When He crashed to his butt off of the 30 footer? Anybody have that? Josh? Just wanted to show some peeps.
Bender sequence @ Red bull Rampage
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Linky LinkyHeath Sherratt said:
Thanks!
omg....how did he think that by horking up on the bars so hard that he would have any shot at all at making that...???!!!??? Man....it's a wonder that a guy that tried (and failed) the Jah Drop in Kamloops 3 times is still alive let alone getting bested at his own stuff by a 17 year old....funny stuff!!!
i cant imagine that felt too good
Are you kidding me that his "style". He YANKS the bars into his lap every time. Why do you think he NEVER sticks anything.Secret Squirrel said:
you would just stand at the top and pee yourself....dhtahoe said:
a buddy was eyeing that line from the top - its a sick, sick line with a tiny landing - no margin for error. you've got to hand it to the guys that stuck that - photos / film don't do justice.
On the same topic, is there any footage of Strait's suicide. I've seen tons of pics, but I want to see video.
No I would stand at the top and say this is stupid, go find another line and STICK something at least smooth off of it. And yes I HAVE stuck a FEW things he didn't.WestCoastHucker said:
That is exactly what I did!WestCoastHucker said:
Yeah, but fat chicks don't count.dhtahoe said:
This post is sarcastic...breath
so, Wade Simmons must suck also, seeing as how he broke his ankle on the same gap....dhtahoe said:
nigga please....dhtahoe said:
Wuh-oh....sounds like someone may have just gotten s3rved......WestCoastHucker said:
You're lucky Mike's wife is hot or else he might have taken offense to thatMotionboy2 said:
haven't we collectively slammed Bender enough?
<officer barbrady> Move along, nothing to see here looky loo's. </officer barbrady>
<officer barbrady> Move along, nothing to see here looky loo's. </officer barbrady>
I saw some dudes buying a case of Hamms yesterday and I was like hell yeah fool.Curb Hucker said:
hell ya is rightpunkassean said:I saw some dudes buying a case of Hamms yesterday and I was like hell yeah fool.
Did anybody see the sequence of Benders 30ft stepdown backflip from the free Banshee poster in Decline? Come on folks, if .09% of the people that bash the hell out of Bender everytime his name is mentioned were .09% as talented and devoted to the sport as he is there would be a sh*t ton of rediculously good riders out there.dhtahoe said:
Darwin would hate Bender because he totally defeats the theory of evolution's natural selection. He's a lemming that just gets up and does it again...
Someone move this thread and all the little pinkbike kiddies in it to the freeride forums, please...
I don't know Mike or his hot wife and that combined with my disclaimer would make it silly for him to get offended..Curb Hucker said:
escapeartist said:
exactly!!....D
it's as simple as this. Any one who is behind there computer talking about how much Bender sucks on ridemonkey is a hardcore poser. While you are hitting your pud, thinking how sick of a rider you are, Bender is out riding his bike, not giving a $hit who is typing what about him on some geeky arse computer website. I happen to know for a fact that Josh Bender is preparing right now to smash the world record drop that belongs to him. He has a 65ft. drop with a 50ft. gap lined up that is totaly makable. The landing is about a football field long with plenty of steepness.
Josh Bender owns 99.9% of the people on this board, plain and simple.
Keep lying to yourself, if you think otherwise.
Josh Bender owns 99.9% of the people on this board, plain and simple.
Keep lying to yourself, if you think otherwise.
wow...that was an excellent verbal handjob. have you ever heard the term...fluffer? 
BWAHAHA. The same guy has been banned about 5 times already..it'll just happen again, so let's just ignore him and he will get the point.bizutch said:wow...that was an excellent verbal handjob. have you ever heard the term...fluffer?
your talkin about someone else.
Wait hasn't a RACER won rampage two years running. And yes when we were out filming the first DOWN I did stick more than a few lines that Bender didn't, but Thor like to film riders crashing. Not being clean and smooth. Going huge and being racer smooth looks lame on film. That's why I race and don't huck for film. Fluffer is the best term I have heard. A sideshow to keep you hard, but not blow your wad. I I do have a bit of a personal issue with the guy. He would snap frame after frame and just want us to build him another. Not thinking of the rest of the riders on the team who still didn't even have their race bikes half way thru July. He didn't care as long as he had his bike.
Grantels said:it's as simple as this. Any one who is behind there computer talking about how much Bender sucks on ridemonkey is a hardcore poser. While you are hitting your pud, thinking how sick of a rider you are, Bender is out riding his bike, not giving a $hit who is typing what about him on some geeky arse computer website. I happen to know for a fact that Josh Bender is preparing right now to smash the world record drop that belongs to him. He has a 65ft. drop with a 50ft. gap lined up that is totaly makable. The landing is about a football field long with plenty of steepness.
Josh Bender owns 99.9% of the people on this board, plain and simple.
Keep lying to yourself, if you think otherwise.
My question on this is who cares?
That's awesome in a weird way.
I think it is funny how one name can divide the whole DH world. You say the name Bender and all the sudden there is controversy.
He is a nice guy, which doesn't matter, he crashes on HUGE gaps, and that doesnt matter. He also lands plenty, which doesn't matter, and he is a skilled rider, and that obviously doesn't matter either. I think that he is out riding and doing a good job at marketing himself. Sponsors like him and he does a lot for companies like Rockgardn who make thier armor better and better because he offers excellent feedback. Bender puts things through more abuse than the average rider and therefore YOU, the consumer are benifiting from him.
Bender will never challenge Cedric, but he has the balls and he has the fitness to withstand more than most of us. His ability to get up from a crash or to scope out a line is above average.
He is a nice guy, which doesn't matter, he crashes on HUGE gaps, and that doesnt matter. He also lands plenty, which doesn't matter, and he is a skilled rider, and that obviously doesn't matter either. I think that he is out riding and doing a good job at marketing himself. Sponsors like him and he does a lot for companies like Rockgardn who make thier armor better and better because he offers excellent feedback. Bender puts things through more abuse than the average rider and therefore YOU, the consumer are benifiting from him.
Bender will never challenge Cedric, but he has the balls and he has the fitness to withstand more than most of us. His ability to get up from a crash or to scope out a line is above average.
its a different guy foolioTranscend said:
i love the internet
OK, I don't really even like the bastard, but even I am getting sick of this war over him all the time! Take it to Pinkbike.
BUT: I HAVE ridden with him, and I gotta say I fail to see what others do. I've seen him pile up on a 20' basic gap, blow pedals on a 5' drop(seriously...5 FEET), and hit a pole riding down the street landing on his head. Entertaining, yes, skilled? Jury left and never returned.
YEAH, he has big friggin balls, but he also has 6 pounds of smoke and a thick skull.
Simple question: Why, in 4 years of Rampage, in his OWN BACKYARD, on lines HE CREATED, didn't he even place? If he was always bouncing around in the 3rd to 5th place, he would have even more respect from me than placing 1st once or twice. And just to take the Devil's hand for a minute, YES, I fully believe that the film industry created the rep for Bender, but wouldn't you think that he might say SOMETHING about it if he had a skill or two?
BUT: I HAVE ridden with him, and I gotta say I fail to see what others do. I've seen him pile up on a 20' basic gap, blow pedals on a 5' drop(seriously...5 FEET), and hit a pole riding down the street landing on his head. Entertaining, yes, skilled? Jury left and never returned.
YEAH, he has big friggin balls, but he also has 6 pounds of smoke and a thick skull.
Simple question: Why, in 4 years of Rampage, in his OWN BACKYARD, on lines HE CREATED, didn't he even place? If he was always bouncing around in the 3rd to 5th place, he would have even more respect from me than placing 1st once or twice. And just to take the Devil's hand for a minute, YES, I fully believe that the film industry created the rep for Bender, but wouldn't you think that he might say SOMETHING about it if he had a skill or two?
that's his official legacy right there, the scroll etched on his image in the MTB Hall of Fame!Motionboy2 said:
Bender got some of the hucking world going, however, I know first hand he's got skills, but maybe not enough skills to win over the other guys.THRILLSEEKA said:
Bender creates sick, hard, lines to ride for the enjoyment of it all. But others can do much of the same, plus a bit more perhaps. The new kids (anyone under 25) have had the opportunity to build biking skills up from the early years (which means a lot). Us old farts (I'm 33, and I believe Bender is the same) had to utilize crappy technology to get to where we wanted mtn biking to go. He stayed persistent at it, I gave up for 5 years.