17:17)

true.. shoulda said another example showing why to wear one

RaleighVoid (May 10, 2010 at 17:24)

1. saves your neck
2. saves your back
3. saves your life... loads of reasons

me2menow (May 10, 2010 at 17:24) (Below Threshold) show comment

but it kills your collar bone XD

Cmontjumper (May 10, 2010 at 17:27)

still.. rather have a broken collar bone than a broken neck

me2menow (May 10, 2010 at 17:34)

for sure

afro-99 (May 10, 2010 at 17:36)

according to urban legend the soft ones are good for keeping your collar bone in one piece

sfaris360 (May 10, 2010 at 18:55)

Best crash POD in a while Salute

core559 (May 10, 2010 at 21:30)

How many times do people actually break their neck in downhill? There are less than 10 cases I've been able to find where the rider was paralyzed because of their neck injury. Sure, it'll help save you if you do fall, but honestly, if you spent the extra 300 on a good helmet, and replacing crap parts on your bike, you'd be just as well off.

afro-99 (May 10, 2010 at 21:56)

i would imagine that there is quite a bit of people who dont get any media attention that break their necks too

BaileyRoberts (May 10, 2010 at 22:50)

http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/5024844/ this it what my thing was supposed to look like

bunkey (May 11, 2010 at 17:08)

Hey at least its still coherent, albeit saying 'fine'.

patan970 (May 13, 2010 at 5:33)

leat brace = best friend!!

pbrider (Mar 15, 2011 at 13:49)

@ afro-99 : I was just about to say the same thing sometimes it is just a good friend without the media watching.
http://mattnevergivesup.blogspot.com/2009/07/july-10-2009-update-specifics-of.html

afro-99 (Mar 15, 2011 at 23:24)

yeah that sucks, hope he gets better

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