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.
Trans Savoie Tickets On Sale Mon 2nd Nov
You\'ve got 24 hours from 19:00GMT to get your entry in for next year\'s Trans Savoie
Fresh Goods Friday 266
Fox, Vitus, Alpkit, Exposure Lights, food books, shorts from Altura and Vaude and the world\'s smallest bike wall mount
Brixton Cycles saved by crowdfunding!
The cooperative, who\'s premises are scheduled for demolition has raised the £40k needed to find a new home.
Video: Staff Favourites
We pick some of our fave sick edits from the vaults
Review: eXotic Carbon Fork
Tom Hill gets his teeth into some bargain carbon
Long Termer: Swarf Spline 29
In the last of his Long Termer Spline stories, Barney takes a look at the changes he\'s made to the hardtail gnarpoon
Marin Mount Vision Carbon XM Pro
None More Carbon - but how did Greg get on?
Long Termer: Surly Ice Cream Truck
How is Sanny enjoying the first flush of excitement with the Ice Cream Truck?
Video: Trans Provence 2015 Highlights And 2016 Entries!
Trans Provence 2015 - watch the vid, drool at the pics and enter next year\'s
Video: How Steep Is Too Steep?
Some bum-puckeringly steep riding from British Columbia
Fresh Goods Friday 265
Back once again, like the Lyrical Gangster, but less lyrical. The best and the shiniest that\'s arrived in the office
Throwback Thursday: Macc Forest
Jenn displays her photo and writing talents in this Classic Ride from issue 75 There\'s more to this story But it\'s a member-only story Join us to unlock it and…
Deep Summer comes to Huddersfield
Sam Needham\'s Crankworx photo competition exhibited Oop North
New Intense Uzzi for 2016 – video
Intense\'s legendary gnarbike returns!
2016 Scottish Enduro Dates and Venues
Keen to get your schralp on North of the Border? Look no further...
Ragley Bikes is back back back for 2016 – with Video
New iron (and alu) from the Hardtail Masters for 2016
Video: Brandon Semenuk’s Utah Night segment from Revel In The Chaos
Branson Semenuk. Utah. In the dark. Zoinks
Cannondale is the new Title Sponsor for the British Enduro Series
Cannondale takes on the BES mantle for 2016/2017
Video: Bristol Oktoberfest 2015
What went down in the deepest darkest woods of Bristol earlier this month
Video: Fear and Loathing in Hartman Rocks
Jason Trautman channels Hunter S Thompson before stomping some trails
Video: Trail Ninja episode 26 – Turkey
Dan Milner and crew enter Turkey to search for some sweet singletrack, with mixed results
REVIEW: Stooge Cycles 29er
What did Greg reckon of the Stooge 29er?
Video: Red Bull Rampage 2015 – Kurt Sorge and Andreu Lacondeguy first and second
Videos of the top two from yesterday\'s Red Bull Rampage 2015 Final. Udderly Ridonculous
Video: Red Bull Rampage – Brandon Semenuk
Brandon Semenuk woos the people at the Red Bull Rampage 2015
Video: Red Bull Rampage – Brendan Fairclough and his mates prepare…
Brendan Fairclough girds his loins for the 2015 Red Bull Rampage
Video: Red Bull Rampage – Best Tricks Of All Time
The Red Bull Rampage\'s best tricks - as Darth would say.. \"Impressive. Most impressive\"
REVIEW: Cove Hustler
Cove\'s venerable Hustler - does the 150mm machine still play with the big boys?
NEC Cycle Show 2015 – Surly
The idiosyncratic steel masters have a fine showing at the NEC this weekend
NEC Cycle Show 2015 – What the…?
Some of the more unusual things at the NEC this weekend
Cycle Show 2015 – Whyte
Barney takes a peek at some of the choice pieces of tech from Whyte for 2016