[Closed] Best photo of a bike

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Can we make this amateur photos only?
Some of the pro shots are so photo-shopped that it would be pointless.

I don't know why in particular but this is easily the most popular photo on my flickr site

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This is mine from a few months back.
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This morning-

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My favourite recentish one. The P7 at Grizadale in typical lake low cloud

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For some reason, the OP's pic looks like a tiny toy bike on a model railway track to me.

My old Zesty limbering up for a 30-minute pedal down to Annat.
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This isn't particularly special as a photo, and certainly shouldn't be in the running for any kind of best photo. But it always catches my eye more than it should. There's something about it that's inviting.

"come hither and thrash me down this trail..."

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The bike laying on it's side and nedrapiers shot work for me. Agree the first pic looks like a toy bike on a model railway (it is a well composed shot though).

The Stooge

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I quite like this image of my bike...

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Lurking in the dark.
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[url= https://www.flickr.com/photos/takisawa2/8094965452/ ]IMAG1123[/url] by [url= https://www.flickr.com/people/takisawa2/ ]pten2106[/url], on Flickr

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Photos of mine that I like...

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Not technically a good photo obviously, I just like the memory it brings. "Righto rider, 6 hours is long enough, I'm just going to have a wee rest here... wake me up when you're done with the epic cramps and exhaustion-related hysteria"

All mountain!

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Not a particularly great shot but a decent holiday!

A bit out of focus but I like this.
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Love that Strive Nick, bet you had fun on the way down!

I'm rather partial to this photo I took a while ago-

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EDIT: Looking at that photo has inspired me to fit my rigid forks again.

Few of my efforts.

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All mine.

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2 very differing seat heights!

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It's a BFe, but not that you'd know.

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There are some great photos but I think some have missed the OP's point slightly!

I've just gone through my Pinkbike album and picked the top viewed ones.
None are great (too saturated, under exposed, etc.) but I like them.

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Not natural habitat as such, but a couple of pics of our bikes at Ciclo Montana...

In the terrace workshop

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Outside the coffee shop in Pitres

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My Covert at the Scottish open Enduro.

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And my C456 Sunday morning just gone.

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Some great pics - I really like the one in the OP too.

Big bike little bike.

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Three of my faves. All from the alps

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Took mine on holiday
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Or how about...

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This one isn't mine, but it is a favourite!

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Not my bike but my pic, a Santa Cruz in it's natural habitat.
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Couple with the 456 on my local hills

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Road bike at the beach

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Covert just built up, cable routing since sorted!

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This doesn't fall into natural habitat but sums up the essence of the SX trail very well.

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Quite like this one of my Curtis and my mates Solitude:
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And this one of my old 4X on its first 1x9 ride about 5 years ago:
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And this one:
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Another Ciclo photo at the top of Reservoir Dogs
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Also this year, is from above Lake Kielder

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neilsonwheels, thats a cracking photo, where about is it?

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My cross bike down at Longniddry beach.

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Love this one...

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And this one...

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Funny enough the two bikes I'm trying to decide between

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Don't have access to my favourite but quite like this one of my old pig...

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TdY - top of Buttertubs
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Long Mynd - Minton Batch
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just a phone pic but the early evening light helps .
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Admittedly I'm on said bike...

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Looking out to Scotchland

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Not great quality, phone camera.

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Loving neilsonwheels'ses's's''. and johnclimber's (gotta have an upside down one in here somewhere!)

I like stanfree's too, but I think it'd be better with a straight horizon and no tilt shift! 🙂

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Start of the summer:

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I win

Bit of distraction going on here:

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Transporter:

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On top of the world...

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Thats me done now 😀

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Theres something about 40mpg's that does it for me.
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Some of my old bikes:
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Nice work 40mpg!

At the rock..

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Puncture...

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Kbrembo's photo on page 1 is fab