Josh Bender's Karpiel Apocalypse. 15 inches in the rear because of two shocks, and 12 inches in the front. This was the sickest DH bike ever made!
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flag jakewomack (April 14, 2006 at 9:21) (Below Threshold) show comment
Please post your comments!
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flag suicidedownhiller (June 14, 2008 at 21:54) (Below Threshold) show comment
Mine weighs 42 Lbs, and its 12.5 inches
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flag asia (April 14, 2006 at 9:23) (Below Threshold) show comment
FACK thats tank!!!
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flag jakewomack (April 14, 2006 at 9:24) (Below Threshold) show comment
It weighs 75 pounds!
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flag bartosz88 (April 14, 2006 at 9:47) (Below Threshold) show comment
If you mount engine to this bike you will have beautifull motocross
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flag bartosz88 (April 14, 2006 at 9:51) (Below Threshold) show comment
If you mount engine to this bike you will have beautifull motocross
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flag jonesym3 (April 14, 2006 at 10:20) (Below Threshold) show comment
its not a dh bike , its just a ride off cliff bike and not land it. too much travel and weight for serious dh, more extreme freeride
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flag ksmith371 (June 24, 2008 at 23:35) (Below Threshold) show comment
hahahahahahaha my thoughts exactly dude
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flag v10rider4life (April 14, 2006 at 10:27) (Below Threshold) show comment
thats is NOT the best DH bike!!! that thing is a freaking tank id perfer an M3 or any other DH bike over that peice anyday!!
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flag dunit999 (April 14, 2006 at 10:48) (Below Threshold) show comment
bender sucks
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flag sirnigel (April 14, 2006 at 13:19) (Below Threshold) show comment
it's also got 13 inches of travel, and that shot is about 6 years old.
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flag frdh (December 4, 2006 at 6:30) (Below Threshold) show comment
wow ur retarted that shock is a risse racing shock and it will own ur bikes rear shock any day also it has 14 in rear travel nubblet
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flag konastuff06rider (January 3, 2008 at 22:09) (Below Threshold) show comment
its actually adjustably 12-12.5 on the back. karpiel.com
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flag freeridercai (April 14, 2006 at 13:51) (Below Threshold) show comment
benders crap, he just does big drops and thats it! no style, no smoothness, nothing!!! he cant ride a bike he can just drop a bike with him happening to be on top.
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flag bansheesrock (April 14, 2006 at 15:40) (Below Threshold) show comment
yea bender has no skill he would hit stuff wade and mike would but he would f*ck up the landing i want to see him do smaller stuff and land it. that bike is not overkill for wut bender does with it
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flag haxor (April 14, 2006 at 16:54) (Below Threshold) show comment
ok bender sucks ballz at biking he gets bikes made that r f*ckin crazy hucks somethin n n then eats shit all the time like watch some movies that hes in and ull see how much ballz he sucks
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flag mackers90 (May 4, 2006 at 11:18) (Below Threshold) show comment
your all bein complete dykes, id like to see you attempt anything half the size of what he does every day and land it which he does most of the time, they only show those videos cos theyre funny to watch. f*ggots
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flag demodude (May 26, 2006 at 9:49) (Below Threshold) show comment
75lbs!! that HUUUGE!! how do u even pedal that beast?
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flag frdh (December 4, 2006 at 17:55) (Below Threshold) show comment
you dont
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flag haemish (June 9, 2006 at 12:22) (Below Threshold) show comment
bender has no style???? are u off ur rails? bikings not all about style. im sure wen benders hurtling towards the floor the last thing on his mind is "oh shit tht whip wasnt big enough and my hands were to close to the bars on that last suicde." hes a li
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flag haemish (June 9, 2006 at 12:22) (Below Threshold) show comment
...living legend, amen to that makkers!
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flag torrent66 (June 14, 2006 at 19:19) (Below Threshold) show comment
the guy has bigger balls than any other biker out there
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flag svettbob (June 17, 2006 at 7:56) (Below Threshold) show comment
ofcorse he have bigger balls, becouse he lands on then all the time, they are swullen up...
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flag wazzupp (June 21, 2006 at 23:43) (Below Threshold) show comment
yeah it has 13in and the air shock is just for rebound! all of the travel comes from the coil!
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flag tabletop666 (June 25, 2006 at 6:44) (Below Threshold) show comment
All who say Bender sucks and has no skill obviously has no clue what they are talking about. You prolly just ride around town on a Kona Shred and hop curbs and do wheelies.
Bender throws himself off 40 foot cliff to landings that are never clean, check o
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flag stab (June 27, 2006 at 21:50) (Below Threshold) show comment
Love to see bender shred with myself or my bro's & keep up with that tank! Well be waiting at the bottom & half done our second pints...
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flag jellyfish (February 8, 2008 at 16:51) (Below Threshold) show comment
man you guys are a bunch of idiots he doesn't use his bike for dh racing he hucks off of f*cking 40 foot cliffs, which none of you sissy piffs will ever do, you guys are a bunch of idiots and will never be half the rider bender is!! b*tchS
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flag garlfunkle (August 13, 2006 at 8:36) (Below Threshold) show comment
Looks uncomfortable.
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flag stinkyforlife (September 22, 2006 at 2:46) (Below Threshold) show comment
f*ck anyone who says josh bender is gay i dont see pictures of u riding off of cliff faces and crashing and geting back up and doing it again, no style, his style is going huge and not pussyign out when he crashes
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flag future29 (January 21, 2007 at 11:39) (Below Threshold) show comment
f*ck all the people sayin bender is shit. he is an old skool freerider, he doesnt spend 5 days working on a perfect landing like freeriders do now! and if you ever see him ride a trail or dh run on his normal bike he will f*ckin kik your ass!!! so shut the f*ck up and take your head out of your arses.
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flag stinkybigd (December 23, 2007 at 15:34) (Below Threshold) show comment
not a DH bike dude. thats a hucking bike. you use that in a DH race and youll probaly die!
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flag ron-burgundy (December 23, 2007 at 15:35) (Below Threshold) show comment
imagine riding this thing on your paper route...
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flag UFO666 (December 23, 2007 at 15:36) (Below Threshold) show comment
VERY NICE BIKE
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flag tonyradcliffe (December 23, 2007 at 15:38) (Below Threshold) show comment
now when i think about it i dont think ive eveer seen him actually land a drop.....
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flag heftynorcorider (December 23, 2007 at 15:42) (Below Threshold) show comment
Most of these little shits weren't even born when Bender was doing his thing. f*ck 'em.
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flag ericdirtjumper (December 23, 2007 at 15:49) (Below Threshold) show comment
bender is crazy biker !!
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flag tylers (December 23, 2007 at 15:53) (Below Threshold) show comment
haha the bunch of you who say bender has no skill are idiots. lets see you land 30+ foot drops... and for those who say he can't land anything... go watch the new world disorder movies... dumbasses.
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flag alinelover (December 23, 2007 at 23:15) (Below Threshold) show comment
tylers is right. dont talk shit
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flag deberguknottignham (December 31, 2007 at 21:24) (Below Threshold) show comment
he is the evil knievel of mtb... pure and simple f*cking nutter!
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flag bommy09 (January 14, 2008 at 14:30) (Below Threshold) show comment
tonyradcliffe (December 23, 2007 at 15:3 (Below Threshold) show comment
now when i think about it i dont think ive eveer seen him actually land a drop.....

thts cos uve probs only ever seen the video of him try the jaw drop wts tht 55ft or something?
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flag borsa (February 6, 2008 at 10:35) (Below Threshold) show comment
Is that a standard quick release rear hub? I hope not...
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flag sabaxter-orange (May 20, 2008 at 11:19) (Below Threshold) show comment
Ill give u £2.00 for it
looks crap and heavy.
Mingin frame n he cant do anythin then drops and most of them are unsuccessful.
waster of money thats y i offer you £2
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flag -Forbes- (June 2, 2008 at 14:05) (Below Threshold) show comment
BENDER SUCKS DICK
he didnt land the f*cking jah drop so who gives a shit about him.
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flag suicidedownhiller (June 14, 2008 at 21:57) (Below Threshold) show comment
ITs not 75 lbs, its 45 lbs. Its 12.5 inches. And bender is a god, he lands almost everything, and he does have ALOT of style, they just don't show anything but the crashes. I met him at Sea otter, and he is the nicest guy in the business. And if it wasn't for him, none of us freeriders would be here. He started hucking. Props to bender. He's a real rider.

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Description: Josh Bender's Karpiel Apocalypse. 15 inches in the rear because of two shocks, and 12 inches in the front. This was the sickest DH bike ever made!
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