Esteban Deronzier at Big drop in Chatel, France - photo by trickn0l0gy

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wrona92 (Aug 1, 2008 at 5:01)

aha i love this one

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tetopluz (Aug 1, 2008 at 7:41)

word

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squamishturtle (Aug 1, 2008 at 11:37)

how do you make these things?

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dranoel (Aug 1, 2008 at 12:02)

photobucket!

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chomers (Aug 1, 2008 at 17:31)

Funny, but I think it would be better if your replaced downhill with mountain biking.

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recklessness (Aug 8, 2008 at 7:02) (Below Threshold)

Not all MTB requires balls. For example: XC riding.

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excelride (Aug 9, 2008 at 22:52)

i have seen alot of these saying the same thing. but there all sooo true

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totalbikerdude (Aug 17, 2008 at 20:11)

but dont those dudes ricde for like miles and milea and miles at a time over rough terrain, i mean mayby it dont toaly take a whole lot of balls cause your not huckin 30 foot gaps byut i know i couldnt keep up wuith one of those dude

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honkus (Aug 21, 2008 at 1:10)

I don't think he means to discredit endurance, and regardless of a rider's skill level, they still have to have the intestinal fortitude to huck something that is likely to kill them if they fuck up.

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watchmefly (Oct 2, 2008 at 17:52)

some of the xc courses that riders face in the world cup series is insane. we had a world cup here a while ago and the xc was almost as gnar as the downhill

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tomer4eva (Oct 26, 2008 at 10:17)

LOL!!! that is lovely

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arapp14 (Nov 29, 2008 at 10:44) (Below Threshold)

To whom ever made this picture, Im sure any football player in the nfl would just dominate you. Sure biking is a good sport but why make fun of other sports you didn't try to excel in? or is that because you arn't good enough for any other sports so you sit on the computer and make fun of them?

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Cosmossss (Nov 29, 2008 at 12:44)

do you actually mountainbike "Freerideguy14" all ive seen you say on this site is sticking up for roadies and football players!

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arapp14 (Nov 29, 2008 at 16:59) (Below Threshold)

Uhmm lets see, I stuck up for roadies maybe twice and football players this one time. They were for right reasons also, not just stupid reasons. Oh just for you, I mountain bike.

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cranxwork (Feb 16, 2009 at 0:50)

I'm pretty sure that Rachel Atherton proves you dont actually need any balls at all!!!

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recklessness (Feb 23, 2009 at 12:26)

^^ Touché.

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crowe (Feb 23, 2009 at 12:37)

recklessness got alot of neg. props, but he is sooo right. xc takes endourance and some skill, but it don't take balls!! if balls were required for xc, that would mean it was dangerous. if it WERE dangerous, they would wear something other than that spandex shit!!!

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guancho-libre (Feb 28, 2009 at 15:12)

um thats not dh? thats fr

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dhharry (Mar 15, 2009 at 13:10)

could be part of a dh trak?? but yeah thatss sooo true

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woodygebhardt (Mar 20, 2009 at 19:54)

lance armstrong only needs half a ball. if that joke is too soon or completely wtf then just grey me out i will understand, lol

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crowe (Mar 22, 2009 at 16:55)

lance armstrong is a road racer!! you don't need ANY balls to do that.

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woodygebhardt (Mar 22, 2009 at 18:21)

thats the joke, lol

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woodygebhardt (Mar 22, 2009 at 20:23)

also you have to look out for cars, lol jk

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bansheeripper (Jun 13, 2009 at 10:01)

For the XC dissers, it may not be like hucking 30 footers, but it sure takes balls to ride just inches away from a 200 foot cliff, or the ride through a rock garden with tiny little 1.95" tires, or to go down a steep hill, with such a low fork and bars/high seat, and decide: A, apply brakes and risk over the bars, or B, no brakes, and risk losing cotroll??? Not to mention, hitting a moderate sized jump/drop, with the seat at full height!

XC takes more balls than you think!

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Cosmossss (Jun 13, 2009 at 12:49)

But unfortunately those balls are lost as soon as you do a drop with your seat at full height

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maciekfr92 (Jun 13, 2009 at 13:37)

tnij.org/pinkbike_video

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wavo (Jul 5, 2009 at 15:00)

crowe it dosnt say mtb it says Downhill how did XC racing even get in this?

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crowe (Jul 5, 2009 at 18:39)

i was responding to a comment from recklessness.

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recklessness (Jul 5, 2009 at 19:32)

I made a comment??? *scrolls up*. Hmmmm, it seems I did ...11 months ago. LOL @ -94 Props!!

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majeau (Sep 14, 2009 at 4:59)

I proped you reck.

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dnbmx (Mar 8, 2011 at 19:20)

Nothing wrong with football.. UTV

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RideBikes927 (Mar 11, 2011 at 19:00)

SO TRUE

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hooKedOn (Nov 18, 2011 at 8:40)

@Freerideguy14 The one who made this picture (or atleast the one who posted it) is French, so im pretty sure that by football he means your "soccer"....

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trickn0l0gy (Nov 18, 2011 at 13:20)

Nope, I am German and US American by birth. But you are right, our football is "their soccer". ;-) And yes, I took that picture. Someyears ago. The guy in it is French.

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541freeryde (Dec 31, 2011 at 23:00)

i tried telling this to my friends who play football, they just dont get it.

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bansheeripper (Jan 1, 2012 at 14:03)

On windows paint

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bansheeripper (Jan 1, 2012 at 14:04)

Disregaurd^

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NORTY (Feb 12, 2009 at 1:43)

what about dodgeball that requires several balls

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chrris (Aug 1, 2008 at 13:52)

props man

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josiemilla (Oct 18, 2010 at 18:31)

thats a lot cooler than

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xcbbb (Oct 19, 2009 at 16:52)

Ahah, but i wouldnt say that, try being a full back or running back running threw a whole. I think that requires like 10 balls made out of solid steel LOL.

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spazybiker147 (Jan 13, 2010 at 19:54)

hahaha i said this to a kid at work thats all for football and thinks mountain bike riding is lame haha.

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JamesOliver (Aug 1, 2008 at 15:15)

The funny thing is that its not actually downhill, thats the slopestyle course in chatel i think.

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trickn0l0gy (Aug 3, 2008 at 5:42)

who cares? I took that photo in chatel while GOING DOWN A HILL. I don't care if some kids with suspension BMXes create a new word called slopestyle. it is still downhill.

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nouser (Aug 7, 2008 at 23:15)

HAHa most hilarious shit i have ever heard but yh you are right . !

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cdavis (Aug 4, 2008 at 22:05)

should read Freeride

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mudd (Aug 6, 2008 at 17:49)

Yes, it should read "Freeride"!

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yo13bo (Aug 11, 2008 at 0:12)

yeah, this is not really dh, more freeride, still, good pic

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pebbles (Sep 15, 2008 at 13:50)

THIS IS FREERIDE !!!

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andres629 (Apr 25, 2009 at 9:12)

THIS. IS. SPARTAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

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dmrgtn (Apr 4, 2009 at 12:16)

so nice photo

i love it.

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nouser (Jul 23, 2009 at 0:46)

too many edits like this, its stupid now

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Snowdog85 (Apr 15, 2011 at 22:10)

you can make frames for those pictures here

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ktmrider360 (Aug 1, 2008 at 17:59)

And the bottom should say because most other sports only require one ball

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welsh-man (Aug 21, 2008 at 1:02)

i have 3.

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xtazy55 (Aug 28, 2008 at 9:43)

my favorite photo on pinkbike

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hendu (Sep 6, 2008 at 21:23)

i got "mtb because golf and football onl require one ball" on my ipod

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p2fever (Sep 20, 2008 at 21:22)

awesome pic! completly agree.

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philipstonier (Oct 11, 2008 at 13:26)

hahaha, so good

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tomer4eva (Nov 11, 2008 at 13:07)

yup

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STARWARS (Jun 11, 2009 at 23:20)

Always

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evan99biker (Dec 16, 2008 at 19:53)

haha thats amazing! whoever thought of this is a genius!

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woody-dh (Feb 11, 2009 at 23:43)

hahahahaha thats hilarious cause its true

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craig-b (Oct 17, 2009 at 0:11)

football needs three balls

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Greenwood102 (Apr 16, 2010 at 12:48)

Wait now im confused. Football (soccer) or Aermican football?

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ambrogino (Mar 7, 2011 at 22:06)

both

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jgottya1 (Oct 9, 2011 at 18:12)

Word on that one ball comment !!

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h4rdc0r (Aug 1, 2008 at 13:58)

yeaaah nice

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tom-tom (Aug 5, 2008 at 20:16)

hell ya!!!!!

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sampenney (Aug 17, 2008 at 7:39)

haha awsomme

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DAMZ (Aug 17, 2008 at 7:46)

how true!

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bikerdude1212 (Aug 17, 2008 at 20:08)

ahah that ttight

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TheJoker92 (Aug 22, 2008 at 6:25)

so true hahaha

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rolopan (Nov 29, 2008 at 10:40)

so f*cking true

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jakal44444 (Dec 8, 2008 at 19:04)

haha i get it lol

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jinx (Jan 27, 2009 at 14:09)

Hahaha, word!

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jmgu3 (Feb 15, 2009 at 7:03)

lol thats SICK!

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northshore749 (Mar 13, 2009 at 15:43)

this made my day POD 100%

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jbstay10 (Mar 20, 2009 at 14:54)

it could also say, "Downhill
You're doing it right"

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zakmtb999 (Mar 20, 2009 at 19:57)

thats is exserlent

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mattrox (Apr 10, 2009 at 18:37)

thats sick

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Arawn (Jun 21, 2009 at 1:33)

hahaha!! the best one i seen!

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dirtjumpcammy (Jun 27, 2009 at 14:23)

lol

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dirtjumper679 (Mar 19, 2010 at 9:00)

haha this is great

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Tomerr (Apr 2, 2010 at 13:19)

lol vn1!

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teuton612 (Apr 4, 2010 at 17:42)

and baseball. haha

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josiemilla (Oct 18, 2010 at 17:27)

thats the best

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kamikaziii (Nov 18, 2011 at 8:25)

priceless

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Dhchamp109 (Nov 18, 2011 at 8:26)

this is sick and true

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konablastboy88 (Jan 18, 2012 at 15:56)

hilroy

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jlloyd222 (Aug 6, 2012 at 14:58)

football = soccer.

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firchy002 (Aug 15, 2013 at 10:01)

haha R)

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stuff88 (Aug 22, 2008 at 18:46)

jews pwn

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Ovechkin8 (Mar 1, 2009 at 11:00)

so true

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triptex (Aug 1, 2008 at 5:40)

awesome

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b4js (Aug 1, 2008 at 5:04)

love that! (L)

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nouser (Aug 17, 2008 at 16:50)

true dat sista

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IoNuTz (Aug 8, 2008 at 6:58)

=)))))

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trickn0l0gy (Aug 3, 2008 at 5:44)

your awesomeness is hitting me like a wet trout in the face. way to go, genius.

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matthew13sanderson (Apr 27, 2009 at 15:09)

LMFAOO!!

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trickn0l0gy (Apr 28, 2009 at 0:23)

duh, very witty remark. you're just as lame as all the other imbeciles that mix the shoah with jokes and think they are funny. get a life and get an education.

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matthew13sanderson (Apr 28, 2009 at 4:55)

funny he says all that and i never met him in my life.

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matthew13sanderson (Apr 28, 2009 at 12:45)

also funny how he is basically directing it to me when the only thing that he says that is correct is about my age. i give props when they are deserved i have a hardtail not a full suspension its a KHS not a suburban and i prefer 10 foot drops but will take a 3 footer if its availible

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matthew13sanderson (Apr 28, 2009 at 14:37)

alright sorry of my error and im not whining and if i sound like it then my bad

also my bike isnt a "sub" its actually a bit to heavy but good enough for me. yes i care about specs and before i buy a part i usually go on MTBR and look it up. thats how i bought my juicy 5. and for colors yes i do stick to a certain color scheme. thats because i dont want my bike to look like some gay pride bike with all of these colors. and im not to sure what wheel size has anything to do with it but i prefer to have 26"

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trickn0l0gy (Mar 2, 2009 at 2:41)

Stop flaming please. I do not tolerate abusive language.