Sorry, only just read this post.
Uplink, who's Elvis?
JMC, i didn't know him, never saw him race but was really saddened at the news of his death. He was already brilliant and was only going to get faster and better.
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Uplink, who's Elvis?
Don't you know anything?
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Agreed mrs flash. He was a real looker.
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Two things - if Uplink wasn't trying to stir things up, wouldn't he have typed "Who's Jason McRoy" into Google, instead of into this thread?
and 2, if anyone wants Dirt on DVD, along with a couple of other old "classic" MTB vids (Mud Cows) I can do very good DVD copies. Just cover the cost of my time, the disc and postage. Email me if interested.
EDIT- When I say "my time" - I don't mean I charge by the hour, just that I'm not trying to make a business out of this!!
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Him and John Tomac, my early mtbing crushes
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if Uplink wasn't trying to stir things up, wouldn't he have typed "Who's Jason McRoy" into Google, instead of into this thread?
What? so you thought I knew all about him but decided to stir things?
They did land on the moon you know
Anyway Google [& some other search engines] are blocked on my works PC so I really don't do any web searching whilst on the payroll
Any other - shoot in the dark - theories?Posted 3 years ago # -
Google's blocked but STW isn't. Strange internet policy your company has!
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They do block other sites if they get too many hits & become too visible
STW is probably only used by me [out of 250 other users]They're more concerned with what content sites can serve up rather than people doing other stuff in work hours
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Got to stick up for Uplink, here. Seems he/she's asked a perfectly innocent question, then got abused for doing so. And several people have jumped on a 'let's bash Uplink' bandwagon. And he/she's defended themselves very reasonably.
Chill.
I've heard of JMC, btw. Only through mags. Seemed he was an exceptional talent, but unknown, outside what was an even more niche sport than it is now. I doubt the vast majority of people will know who the current World DH champ is. But they might have heard of Elvis.
RIP, JMC. Always sad to see such talent snuffed out, far too early.
But please get some perspective. This has got a bit 'Dianaesque'. I can't see as how Uplink intended any malice or insensitivity, and pmailing him/her is way, way out of order. And very disrespectful to JMC's memory.
Best to leave it there, I reckon.
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You can't mention JMC and Diana fred, it'll get removed
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I wasn't bashing him darling. Just askin a question.
(The answer to which fully satisfied my curiousity)Posted 3 years ago # -
Another fully satisfied lady. Well done Uplink
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Thank Rudeboy but I'm not that bothered by it
I've just had another hatemail - hard to tell what it is at the moment, I can't really see it on my phone - it has an attachment though
I'm beginning to wonder what I've sleep walked into
Is it the Klan or something?Posted 3 years ago # -
What kind of freak would send you hatemail for not knowing who jmc is??
I thought the world had gone mad yesterday when I noticed that on the box of eggs I bought, there was a notice saying Allergy Advice; Contains Eggs
now I know it has.
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Seems that way, he is STW'ers Princess Diana
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I also remember he had a very lovely gf at the time !
Hmmm Sophie.... (I think).
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Thats the badger, i remeber the old Salsa photos at the time of him'n'her and i always thought she was extrememly lovely. But then, i was quite young and most things of the girly variety were 'quite lovely' at that time.
in fact nowts changed.....
Anyway, he was a great talent and life being life some sh1t happens you can;t control and of all of us he is the one that probably regrets departing this planet early. But sending emails to someone that has no idea who he is is lame and stupid, get a grip people.
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I do a 'doffing of the cap' type motion every time I pass the memorial on t'Woodhead Pass.
I'm off to dig out my copy of Dirt, its ages since I last watched it.
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There are some on here who do have a slightly overdone sense of proportion. As it happens I started mountain biking in '87 and JMC was hugely important to an emerging sport at a time when a mountain bike was incredibly rare. I had American tourists ask me if my Stumpjumper was a mountain bike! I had the privilage to meet JMC in Vail at the Worlds. I asked him about some neat red tyres on his bike, and he dragged me back to the service area at the team bus to show me some prototype tyres he was really enthusiastic about. Treated me like one of his drinking buddies that he'd known for years. Lovely bloke, a true ambassador for his sport. Also met Missy, Tinker, Myles Rockwell and Alison Sydor as well. Even got Missy to sign my SuperVee 3000!
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Uplink is entitled to his own opinion.
JMC ws a great rider and well respected. Influence still runs high and I loved reading about him. But I don't worship the guy. He had a tough life and never gave up. He passed away early.
It's a sad story and positive; could be a movie.
Uplink has a right to question and be critical/judge for themselves.
You need to look beyond the box and both sides of the fence. If you don't like his opinion-state it with logical reason, don't threaten the plank ;o) (joking)
There are many 'peoples' heroes/nutters that the forum massive don't know off.
JMC was one hell of a rider though. Even if his life story doesn't influence you, he was an excellent athlete.
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I still salute him through the car window when i go past his 'spot' just down from the Woodhead tunnel. I'm 52 by the way.
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I also remember he had a very lovely gf at the time !
Hmmm Sophie.... (I think).
Someone else I remember from my teenage years.... but we won't go into that....
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Yes, I've got a treasured photo of Sophie Brookes and JMC at the top of the NEMBA Hamsterley DH in 1993, resplendent in matching MBUK/Salsa kit
I really should get a high res scan of it sometime...
Jason was a hero of mine when I started biking, especially as a fellow north-easterner.
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