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“Canucks from all walks of life. At ‘the end of ‘the:
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| . And think he understood.’

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infazed “and - unim-

the sixtieth sinnives: :

“be flying. through | the forest,”
; said.” :

“By MARGARET SPEIRS,

~ Kristian” ‘Grey, 50; “and: Kyle
‘take to the trail’ that

‘way-into.the thick forest, treading

carefully. through: the: ants ‘and.
“fallen. trees, “s

Ahead, “Almost ‘hidden. among.
“ the: foliage,” a teeter “totter built
“out. ‘of logs. and: ‘Small, pieces” of
an wood lays: across a tree slump,

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a small Aill- to-a- “tall: ‘square | struc:

tides up, across and’ sis i the. ie

ef. side, ‘almost-reaching a:90-de-

“ Bree. angle: on his- descent.
“and: flooding;: ‘there are now-more “exotic *con- |.

“cerns, like the, ‘arrival -of ‘the: mosquito-borne |
‘Egyptian’ plague™ thai: is teputed ‘to bring. live. Bo

“He ‘turns sharply. and follows

_ ihe. ‘trail, over:the teeter totter.,

WAS. he’ crosses, .the- ‘tipped’ end

: ye slams doin, ‘and fie. faces off and
e ‘There’ '§. been ia: grader over ‘the toad! Teceitt- Pe tdgy

“about ‘ae -extreiie trails “made ‘up
OF: ‘drops; teeter totters: and steep
ee ‘the base of Copper

““Byery 3 year. there. sme t
e

: a couple of trails added,”

~ The. trails. are good. quality, ac-

. cording g to extreme’ biking experts.
. ¢SThe: Noreg. rep’ has” been: ‘up
a en here. riding + ‘and. he-said'this is one.
‘of his: favourite places. to’. tide,"
: Grey’ said... we
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mind “him - of North’ Van: about.
“eight yeas © ABO before it. Was,
tee ‘b millions of

Grey said ' ‘exireme biking be :
“gan: ‘when’. Vancouver: bikers. Chi- -
ton, ‘Kintacas and Kevin Billings:

‘ley: decided to look for a new. bik
“ing -experience.. ‘

. “Unlike = ero: * eounitry” en-

“-durance: riding, ‘this’ brought ' on any
adrenaling -rush ‘and. isa Jot more
addicting," he-said.” 1

7 TEs! definitely. for people that
: slike the adrenalin.”

Northern: Vaincouver. trails: have:

: “ladders down: rock, faces: and, are °
built ON rsteep:: terrain,
makes” biking a lot more shale

-which,

dJenging:”*

“Extreme riders. wear: full bay &
“protection. including’ a. full face ..
helmet; ° sunglasses. ‘or. goggles, a
‘chest. protector, gloves; ‘arm and’.
elbow. pads, ‘knee arid shin. ‘puards a
a and flal-soled. skateboard shoes to.
: arip. ‘the pedals.” :

: Crashes can be a8" : tre meas.

? the. ride.

“If you: ‘crash you’ re, going t 10,

Hard tails. ‘weigh, 35-to 45

me TERRACE STANDARD =

a ‘DEEP IN the. woods past. the “F
_ dump on Old Lakelse, Road, they.
. come’ to. ride. cee
A man’and a° “teen lift their
_ bikes out: of their. truck and don

“protective: gear, like, snotorcyele
-tacers wear,

| The Terrace.Slandard, Wednesdiy; June 16, 2004 +CT-

Bike rs blaze th
at Copper Mou

“KYLE WILCOX races over a ladder on the Bulletproof mountain bike trail-at the base ‘of Copper. _
Mountain. Over 30 ‘bikers come here, to ride cover 14 man- “made trails i in n all kinds. of weather, MARGA-. o

RET SPEIRS PHOTO ©

" Grey:

‘He. said:some bikers will ride.
“hard tails, : which - are bikes. with-.
out d'rear’ suspension,-arid every
- oie!” outfils ‘their. bike: with: tacky:
“tres that: stick to wet surfaces.

pounds while” a. dual, or: - full, s Sus“ se
a o
“their early. 40s. .

‘pension "40 150, like “Grey's

t's SO ‘slippery & hat’

‘tacky rubber’ tires. come: in’ “handy:

. They grip to. ‘a, Jor: of. sl f.

it’s wet they’ ré- nol. affected, Me,
The: trail Systern is, wel. known.

many: Rupert fiders come. out ‘ales

. Most every: weekend.:.
“Groups ‘from: Kitimat,

‘Foad: ‘down: to. the parking. lot.”

sand: ne

Smithers showu up 0 on the trails i too: a

Bikers range! in- age from. 3 to,

«Riders. .chose-: the”’ Coppe

i Mountain ‘area: 16 build “trails” fo
this proximity .to town,’ and: flot-too.

steep downhill terrain; ~~

. “Trait: builders.: ‘connected ’ the’.
2s trails cutting’ off from an-old’skit-""" -
2 itervtrail® -catled: the Pack’. Horse

“that: twisls and: turns. on “the moun

ain fromthe B.G, °
 Gfey:: said ‘trail. builders. ‘
‘They: ‘take ‘cdre to-énsure, tral
jon’ ae ‘interfere: with. drainages: ‘fo

“Bach trail’ ‘builder. “ins “his

“run, ‘with. rhemorable’ tags: ‘Such’ as
7 Sexcitioner; Foreplay. and, Fein"

y
“It usually takes a: goed purt. of

the: ‘summer Of a couple’ of inionthis me
ta. gel a’ decent ‘trail: built:and the...

“builder: needs: ‘people - to- ‘help. bit 2
wants to- keep. thé trail a’ secret: so

lie ‘can ride ‘it’ first,” Grey said... oe
“SMast’, ‘people have-a: lot: ot

: good: respect: and‘d6: not: ‘ride: until “.

the :builder rides: first,” Grey said.
One’ famous - “trail -is-. called

"-Buekwheat:. ‘Its’ fame: comes: from’ 4

vits difficulty level.

oMIt's- pretty ‘Hard “It's sa ‘very

“good flowing trail. It has lots-of

drop s and everything just : fo
y use-of natural. produets: ‘such: as: Te PS yihing:jus flows...

» fallen and rotting: treés; <

8 just a really nice trail. " Grey: i

. Most, trails. are: six ‘or: seven i
years old, he estimates. -

“Most riders: take: advantage ‘of “ =
~ the trails’ ‘during. ‘the: “Springs a
“Sumner and: fall. ’ %

“Continued Page C2.

| shots for his”
: wilt ‘of the postseason. : ie.

4: of his ‘last

‘By MARGARET SPEIRS |

AL FORMER. local hockey player ©
. won thé AHL version of the Stan- -
~ Tey’ Cup arid several other awards
“and distinctions earlier this month. *
- Goalie’-Wade' Flaherty, 36, led:
“the Milwaukee. “Admirals to a: 7-2 .
~ victory Vanda’ 4-0-series’ shutout,
over the ° Wilkes- Barre/Scranton’
‘Penguins: to win the. Cc ider Cup’ .
-on-dune 6.. ; ; :
oaliender stopped Ey
record- ~seiting. l6th:

He. fi nished. the. -posiseason with

a seven-game winning: streak, won:

tseason starts,

‘and’ rietted ‘the. ‘Jack’ Butterfield * Beate
Trophy a as, MVP of the Calder Cup .

Wade Flaherty um

f playoffs.

Poi e's the” nh goalie ‘and thi
ye third i in a row. to be named MVP.

“J. °The netminder ended: the sea. .

“son with alG-5, 7 +

oa Flaherty. played: for five ditten.”
: {cent NHL teanis from”
2003, i 120 games with a record:
_, of 27-56-9-ahd 2,791 daves,

‘The: ‘highlight of his NHL: ear-

‘eer came: in, the. First: round ‘of. the
1995 playoffs: with’ a—$6- ‘save,
game. seven double- overtime win
for the San: Jose Sharks. over, the:
Calgary Flariies, 7 00°
_rrevieusly, he: pind. with ihe,

1991 AO”

“Terrace onthe’ map: ini. the minor
hockey. world.”

The: Peewee reps ‘won 6 69° of

‘their 15 games, tied five-and. lost“
only one. ee 7

:Flaherty. then played “for: the -

‘Terrace Inland Kenworth: Bantam |:
reps, “whid'.won the: provincial: tile...
two “years Tater ‘in: the™. 1981- -B2. fF

“ta: 1983, the: “goalie. tiavelled .

with the Terrice Totem Ford Mid= =~
ge reps: to ‘the B. c.

champion: -

* Flaheity, also. ‘played: on athe =

unyothoite F Peewee’ ‘team: