Rodrigo Farias at Valle Amarillo in Santiago, Chile - photo by siete

Laying down the roost.

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POD Photo of the Day on Feb 23, 2016

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Photo info

Album: 2016
Category: All Mountain/Enduro
Date Posted: Jan 16, 2016 at 16:35
Jan 16, 2016
Location: Santiago, Chile
Trail: Valle Amarillo
Riders: Rodrigo Farias
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Photo details

Photo Size:

Camera

Canon EOS 5D Mark III

Lens

EF17-40mm f/4L USM

Shutter Speed

1/5000

Aperture

5.0

Focal Length

19.0 mm

ISO Speed

640

Date

2016:01:16

Time

17:25:51

15 Comments

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dbudd (Feb 23, 2016 at 9:58)

There is a bit of over editing going on here, but nice image.

HardtailsAreGnarly (Feb 23, 2016 at 10:10)

I dont think that its too OTT, but its certainly noticeable

scott-townes (Feb 23, 2016 at 13:01)

No he's actually glowing

ICAS (Feb 23, 2016 at 13:48)

Has there ever been a non-mountain bike POD?

rifu (Feb 23, 2016 at 16:35)

There was! www.pinkbike.com/photo/9873407

caused quite an uproar back then

ICAS (Feb 23, 2016 at 17:34)

Oh man

I'm gonna drift the sh&$ outta my track bike and submit

pav4 (Feb 23, 2016 at 20:21)

I'm so glad you posted that. I never seen such a great response to POD

ralbisurez (Jan 17, 2016 at 23:45)

nice!

webermtb (Jan 18, 2016 at 11:22)

indeed!

woodline (Feb 23, 2016 at 16:09)

very nice!!

Kre1985 (Feb 23, 2016 at 19:24)

Intense M16 SICK!

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CaptainBLT (Feb 23, 2016 at 7:53)

I don't get the appeal of these "roost" shots.

"Roost" is slang for "rooster tail", and comes from the plume that gets thrown by motorsports when hard on the power - dirt bikes and hydroplanes especially. For example:
globalexplorerclub.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/06_seafair_rainier-u37.jpg
images.motorcycle-usa.com/PhotoGallerys/IMG_6906roost.jpg

The difference is in motorsports, roost is a result of going fast. Fast is cool. On mountain bikes, roost is usually a result of sliding while cornering - which is slow. Plus, it wrecks the trail surface. Not cool.

webbe (Feb 23, 2016 at 8:23)

Have you ever seen a fast rider hit a corner? *Roost!*

I agree with you when it comes to skidding photos, as that is pretty lame, however the existence of roost doesn't mean a rider is going slow - if anything it usually means the opposite.

SXTRAILRYDER (Feb 23, 2016 at 8:50)

Everyone providing valid arguments. But in my opinion watching an athlete charge down a mountain and carve side to side (similar to a skier/snowboarder in deep pow) is simply beautiful.

bigburd (Feb 23, 2016 at 12:13)

What shall we name this flying dust that flys from behind our wheels ?