Why Sea Otter? Chipps Reveals All…

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Next week is the 25th running of the Sea Otter Classic. It’s the season opener for many things: all sorts of bike racing, new products and secret prototypes. We’ve quizzed Chipps, veteran of over 20 Sea Otters to see what we can expect in Singletrack’s coverage and why he thinks it’s the must-go event of the season:

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Barney Marsh takes the word ‘career’ literally, veering wildly across the road of his life, as thoroughly in control as a goldfish on the dashboard of a motorhome. He’s been, with varying degrees of success, a scientist, teacher, shop assistant, binman and, for one memorable day, a hospital laundry worker. These days, he’s a dad, husband, guitarist, and writer, also with varying degrees of success. He sometimes takes photographs. Some of them are acceptable. Occasionally he rides bikes to cast the rest of his life into sharp relief. Or just to ride through puddles. Sometimes he writes about them. Bikes, not puddles. He is a writer of rongs, a stealer of souls and a polisher of turds. He isn’t nearly as clever or as funny as he thinks he is.

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Comments (6)

    harry_the_spiderharry_the_spider April 11, 2015 at 2:31 pm

    Nice shirt 😉

    Tim BettsTim Betts April 11, 2015 at 8:22 pm

    …. Because it’s in California innit. Warm sunshine, clear skies, dry dusty trails, bling bikes to ride, to name a few. That’s why it’s the must-go event of the season. 😉

    MrOvershootMrOvershoot April 11, 2015 at 8:36 pm

    Yes I wonder slackalice if it would be such a draw if held in the Peak District or the Clwyds in spring with the clagfest present

    BreganteBregante April 11, 2015 at 9:06 pm

    That desk is a disgrace.

    pb2pb2 April 11, 2015 at 9:54 pm

    I like Chipps desk, for once I looked at mine and —- ok I’ve got some way to go to reach the “utter clutter” status as shown in the Sea Otter clip.

    SamSam April 12, 2015 at 9:25 am

    Eeerk, that’s one dirty keyboard dude.

    I guess it means you’re working hard 🙂

    There was a Yeti Truck parked at Littleborough the other week, most disconcerting! It was raining though, so they were all inside playing PS4 and lubing their shockrails.

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