Must Watch: Tommo's Story - 3 Years After Coming Up Short on a Train Gap

 Biking is awesome.
But life has more meaning than playing.
It’s so good to see him doing well.
Thank you for sharing your experience.

 Bud, I’m recovering from a bicep tear and rotator cuff injury myself. Treatment and surgery was pretty speedy but I can thank the military for that. Don’t give up, I’m sure you’ll work your way back to riding the way you did or close enough to still enjoy it tons. I could not ride right after the injury, even sold my bike cause I thought my season was over, but physio got me well enough and back on a bike to finish the season riding with my kids before getting surgery. Don’t despair, better days are coming.

 I tore my kneecap off, recovery took 4 years, but I am riding bikes like before and feel way more blessed about riding bikes than I ever have. You'll get back, might take awhile, but I gather you will have as much fun as you ever did.

 @rexoos: BUY A CRYOTHERAPY MACHINE before your surgery date. ask your surgeon and other shoulder surgery patients about preparing for recovery. specifically ask about how you are going to sleep. get a PT appointment and ask your PT about preparing for and recovering from the surgery.

 @ericls: i had surgery to remove a tumor in my thigh last year , along with my femoral nerve. This nerve wont grow back and my leg will never be the same as it buckles easily. I literally cant shred bikes anymore ..i also built diesel wolf, popular double black that actually flows right into this train jump . Ill probably never be able to ride the trail i built in 2016.Hope that puts things in perspective for whoever reads this.

 If you feel you can barely ride at the moment from the injury then just stop until you have the surgery. I know from personal experience that trying to do something your body isn't fully capable of often ends in more tears. Just wait, get yourself healed and find other ways of being happy. We live in a beautiful world and there is a lot of joy out there. Hope you heal well

 @Gobble-de-Goop1: i think you misunderstood my injury. i have healed from my surgery , it was last year. my injury is a missing femoral nerve . it will never regrow. perhaps look into how important the femoral nerve is for leg strength. my leg buckles very easily. i cannot jump, jog, kick . it basically holds and uses your quad muscle . ive lost function of my quad muscle and this nerve cannot be replaced or regrow. but i appreciate your nice words. the world is beautiful and i will have to find new passions like white water kayaking , because mountain biking will never be what it was to me.

 It gets better mate. Those strong emotions fade with time. Last autumn I raptured my pectoralis major tendon in a freak trials motorcycle accident. I did have surgery to fix it. For a while I didn't want to see a bike again, but a few weeks back I got back on my MTB and it feels so great. Things happen, not everything can be predicted, but it shouldn't stop you from enjoying the activities you love.

 @tomsgr: it does stop me though dude, i have a unfixable injury .not sure if you read my posts fully . lol

 @DHsender4life: many don’t want to accept the reality of a life changing injury. I’m in the middle of one myself, but it’s more unknown and less final than yours at present time. Still, this fight is in you. It may be the fight to adapt, the fight to find joy in another sport, the fight to forgive fate for what it did to your leg. Your battle is real and only you understand it. Don’t waste energy here. You are responsible for figuring out what “send for life” means now, I hope you find a way to inspire yourself again.

 @Mtmw: thanks man. My current inspiration is to beat cancer. Looks like this is happening with immunotherapy drugs im on. This experience has made me wanna get into white kayaking and golf . Ive had a good run of 20 plus years of shredding my mountain bike . Cant complain about that . All the best to you buddy

 @DHsender4life: I think those other comments were directed at Rexoos' original comment that started this thread, not commenting on your injury. I'm sorry to hear about the loss of function you've suffered. It sounds like you've got the right idea finding new passions to follow. All the best in your path forward. You've got this.

 @coffeepoop42069: ahh yea that makes sense. Funny how pinkbike does that to my dashboard making it seem its directed to me. I dont comment very often on pinkbike but i get it meow . And yea thanks man for those nice words man appreciate it . Looks like im on the right path to beating cancer

 Currently out with a shattered kneecap from a snowboarding accident. Surgery was mid December and I'll be lucky to get back on a bike by July. Four screws holding all the pieces together. I have similar PTSD from my accident, still can't sleep if I think about the moment of impact.

 @DHsender4life: I wasn't replying to you, but to the original post.

 @tomsgr: yea i realize that meow, sorry. pinkbike makes it seem like you responded to me.

 @DHsender4life: No worries. I have made the same mistake myself Just read your original post. It's an unfortunate situation you are in, but as you said there are other hobbies and outlets to explore. I had to stop mountain biking and doing any other sports for about 5 years due to an auto-immune condition that caused inflammation in my knees and knuckles. Traveled to 3 different countries, met 10+ doctors and none of them could provide a clear diagnosis and treatment plan. At that point all my focus was just on getting well and the fact that I couldn't ride my bike anymore wasn't really important. Just wanted to get my life back, since this condition had an impact on my work and my family life, not just my hobbies. Luckily I managed to find a connection between my condition and my gut health. These days I can manage it fairly ok with diet. As my health improved, some hobbies came back, which was nice. For now you have more important things to focus on. When the time comes, you will find things to do. MTB might not be an option anymore, but there are so many other things to explore.

 he hit his pedal on a rock before take off... both feet off the pedals, sitted on the saddle.

 @scott-townes: @scott-townes: Here is an example of an over confident person, who has no idea what happened, but is still giving a detailed explanation to a 5010 rider about skills and commitment. Enough PB for the week.

 @aug7hallak: My goodness the terrifying moment he pedal struck that rock blowing his feet off both pedals at the speed he was approaching the lip!

Glad that Bear didn't turn on them during his return trip!!

 @scott-townes: you were in such a hurry to offer your infinite wisdom you didn't even take time to watch the video.

 Having done it, it's a rather good run in. Took me two speed checks in to feel comfortable. The gap itself was not much different to some of the larger features in the bikepark, just a lot riskier as this video shows. As well, the first time I was going for it, just before the spot where Tom clipped his pedal, my derailleur got sucked into the rear wheel and locked it up. I was lucky to catch the tree to the left of the take off only breaking my scaphoid. I was dumb enough to try it again later that day, and clear it successfully. Had I heard of Tom's story, maybe my risk vs reward would have changed my perspective. It goes to show even when you're confident in your abilities, at the last moment something can always go wrong. Luckily Tom was able to overcome the injuries, and could share his experience, I couldn't imagine going back to the spot after his recovery.

 @blankty: The run in looks quite flat on the video so i am guessing you probably do not need as much speed as you think ?

 @aug7hallak: ah f*ck man, I'd forgotten what exactly happened there. That's a nightmare.

 @blankty: What is the size of the gap (I did Google first, didn't see an answer). I have hit reasonably big stuff, but can't imagine I would be able to get my mind around that much risk.

 @scott-townes: f*ck you're an idiot

 @JSTootell: Never measured it, but if I had to guess was probably 30-40ft out and 10-15ft drop depending how deep you landed. If you've ever ridden Crabapple hits feels very similar in size to those.

The run in was some what gradual, but gave you plenty of time to get up to speed.

 @scott-townes: douchebag Scott Townes strikes again. You're such a f*cking tool...

 @scott-townes: scott-clowns

 @blankty: Oh, ok, much smaller than I imagined. Looks much bigger in the video. I've cleared that without a step down.

Not sure if I would do it still, but at least it seems less insane.

Thanks for the response.

 This is absolutely Diesel Wolf in Pemberton. I think the video just calls it "Whistler" because that's the nearest place most people will have heard of.

I wanted to look at the trail on Trailforks again but it appears they've deleted it. But TF still has a page for Remy Metaillier's video of riding the trail, including this train gap: www.trailforks.com/video/35295

 @mknott9: imagine thinking you're funny. What a schmuck

 @mknott9: you done your amateur trolling? Work on your game

 @mknott9: grow up young man

 @mknott9:
All the down votes - your not very good at this stuff. Delete your account?