Selected by Ian Hylands - Dylan Sherrard, taking it all the way upside down and sideways on a big bike. Lots of people can do corked flips on dirt jump or slopestyle bikes now, but this is a DH bike. Composition is good, decent thirds, nice foreground.
I think its awesome to see more tricks like this being done on DH bikes. In my opinion DJ and SS are cool but when it comes to tricks and dirt jumps BMX riders are still the best. DH and FR bikes on the other hand allow riders to acces terrain that no BMX bike could survive in. Events like the Red Bull Rampage have always inspired me because it is a true mountain bike event that not only requires a DH or FR bike but more importantly a skills set unique to mountain biking.
In my opinion riders like Darren Berrecloth, Cam Zink, and Dylan Sherrard are taking BMX and Moto style tricks into zones and terrain that neither a BMX or a motorcycle could easily navigate and the end result is a style of bike riding unlike any other.
SICK SHOT !!! the background and the foreground seem to blend together, add the rider in the middle of the two and the depth is just UNREAL !!! great action on top of it all, POY ?!!
geez Shredhard how many POD's you got under your belt now?! You are awesome, looking forward to shredding with you again after I have the baby! (It's Sarah here btw).
LOL BIG MAN YOU CAN DO A SKID AND A WHEELIE HOLLYSHIT.......
guys i think we might have the next brandan semunuk upon us.
i mean that guy in the picture can do a cork back flip on a dh bike no big anyone can do that but a SKID THATS UNHEARD OF
keep up the good work man
If you can do it on a dirt jump bike you can also do it on a slopestyle bike and you can also do it on a DH bike. Once you got a trick dialed it doesn't matter what bike you ride, as long as you have a little time to get used to the new bike. But back to the picture: it's sick as hell!!! great photographing skills, awesome scenery and a really stylish corked flip! it's done with a portable flash right?
Pretty sure there's no flash happening in this shot. And taking a trick like this from a DJ up to a bike that probably weighs (at least) 10 lbs more has got to be pretty challenging.
The reason I thought it was flashed with a portable flash was the difference in contrast between the rider and the rest of the picture (rider is lighter which makes it 'jump out of the picture').
I definitely agee it's more challenging and cooler on a dh bike. Same reason why I don't ride a bmx, but a mtb and a fixie for street, more challenging = more fun IMO. But still, I can do all the tricks I do on my mtb on my 700cc fixie and on my mates 170mm fully slopestyle bike. It's way harder but once you got a trick dialed you don't have to relearn it to do it on another bike, you just need to get used to the other bike a bit. It's still sicker on the harder bike, but it's not like it's a whole new trick or thing
You should throw your fixie in the trash and get a big wheel. Big wheel tricks are much harder and cooler than fixie tricks. You can still wear your purple deep v-neck shirt on a big wheel too.
LOL I already got a street mtb. Fixed is just a fun extra for me. Also I'm not a hipster, the fixed thing started for me because I hated to take the bus to school and a 45 minutes ride is way to long on a small dirt mountainbike frame. So I bought a bike which is comfortable but on which I can still pull barspins wheelies, skids, 180s, 360s etc to have a good ride while going to my uni.