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Practice day at Paarl... looking loose!
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Feb 7, 2012
Selected by Ian Hylands - Brrraaaaap! Shot with a 10.5 fish this is decidedly close to the action, looks like a slightly scary place to be! It's one thing when someone is solidly ripping a berm, it's a whole different story when they get this loose and you're barely a foot away...
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Photo info
- Album
- Downhill-Shoots
- Category
- DH Racing
- Date Posted
- Feb 4, 2012 at 9:12Feb 4, 2012
- Location
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Paarl, South Africa
- Trail
- Late Harvest
- Riders
- Theo Erlangsen
- Articles
- The 25 Best Roosts of 2012, Top 100 Photos of the Year: 50-1
Photo details
- Photo Size:
- Camera
- Nikon D70
- Lens
- 10.5 mm f/2.8
- Shutter Speed
- 1/800
- Aperture
- 9.0
- Focal Length
- 10.5 mm
- ISO Speed
- 200
- Date
- 2012:02:04
- Time
- 13:37:27
155 Comments
- 480 11
rorymorrison
(Feb 4, 2012 at 9:16)
I was gonna be a photographer... but then I took a handle bar to the forehead
- 71 5
@coltybear15 there not backwards, usa isnt the only place people ride bikes with brakes. South Africans (if he is a local) must ride left brake back brake like in nz.
- 23 64
Front brake lever on the right (vs left) is a moto habit that seems to be carried over pretty frequently. Left lever is normally a clutch. who uses rear brakes anyway? I think people ride motorcycles in most countries.
- 8 0
This inverted brake thing is very weird, here in Brazil we ride like most people, but I bought a bike in the UK, and when I was test driving it I didnt notice the brakes...
I just looked like a toddler riding!
I just looked like a toddler riding!
- 44 12
Just to clear everything up, it is you Americans who have the brake levers on the wrong sides of your bars. The rest of the world has it right.
- 52 25
Just to clear everything up, Americans are heavily credited with starting mountain biking so by laws of firsties, we have it right and the rest of the world has it wrong. 
- 15 1
Does it really matter? I have my rear brake on the right. Deal with it. There are different countries, different people and different tastes. Like TheLou94 said it's all about your personal preference. Peace out!
Great picture by the way!
Great picture by the way!
- 35 0
Thanks guys, glad everyone is enjoying the shot, but I don't like where this is going.
If you want to carry on about how you like your breaks, please do it in a forum.
Thanks!
If you want to carry on about how you like your breaks, please do it in a forum.
Thanks!
- 3 0
I'll admit to being a but hypocritical in my comment actually, since right now I'm not running any brakes. But to get this back on topic, I think I've found a new desktop background!
- 28 4
Then why did I get negative propped so much? 
I'm just a dumb American obviously, take it easy on me guys.
I'm just a dumb American obviously, take it easy on me guys.- 7 8
You people make me cringe, its a great shot. Who gives a sheet how he runs his brakes. Now that being said, get off your computer and do something constructive. Cheers
- 5 2
Can i just say...
The bike was supposed to have been invented by Scottish blacksmith Kirkpatrick MacMillan in 1839.
Well, he was the first to invent one with actual drive train.
Just sayin
The bike was supposed to have been invented by Scottish blacksmith Kirkpatrick MacMillan in 1839.
Well, he was the first to invent one with actual drive train.
Just sayin
- 7 0
Rippin photo brother! How ever the brake conversation is very pointless. As far as I'm concerned if I pull a brake lever it better slow me down.
- 59 1
this is the kind of photo i like to show to coworkers when i explain to them why i spend so much money on riding bikes. i usually do it while playing motorhead, and i say "f*ck yeah' and "braap" a lot during the conversation. they get it, or else the conversation ends quickly. win win either way.
cheers eric. another nugget.
cheers eric. another nugget.
- 24 0
Right hand lever for front brake is how bikes have been since day one sir walter raleigh and Rover's first chain driven bike blah blah.
The reason different countries use different set-ups is due to which side of the road you ride so as to have most control when turning into oncoming traffic and indicating. Simple but not widely known.
- 3 0
Right you are sir. When I was a kid, the cops came to our school to talk about road rules and safety (in Australia). The cops said its illegal to sell a bike with the brakes any other way than left rear, so that you can do a stop signal with your right hand whilst on the left side of the road. Supposedly they could even ticket your bike as not road worthy if you rock the back on the right. It's got nothing to do with moto or anything other than that's how the bike was when they first got on it. And since all I had as a kid was a coaster brake and I got my first MTB in Canada, I always run the back on the right for no other reason than that's where it was when I got it.
- 7 1
I love downhill. I love South Africa. Looking at a picture like this when it's really cold and snowing outside is not fun ....... But sick picture all the same 
....... But sick picture all the same - 2 0
Haha, it is a wee bit nippy, but living on the South coast we haven't really got a patch on you hardy Scots! Probably out riding the snow in t-shirt and shorts, while our snow ride was in full ski stuff 
- 3 0
Im in fort william and the only snow we have is at 900m so plenty riding to be done here! bit nippy though!!
- 1 0
Hahah, the highest we went up one of the hills was 217m, overlooks the Channel and we had loads of snow up there, especially where the snow had drifted! Makes riding sketchy but in a fun way 
- 5 3
You guys need to get on Vital MTB more often...you're a few days too late. This is their "Daily Shot" for last Sunday. I enjoy both sites btw but I think you can do better here regarding duplicate content such as PODs. Sick shot!!
- 1 0
I knew this looked familiar... good call. Not sure if it's fair to hate on pinkbike for using the same pick as POD although it does seem a little lame. But then again Vital kinda bit their "Daily Shot" idea from PB. Such a sick photo!!
- 2 0
to the photographers that are getting hurt or hit by bikes, Just wear protection like the bikers do???