Press pic from this year's event. Photo taken by Sven Martin, used with permission from Tara Llanes.
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- Nov 25, 2009 at 21:42Nov 25, 2009
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valleyimagewerx
(Nov 25, 2009 at 21:47)
That shot is KILL!
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Yea now we're talking business! Play some bad ass detah metal song and check out that pic... its a fuckin trip!
sik shot!
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This better damn well get POD or i loose faith in this website, you never see any other POD other than DJ/MTB/BMX Im lookin for some change here.
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Gnartail, are you asking why she has a neckbrace? if that thing flips, her head is going to hit the ground first. i know i wouldnt have the balls to rip like that. MAJOR props, keep er' shreddin Tara.
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holly... i love thise pic thise showes that some dh fans would do evrything to ride there bikes i wanna try thise too :X POD
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www.activeforcefoundation.org
Get yourselves on there, thats the company who make the bikes and make this possible. Tara is a legend of ridin and without this company she might not have been able to continue doin what she loves! Get on there and donate, i know i will be as soon as i get paid again!
Sick POD loving it PB
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Also just noticed the combined lever, i can remember when these used to have 2 levers on each side, the riders had to reach a mile to activate both. Really neat looking machines!!!
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I´m glad Tara doesn´t give up and keeps doing whats she´s best at: being superfast, no matter if two or four wheels. She´s probably still faster on this vehicle than most of us on regular bikes... two thumbs up Tara, hope to hear/read and see more of you !
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roadrunner, you are a piece of shit, one day karma is going to come back on you, and you are going to have something drastic happen to you and some 14 year old kid is just gonna sit there and laugh. Your comment won't bother Tara though, she has overcome a lot and is very strong, so stop being a little shit and move on.
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REALLY sorry to all the people i offended with that careless, horrific and quite frankly twisted comment above. I urge to tell you all that it was not me! i would never offend such a worthy and brilliant athlete who has overcome tremendous amounts throughout her life. All respect to Tara and those i offended and i am deeply sorry and an ill witted comment was produced from a freind who took the opportunity of a logged on account that wasnt his to post some crude and selfish comments. sorry to all,
Roadrunner365.
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this was on vitalmtb like 6 weeks ago - full photo/audio feature with actual information http://www.vitalmtb.com/photos/features/Race-for-Tara-3,921/Slideshow,2562/sspomer,2
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its very uncommon i must say for a man to be named tara...and look up a video they actually do get alot of speed when they ride
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to everyone that commented positively on this photo i want to thank you. the smile on my face was about as big of one as the roost that is coming off my tires! 
thank you to tyler from PB for posting this as the POD. to answer a few questions...the bike cost approximately $10,000 US and was made by my friend brooke duquesnel who is with activeforcefoundation.com. i am wearing all TLD gear, a Leatt neck brace, Smith goggles, and those are all Fox shox. And as much fun as it is to ride this 4-wheeler DH bike i can't wait to get back up on 2-wheels!! ride ON!! tara
thank you to tyler from PB for posting this as the POD. to answer a few questions...the bike cost approximately $10,000 US and was made by my friend brooke duquesnel who is with activeforcefoundation.com. i am wearing all TLD gear, a Leatt neck brace, Smith goggles, and those are all Fox shox. And as much fun as it is to ride this 4-wheeler DH bike i can't wait to get back up on 2-wheels!! ride ON!! tara- 1 0
GREAT to see the foxy Ms. Tara Lanes back on the mountain!!
total respect to any athletes who have been through her experience, and are still out there doing their thing
I was privileged to ride with Stacy Kohut a few years back in Whistler, and damn he RIPPED up A-Line in his off-road 4 wheeler, he was whipping it over the tables and sliding those berms
if any athletes with mobility issues are reading this, and want a serious motorised blast off-road, check out the Honda Pilot buggy - a super fast and nimble off-road kart that can be used with just your arms and hands (no foot controls) - will hit 60-100mph depending on tuning, you can take massive air in Pilots, such a sick ride even
total respect to any athletes who have been through her experience, and are still out there doing their thing
I was privileged to ride with Stacy Kohut a few years back in Whistler, and damn he RIPPED up A-Line in his off-road 4 wheeler, he was whipping it over the tables and sliding those berms
if any athletes with mobility issues are reading this, and want a serious motorised blast off-road, check out the Honda Pilot buggy - a super fast and nimble off-road kart that can be used with just your arms and hands (no foot controls) - will hit 60-100mph depending on tuning, you can take massive air in Pilots, such a sick ride even
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Sick, POD fer sure, one sick question........if your paralyzed from the waist down? can you still preload? im stritting in my comp chair right now trying to see what handling one of these quadcycles would be like in the air, you would def have to use alot of waist and hip power, it must have tooken Tara awhile to learn to control it, but again, big props to her
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it is POD but i have a question how does he go through a straight away??? if he is loosing momentum then how does he go??? not to be mean or anything just curious
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ya i recently shot a guy in kamloops w one, he says his costs 11,000$ pretty sick stuff...
paulclarke.pinkbike.com
check it out
paulclarke.pinkbike.com
check it out
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It's technical name is a "Gravity powered all terrain vehicle" yeah it's for people who are disable waist down.
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fuck that shit dude they are stellar jus as is, i dont think these quadcycles would be possible if they had drive train, but i could be wrong, just dont take it anywhere there is alot of uphill, one thing i would customize oon it would def be the handle bars, looks like tara is slouching to far forward, thus raisng the bar hieght might be necessary
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The slouching forward will be to center the weight. If it was too far back every time she did a jump it'd kick her over the bars or start back flipping.
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actually they cost around 17 grand for a base model, and to get one...your gonna need to get yourself into a good accident, but apparently their pushing to get it on the skii hills, and making it available for people that arent physically challenged, to rent, if thats true, i cant wait to shred on one, massive props to Tara and the people that made it possible for her to ride again
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depends who you go with...there are actually many companies out there, and quads start around 12 grand, i know a guy who has one.
Thats bad ass, I'm going to build one!- 1 0
No, what I'm implying is that if you're a hardcore mountain biker, and you become paralyzed from the waist down, this is the best way to spend $20,000. Otherwise you will never ride bikes again.
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good for you, iv seriously damaged my back but i enjoy riding to muck to give it up, if it does finally go im ordering one of those