David Schmied at no trail in Scharnitz, Austria - photo by manuelsulzer

David riding down this steep thing during our shoot for Local Outerwear // www.local-outerwear.com // www.manuelsulzer.de

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POD Photo of the Day on Sep 25, 2011

Selected by Sterling Lorence - When searching through the hundreds of images that come into pinkbike each day, many are decent, but few intrigue enough to surface to the top. simply put, this is photo of the day. Backlighting, the peak, foreground, steap terrain... I wish we would see more 'big mountain' type riding come into the files...burly!!

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Photo info

Album: Manuel-Sulzer-Photography
Category: All Mountain/Enduro
Date Posted: Sep 24, 2011 at 13:18
Sep 24, 2011
Location: Scharnitz, Austria
Trail: no trail
Riders: David Schmied

Photo details

Photo Size:

Camera

Canon EOS 50D

Lens

17-50mm

Shutter Speed

1/800

Aperture

4.0

Focal Length

50.0 mm

ISO Speed

500

Date

2011:08:05

Time

09:25:36

97 Comments

67 1

sherbet (Sep 24, 2011 at 13:19)

If this doesn't get POD, I don't know what will. Feels like heaven man.

duncanp (Sep 24, 2011 at 14:27)

Yes.

55 3

Colin994 (Sep 24, 2011 at 18:11)

looks like there should be an army from lord of the rings marching down that road

ivcstudio (Sep 24, 2011 at 21:20)

epic colors, epic backdrop, epic riding. POD

13 80

sessionman123abc (Sep 24, 2011 at 22:21) (Below Threshold)

VOD!!!!

kyle-white (Sep 25, 2011 at 0:01)

Freakin sent that cliff

mtnbker395 (Sep 25, 2011 at 0:52)

so good.

181 7

connor-rix (Sep 25, 2011 at 0:55)

sometimes when im alone i cover myself with vaselin and pretend im a slug

RideFree420 (Sep 25, 2011 at 0:59)

u have issues boyo

34 1

bigburd (Sep 25, 2011 at 1:29)

Want some salt to go with that connor ?

lucasdupuis (Sep 25, 2011 at 2:03)

I love these pods with the sick scenery in th background

mtb24pride (Sep 25, 2011 at 2:10)

I like how he has no protection pads whatsoever and no full face... but then he probably knows what he's doing i guess lol the picture is freakin awesome

dh-freeeride (Sep 25, 2011 at 3:04)

mountain biking.

13 1

airbornmtnbiker (Sep 25, 2011 at 9:32)

haha connor-rix i just spat milk all over my computer when I saw your comment that was hilarious

JesseBMXs (Sep 25, 2011 at 11:13)

connor-rix good shit haha that just made my day

stewartluxton (Sep 25, 2011 at 11:28)

Nice one Connor, photo amazing slug joke ..........................priceless!

AustenB23 (Sep 25, 2011 at 12:24)

I feel like this could be a really intense chase/get-away scene from a movie!

BLIPDH (Sep 25, 2011 at 13:58)

that cliff is almost as big as his balls.

BenLovesIdaho (Sep 25, 2011 at 14:33)

When I saw that this POD- I did in fact say out loud, "Oh God, yes".

angrynipples (Sep 25, 2011 at 16:54)

damn BLIPDH, can't wait to see him send it on his balls then!

sessionman123abc (Sep 25, 2011 at 19:41)

U GUYS ARE JUST HATERS

bigburd (Sep 26, 2011 at 2:38)

I see no hate ?

jack-sprogis (Oct 5, 2011 at 2:35)

Sick shot

konabike4321 (Jan 27, 2012 at 9:59)

i see a creek way down to the right, where is he going?

23 0

thebiggestben (Sep 25, 2011 at 0:56)

no full face.. med travel bike.. awesomeness.

kytheguy (Sep 25, 2011 at 0:46)

anyone notice the river down at the bottom...? extreme white water biking needs quite a roll-in i guess

two-tyred (Sep 25, 2011 at 0:43)

my bike had better be fixed by the weekend, else i'll kick you in the NUTS...uuunnnggghhh!!!

bendy (Sep 25, 2011 at 2:41)

just the casual everyday ride to work there

Worm-Burner (Sep 25, 2011 at 0:24)

Get that man a band-aid...

rossi97 (Sep 25, 2011 at 5:27)

Dude! what I don't get is why he doesn't have dual-crowned forks, a full face and pads all over! Utter SICKNESS!

tornateo (Sep 25, 2011 at 9:28)

Real men don't need stuff like that

. I agree though, absolutely bonkers, POD for sure!

madmon (Sep 25, 2011 at 9:48)

a nice smooth line...........i really wanna see the run in....no ff needed but padz....def

angrynipples (Sep 25, 2011 at 16:56)

if he's only on a trail bike, imagine what he does with some shin/knee pads and a freeride rig.

wilkibarkid1 (Sep 25, 2011 at 10:03)

jesus fuck! any steeper he'd need to absail

nouser (Sep 25, 2011 at 12:29)

MY SWEET DICK IT'S MAGIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

starkey1600 (Sep 25, 2011 at 0:11)

oh man... what i would do too ride this!!!

canberra-rider (Sep 25, 2011 at 1:03)

Dear Santa,
please send me one way tickets to Scharnitz, Austria.
please?

Ploutre (Sep 25, 2011 at 1:44)

I wouldn't even walk that ... let alone ride that

hillatoppa (Sep 25, 2011 at 2:24)

EPIC shot! How was the run-out?

volcano420 (Sep 25, 2011 at 2:31)

No backing out of that line. Point and pray!

sheiffa (Sep 25, 2011 at 3:17)

truly deserved pod, too many reasons to mention!

StixZadinia (Sep 25, 2011 at 3:23)

Great picture! Take some balls to hit a steep degree of terrain

Greenwood102 (Sep 25, 2011 at 3:53)

Wait is anyone elses thumbnail of something else?

Greenwood102 (Sep 25, 2011 at 3:53)

(Abigail Adams)

stunt-jumper-1996 (Sep 25, 2011 at 5:13)

Time to hit the front brakes...

stunt-jumper-1996 (Sep 25, 2011 at 5:20)

He makes it look so easy.

pedalmetal (Sep 25, 2011 at 6:41)

Luv it! Rad shot, POD fo sho.

TheDude123 (Sep 25, 2011 at 7:56)

wow I would have face planted trying to send that!!!

ThaDirtRider09 (Sep 25, 2011 at 8:48)

I wanna ride with people like this

DragRider (Sep 25, 2011 at 9:15)

sss iii ck pic POD indeed...

madmon (Sep 25, 2011 at 9:49)

it looks like he dropped in about 10 feet up to the right

tworldsmine (Sep 25, 2011 at 11:56)

it must have been quick- look at the rear tyre shredding... sweet!

roofl (Sep 25, 2011 at 12:22)

now imagine if the top of it was lipped...

ELMER83 (Sep 25, 2011 at 14:06)

talented mutherf****r! Awesome!

gavlaa (Sep 25, 2011 at 14:09)

Test pilot on the roll in for next year's Crankworx Slopestyle events

SHEESHKAH (Sep 25, 2011 at 17:59)

That is awfully "steap"... hahaha

AlExWeBeR (Sep 25, 2011 at 18:10)

got bored on his xc ride so bombed a cliff? YUP!

jthefoo (Sep 25, 2011 at 19:21)

Is he riding down halfdome?

shadow-ryder (Sep 25, 2011 at 21:46)

you're SHIT. this is dope.

wa2wider (Sep 26, 2011 at 14:36)

Congrats on the POD Manuel!

AveFreeride (Sep 28, 2011 at 10:58)

No way man! this is impossible!

TheBAMFpro (Sep 24, 2011 at 15:11)

Pod

specialized36k (Sep 24, 2011 at 15:42)

POD, defnitely.

Jordyn (Sep 25, 2011 at 0:00)

This isGnarley

tbone18j (Sep 25, 2011 at 0:02)

straight down! insain!

ScottB-408 (Sep 25, 2011 at 0:04)

STEEP.

dvbwn (Sep 25, 2011 at 0:27)

gravity line!

RideFree420 (Sep 25, 2011 at 1:00)

GNAR!!!!!!!!!!!

Adrian95FR (Sep 25, 2011 at 1:20)

so nice

bobby309er (Sep 25, 2011 at 1:24)

Not as steep as Champery

Cloyenn (Sep 25, 2011 at 1:25)

NO WAY

SwissDownhill5 (Sep 25, 2011 at 2:29)

Vertride!!!

mk3lew (Sep 25, 2011 at 3:25)

Steep as fook!

dekiboy989 (Sep 25, 2011 at 3:55)

boys got balls

vt6spd (Sep 25, 2011 at 4:13)

wicked.

wheeldrop (Sep 25, 2011 at 10:36)

Spectacular shot to bad it was not a rockface .But steep and Deep Bro.

panzer103 (Sep 25, 2011 at 6:45)

yeah thats pretty steep.

DHJamie (Sep 25, 2011 at 6:46)

Steep!! Hes got balls!

johnnyboy101 (Sep 25, 2011 at 15:35)

agree!!

emmal (Sep 25, 2011 at 8:30)

CRAZY

jameswyo (Sep 25, 2011 at 9:14)

pod for shore

MtBxKinG (Sep 25, 2011 at 9:51)

Steap?

rider189 (Sep 25, 2011 at 10:31)

one word ... STEEP !!

wheeldrop (Sep 25, 2011 at 10:39)

No Fullface ,no Knee or elbow ,Single crown= daredevil no regard for personal saftey.

WAKIdesigns (Sep 25, 2011 at 11:12)

I saw some 40+ yr olds in Hafjell bike park dressed in all possible protection, on dh bikes, with no skills, always coming too hot into the corners, jumping big stuff, at speed, everytime at the edge of faceplant. They had no idea what so ever what they were doing and if nothing happened to any of them, they can consider themselves really lucky. It's a matter of skills and confidence

angrynipples (Sep 25, 2011 at 16:57)

I guess Matt Hunter has no regard for safety either...

Isaias (Sep 25, 2011 at 11:05)

soooooolidoo!

DHr4life (Sep 25, 2011 at 11:12)

WHO SAIS XC ISNT FUN

jdigdog (Sep 25, 2011 at 11:19)

What bike is he riding?

matthew123321 (Sep 25, 2011 at 19:07)

HOLY...

cheeseboy78 (Sep 25, 2011 at 23:21)

sau geil Manuel!

megatryn (Sep 26, 2011 at 8:21)

Wow! Love those colours!

pokalface (Oct 1, 2011 at 2:49)

POD!

nouser (Oct 19, 2011 at 5:19)

how do u have friends ?

nouser (Oct 27, 2011 at 10:29)

Flipp'n eckk! madddmannn

gromhit (Dec 30, 2011 at 18:45)

ok..now pedal up it..

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