Przemysław Sosnowski at Ustroń - Palenica Bike Park in weeze, Poland - photo by weeze

Photo of the Day on Sep 4, 2011 - more PODs

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109 Comments

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bomberek888 (Aug 26, 2011 at 8:59)

yellow submarine Wink

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mdbrown24 Plus (Aug 26, 2011 at 19:59) (Below Threshold) show comment

POD.........

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jhb11 (Sep 4, 2011 at 0:04)

Was that really needed?

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Lindenbach (Sep 4, 2011 at 0:07)

Multi Tasking: Riding his bike, getting tan, and cooling off all at the same time! Right on!

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frbrad (Sep 4, 2011 at 0:08)

Why is this pod when he isn't wearing a helmet?????

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Freenorco (Sep 4, 2011 at 0:12)

@ frbrad calm down. give Ian some slack, thank him for being more lenient on the more controversial art

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hoolydooly (Sep 4, 2011 at 0:16) (Below Threshold) show comment

He probably doesn't have very good internet where he is. it was probably selected on his phone on the go.

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frbrad (Sep 4, 2011 at 0:18) (Below Threshold) show comment

I don't need to calm down Smile

, I'm just saying there are much better photos on PB with out helmets than this one.

Anyway all this photo is of is a bike going through a puddle, bit boring

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JaseZ (Sep 4, 2011 at 0:39)

dude but the fact that the photographer, got like the full on water wave thing with all the individual droplets is pretty rad

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dbox123 (Sep 4, 2011 at 1:14)

^^^ but there have been epic pictures that have not been given pod because the rider hasn't been wearing a helmet? over the last few years eveyone thought that to get pod the rider had to have a helmet on whatever the situation???

shockabahala Plus (Sep 4, 2011 at 1:15)

the bat dad! here we go denver!!!

Freenorco (Sep 4, 2011 at 1:27)

its all about the experience. I would love to trash a puddle like that

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IanHylands Mod Plus (Sep 4, 2011 at 2:03)

No, you're right, he's not wearing a helmet. It's very difficult to fit a helmet on with a mask and snorkel and I forgive them for it....

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IanHylands Mod Plus (Sep 4, 2011 at 5:35)

you're missing the point of my comment...

xxslopestylerider9x (Sep 4, 2011 at 5:48)

That wouldv'e been best if he had a snorkel but still a great photo and definately a good pod without a question.

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IanHylands Mod Plus (Sep 4, 2011 at 6:46)

Very sure it wasn't.

hoolydooly (Sep 4, 2011 at 7:00)

I don't think he really cares to be honest.

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tom-cuthbert (Sep 4, 2011 at 8:16)

DANNY HART WORLD CHAAMP F*CK YEAAAAAAAAHHHHH!

powderskiing (Sep 4, 2011 at 9:54)

First off I wanna say this is one goddamn sick POD. Secondly, You guys aarre missing the point Ian is getting at. Look at the bigger picture too. I'm sure this guy always wears a helmet during riding but for "a controlled photo shoot" like this one where he is probably not riding a 2-mile long trail to get here, I think this is ACCEPTABLE. He was probably riding 30ft towards the river, hitting it, and then re-doing it. no big deal.

dirtworks911 (Sep 4, 2011 at 10:04)

No big deal til he falls off his bike and lands head first in the river, hitting a rock that slices right into his gray matter... Wink

dirtworks911 (Sep 4, 2011 at 10:06)

P.S. Helmets give you style points. Everyone knows this...

zolibmx13 (Sep 4, 2011 at 10:32)

Hatters gona hate so f*ck them nice POD!

patrickrupert (Sep 4, 2011 at 13:32)

brings back memories of ripping through puddles and loving every minute of it Smile

tom-towers (Sep 4, 2011 at 13:35)

Scuba Steve! Big Grin

hoolydooly (Sep 4, 2011 at 18:20)

You should at least buy him dinner first before you go suggesting things like that.

freedjdh (Sep 4, 2011 at 18:51)

pinkbike has gotton way too serious! yikes!

pinnr2010 (Sep 4, 2011 at 21:41)

Thank you freedjdh ^^^
i come on here and everyone is always so intense on the pods and everything, its supoose to be a fun relaxed website, something that resembles our sport! brrap brrraaap

T-Newt (Sep 8, 2011 at 8:20)

WTF!!! How did this get POD??? the kid is not wearing a helmet....

hoolydooly (Sep 8, 2011 at 19:03)

Are you f*cking kidding me?.........

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RonaldWeazley (Aug 27, 2011 at 9:18)

Puddles!!! Razz

where are the kids though? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWSD6-6Fd4U

weeze (Aug 27, 2011 at 9:21)

:O ! Splashes ! Big Grin

j-maul (Sep 4, 2011 at 12:18)

Haha legend

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tetonlarry (Sep 4, 2011 at 7:39)

Great Idea, but this would have been much better if the subject was a woman.

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CrooksANDcastles2011 (Sep 4, 2011 at 11:25)

sometimes i like to sit in the conner of my room and pretend im a carrot

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gcaprider (Sep 4, 2011 at 9:01)

This is a pretty wicked picture, he must have been really movin' to get so far into the puddle, with the wave still in full height behind him. The light is great at well, would be nice to try this with an ultra wide + camera raincoat. It's all about fun and trying new things, haters always gonna hate.

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ConorWG (Sep 5, 2011 at 5:42)

"Why is this pod when he isn't wearing a helmet?????"
He is wearing a snorkel though . . . . This dude might be onto something. Razz

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szymon102 (Aug 26, 2011 at 8:58)

POD

w sam raz na te gorące dni !

weeze (Aug 26, 2011 at 8:59)

Haha, taki był właśnie zamysł Big Grin

A potem

GilesFarnell (Sep 4, 2011 at 1:11)

Very nice

DH-Ch3k0 (Sep 4, 2011 at 15:45)

what happened to the Rule of no helmet no pod. I'm disappointed

joslatapi (Sep 4, 2011 at 15:54)

I agree, why make POD on this pic, and not in this one> http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/4568589/ i mean , this pic is cool and theres nothing wrong with it but something just isn't right Ian.

DH-Ch3k0 (Sep 4, 2011 at 16:28)

or this one! http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/4568588/

baca262 (Sep 4, 2011 at 17:52)

what happened to the Rule of no helmet no pod. I'm disappointed

dude, he's not even on the trail. id say this is more like no snorkel, no pod.

DH-Ch3k0 (Sep 4, 2011 at 20:36)

haha. anyway, Breaks the rules!

jeffrupert (Sep 6, 2011 at 4:42)

why the hell did this get pod like no offense to the rider/photographer, but its just not worth it

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josecampos (Aug 26, 2011 at 15:30)

this is an amazing & refreshing image!!!
new pod soon!!!

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pit74 (Aug 26, 2011 at 10:08)

dzisiaj u nas bylo 35 st. To jest pomysl na ta pogode !!! POD

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bh3x Plus (Aug 29, 2011 at 2:19)

summer riding style... best photo for this season... Smile

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gasman (Aug 26, 2011 at 9:18)

the clarity is amazing

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shishka (Sep 4, 2011 at 6:53)

Enema time!!!! Keep your mouth closed next time soo you don't get diarrhea for 5 days straight.

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Z-WAAAAAZ (Aug 26, 2011 at 8:58)

hahaha amazing pic

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JayTom20 (Aug 26, 2011 at 14:04)

is he wearing a scuba mask and snorkel???

weeze (Aug 26, 2011 at 17:12)

No, it's normal goggles Smile

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sweetonic63 (Aug 26, 2011 at 10:18)

aweh this has got to be POD soon!!!!!!!!!!!!! sooooo illl!!!!!!!!!!!

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Axemen30 (Aug 26, 2011 at 15:44)

weeze just keeps bringing the steeze! sick picture pod for sure

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Wilfo95 (Sep 4, 2011 at 7:31)

The water droplets are different colours in places ! WOOOOO

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taletotell (Sep 4, 2011 at 12:01)

I didn't notice the snorkel at first. Sweet.

IanHylands Mod Plus (Sep 4, 2011 at 19:50)

I don't think he actually has a snorkel, but it would have made the photo so much better...

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GreasyCaveman (Sep 4, 2011 at 6:57)

Reminds me of a foley cath explosion

Session603 (Sep 5, 2011 at 19:37)

I had a foley bag explode in my face. It's nothing like riding through a puddle... I still have nightmares of hot piss on my face from that experience. It's not a joking matter.

GreasyCaveman (Sep 8, 2011 at 7:28)

It is so a laughing matter. Infact i mock your foley frolics to this day.

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Adriano75 (Sep 4, 2011 at 11:13)

very nice POD

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matthew123321 (Sep 4, 2011 at 11:13)

car wash

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Horizon123 (Sep 4, 2011 at 9:07)

why does everyone have to be a dick to each other?

Session603 (Sep 8, 2011 at 7:36)

Internet Tough Guy Syndrome is an epidemic among the youth. Science has come up with a vacine for HPV. Hopefully soon they will find one for ITGS.

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Huntington (Sep 4, 2011 at 9:02)

Probably the best POD I've seen in a long time. This is real photography.

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eellbird101 (Sep 4, 2011 at 8:05)

thats how i get the mud off after rideing to lol

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bikepusher (Sep 4, 2011 at 7:53)

wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! What a refreshing shot. Haters need to CHILL out.

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samminett (Sep 4, 2011 at 0:19)

nice pic mate good choice

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Konrad125 (Aug 26, 2011 at 10:17)

POD uff.

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forni (Aug 26, 2011 at 9:39)

POD ;D zajebiste ujęcie ;d

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CameronFR (Sep 4, 2011 at 23:01)

is he wearing buggie smugglers O_O

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blooregard (Sep 10, 2011 at 9:18)

he is totally wearing a helmet

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mtbforlife4 (Sep 10, 2011 at 16:24)

Look at the shutter speed 1/8000 damn

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xtazy55 (Sep 4, 2011 at 10:06)

Shit POD

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jasonZ (Sep 4, 2011 at 15:04)

wow props to the photographer!

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pokalface (Sep 4, 2011 at 2:20)

thats the best outfit of doing that! POD!

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mretard (Sep 4, 2011 at 1:36)

aww why can't we get this in extra large, was going to be my new desktop

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MauganXylon (Sep 4, 2011 at 14:54)

This is kinda SHIT!!!!!!!!

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carbonlite (Sep 4, 2011 at 0:45)

NO helmet! OMFG pb are liars!!

Razz

idk I don't care Smile

awesome shot

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Dem0niczny (Aug 26, 2011 at 13:13)

najlepsze wasze zdjecie Smile

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motorcrosser12 (Sep 4, 2011 at 3:34)

^ I agree with this guy! Wink

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PKMR (Sep 4, 2011 at 16:31)

nice xD

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Ian-Hill (Sep 4, 2011 at 14:35)

Such a sick POD!

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skiproo (Sep 4, 2011 at 17:34)

100

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BikerSk (Sep 4, 2011 at 5:14)

haha small shower Big Grin

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luis-beri (Sep 4, 2011 at 0:18)

shower time!!

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adidas115freeride (Sep 4, 2011 at 0:32)

niezla fota hehe Big Grin

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drumdemon101 (Sep 4, 2011 at 0:05)

Nice

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xtr3m3 (Sep 2, 2011 at 3:22)

hq photo

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MethodMan31 (Sep 2, 2011 at 3:21)

DOBRE!

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snowalex (Sep 4, 2011 at 10:06)

Awsome springs to mind

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spyDH (Sep 4, 2011 at 1:15)

jak tylko zobaczyłem to zdjęcie to wiedziałem że będzie POD Salute

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Adrian95FR (Sep 4, 2011 at 4:36)

hehe niezła Big Grin

już się nie musisz dzisiaj myć Razz

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konablastboy88 (Sep 4, 2011 at 9:21)

pretty cool Cool

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brunovieiranext (Sep 4, 2011 at 6:41)

POD

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tomzbikes (Sep 4, 2011 at 9:01)

what a waste of a pod....

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NorCrew09 (Sep 4, 2011 at 0:06)

No helmet No POD??

IanHylands Mod Plus (Sep 4, 2011 at 2:04)

if the rider has a snorkel the helmet rule can sometimes be forgiven...

Talkiet (Sep 4, 2011 at 2:29)

Time to start strapping snorkels to DJ riders :-)

Worm-Burner (Sep 4, 2011 at 4:35)

No Beard No Good...

ntmjeep (Sep 4, 2011 at 19:48)

I thought that too

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THE-GUNT (Sep 4, 2011 at 8:23)

stupid

THE-GUNT (Sep 4, 2011 at 10:07) (Below Threshold) show comment

i just checked it out again. it's still stupid!

Huntington (Sep 4, 2011 at 18:58)

I just read your comments again. Your still stupid! Smile

THE-GUNT (Sep 28, 2011 at 22:20)

Yep. pic still f-ing sucks

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alesha666 (Aug 27, 2011 at 11:40)

super. ale chyba będzie trzeba nasmarować łańcuch, nie mówiąc już o tym co z piastami i innymi takimi bzdurami... ale nieźle!

weeze (Aug 27, 2011 at 12:10)

Bez przesady Smile

To nie myjka ciśnieniowa, a rower i tak trzeba serwisować Smile

star1377 (Sep 4, 2011 at 9:50)

yer polish Smile

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