I remember ripping along that thing, I got really good traction on it but if you come in wrong I guess this could happen. But I haven't seen it this year.
this is at northstar (n*) resort in tahoe, it gets very dusty there, so without those cinderblocks there basically wouldn't be a berm to ride, although they really are like a big cheesegrater to fall on
The pressure suit works fine, and fits me really nicely. BUT everyone is different. Armour doesnt help much for broken bones, only cuts and scrapes.A rock is a rock is a rock, the only thing that will stop it from breaking your arm is a steel plate.
Not at all. The armour spreads the impact... like the diff. between a work boot and a stilletto. Fall on to a flat surface from 2m on your chest you'll get winded. Do the same on the edge of a table and you´ll break ribs or your sternum. Wearing body armour is like making the edge of the table a broad flat surface again. Magic! That's part of the controversy over the Leatt braces, people criticise them cos they seem to concentrate the impact on your collar bone....
1. this pod is terrible 2. this berm has so much traction and its sooo smooth thanks to the concrete blocks. i couldnt imagine how someone would and could fall on it. must be a freak accident....or really bad
(I'm assuming this is a bike park or some kind of public works trail)Every year I see more and more Parks popping up or have been around for a while that want to be the just like whistler, Silver Star, Les Gets, and Diablo freeride park (to name a few of the best in the world) and they try to mimic building techniques but don't go the extra steps to get it right. In the case of this berm it starts way too flat and has no shape for something that looks to have a fairly wide open run in from what i can see. Second it is a 'human cheese grader' which is not how this brick is meant to be used in trail building. The time to pack with dirt, wet, repack, re wet, and so on for a good week hasn't been done from the looks of it which gives it concrete holes to snap a wrist in or chip a shoulder blade. when a bricked berm gets to this point of dis repair the park should be sending a crew with a water tank and shovels to fix it. With that much fully exposed brick across the top half, that thing must be a death trap in the rain for ppl that like to rail the top edge of a turn. I feel sorry for the guy cause that was a preventable accident and injury. I have had dozens of crashes where the bike blows out the top of a corner and you go to the inside and I have never had more then a little road rash and bruising. And ya I know it definitely looks like a easy berm but doesn't make it a good one. For all we know this guy could have really been pinning it and the berm just couldn't supply the angle and traction needed to keep him upright.
Absolutely. You are preaching to the Choir here. Northstar is infamous for mimicking shore features and then sitting back and watching them fall apart. The maintenence is minimal, the investment of lift ticket revenue is floundered and the overall pride in the park seems to be lacking. There hasn't been any competition from surrounding MTNs and so very little evolution on N*'s trails. We are really hoping that Squaw's addition of a MTB Park will put some pressure on them and they will get their sh*T together. Until then, we rip the dust, blow out the berms and try to keep the rubber side down on the exposed cheese graters.
thats gotta be the worst, laziest and most DANGEROUS trail construction i've ever seen!! imagine sliding in the dust and getting a pedal or bar end caught in those holes, or worse some fingers, think of how easy it is to slide out in a dusty corner......
Why the hell is this a POD? It's a crummy picture and an even worse situation. The POD should make me stoked to go out and ride, or at the very least make me contemplate changing my computer background. I don't know how hungover the bloke who was in charge of today's POD was, but this is poor form. I'd take an urban BMX pic with cool shadows over this any day.
i dont mean to toot my own horn, but if you knew anything about composition and photography, you wouldn't call this a crummy picture. falling is a part of biking that should get you stoked to go do better then this dude did. go submit some stuff for pod and see how you do if your not happy. im an average dude that was in the right place at the right time with the right photography skills, not one of these pro photographers with 3 external flashes synced to their camera, so sorry the picture isnt up to par with your ridiculous POD standards.
they dont put those there for the dust they put them there because the dirt doesnt hold up there very good because they dont get rain there and it turns sandy and into a mess. mammoth does it to but its because they have kitty litter to ride in.
Lets look at it this way: Every single day we have a POD. Thats 24 of your 744,600 hour average life span. The next day there will be a new one, and a new one after that, and another one, and another etc etc. Does the fact that you personally aren't liking this one POD really matter? No I didn't think so.
If I can lend some advice: Stop bitching and wait for tomorrow's if you dont like todays...
I've done similar thing last summer, and I wonder whether I don't prefer brake bumps... this concrete stuff makes me think that this is where mountain biking ends, and we get into park biking. So yes let's just save the good name of MTB and open new category: PTB Park Terrain Bike.
you mean like our local trail called hitler? it was named that cuz a pissed of neighborhood person did just that but had them strung across at handlebar height in the middle of a downhill section made of mainly baby heads and roots... no brakes here... got to say, its a logical thing to name a trail with that rep...
It definitely makes for an interesting story... they dont do it anymore on account of the dudes capture.... luckily... otherwise I wouldnt be riding the trail every week
this pod sucks. i mean what is the dude in the background doing. is like "oh man, i really want to ram this guy's A**" looks like my type of riding tho. but the pic suck. worst ive ever seen. come on!
not for me.. my budies help to the fire road took that and some ski slopes down the hill. bike patrol help me to my truck. i drove home before going to the hospital.
came in to high, i think?? totally caught me off guard!! my front tire caught the edges of the pavers at the beginning.that's why my bike is up top. i made to the apex but my bike didn't. haha
Trail: Gypsy Riders: Unknown Description: "They call it Gnar star for a reason" this guy broke his shoulder and this picture was taken mid fall, he rolled over at least once more before his spill was fully over. his bike was pretty messed up as well. to download the original size, click on this link and click all sizes then original http://www.flickr.com/photos/sethwashere/4723074417/
devin-bmx-16
(Jun 26, 2010 at 19:08)
Tahoe, California, United States 
