The whole trail follows the edge of a deep gorge and it had been a bit scary sometimes, when you were directly looking into the abyss, hoping to get the turn. ;-)
Selected by Ian Hylands - We've had a lot of LOR comments on photos lately, so it's time for a real photo. Claus dropping into a turn, and trying to get out of Mordor alive...
Omg i'm on Bmx but this Dh pictures are too awesome more fun more adrenaline everything seems better then on the bmx and i am just wondering where the f*ck did he went there seems like his 10 feets away from death
poozank, LOTR is far from a fad, the first books were released in 1954 and they are still around and still being avidly read by many. But anyway, this is an awesome picture! So gnarly!
This photo is approx 1000 times better than LOTR. I hate that film- I could come up with a bullsh*t story about walking trees, orcs and precious rings if I didn't have better things to do with my life!!
Apparently one will not simply shut up about Mordor either. Was funny to start with but the same jokes have been made like 5 times on one pod, LOTR is great and all as is this pic but maybe give it a rest, have a good evening all
Negative props for hating LOTR- hilarious- I forget most PBers are a bunch of geeks! I'd rather be knitting blankets all day long than watch that tripe- at least blankets exist!!
You don't have to be a geek to like LOTR. You just have to have good taste and a bit of time to read. If your basing your opinion on seeing/hearing about the movie then just shut up, you sound like a tool.
I Google earthed it! (just created a new verb) In addition, I live in the Alps so, I'm sure that I'm much closer with my guesstament than Arnoodles. Anyway, 1,973' 3/4" is probably it! Props to the rider and photographer!
Love photo, the fog adds a nice effect, while the grey and bland environment really bring your attention to the rider and their vibrant colours, adding a nice atmosphere to the photo.
Such a dope photo in every way! It really make me want to know what's outside the frame, but I think the composition works because if it was farther away I think you'd loose the pucker effect of the trail. I just wish there was a higher resolution version so it could be my desktop . . .
Glad you like it, guys. This day has been on the exploring side of mountain biking. We hiked crusted snow for some two hours or so, getting the legs all scratched. We managed not finding the trail head for another hour. Then, quite happily, found ourselves surfing a speedy trail along the gorge's edge, just to be stopped by the gnarly, all rocky and steep forehead of the ridge bordering the gorge. Dave and I agreed that riding down that trail isn't worth climbing up there. Told about that,a friend of us living in that region confirmed he would not have recommended going there. Well, we do confirm that.
This year I'll go there with my Chameleon which handles way better in such terrain.
Oh, and I want you to know that Dave, who took this awesome pic in early spring, is yet the better rider of us both. But he'll agree with me that I learned a thing or two this year (meaning last year). There's a bunch of cool guys at trailhunter.de letting you take part in their adventures the visual way.
Bike's a now pretty worn and soon-to-be-replaced-by-something-even-better SC Heckler.
I love how he is just clinging to the side of this cliff, the background look so surreal. I would have opted for a little more travel on this one personally!!! Props on the skills it took to descend this cliff!
Levels Of fear
Descending into hell, Dropping Into Mordor, Walking in on your parents doing the dirty..
For Everything Else there is master card to buy prozac..
I'm not saying that to be critical, but he isn't even riding an xc bike and wearing a full face. And its just the category the picture is placed in on PB. I'm not saying if you ride a big with more then 6 inch of travel you shouldn't ride up hill ever, or that hardtails can't go downhill. just that I'd probably consider this at least trail
he's wearing an urge xc lid with goggles... I guess if there's an all mountain category it would go in that, but as it stands, i wouldn't class riding on my bike all day taking in some awesome climbs and descents as "Downhill"
DID HE MAKE IT AND FOOTAGE OF THIS
EVERYWHERE AT INNERLEITHEN LOOKS
LIKE THIS TO ME MY WEE BIKE WOULD
JUST SNAP GOIN DOWN SOME OF THE
TRAILS NEED TO GET THE FULL SUSPENSION BIKE
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When I read a book I use the words to create pictures, characters and voices in my mind- remarkably similar to a f*ck*n movie!!!
Yes I am a tool, I won't argue with that.
There's a bunch of cool guys at trailhunter.de letting you take part in their adventures the visual way.
Bike's a now pretty worn and soon-to-be-replaced-by-something-even-better SC Heckler.
But XC as overall category, comprising all mountain and enduro is fine for me, too.
@IanHylands:
Manny thanks for choosing my photo!
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