View Poll Results: Should I try it or not.
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To drop or not to drop...
10-26-03 | 10:02 PM
#1
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Still kicking.
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To drop or not to drop...
off the Jah Drop, that is the question. I'm contemplating it as I type this, I feel like it's time to kick it up a notching riding wise. Once I get healed up though.
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10-26-03 | 10:08 PM
#2
Ummm, NO!
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"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming, "WOW, What a Ride!" - unknown
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10-26-03 | 10:31 PM
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10-26-03 | 11:25 PM
#8
Just ask Josh Bender. Did he ever land it? I really don't know if he did or not. In one of my DVD's, it's his 2nd year and he made 3 attempts and crashed all 3 times. He said there wasn't enough of a tranny.
I'm sure he eventually landed it. Bender loves the media attention.
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I'm sure he eventually landed it. Bender loves the media attention.
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"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming, "WOW, What a Ride!" - unknown
"Your Bike Sucks" - Sky Yaeger
"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming, "WOW, What a Ride!" - unknown
"Your Bike Sucks" - Sky Yaeger
10-27-03 | 05:17 AM
#9
Withdrawal Symptoms!
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From: Cornwall UK
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Hmmm, if you think its a good idea and you think your capable of doing it then go for it, I wouldnt try it though, But im not you 
10-27-03 | 05:53 AM
#10
mmm babaghanouj.
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the jaw drop begins where the grass on that hillside ends. they've shown it on last year's kamloops episode of drop in, they've also shown josh bender's attempts to drop it in the new world disorder videos - i think 1 & 2 if i remember correctly. it's a 55" overhanging cliff and bender said the landing is like landing on pavement.
i don't think he's hit the drop yet... and i don't think he's going to be trying to hit that drop for long time (if ever) from the sound of what he was sayin' on the that dvd that a2 mentioned. he's attempted it 4 times. after the first attempt he spent the night at a kamloops hospital cause of his injuries. after the next 3 attempts, i think he finally gave up saying that he knows his limits.
personally, i wouldn't drop that unless i had a parachute or unless i was padded up like the michelin man.
i don't think he's hit the drop yet... and i don't think he's going to be trying to hit that drop for long time (if ever) from the sound of what he was sayin' on the that dvd that a2 mentioned. he's attempted it 4 times. after the first attempt he spent the night at a kamloops hospital cause of his injuries. after the next 3 attempts, i think he finally gave up saying that he knows his limits.
personally, i wouldn't drop that unless i had a parachute or unless i was padded up like the michelin man.
10-27-03 | 10:44 AM
#11
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Its funny I was talking with a buddy about this the other day. I was wondering how long it was going to take for someone to push the height of a drop as big as Bender, land it and possibly throw down some style. Seriously the only thing keeping bender in this game it no one is going as big as he does. His drops still on average dwarf all of the other freeriders. If someone could do the same stuff as him and land it we would have bender replaced 
Danka, have you ever even done a 40ft drop? 54" is pretty signifigant
Danka, have you ever even done a 40ft drop? 54" is pretty signifigant
11-03-03 | 12:23 PM
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WOW!!! I've climbed up rock faces that high and I can safely say I would not want to fling myself off the top unless I had a very secure rope rigged up to stop me from falling.
If you've done 40' drops before though, I say go for it! You'll probably only gain another 10-15 miles per hour in speed over the 40' drop.
If you've done 40' drops before though, I say go for it! You'll probably only gain another 10-15 miles per hour in speed over the 40' drop.
11-03-03 | 04:35 PM
#20
keep moving forward...
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From: NRH
Bikes: 2009 Motobecane Fantom CX
sure you can do it, but can I have yor bike when you eat it? Chances are you'll break so many bones in your body you may not ever need your bike again, so send it my way 
IMHO there's no point really. I mean you ride for fun. How fun is being laid up in bed for 3+ months because you had a moment of stupidity. Just doesn't make any sense in my book.
IMHO there's no point really. I mean you ride for fun. How fun is being laid up in bed for 3+ months because you had a moment of stupidity. Just doesn't make any sense in my book.
03-19-05 | 09:56 PM
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seems pretty crazy to me, but most of those type of jumps do(though I'd still like to try a lot of them).
I mean, jumping off a cliff that would normally kill you with nothing but more weight to break your fall...I might think twice.
I mean, jumping off a cliff that would normally kill you with nothing but more weight to break your fall...I might think twice.
03-19-05 | 10:58 PM
#24
THIS BIKE'S 4 U !!!!
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From: Western, NC .... (Pisgah, Bent Creek, DuPont)
Bikes: HARO Xtreme X2, K2 Lithium 3.0, K2 Beast, K2 Flyin' Monkey, DiamondBack Accent EX, DiamondBack Axis TR
As stated in an earlier post, Bender hasn't made this drop & stayed in control anyway. He's launched several times, but the landing zone is still too flat....
Everyone on here should see the NWD & Kranked Series..... They'll blow you away.
Everyone on here should see the NWD & Kranked Series..... They'll blow you away.
03-19-05 | 11:41 PM
#25
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From: ontario, canada
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My friends cousin tried to do a 60 footer to flat and....well you can pretty much guess what happened. He had to get an airlift to the hospital and his bike was pretty much destroyed. I lost the video but if I find it I will definitely post it here, it's crazy. Don't try the Jah Drop unless you have a super hardcore bike.