Recent Blog Posts
Guak!
post a comment | posted Oct 17
Originally posted at Think Drastic
Picture the scene: It's the evening before the Megavalanche qualifier. We've all returned from a day of riding and a few of use are out on the balcony, fettling bikes.
One of the guys staying on the floor above us leans over their balcon...
Progression
post a comment | posted Oct 15
Originally posted at Think Drastic
You ride in and it all feels fine for the first couple of corners. You've got a nagging doubt though.
They say Brendan Fairclough built this trail so he could practise for Champery (widely regarded as the toughest track on the world cup downhi...
Random photo moment
post a comment | posted Oct 15
Originally posted at Think Drastic
La Clusaz, France, July 2008.
Not-So-Recent Blog Posts
Cables
post a comment | posted Oct 13
Originally posted at Think Drastic
I'm sat here with the Macbook on my lap. It's still a brilliant machine more than two years later.
Well, it's brilliant except for all the cables. Right now I've got the power cable attached, the ipod plugged in, another wire going off to my c...
Promo
post a comment | posted Aug 1
Originally posted at Think Drastic
"There was this massive log-jam in the first corner, couldn't see what caused it."
"Yeah, that'd be me."
It was an adventure just getting to the start.
Alpe d'Huez was a dark grey that morning, with the mountain-tops shrouded completely i...
Qualifier
post a comment | posted Jul 23
Originally posted at Think Drastic
This isn't right. I'm getting nervous. I wasn't expecting the nerves.
It might have something to do with where I am. 2800 metres above sea level, on my bike, lined up amongst 200 other riders. We're ready to start our qualification race for th...
An ice-cold stream
post a comment | posted Jun 23
Originally posted at Think Drastic
Well that was expensive. I burned through a set of disc pads, put a hole in the side of my shoe and to top it all off, I somehow punctured my camelbak's bladder. That's a comfortable feeling, let me tell you. A slow but steady stream of ice-cold wa...
Tarw
post a comment | posted Apr 22
Originally posted at Think Drastic
Coed y Brenin rocks, quite literally. I spent the weekend up there with a bunch of friends, old and new. The trails are rockier than just about anywhere else I've ridden in the UK, save perhaps Fort William. It's the sort of terrain the current bre...
Val d'Isere, Baby!
post a comment | posted Mar 18
Originally posted at Think Drastic
Nine of us went to Val d'Isere and spent a week having fun in blizzards, blazing sunshine, powder and pubs. Sadly we had to come back. You'll find more photos on Flickr.
Voodoo people
post a comment | posted Mar 2
Originally posted at Think Drastic
Let's rewind a few weeks. My Cannondale was unridable (everything was falling off of it), my Cove was just plain unsafe (and still is) and there was no way in hell I was going to ride cross-country on the 222. Thankfully Tim came to my aid and lent...