chris coates at scottish downhill champs 2010 dunkeld in Dunkeld, Scotland - photo by phunkt

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edd-stevens (Jul 10, 2010 at 11:12)

santacruz-syndicate (Jul 10, 2010 at 11:15)

i think i see a POD....

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edd-stevens (Jul 10, 2010 at 11:25)

He is leaning on his arm....?

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stenhouse (Jul 10, 2010 at 11:29) (Below Threshold) show comment

dah thats the point

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edd-stevens (Jul 10, 2010 at 11:31)

But its not funny.

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stenhouse (Jul 10, 2010 at 11:32)

if you look at the other pics it is. its during race practise and he obvs took the corner too sharp, back end slipped out and he has fallen against the rock.

edd-stevens (Jul 10, 2010 at 11:38) (Below Threshold) show comment

Could be. But im not convinced. There is no roost for example. And concidering he is of the front brake, the front tyre is all very crisp.

stenhouse (Jul 10, 2010 at 11:52)

it's too gloopy to have roost. i know the photographer and i know how sharp his pics are. any good camera will give a crisp shot of a spinning wheel. also you do not brake going round a corner :/ or any good rider doesn't anyway.

edd-stevens (Jul 10, 2010 at 12:07)

We will have to wait and see what Keith says.

stenhouse (Jul 10, 2010 at 12:10)

yeh yeh we do Smile

Zero9 (Jul 10, 2010 at 12:39)

@edd-stevens
and he is standing on his left food

stenhouse (Jul 10, 2010 at 12:54)

yes we know this. that is what you call a dab

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dbirtles (Jul 12, 2010 at 5:51) (Below Threshold) show comment

Zero9 - his left food eh???? Did you see a burger van drive past while writing that!!!! TWAT

DEgenerationX (Jul 13, 2010 at 7:50)

if that isnt hes left food then im blind !? its cool first look picture but when you really see it its not that good bcuz he isnt riding (:

orangepatriotcoil (Jul 27, 2010 at 5:58)

epic fail !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

orangepatriotcoil (Jul 27, 2010 at 5:58)

puling back brake so its easyer to hold his bike up !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

specialized116 (Aug 4, 2010 at 13:19)

its a sick concept for a photo, but theres no chance in hell that he didnt get splatter on his camera with the tire spinning.....plus those pine needles look a little too stuck to the tire to be riding full speed

eldavo14 (Aug 7, 2010 at 12:12)

Also it looks like there's a puddle in the background, it looks pretty still with no splash etc, and he's staring at his wheel for some reason, most people tend to look where they're going...

R1OT (Aug 7, 2010 at 15:03)

Hey buddy, your tyres are dirty.

orangepatriotcoil (Aug 8, 2010 at 8:02)

hey your a f*g

mcquade93 (Sep 2, 2010 at 17:59)

Sexy Picture

warhorsey (Dec 31, 2010 at 20:19)

"my front tire has more pine needles than your front tire. naanaanabooboo"

DH-Ch3k0 (May 6, 2011 at 21:06)

http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/6397790/

evilamish (Dec 13, 2011 at 11:48)

One he's leaning on the rock, two his left foot on the ground and three the front tire isn't spinning. These all adds up to a epic failure of a photo

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IanHylands Mod Plus (Jul 10, 2010 at 12:18)

Wow, shot with an 8mm too, your lens must have been about 2-3 inches from his tyre i'm guessing. Foot on the ground, elbow on the rock, no roost at all, no blur, even in the shadows, no fingers on the brake, I'm going to agree with edd and guess he's not moving at all, otherwise you would have been in the direct path of impact and probably wrecked your camera if not yourself...

grahamc (Jul 10, 2010 at 12:33)

I agree, no matter how much i wish it was real.

skawt-1 (Jul 10, 2010 at 12:34)

I find it hard to believe he got THAT close but I also find it hard to believe that a rider in the masters category would mess around like that during practise of the scottish champs =/

ojmsisle (Jul 10, 2010 at 13:00)

Interesting pic

IanHylands Mod Plus (Jul 10, 2010 at 13:27)

I don't know the course at all but looking at the ground it doesn't even really look like a trail that's been ridden lately. If it was that soft and wet my thought would be that there would be some good ruts and tire tracks underneath him...

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andydunwoody (Jul 11, 2010 at 0:39)

Ha ha, I would have thought by now everyone knows that ALL Keiths images are shot in a studio in Edinburgh and make heavy use of chroma key backgrounds, levers, pulleys, pyrotechnics and employ really small people dressed as foliage to create a feeling of movement through the medium of dance...........

whitetux (Jul 11, 2010 at 12:09)

its on a rock slab that was very slippy (i was there). And scott is making a fair point, this is a race and it would be impossible to stage this shot

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davidstuartkelly (Nov 11, 2010 at 11:48)

I agree with hylands, he knows his stuff..But look at the bottom left corner, looks like water???.

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