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.
Aaron Gwin rides a KTM motorcycle downhill, CHAINLESS
Worth watching for the voiceover alone
Fresh Goods Friday 250
NEW and furthermore ORSUM into the office from the worlderful wond of bikes
Sportline Show: 2016 Saracen Bikes
1990s colour schemes, no 26in bikes and one single 29er mountain bike. Saracen\'s 2016 bike range laid bare
Laufing About. Icelandic Extremes
Sim visits the Icelandic fork engineers for a quick lesson in less-is-(maybe)-more
Megamoon: A honeymoon spent on the GDMBR – VIDEO
When it comes to picking a honeymoon destination, a 2,500 mile ride up North America\'s Great Divide Mountain Bike Route isn\'t what most couples have in mind
Focus 2016 – the Spine
120mm trail monster from the Cloppenburg bikemeisters
Mountain Mayhem 2015 – The Video
Were you there? Watch this!
PressCamp 2015: GT Bicycles
The GT Zaskar gets a suitably quality anniversary makeover and the Sensor trail bike gets slimmed down
New Flow Trails in Livigno – with Video
with more opening all the time
Sarajevo Concrete Bobsled Run – Video
well, what else are you going to do with a disused bobsled run?
Specialized unveil new 2FO Cliplite shoe
A lighter shoe for trail riders
RockShox revamps the Lyrik fork and introduces the Yari
Rockshox\'s burly-trail Lyrik fork gets a 2016 re-vamp and what\'s this new Yari fork? There\'s even good news for 26in Lyrik owners
New Special Editions from Fox
Limited edition forkular awesomesauce from Fox
RAVEN – Focus 2016 Part 1 with video
Barney takes a look at the revamped XC machine from Focus.
New GoPro HERO4 Session – extrateeny ‘Life Capture Solution’
BC Bike Race – Days 5, 6 and 7
An epic compendium of glorious photography and awesome video from the BC Bike Race, just for you
Lenzerheide WC DH – Atherton and Minnaar triumph. VIDEO
A quick precis of the downhill action at Lenzerheide over the weekend
New Solaris from Cotic
Cotic\'s 29er gets tweaks for 2016
Bionicon launches Edison rEVO 2016
Adjustable boing for 2016
Santa Cruz sold to Cervélo owners Pon Holdings
US bike manufacturer sold to Dutch Conglomerate
Road Bike Freestyle 2 – VIDEO
Bit handy on a road bike, are you? Not compared to the inestimable Mr Brumotti...
Who lives in a barge like this? Maxxis presents RatBoy Tales – VIDEO
Check out the ultraminimalist Rat Boy\'s crib. And some riding too, natch
Lenzerheide WC – some teasers in video
Some whistle-whetters for the weekend\'s racing
Fresh Goods Friday 249
All that is spangly and cool from Shimano, Park, X-Fusion and more
Trans Provence Day 6 – with video
This is it - the report, photos and video from the last stage of the 2015 Trans Provence. Enjoy
Orbea Occam TR and AM – First Ride Report
Barney gets a preliminary legover in Zona Zero on the two Orbea Occams - the TR and AM. Here is his first ride report
Orbea Press Camp – 2016 Occam TR and AM – UPDATED with video!
Barney has updated his first report on the new bikes from the Basque bikemasters Orbea - now with geometry, prices and video!
Jeff Kendall-Weed visits the Pacific North West
Orbea Press Launch 2016 – Digit seatpost – VIDEO
A new, cheap, light, unsprung alternative to the dropper post? Oh yeah
Fresh Goods Friday 248
Easton, KMC, Bell and Chimpanzee feature today! Woop!