Dylan Sherrard at Bike Ranch in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada - photo by dylawn

Getting Upside down and sideways!
Photo: Matt Miles

Photo of the Day on Oct 20, 2011 - more PODs

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.

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reecewallace Plus (Oct 20, 2011 at 0:00)

Yeahhh! I thought this was Aggy at first, killing it Dylan! Mad corked. Great shot.

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Haonemed (Oct 20, 2011 at 1:50)

nice bush.

jakeaylward (Oct 20, 2011 at 5:58)

haha i thought it was aggy to

andrewgrant (Oct 20, 2011 at 10:07)

only Shred-Hard can cork a DH bike like that!

RideFree420 (Oct 20, 2011 at 10:23)

YUP!!!

StefanGlander (Oct 20, 2011 at 10:49)

gnarly

all-out-bmx (Oct 20, 2011 at 11:19)

thats it......i give up. http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=-8Up4tLSXhM />

call me when my hearse arrives.

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shockabahala Plus (Oct 20, 2011 at 11:43)

ahhhh i was hoping that was the video of it

B-STOCK (Oct 20, 2011 at 12:45)

ohh look one of my grips are loose

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purple (Oct 20, 2011 at 12:56) (Below Threshold) show comment

SHUT THE f*ck UP!!

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purple (Oct 20, 2011 at 13:03) (Below Threshold) show comment

SHUT THE f*ck UP!!

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shockabahala Plus (Oct 20, 2011 at 14:25)

Hey! Watch your funken language!

all-out-bmx (Oct 20, 2011 at 14:48)

yeah! its futher muckin btichs like you that desrtoy flucking awsome PODs like this!

mnorris122 (Oct 20, 2011 at 15:07) (Below Threshold) show comment

what a baus

jptothetree (Oct 20, 2011 at 17:21)

god i suck...

warhorsey (Oct 20, 2011 at 20:14)

He just thought a whip would look way cooler if it was upside down. Wink

kiwikiwi (Oct 21, 2011 at 23:11) (Below Threshold) show comment

no offence but ya sound like a nerd

warhorsey (Oct 22, 2011 at 21:14)

Ok bro. Whatever you say since you sound like an expert..

jmann90 (Oct 25, 2011 at 22:30)

daaaaayyyyyyyuuuuuuummmmmm

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shockabahala Plus (Oct 18, 2011 at 20:12)

Well to me this seems mathimagically impossible

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gazsutton (Oct 20, 2011 at 8:07)

this is what happens when the sat nav f**ks up.
looks sweet

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purple (Oct 20, 2011 at 13:03) (Below Threshold) show comment

SHUT THE f*ck UP!!

Kmac17 (Oct 20, 2011 at 17:26)

ur hella sick bro

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bretttippie (Oct 20, 2011 at 1:24)

Dylan Sherrard is a wicked dude who does wicked things on his bike too! Respect foo!

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bigayre (Oct 17, 2011 at 21:19)

is that like a major cork?

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SkumPeaks (Oct 17, 2011 at 21:30)

that is a gangsta whip

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session88 (Oct 18, 2011 at 7:30)

cork flips are soo much sicker on big bikes?!?!!?

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voltagerider Plus (Oct 18, 2011 at 18:28)

I think that pretty much every tricks is nicier on a big bike...

shockabahala Plus (Oct 18, 2011 at 19:59)

I most indefinitely concur with that statement

willy94 (Oct 19, 2011 at 18:49)

lol i remember a few years back when backflips on full dh bikes was a rare occurance. lol

westsyderider (Oct 20, 2011 at 0:17)

SHREDHARD

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yeagerrr (Oct 20, 2011 at 0:31)

gunna need one bigass bottle to get that cork in...

willy94 (Oct 20, 2011 at 6:39)

LOL

BIGMITCH1 (Oct 20, 2011 at 17:53)

defying the laws of physics NICEEEE!!!!!

willy94 (Oct 20, 2011 at 18:07)

like a boss... http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/6986083/ (same guy)

SkumPeaks (Oct 20, 2011 at 18:29)

http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/7291391/ same jump, trick and guy

willy94 (Oct 20, 2011 at 18:32)

how long do you think untill he gets a superflip to dirt?

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alanworley (Oct 20, 2011 at 22:01)

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.

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speshp2 (Oct 20, 2011 at 11:23)

SICK !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!JUST SICK

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albee10301 (Oct 20, 2011 at 8:14)

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 ?!!

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criscokid25 Plus (Oct 20, 2011 at 8:10)

This kid does things on a dh bike that most dj/slope riders wish they could do! Yeah Bro!

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gavlaa (Oct 20, 2011 at 2:49)

I could do this in my sleep- sorry I meant in my dreams!! Ballsy stuff, worthy of POD fo sure

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mulchee (Oct 20, 2011 at 15:23)

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).

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AAAustin (Oct 20, 2011 at 15:25)

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

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DALLIN (Oct 20, 2011 at 6:43)

Nice DJ bike.

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cazza-360 (Oct 20, 2011 at 8:38)

I CANNOT BELIEVE I GOT THAT MUCH AIR!!!!!!!!! (thank god for my quadruple clamps)

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Woogieman Plus (Oct 20, 2011 at 23:44)

And then he transcended into heaven for being too ridiculously good.

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mountguitars (Oct 20, 2011 at 9:15)

that kona operator looks good upside down, LOL!

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paddy-cakes (Oct 20, 2011 at 1:11)

what a legend

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djfloorfiller74 (Oct 20, 2011 at 17:00)

shredhard showin us how its done!!!!! sik pic man!!

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DirtboxTom (Oct 20, 2011 at 1:02)

Wow this photo is flippin' great!

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bike-aholic (Oct 20, 2011 at 18:39)

You my friend are a beast, nuff said

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ridingpassionate (Oct 20, 2011 at 12:19)

fmx Matt Rebaud style, greatest!! Wink

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keeton (Oct 17, 2011 at 22:50)

Holy POD

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transition101 (Jan 18, 2012 at 8:39)

Sick!! Flipping a DH bike stomped it

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Matt-f (Dec 12, 2011 at 21:34)

im flying upside down through the air....... this is nawt goood!!

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chazzbiker98 (Nov 1, 2011 at 11:15)

What the hell is that??????

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chyu (Oct 20, 2011 at 0:56)

Need video of it.

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nasrannn (Oct 18, 2011 at 7:47)

backflip whip niceee !

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Hendri (Oct 20, 2011 at 2:42)

that's probably a kona operator supreme....

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latuff (Oct 18, 2011 at 18:30)

Cork flip on a dh bike w t f ?? That's amazing

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stucon (Oct 20, 2011 at 2:04)

i had to look twice... i thought it was me!!.... ok no i didnt..!

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ScaryGerry (Oct 20, 2011 at 8:58)

This is sooo moto!

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jas231 (Oct 20, 2011 at 18:06)

Where is my wine Bottle

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thatdude01 (Oct 20, 2011 at 17:30)

dylawn u are SOOOO GOOD

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racefacesantacruz (Oct 20, 2011 at 19:25)

damn.

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snowbordr17 (Oct 20, 2011 at 6:23)

SOLID.

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KocioLek (Jan 29, 2012 at 12:11)

Soooo dialed !

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TheLongMan (Oct 20, 2011 at 6:04)

Somewhat unusual! Great!

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DHking177 (Oct 20, 2011 at 1:02)

So sick!

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lewisjb (Oct 20, 2011 at 10:06)

sooo sweet

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drop20 (Oct 20, 2011 at 7:32)

sweet pic!

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totobike (Oct 20, 2011 at 3:03)

it's real mtb ! Smile

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dhfrvitor (Oct 20, 2011 at 11:09)

OW MY FU.. GOD!

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two-tyred (Oct 20, 2011 at 10:59)

nice shot fellas!

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fitbikelover (Oct 20, 2011 at 0:02)

that is soooooo sick!!!

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ummevan (Oct 20, 2011 at 12:53)

this made my day

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kassu95 (Oct 20, 2011 at 8:53)

nice

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cherylb (Oct 20, 2011 at 14:25)

YAY Matty and Dylan!

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minibiker1 (Oct 20, 2011 at 13:22)

yeah that's amazing!

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MrJackDeluxe (Oct 20, 2011 at 6:48)

KONA power! Wink

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nickTHEBEARcardone (Oct 20, 2011 at 4:14)

fuuuuuuuuuuck

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spongebomb (Oct 20, 2011 at 3:49)

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?

kyphoto (Oct 20, 2011 at 6:55)

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.

spongebomb (Oct 20, 2011 at 7:23)

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

Session603 (Oct 20, 2011 at 9:23)

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.

spongebomb (Oct 20, 2011 at 10:12)

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.

Session603 (Oct 20, 2011 at 19:41)

I didn't mean a street mtb when I said big wheel... this is what I mean.....http://www.retropedalcars.com/big_wheel_history.htm

spongebomb (Oct 21, 2011 at 7:49)

I grew out of that stuff when I was 3.... ...guessing some people always stay childish

Session603 (Oct 21, 2011 at 8:45)

now you're just hurting my feelings.

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