Smashed to Smithereens

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Check out this cool tale by Jeff Bertoia

Smithereens (http://www.nsmb.com/trail_tales/smithereens_12_06.php)

[Lady Gravity]

oh god...i was totally prepared for him to be broken in several pieces. lady luck is right :|

that plane gap looks killer! holy smokes

[LeeLau]

Lucky - i thought the ulna radius would be a four piecer. Good writeup

[big ben]

awesome. I've really wanted to ride that trail ever since I saw the picture of that plane gap in bike magazine. nice story!

[SEKTER13]

I've seen pics of that trail before, and a few videos. Very cool story, suspenseful at the end, haha.

[lukkk]

woah this is the kind of articles i enjoy, it is always the best feeling to be able to stand up after you crash... it leaves you with a sense of survival heh.

nicely narrated.

[the Master Plan Dan]

Great story, pretty hairy!

Anyone got a plane that I can crash and build a stunt like that?

Cheers!

Dan

[Geologyboy]

Ever since I saw teh helmet cam scene in NWD (5?) I wanted to see that trail. I didn't realize it had so much more going on.

[littlemountainmike]

Is that not the gap that Ryan Schnefp hits on Dropin season 3 in the wet?

[smashed bike owner]

Hey, not only is Jeff a very skilled rider, he is a man of honour and a good dude to boot. After crashing my bike there was no question about getting it fixed right away. As he said it was friday eve and my bike was up and fully functioning by my scheduled sunday ride. Lots more trails up here in Smithers and next year there are plans for another run down the same side of the mountain that Piper Down is on. For now though we must console ourselves with winter sports cause there's 3 feet of smow on the trail.Great story Jeff,lets get together for a ride again next year.Maybe you should bring your bike this next time though!! Cheers, George

[thedude]

Ah yes, the Jedi training worked well for you too eh!!

It is amazing what the body is able to do when it is faced with the possibility of complete and utter destruction.

Sounds like a wicked ride and a great place to go for a rip.

[XXX_er]

Don't believe that stuff about smithers being cool,stay away,go to the kootneys

I wonder if George knows his bike is famous?

Met him at midsummers music festival,pretty mellow guy,great soundman ,good musician , but we never did get riding,theres 2 feet of snow outside ... next year

[Liquid10]

Great article. That trail looks killer. Glad the author walked away without injury, judging by how that wheel looked it was a really bad crash.

[dudski]

ahah so shady hitting a jump that big on that fork.

[Wack]

That is why we ride, great story well written, glad you are ok.

[RossputiN]

My brother inlaw has a place in Telkwa he's been bugging me to see. Guess I should stop making excuses and just go

[otis]

THAT was a great adventure Jeff .I,ve got some pics and video of some of your Jedi Matrix moves. Kelly and Otis