Club: MAD
Bike(s): Scott Comp Racing MTB and Paul Milnes CX bike
What got you into biking: I went to school at the base of the mountains and all my friends used to go biking. I went along one day and naturally enough, got hooked.
Best biking music: Anything that matches a pedalling rhythm and doesn’t get irritating
Dream bike: tbaScott Spark LTD, Scott Scale LTD, Sworks EPIC or Giant Anthemspan>
Years biking: 3-ish
Best ever MTB moment: 2nd in an Intervarsity race, Jan 2006. To date my only podium finish on the MTB
Worst ever MTB moment: Heat stroke an hour into a 9 hour ride in a heatwave in Spain. I’d happily have laid down and died.
Best trail/race & why: Kilruddery – fast and furious
Worst trail/race & why: Anything gloopy
Lycra or baggies: Lycra. Baggies just don’t make sense.
One sentence to describe your bike riding style: I like going uphill
‘A friends’ sentence to describe your bike riding style: He likes going uphill too much.
Coolest piece of kit you own: Pimpy silver & carbon Shimano shoes, Blue tyres.
Your MTB alias/what you’d like to be called by your biking’ buddies: Don’t care what they call me so long as I’m far enough ahead not to hear it!
Can you do DH as well as XC: Hell no, going downhill is only a means of getting to the next climb!