ZED at Hangman in Leogang, Austria - photo by deutschland

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POD Photo of the Day on Aug 29, 2011

Selected by Ian Hylands - There is a lot going on it this shot and I like it all. This is not a shot with amazing light, incredible composition, or sick action. But it does have a guy putting on his goggles while another guy rips an almost underground berm to berm trail with sheep in the background...

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Photo info

Album: Austria-2011
Category: All Mountain/Enduro
Date Posted: Aug 21, 2011 at 2:17
Aug 21, 2011
Location: Leogang, Austria
Trail: Hangman
Riders: ZED

Photo details

Photo Size:

Camera

Olympus E-420

Shutter Speed

1/1000

Aperture

5.6

Focal Length

150.0 mm

ISO Speed

400

Date

2011:08:13

Time

16:45:09

96 Comments

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mroowaa (Aug 29, 2011 at 0:24)

props up if you saw avatar of this photo and thought that first guy jumped over second and did no-hander

+ 12

goxbigxorxgoxhome (Aug 29, 2011 at 1:03)

haha so true !!

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Jamie-giant-rider (Aug 29, 2011 at 2:01) (Below Threshold)

I thought that on the full size photo :')

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TomasK (Aug 29, 2011 at 2:56) (Below Threshold)

yeah dude, i thought he's throwing no hander over that guy in a berm

wazard (Aug 29, 2011 at 4:36)

yap!! Props up to you..

Worm-Burner (Aug 29, 2011 at 5:07)

thought he was going over a cow....

+ 18

Husky360 (Aug 29, 2011 at 6:39)

Ah - I like the way they think, if this place became a battle feild we can still go shread in the tenches.

"dont worry about ya goggles, get in the trench ya idiot, you're gona get shot" BOOM - "MEDIC"

patrickrupert (Aug 29, 2011 at 6:42)

Sick picture and great scenery, but those other people kinda bombed it ;p

xxslopestylerider9x (Aug 29, 2011 at 8:10)

very deceptive!But that trail looks so so so sick!

sean-dh (Aug 29, 2011 at 8:24)

it shaun the sheep

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KTownRoyster (Aug 29, 2011 at 9:14) (Below Threshold)

i thought he was in a wheelchair.

Matthew233 (Aug 29, 2011 at 12:43) (Below Threshold)

Before and After

love it awesome POD!

nouser (Aug 29, 2011 at 14:04)

i thought so too!

BenLovesIdaho (Aug 29, 2011 at 14:32)

"LOUD NOISES"

braden-schleith (Aug 29, 2011 at 20:46)

sooo dope

dlproductionsjasper (Aug 29, 2011 at 22:16)

You mean the thumbnail right... Did look like that.

FeBrewAry (Sep 21, 2011 at 14:25)

I wonder what it would feel like to crash head on into a fluffy sheep

+ 53

Andiderbiker (Aug 21, 2011 at 3:06)

Built by sheep?

kelownian (Aug 29, 2011 at 0:01)

the first thing i noticed was the black sheep with the white sheep

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props-guy (Aug 29, 2011 at 0:03)

baahhhahah. bet the sheeps didnt know they were witnessing a pod, haha

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davidstuartkelly (Aug 29, 2011 at 0:05)

Mint Sauce built it lol, unique trails??. Nice pic though.

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damixtape (Aug 29, 2011 at 0:16) (Below Threshold)

uhhhhhhhhhhh Braaap Chea...?

kianesmailiproductions (Aug 29, 2011 at 0:28)

i was there when they were building these berms last year, such a fun, smooth trail

KURTSUCKS (Aug 29, 2011 at 1:04)

I bet those were trenches built during the war.

KURTSUCKS (Aug 29, 2011 at 1:08)

i guess not. hahah

BLIPDH (Aug 29, 2011 at 1:27)

almost underground? looks pretty damn underground to me

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mrmountainbike (Aug 29, 2011 at 5:22)

the black sheep are stealing all the grass

hoolydooly (Aug 29, 2011 at 8:18)

^ Typical black sheep!

haroman666 (Aug 29, 2011 at 9:20)

"Building the berms last year"?? When was that cause I mean sure I was there mid-summer but they seem much older... In any case i love how they're dug into the ground rather than built on it. Makes you feel like you're getting so low

PTDeLuxe (Aug 29, 2011 at 9:48)

built by moles!

StefanGlander (Aug 29, 2011 at 11:26)

and they say americans are racist.....^^^

Ryanlak (Aug 29, 2011 at 21:14)

Aussies are the most racist

hoolydooly (Aug 30, 2011 at 1:38)

we try.....

GarethArcher (Aug 29, 2011 at 7:27)

Anyone else notice that lone sheep looking through the trees?Or is it just me?

dunford (Aug 29, 2011 at 13:36)

Just you, your welsh

g-gab-g (Aug 29, 2011 at 14:02)

Yeah I saw it too :p

jumpbikejames (Aug 29, 2011 at 7:36)

tbh at first i didnt even see the guy in the berm, just thought it was a pod of a guy standing doing nothing

shows how observant i am :L great photo though

HenrikY (Aug 29, 2011 at 13:14)

Probably none here can answer but how does this track work with water drainage? It feels like it would be a long ditch filled with water or at least be completely torn up by the spring flood from the snow melting.

I've had an idea of doing a similar track in a ski slope where it wouldn't be in the way in the winter with berms sticking up.

deutschland (Aug 30, 2011 at 0:44)

About drainage - there is no big problem with it,we rode there after all night rain with no mud there,trail is very rocky with minimum soil-no errosion etc. More fun was in a forest part with lot of mud and sliding anaconda roots.

kuteremka (Aug 29, 2011 at 6:22)

This POD is any Welsh-mans dream......

shrockie (Aug 29, 2011 at 10:01)

I suppose the trail has a tough time draining when it's wet.. or, maybe they just convert it to a bobsled run in the winter.. =)
Sick shot tho..
where did they take all the dirt?

WAKIdesigns (Aug 29, 2011 at 2:16)

Great pic, the sheep in the back make it click. But as for sustainable trail building part - one word: drainage?!

deutschland (Aug 29, 2011 at 1:54)

Hey I´m really surprised ,I didn´t expect this could be a POD,my favorite pic from Austria album is this one www.pinkbike.com/photo/7062048 but thanx anyway.

IanHylands Plus (Aug 29, 2011 at 9:01)

That one is okay, a half a second later when his tire was popping off that root instead of setting up for it and it would have looked a lot better... This one has something in it that is really interesting.