"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/
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- Album
- Lemme-Get-POD
- Category
- DH Racing
- Date Posted
- Jun 22, 2010 at 13:04Jun 22, 2010
- Location
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Tahoe, California, United States
- Trail
- Gypsy
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234 Comments
- 392 14
devin-bmx-16
(Jun 26, 2010 at 19:08)
looks more like a human cheese grader to me...
- 30 6
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.
- 70 2
ouch... like they say dirt dont hurt... putting cinder blocks in a berm not the smartest... all the best in the healing process.
- 21 72
and yeah how did this get POD, right now as of 12:06 am it has 7 fav, 168 views, and 16 comments.....= a shit POD
- 20 46
there's much better photos on pinkbike,
www.pinkbike.com/photo/4783528
or
www.pinkbike.com/photo/5067899
www.pinkbike.com/photo/4783528
or
www.pinkbike.com/photo/5067899
- 25 10
of course it works, if you want to be nicely restricted and fall off, u can't go wrong with a pressure suit. enjoy crashing
- 10 0
unlucky that he crashed , and unlucky that some1 got a photo of hit also unlucky that in now has over 1500 views but lucky it made pod 
- 15 1
to murphy 1- without those cinderblocks, there wouldnt be a berm, n* is straight dust except for one watered down trail
- 15 0
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
- 10 0
^^^nah man the dude behind him probably was like "Damn thanks alot, now i cant hit the berm!" lol
- 2 2
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.
- 9 0
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....
That's part of the controversy over the Leatt braces, people criticise them cos they seem to concentrate the impact on your collar bone....
- 2 1
This crash isn't that bad. The rider isn't even sliding on the concrete blacks. Hes sliding in the loose gravel beside them.
- 3 0
id rather break my clavicle than a vertebrae any day, but it all comes down to the rider weighing the risks and deciding if its worth it for them.
- 13 1
(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.
- 12 1
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.
- 2 1
pretty sure they dont handpick pods and vods right on the 12 mark...probably automatic and it just filters them through on a daily basis
- 6 0
Once again it comes up. It isent just about the picture it is about the whole scenario and the whole element of cycling.
- 27 0
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...
If I can lend some advice: Stop bitching and wait for tomorrow's if you dont like todays...
- 5 4
What the fuck is up with the berm. Who the hell thought that would be a good idea...
Next up, clothesline strung between trees at neck height across the trail.
- 1 0
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...
- 2 0
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.
