ZED at Hangman in Leogang, Austria - photo by deutschland

Photo of the Day on Aug 29, 2011 - more PODs

Selected by Ian Hylands - There is a lot going on it this shot and I like it all. This is not a shot with amazing light, incredible composition, or sick action. But it does have a guy putting on his goggles while another guy rips an almost underground berm to berm trail with sheep in the background...

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mrowafun (Aug 29, 2011 at 0:24)

props up if you saw avatar of this photo and thought that first guy jumped over second and did no-hander

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goxbigxorxgoxhome (Aug 29, 2011 at 1:03)

haha so true !! Smile

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Jamie-giant-rider (Aug 29, 2011 at 2:01) (Below Threshold) show comment

I thought that on the full size photo :')

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TomasK (Aug 29, 2011 at 2:56) (Below Threshold) show comment

yeah dude, i thought he's throwing no hander over that guy in a berm Smile

wazard (Aug 29, 2011 at 4:36)

yap!! Props up to you..

Worm-Burner (Aug 29, 2011 at 5:07)

thought he was going over a cow....

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Husky360 (Aug 29, 2011 at 6:39)

Ah - I like the way they think, if this place became a battle feild we can still go shread in the tenches.

"dont worry about ya goggles, get in the trench ya idiot, you're gona get shot" BOOM - "MEDIC"

patrickrupert (Aug 29, 2011 at 6:42)

Sick picture and great scenery, but those other people kinda bombed it ;p

xxslopestylerider9x (Aug 29, 2011 at 8:10)

very deceptive!But that trail looks so so so sick! Drool

sean-dh (Aug 29, 2011 at 8:24)

it shaun the sheep

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KTownRoyster (Aug 29, 2011 at 9:14) (Below Threshold) show comment

i thought he was in a wheelchair.

Matthew233 (Aug 29, 2011 at 12:43) (Below Threshold) show comment

Before and After Razz

love it awesome POD!

Connnor28 (Aug 29, 2011 at 14:04)

i thought so too!

BenLovesIdaho (Aug 29, 2011 at 14:32)

"LOUD NOISES"

braden-schleith (Aug 29, 2011 at 20:46)

sooo dope

dlproductionsjasper (Aug 29, 2011 at 22:16)

You mean the thumbnail right... Did look like that.

FeBrewAry (Sep 21, 2011 at 14:25)

I wonder what it would feel like to crash head on into a fluffy sheep

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Andiderbiker (Aug 21, 2011 at 3:06)

Built by sheep?

kelownian (Aug 29, 2011 at 0:01)

the first thing i noticed was the black sheep with the white sheep

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props-guy (Aug 29, 2011 at 0:03)

baahhhahah. bet the sheeps didnt know they were witnessing a pod, haha

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davidstuartkelly (Aug 29, 2011 at 0:05)

Mint Sauce built it lol, unique trails??. Nice pic though.

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damixtape (Aug 29, 2011 at 0:16) (Below Threshold) show comment

uhhhhhhhhhhh Braaap Chea...?

ROCKYmtnBOY (Aug 29, 2011 at 0:28)

i was there when they were building these berms last year, such a fun, smooth trail

KURTSUCKS (Aug 29, 2011 at 1:04)

I bet those were trenches built during the war.

KURTSUCKS (Aug 29, 2011 at 1:08)

i guess not. hahah

BLIPDH (Aug 29, 2011 at 1:27)

almost underground? looks pretty damn underground to me

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mrmountainbike (Aug 29, 2011 at 5:22)

the black sheep are stealing all the grass

hoolydooly (Aug 29, 2011 at 8:18)

^ Typical black sheep!

haroman666 (Aug 29, 2011 at 9:20)

"Building the berms last year"?? When was that cause I mean sure I was there mid-summer but they seem much older... In any case i love how they're dug into the ground rather than built on it. Makes you feel like you're getting so low Razz

PTDeLuxe (Aug 29, 2011 at 9:48)

built by moles!

StefanGlander (Aug 29, 2011 at 11:26)

and they say americans are racist.....^^^

Ryanlak (Aug 29, 2011 at 21:14)

Aussies are the most racist

hoolydooly (Aug 30, 2011 at 1:38)

we try.....

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GarethArcher (Aug 29, 2011 at 7:27)

Anyone else notice that lone sheep looking through the trees?Or is it just me?

dunford (Aug 29, 2011 at 13:36)

Just you, your welsh

g-gab-g (Aug 29, 2011 at 14:02)

Yeah I saw it too :p

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HenrikY (Aug 29, 2011 at 13:14)

Probably none here can answer but how does this track work with water drainage? It feels like it would be a long ditch filled with water or at least be completely torn up by the spring flood from the snow melting.

I've had an idea of doing a similar track in a ski slope where it wouldn't be in the way in the winter with berms sticking up.

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jumpbikejames (Aug 29, 2011 at 7:36)

tbh at first i didnt even see the guy in the berm, just thought it was a pod of a guy standing doing nothing Blank Stare

shows how observant i am :L great photo though

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deutschland (Aug 30, 2011 at 0:44)

About drainage - there is no big problem with it,we rode there after all night rain with no mud there,trail is very rocky with minimum soil-no errosion etc. More fun was in a forest part with lot of mud and sliding anaconda roots.

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WAKIdesigns (Aug 29, 2011 at 2:16)

Great pic, the sheep in the back make it click. But as for sustainable trail building part - one word: drainage?!

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shrockie (Aug 29, 2011 at 10:01)

I suppose the trail has a tough time draining when it's wet.. or, maybe they just convert it to a bobsled run in the winter.. =)
Sick shot tho..
where did they take all the dirt?

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kuteremka (Aug 29, 2011 at 6:22)

This POD is any Welsh-mans dream......

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deutschland (Aug 29, 2011 at 1:54)

Hey I´m really surprised ,I didn´t expect this could be a POD,my favorite pic from Austria album is this one http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/7062048/ but thanx anyway.

IanHylands Mod Plus (Aug 29, 2011 at 9:01)

That one is okay, a half a second later when his tire was popping off that root instead of setting up for it and it would have looked a lot better... This one has something in it that is really interesting.

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TheRidersResourcesCo (Aug 29, 2011 at 6:32)

POD!! Because of originality. This photo well resumes the perfect view of Leogang:
Grass, sheeps, strange tracks and a lot of Mountain Bike..! :-))))

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ben199 (Aug 29, 2011 at 13:38)

not the best pod i have ever seen.... BUT with this pod the more i look at it the more i like it Wink

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FrVali (Sep 2, 2011 at 5:56)

supr fotka, právě jsem se z leogangu vrátil, ale tahle fotka mě dostala, přesně vystihuje hangmana s těma ovcema v dálce Big Grin

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will100 (Aug 29, 2011 at 10:55)

in the thumnail it looks like the guy on top is jumping over the dude on the bottom and doing a suicide no hander!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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razal1313 (Aug 31, 2011 at 21:55)

Those are actually like the sickest Berms I have seen .... I wish they were in my back yard :/ but amazing shot man !

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MTLhucker (Aug 29, 2011 at 8:05)

when it rains i bet those berms (or that trail i should say) turns into a giant mud hole.... looks sick tho!

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freeriderayward (Aug 29, 2011 at 4:44)

Drainage? Little creek in winter?

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pokalface (Aug 29, 2011 at 14:57)

POD! thats deep,first I thought that the one is flying instead its on the ground watching him berming....

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fox1406 (Aug 29, 2011 at 12:37)

POD is...ok..nothing can beat yesterday POD.. Wink

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RonaldWeazley (Aug 29, 2011 at 12:57)

Looks very Scottish with the thistles and sheepies

RonaldWeazley (Aug 29, 2011 at 12:59)

oops I just realised...no rain. I take that back

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six66 (Aug 29, 2011 at 20:14)

"Who's Zed?"

'Zed's dead baby.. Zed's dead'

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trailstar2danman (Aug 29, 2011 at 9:35)

props , if you can't build them up, dig them in!

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rangemaster Plus (Oct 4, 2011 at 21:42)

guy in the back is like "ohhs nooes!!!"

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atrokz (Aug 29, 2011 at 11:21)

Cool photo, but an even cooler avatar, deutschland. Metalheadz!

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sittingduck (Aug 29, 2011 at 0:18)

Sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep!

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krux (Aug 29, 2011 at 7:42)

nice foto....i liked
Razz

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staike (Aug 29, 2011 at 0:00)

meh

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RideFree420 (Aug 29, 2011 at 0:16)

undergound level shredding? i am sooo down!

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omarmartinez182 (Aug 29, 2011 at 16:36)

balance of bike right! Salute

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konablastboy88 (Aug 29, 2011 at 6:37)

black sheep highjack all the land Frown

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konaSTUFF65 (Aug 29, 2011 at 19:21)

that looks like so much fun

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damixtape (Aug 29, 2011 at 1:10)

my god its just the same haters disliking. go ahead dislike this one to i guess

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tracky-dax (Aug 29, 2011 at 0:13)

so sick that trail is mad

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moxinho95 (Aug 29, 2011 at 17:12)

nice photo Smile

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Adrian95FR (Aug 29, 2011 at 13:46)

r u sheep ?

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tristan123456789 (Aug 29, 2011 at 12:20)

-1

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cedrico (Aug 29, 2011 at 12:26)

puddle central

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bgkamencho (Aug 29, 2011 at 7:28)

Epic!

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alinebiker12345 (Aug 29, 2011 at 9:38)

Sweet photo!!

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Aksel31 (Aug 29, 2011 at 0:54)

this underground trail looks pretty amazing!! Can shoot greats pictures with it

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stu2009 (Aug 29, 2011 at 0:52)

nice

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carloseduardoo (Aug 28, 2011 at 12:20)

incr'vel .....

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stazz (Aug 29, 2011 at 6:37)

nice

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DoWnHiLl-racer (Aug 29, 2011 at 6:34)

mind f*#ked!!

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nickf (Aug 29, 2011 at 9:17)

what's drainage like?

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danmobile (Aug 29, 2011 at 8:48)

baaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh!

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vt6spd (Aug 29, 2011 at 7:26)

thats really cool!

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SaucissonSavoyard (Aug 21, 2011 at 3:03)

Nice photo !

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BIGAlus (Aug 29, 2011 at 2:43)

REALLY POD!

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doorknob100 (Aug 29, 2011 at 0:07)

How in the world did this get POD?

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damixtape (Aug 29, 2011 at 0:19) (Below Threshold) show comment

hahaha your geting a bunch a disslikes wouldn't dought it if i got dislikes for this post to but it was worth the laugh

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props-guy (Aug 29, 2011 at 0:20)

Your profile name suits you well doorknob100...

damixtape (Aug 29, 2011 at 0:21) (Below Threshold) show comment

hahaha i give you some props guy

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BLIPDH (Aug 29, 2011 at 1:30)

probably cuz its a really sick photo?....just a guess.

Worm-Burner (Aug 29, 2011 at 5:11)

doorknob 100...a great name for an 80s band.....

doorknob100 (Aug 29, 2011 at 17:25)

Yeah because i picked doorknob thinking it would make me seem more sophisticated... its called sarcasm. and i'm sorry that i don't like the photo. i just don't think it's capturing something that cool. don't get me wrong i love austria, great place to visit and i'm sure, live but i just don't think that this is the greatest BIKING photo.

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Kenji-n-d-hills (Aug 29, 2011 at 1:19)

Not the best pod ever, by far, but different I will say. Which means LAME!!!!!!!

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BLIPDH (Aug 29, 2011 at 1:28)

You're an idiot.

bendy (Aug 29, 2011 at 1:40)

bet you wouldnt say that if you were the one riding the trail

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LiquidBiker (Aug 29, 2011 at 7:26)

Worst POD I've seen on PinkBike.. The fact that most comments refer to the sheep in the background says something too..

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voliSMi (Aug 29, 2011 at 0:55)

Thumbs UP guys

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