Lennix Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 (edited) Wiggy hates these kind of lists so I needed to start one Who have bent a ironmind gold nail that we know off unbraced in say under 1h atleast? Any wrapping allowed. Alexander Klimovich Juha LehtimÀki Derek Graybill Josh Goldthrope Thom Fingalsson  Who more? Aaron, Tommy, Jan?  Edited December 9, 2021 by Lennix 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acorn Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 Gold nails didn't come out until long after I stopped bending. So not me. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennix Posted December 9, 2021 Author Share Posted December 9, 2021 Just now, acorn said: Gold nails didn't come out until long after I stopped bending. So not me. Knew you would have smashed it! Great episode on beyond the bend btw! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennix Posted December 9, 2021 Author Share Posted December 9, 2021 (edited) 13 hours ago, Lennix said: Wiggy hates these kind of lists so I needed to start one Who have bent a ironmind gold nail that we know off unbraced in say under 1h atleast? Any wrapping allowed. Alexander Klimovich Juha LehtimÀki Derek Graybill Josh Goldthrope Thom Fingalsson  Who more? Aaron, Tommy, Jan?  Found some on youtube: Tommy Jennings (thought so) Delmar Carter Paul knight  Edited December 10, 2021 by Lennix 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devinhoo Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 (edited) Iâd love to this list stay updated. Itâs a huge fest of strength and I know that not that many people have bent an actual one, I just donât know how few. Edited December 10, 2021 by devinhoo 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David_wigren Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 This will be hard since there are several âgold nail equivalentsâ which has been called the gold nail without it actually being from Ironmind. Also, there was a faulty batch that was out a few years ago that was HRS and also thinner, those obviously should not count as official gold nails. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennix Posted December 10, 2021 Author Share Posted December 10, 2021 6 minutes ago, David_wigren said: This will be hard since there are several âgold nail equivalentsâ which has been called the gold nail without it actually being from Ironmind. Also, there was a faulty batch that was out a few years ago that was HRS and also thinner, those obviously should not count as official gold nails. Yeah but the bending community isnt that big so most people know who bent the real stuff and who bent the easy nails. And the "equivalents" doesnt belong to this list because the difference between equivalents and the real deal is way way to big (Or can be atleast)Â You must surely know some Gold benders other then what i said no? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David_wigren Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 Iâm positive youâll miss several guys whoâs bent a gold and also accidentally add a few who didnât. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennix Posted December 10, 2021 Author Share Posted December 10, 2021 (edited) 9 minutes ago, David_wigren said: Iâm positive youâll miss several guys whoâs bent a gold and also accidentally add a few who didnât. Agreed! EJ Livesey bent a gold nail also! JT Straussner! Â Edited December 10, 2021 by Lennix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David_wigren Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 Iâm sure there are a bunch of russians and other eastern europeans weâll miss. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juha LehtimÀki Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 (edited) Heikki Turakainen 2017 and Robert Miller Edited December 13, 2021 by Juha LehtimÀki 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertmiller67 Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 Thanks for the mention Juha! You were one of the strongest unbraced benders in the world back in the day sir!  Ive bent Golds in doubles & leathers but nothing thin like Imps.   Like Wiggy mentioned a few guys have bent 8x 3/8â CRS but not the actual IM Gold⊠which from my experience the IM are generally tougher steel!  However, steel varies so much its so difficult to determine. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stranger Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 Pat Povalitis maybe? @terminator on here but I don't think he comes on here much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertmiller67 Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 Also adding EJ Livesey⊠think he was on of the 1st!  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared P Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 Curious for people into Bending: What is the greatest bending feat that has been performed so far in your opinion? For grippers, things like David Shamey's MM9 close and Nathan Holle's 232 rgc video close would probably be considered some of the greatest. What is it for bending? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottledCitrus Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 2 hours ago, Jared P said: Curious for people into Bending: What is the greatest bending feat that has been performed so far in your opinion? For grippers, things like David Shamey's MM9 close and Nathan Holle's 232 rgc video close would probably be considered some of the greatest. What is it for bending? Hard to say imo. So many people have been doing so many ridiculous things over the years. I mean you got 700 some odd 60 bends in one sitting thats been done. Super Short braced bends with 12mm and 16mm bars. barehanded stuff. Long bar ridiculousness. Im sure there are some of the older guys can maybe point some out. But for me. Its really not right to just pick just ONE. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fist of Fury Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 45 minutes ago, BottledCitrus said: Hard to say imo. So many people have been doing so many ridiculous things over the years. I mean you got 700 some odd 60 bends in one sitting thats been done. Super Short braced bends with 12mm and 16mm bars. barehanded stuff. Long bar ridiculousness. Im sure there are some of the older guys can maybe point some out. But for me. Its really not right to just pick just ONE. I agree, with bending you need to be super specific and really compare apples to apples so to speak. Otherwise it's pointless to compare becuase there's so many different ways of bending, each way has it's challenges but they are completely different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stranger Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 On 4/28/2022 at 2:13 PM, Jared P said: Curious for people into Bending: What is the greatest bending feat that has been performed so far in your opinion? For grippers, things like David Shamey's MM9 close and Nathan Holle's 232 rgc video close would probably be considered some of the greatest. What is it for bending? Short unbraced- either Derek Graybill's @vikingsrule92 last couple PR's (10mm A2 or 6.5 12.9 bolt)  Also, Alex's Gold nail in IMP's, rolled on his leg.  Then there's Gazza's 3/8x7 grade 5 but there's a bunch of controversy around that one. Endurance would be @Donc101 bending 800+ 60d's in one sitting      7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wulfgeat Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 On 12/10/2021 at 4:30 AM, David_wigren said: Iâm positive youâll miss several guys whoâs bent a gold and also accidentally add a few who didnât. I literally laughed out loud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devinhoo Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 Alex Guiha had bent two now. One was pre-kinked, but was old and maybe even OG stock. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Sharkey Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 On 4/28/2022 at 11:13 AM, Jared P said: Curious for people into Bending: What is the greatest bending feat that has been performed so far in your opinion? For grippers, things like David Shamey's MM9 close and Nathan Holle's 232 rgc video close would probably be considered some of the greatest. What is it for bending? Know your history   2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Ruby Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 I remember their being controversy over Gazzas bends but honestly if they are real he is untouched in the world of bending.  http://www.fatbastardbarbellco.com/BendingCertsDO.html  ^ Good list of some of the top benders. On 4/28/2022 at 11:13 AM, Jared P said: Curious for people into Bending: What is the greatest bending feat that has been performed so far in your opinion? For grippers, things like David Shamey's MM9 close and Nathan Holle's 232 rgc video close would probably be considered some of the greatest. What is it for bending? Based on poundage I don't think anyone has reached his top bends   Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Sharkey Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 23 hours ago, Stephen Ruby said: I remember their being controversy over Gazzas bends but honestly if they are real he is untouched in the world of bending.  http://www.fatbastardbarbellco.com/BendingCertsDO.html  ^ Good list of some of the top benders. Based on poundage I don't think anyone has reached his top bends   I cannot believe you have this. Fantastic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Sharkey Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 On 4/30/2022 at 9:56 AM, stranger said: Short unbraced- either Derek Graybill's @vikingsrule92 last couple PR's (10mm A2 or 6.5 12.9 bolt)  Also, Alex's Gold nail in IMP's, rolled on his leg.  Then there's Gazza's 3/8x7 grade 5 but there's a bunch of controversy around that one. Endurance would be @Donc101 bending 800+ 60d's in one sitting      That Gold bend was super quick. Why hasn't he certed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David_wigren Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 2 hours ago, Mike Sharkey said: That Gold bend was super quick. Why hasn't he certed? Randall Strossen changed the rules. Most likely because of a personal grudge he had against Derek. However, since Randal and his colleagues at Ironmind have no idea of how to bend, they accidentally worded the new rules in a way so that none of the people currently certed on the red nail have actually bent a red in full accordance to the new rules. I think the point was to word it so that it would emulate the style of bending John Brookfield used to do. However, as I said, the rules were worded poorly, so not even Brookfieldâs technique would fly if you follow the rules. You basically have to Reverse of Heslep bend the bar to a full U away from the body. Iâve heard though that Randall doesnât hold these rules very strictly. So it is actually possible to cert the red and gold even if you donât follow the new rules. I think the trick is that you have to be friends with Randall. The rule should just say that, be friends with Randall. Â 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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