Yes Snow. No Snow.

Yes Snow. No Snow.

benjiconThere are two types of British mountain biker.

Those who want the snow to stay.

Those that want it go away.

I’m firmly a member of the latter.

Yes, it’s all very nice and lovely and scenic out there. But if I want nice and scenic experiences in the snow I’d rather do it on foot.

Riding a bike in this much snow is just a good walk spoiled. Like golf.

I miss riding in The Filth. Riding in Filth can be brilliant. Sketchy. Dangerous. Testing. Rewarding. Everything goes faster when you go wrong in Filth. And you have more of say in if/when/how you go wrong. And the landings aren’t comfortable. There’s no safety net.

I’m sure I’ll miss it when it’s gone but right now I say No to Snow.

185cm tall. 73kg weight. Orange Switch 6er. Saracen Ariel Eeber. Schwalbe Magic Mary. Maxxis DHR II. Coil fan.

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27 thoughts on “Yes Snow. No Snow.

  1. you cant beat a bit of filth when you ride the old bike hard ,and your slipping in and out off corners,your wet and so is your old bike!your sweating like a goodgen,your pumping and shes grinding.and when you ve finnished,you can sit back and think how good that felt……remind you off somthing?….give me filth any day !!!

  2. Love the snow. Trains don’t work so get to stay at home and ride the bike.

    What’s that sentence that uses the words “faster” and “filth” together?! Not familar with that…..

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