my thoughts exactlyZach Dank said:That landing looks way to mellow.
hope benders ok
my thoughts exactlyZach Dank said:That landing looks way to mellow.
Did you happen to notice that the vast majority of people in the thread are wishing Bender the best? There are only a couple assholes in this thread... although you might have just upped that number by one.dontlikemonkeys said:is everyone on here in 5th grade? it seems like more times than not, people on ridemonkey seem to have napoleon complexes and think that they are better than everyone else.
Actually its been like 3 people that had been acting like dorks. The other 99% have been suporting Bender and wishing him to heal.dontlikemonkeys said:why would anybody down bender????step back and listen to yourselves. im ashamed to be a biker when i hear people say the negative kind of comments used in this thread. for everyone that had something bad to say, how would you like it if you broke your back and people started calling you an idiot and that you sucked. is everyone on here in 5th grade? it seems like more times than not, people on ridemonkey seem to have napoleon complexes and think that they are better than everyone else. i dont care if you can do a triple back flip or land a 50 foot drop, does that make you better than someone who cant? no , it doesnt. i think bender and all the biking video guys are great, because i sit at home and watch them ride for inspiration and what they do is cool, weather they land a jump or not, its still fun to watch. by the way, "odoyle rules"
maxyedor said:I forgot this in my last post. Does anybody know what Bender was riding, I know he doesn't ride Banshee anymore and I've heard both Canfeild and Ellsworth. Not pertinant to this thread but cool info none the less.
THRILLSEEKA said:Kay, I'm definately not one to follow bender's "career" but are you saying Bender's on an Ellesworth????
that's pretty funny from a guy w/ a sig about hating hippies.Brian HCM#1 said:He does something he loves. whether we think it's stupid or not, it's not us to judge.
If you were such a friend, then why didn't you try to talk him out of it.THRILLSEEKA said:Don't get me wrong, I'm not THRILLED to hear he got hurt. It sucks that he got hurt...HOWEVER: This is a lot like watching the 4 drunk idiots playing Russian Roulette at a party. I watched one of my best friends of 14 years spray his brains all over his pregnant and crying GF because some kid told him he was a pussy if he didn't do atleast one round. It took me about an hour to get over the sadness, she hated him instantly. Bender is doing the same thing, only the dumb die slowly. So why should I sit here and go "Oh my gosh, the guy who still hasn't learned that he can't land anything got hurt??? Wow. What a shocker." F_ck that, I've got worse things to worry about.
But hippies suck, they close down our trails because of it possibly damaging rare tropical weeds.narlus said:that's pretty funny from a guy w/ a sig about hating hippies.
You're right maybe its better to have an acciden't doing what you love, rather than getting hurt in a party getting wasted, or even worst getting kill by a drunk driver... Got to enjoy life, and if Bender thinks that by doing this kind of sick drops he is enjoying himself, let the guy do it.DirtyMike said:My Brother lost his spleen on what seems a very small crash when losing air in his front tire and washing into a small maybe a foot high jump. It can happen at anytime to anyone of us. Dont hate on the man Specially When is is out and injured. And even more so if you dont actually Know him. Get well Bender..... i hate seeing someone Hurt...Even if i dont know them Get well ride again...
It's not all about travel.Downhiller said:i think if he will drop that 100footer it will never do it, i think that 200mm on front and 220 in rear (i dont know how much dare have in rear) is not enough, if 13inch in rear and 12 on front on jah drop isnt enough for 55footer , hell 100 will never do it (he die probably)
Yes, it simply must.I Are Baboon said:Damn, a broken back has GOT to hurt.
At the same time???I Are Baboon said:Anyone that plays hockey AND mountain bikes is ok in my book.
yeah i guess one way or another, hopefully to prevent the same outcome..........and he will inspire....
I Are Baboon said:Anyone that plays hockey AND mountain bikes is ok in my book.
too bad alot of people dont understand that concept, i guess a bleeding heart takes much needed oxygen away from the brain. No one around me feels sorry when i'm limping for a couple of days after a bad crash, and i think i'd be downright disowned if i ended up like most daredevils do in the end.MMike said:By no means am I HAPPY he's hurt, nor do I wish evil thoughts upon him....it's just hard to feel sorry for him.
you dont even know how much i agree with you. your so right.MTNPSYCHO said:I just read all 11 pages, and I have to say, this has got to be one of the most shamefull threads ever.....so many people rag on Bender because he has the biggest crashes in history on film, so people have to say he cant ride.....dont you think they put those crashes in because they are so spectacular? And he mostly walks away from all of them with relatively minor injuries, at least til now...after all these years, and all the bad crashes, he is still living in a van, and doing it regardless of what anyone thinks or says...riding is not a hobby for him, he rides at the most extreme level and eats, breaths, and sleeps riding.....sure. some of his drops have been kinda dumb, but countless others have been in full control, huge, and very impressive...maybe you havent seen him pull a perfect nofooter over a 40 foot ravine, or a huge backflip over a double, or landing drops that 99.5% of the riding public would never try in the first place....I dont see anyone else dropping this stuff alongside Bender.....
Bottom line is the guy does what he loves, and got hurt, pretty seriously, and its time to put your stupid insecurities aside and pray for the guy....possibly the dumbest thing in this thread is Thrilllseeka comparing an idiot blowing his brains out with a loaded gun in front of his pregnant wife and friends, traumatizing everyone involved, playing the dumbest game in mankinds history, to a guy trying to push the limits of himself and a sport(bikeriding at that) and getting hurt in the process.....
Mostly the only people who bag on Bender are the fools ignorant enough to think that all he does is crash, and thinks those crashes in the movies encompass all of his riding....
Jeez, you would think that after a life changing incident like watching a friend blow his brains out in front of his friends and family would make a person realise that life is short and getting upset over things like someone else smoking weed while riding is pretty dumb....Kharma exists, and Thrillseeka, you are in troubleink: