Brendan Fairclough at Schladming in Riverside, California, United States - photo by dereka15

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Category: DH Racing
Date Posted: Sep 29, 2009 at 20:36
Sep 29, 2009
Location: Riverside, California, United States
Trail: Schladming
Riders: Brendan Fairclough

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93 Comments

seanlah (Sep 29, 2009 at 21:14)

Haha so true.

brooce (Oct 3, 2009 at 9:56)

yeah, I like that one

robbymcquillin (Oct 4, 2009 at 22:12)

POD

WestCoastRider7 (Oct 6, 2009 at 20:09)

Og my god WIN

hillbillybiking (Dec 2, 2009 at 15:27) (Below Threshold)

Canadian Open!!!!!

kev1n (Feb 24, 2010 at 22:24)

come on man, its shladming!

summit-bike (Mar 18, 2010 at 21:43)

just whip it.....whip it GOOOD!

cGonzalez (Jun 6, 2010 at 9:34)

Thats what she said

spongebomb (Feb 11, 2011 at 7:52)

lol @ other sports playing with (their) balls

sounds like they're tossing themselves off

kmo95 (Jun 11, 2011 at 9:05)

most sports only need one ball

mzk1997 (Jun 15, 2011 at 9:04) (Below Threshold)

^^^ never heard that one before

kmo95 (Jun 16, 2011 at 10:04)

i'll just let the props speak for themselves

mzk1997 (Jun 16, 2011 at 11:56) (Below Threshold)

www.pinkbike.com/photo/5694519 ...........Ill just let the pic speak for itself

dhdemon10 (Jun 17, 2011 at 7:48)

whoa mzk1997, chill. it not like any of the comments on this page about mountain biking needing two balls are origonal. these have been going around in action sports for years.

kmo95 (Jun 17, 2011 at 7:53)

www.pinkbike.com/forum/listcomments/?threadid=82401&pagenum=57#commentid3713243
HYPOCRITE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

dhdemon10 (Jul 3, 2011 at 14:19)

^^ completly raped mzk1997's a*shole

mzk1997 (Jul 3, 2011 at 15:51)

I dont think im the one who needs to chill dhdemon10

dhdemon10 (Jul 4, 2011 at 10:42)

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dhdemon10 (Jul 4, 2011 at 10:49)

^^^ suck it

mzk1997 (Jul 4, 2011 at 12:42)

Thats sad that urs is 3 inches long

dhdemon10 (Jul 5, 2011 at 11:05)

ya its a real picture.. 100% acurate

kona620 (Jul 13, 2011 at 23:01)

this is a better way of saying your point your trying to get too
www.pinkbike.com/photo/5252820

Syndicated (Sep 30, 2009 at 2:24)

Nice work. This is quite a clever variation from the typical "Because golf and football only require one ball" motivator.

Daniel951 (Sep 29, 2009 at 23:00)

haahahaha Nice It actually is true omg

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robbo2517 (Sep 30, 2009 at 0:21) (Below Threshold)

no its it takes one ball to play soccer but two to dh

r-gibson (Sep 30, 2009 at 8:07)

^^^ you fail

joexspocent92 (Sep 30, 2009 at 23:34)

there are so many versions of "it takes one ball to play soccer but two to dh," but this...its kinda clever hahaha

flyingpig129 (Oct 4, 2009 at 12:04)

yep and its actaly "downhill - because golf and football only require one ball"....

bryndickerson (Nov 20, 2009 at 13:37)

and rugby! and that ones not even round!

brett236 (Jan 18, 2010 at 18:38)

rugby- for men who like playing with odd shaped balls

ericpalmer (May 3, 2010 at 13:59)

Rugby, the man's game: Because 30 men clutching onto each other isn't gay...

Rooker (Jul 24, 2011 at 23:31)

its rugby the gentlemen's game.......just saying

DHMAN888R (Sep 30, 2009 at 23:21)

Yeah take that jock sports!

sandrida (Jul 29, 2012 at 12:26)

you defenitly need balls for extreme sports... But you need to start small or slow. and while you skill grows. the things you hit grow too. if you hit something where your not sure you gonna make it or are not quite certain about it and you do it.. then you got balls. Anyway big jumps and especially big drops require much ball downhill too ofcourse, but i think most of these guys quite know how fast they will need to go. And thats what you see in all these videos.. most of them videos are quite succesfull... but you never can be 100 procent certain so it requires balls. if you would know on forehand you would make it would be a peanut. anyway i got peanuts and no balls...

dereka15 (Oct 3, 2009 at 17:04)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdKLGTQg_b0
watch this, then tell me it doesnt take balls.

DamienTD (Oct 3, 2009 at 19:23) (Below Threshold)

watched it doesnt take balls. lot of skill thats it

dereka15 (Oct 3, 2009 at 19:31)

Come on dude i made the damn picture for fun why do you have to be ass and critique it to death? If it offends you sorry it was a joke.

DamienTD (Oct 3, 2009 at 20:06) (Below Threshold)

i know its just dh isnt really a ballsey thing those pros train and practice all year so they have no problem riding gnarly courses. its not like they point down a rooty rockey chute and hope for the bests. they know what there doin. like a racer wouldnt think a video like this www.pinkbike.com/video/102205 takes balls but its all what every ones likes to do

Jwmbike14 (Oct 4, 2009 at 0:36)

well see the point of the picture is saying other sports don't take "balls" i grew up racing motos, bikes and pretty much anything else with an engine. the only team sport i ever played was hockey which i played for 6 years. playing hockey taking skill stamina, thinking etc. but getting on the ice doesn't take balls or you don't experience the "sacking up and hitting it" effect like you do when you hit a triple no one else is hitting in moto. or you hit the 50 foot double and national champs for the first time.

Jwmbike14 (Oct 4, 2009 at 0:47)

besides... you are critiquing it with stupid points. you are comparing apples to apples. saying downhill takes balls, is referring to other team sports that don't take much. but you are comparing this poster with something so alike you contradict yourself! as far as this poster goes i'd say it represents "freeride" downhill and moto. as it is simply comparing "downhill" with sports that play with "a ball"

nz-ripn (Jan 25, 2010 at 17:19)

DamienTD did you even watch that video they showed and listen to what they said???

"the fastest racers in the world talking about going as slow as they possibly can is still too fast!"
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I owuld like to see you even atempt mountain 7 Psychosis

nouser (Mar 10, 2011 at 18:33)

I like this picture so much I wish I could favorite it twice...

woody-dh (Oct 14, 2009 at 18:33)

That picture of Fairclough is my desktop wallpaper. This one is better than all the other ones that say "Football and golf only require one ball".

MRLONDON (May 20, 2010 at 21:07)

anyone else think brendan fairclough will be the worlds best in the coming years?

EricJonkman (Oct 21, 2010 at 18:28)

this was the best looking monster/spesh demo so far in my opinion... the new one is nice, but not AS nice as this one.

tylerames (May 28, 2011 at 17:27)

should say, "others play with them, downhillers have them."

gyuri (Oct 24, 2009 at 10:30)

I was there .............

Philbike (May 13, 2010 at 15:32)

Hey Its My Profile Picture

Downhill-Doug (Jul 1, 2010 at 14:26)

As much as this picture is spectacular, its wondering away from actual downhill, which all about steep very gnarly terain, Not big jumps and tricks.

Downhill-Doug (Jul 1, 2010 at 14:26)

Thats freeride not downhill

mtbman12345 (Jan 24, 2011 at 8:32)

thats like the most technical track in the world this is only one section

mtbman12345 (Jan 24, 2011 at 8:32)

111% true

Piers212 (Jun 17, 2011 at 7:43)

112% actually

Dhchamp109 (Apr 10, 2011 at 20:08)

sad thing is that is the truth

djbrady199 (May 25, 2011 at 18:47)

sick saying but got copied from a wrestling shirt

GP198 (Sep 30, 2011 at 19:05)

Haha. Funny AND true!!

dyepaintball (Oct 3, 2009 at 16:42)

very very true

Jake-55 (Oct 7, 2009 at 19:45)

veery nice and so true!

Skalnik (Oct 8, 2009 at 5:18)

+1
It agree!

marlon-d (Oct 9, 2009 at 20:30)

most unique one! props

nouser (Oct 10, 2009 at 20:04)

i agree! lol

darkelement (Oct 29, 2009 at 16:51)

LOL

marco4848 (Nov 15, 2009 at 14:50)

POD

kevinroy (Apr 5, 2010 at 8:28)

Haha i love it

crowe (Apr 6, 2010 at 14:18)

good one!!

RapidRob (Apr 12, 2010 at 12:09)

OPP !

konaisdabomb2 (Apr 15, 2010 at 7:24)

pod someday for sure

Marek2010 (May 27, 2010 at 7:44)

Haha that's true

roofl (May 27, 2010 at 19:02)

lol sooo true

mossa (May 29, 2010 at 13:26)

hahahahahah

verdevex18 (Jul 24, 2010 at 12:22)

YES

chile415 (Jun 20, 2011 at 9:43)

pod !!!!

brody-dj-nauss (May 2, 2012 at 11:30)

so true

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flyingpig129 (Oct 24, 2009 at 11:25)

downhill because golf and football only require one ball...

nz-ripn (Jan 25, 2010 at 17:20)

we all know the other 1 u retard

DamienTD (Oct 1, 2009 at 20:58)

doesnt really take balls. just lots of practice and determination. plus what about girl racers. doesnt really work

Monority (Oct 2, 2009 at 14:38)

learn some respect >=(

extremedhracer (Oct 3, 2009 at 0:57)

takes balls to pin it down a fort william rock garden or get loose down champery! so think before you speek

slaythebeast (Oct 3, 2009 at 9:21)

thunk befour yuu speel

DamienTD (Oct 3, 2009 at 10:16) (Below Threshold)

fort william eh. alls you do is roll down it first. then practice it faster and faster not that hard plus. ive raced before its easay to get good at one race course no matter whats on it if u just practice

extremedhracer (Oct 3, 2009 at 12:31)

mate, you have no idea what the top boys are doing down that track, it's ridiculous. you just have no respect.

edd-stevens (Oct 3, 2009 at 12:57)

couldent agree more! hill , peaty , minnar ,blenkinsop..any of them would make you look pathetic on a wc curcit track. you would barley be able to walk down it! have some respect for what thse guys do!

boltupright (Oct 3, 2009 at 13:28)

Yeah mate ! yOu have no idea . It's mind bottling!!!!

Jwmbike14 (Oct 3, 2009 at 17:48)

lets not feed the monkeys guys. he's obviously a shit talker and hasn't really gotten a chance to ride gnarly terrain. his comments make it quite obvious. first off, he's probably never been to fort williams. secondly "first you roll down it and get faster and faster." i've seen rock or rooty sections i bet this mofo couldn't ride down. its quite impressive when you show up at a track that is easier to get down on your bike than your feet.

nickf (Oct 16, 2009 at 9:07)

i love these comments

nz-ripn (Jan 25, 2010 at 17:07)

DamienTD i bet even the elite girls would get down the tracks faster then you

nickf (Jan 25, 2010 at 17:29)

hes faster than a lot of slopestyle girls though

nz-ripn (Jan 25, 2010 at 21:13)

slope style isnt suppose to be fast

nickf (Jan 25, 2010 at 21:21)

doesnt mean he isn't, and there's no rule saying you shouldn't

ste3le (Feb 8, 2010 at 15:26)

The pro-rider girls like Racheal Atherton have bigger balls than all of youss

norcofreeridderr (Feb 28, 2010 at 11:12)

DamienTD is probably a better rider than most of you talking shit on this page right now...

mattias40000 (Mar 31, 2010 at 14:46)

and seems that DamienTD doesnt know about humor.....the picture is just a joke, hes gotta a point about balls, but dude, you cant be so...(dont know the word in english) rigid, squared, dont know if you get my point. Take things a bit more relaxed and dont just think about the mathematical or physical explination. (sorry for my english, not my native language)

tanner-greiner (Apr 10, 2011 at 20:13)

@ Jwmbike14, yo homie, not many people can say what you said and make the point, everything was true and you dissed a shittalker, howabout some props