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.
Porn Site Sponsors Italian MTB Team
xHamster sponsors Italian biking crew. Wait, what?
Helmets increase risk-taking, study finds
Bath Uni makes it official - safety gear makes you more tightly embrace the gnar
Rumble in the Jungle – now sponsored by Sri Lankan Airlines
Sri-Lankan multi-stage epic gets boost from airline sponsor
Fresh Goods Friday 279
It\'s a biggun this week! All of the awesome glitteriness in this edition of FGF! Plus, a dinosaur riding a horse
London Bike Show 2016 – Roundup of Win
A selection of aceitude from the London Bike Show, hand-picked just for you
London Bike Show 2016 – Vaaru
Some new bling finishing kit from the Ti masters at the London Bike Show
The London Bike Show – Sonder
Alpkit\'s Sonder were showing an impressive lineup
New Orange P7 – the London Bike Show
A look at the sweet revamped steel hardtail from the London Bike Show
Wiggle and CRC merge – it’s official
Wiggle and Chain Reaction Cycles merge - Wiggle Reaction? Chiggle?
Fresh Goods Friday 278
Is it summer yet? No? Boo. Let\'s look at some cool bike stuff instead
Video: Brandon Semenuk’s Vice Versa
Take one Brandon, a Subaru, a Trek and a great big hill. Add some portentous music and stir
Diamonds from the Core 2016 – Part 3
More missives from last week\'s Core Bike 2016 trade show
Crash Video: Downhill Fails
Ooooh, some of these have got to hurt. And now, posted here for your entertainment!
Diamonds from the Core 2016 – Part 2
Part 2 of our Glorious Gorgeousness missives from last week\'s Core 2016
Diamonds from the Core 2016 – Part 1
Transition, Dainese, Reynolds - loads of cool stuff from Core 2016 last week
Bite-sized Bike Bling from the Bike Place 2016 – Part 2
Part 2 of our round up from the Bike Place
Motorised Madness – the insanity continues
Technological fraud - now, with Parakeets!
Throwback Thursday – Scot Nicol/Chuck Ibis
Chipps takes the wayback machine to issue 39, 2007, when Scot Nicol was about to launch the all-new Ibis Mojo SL There\'s more to this story But it\'s a member-only…
Bite-sized Bike Bling from the Bike Place 2016 – Part 1
Part The First of the stuff that caught our eye at The Bike Place
Video: See What Speed Sounds Like
Look, listen. Can you smell something? Mark Wallace shreds in Canada
Core Bike 2016 – Hope Newness
Cassette and seatpost imminent from Barnoldswick\'s finest
Core Bike 2016 – The Evil Wreckoning
We got a good look at the latest Evil at Core Bike 2016
Bike Place 2016 – Niner, BOS, Wickens and Soderstrom
Pretties and newness from Jungle at The Bike Place yesterday
First Ride: The SantaCruz Hightower – Patagonian adventure
Barney raced the new Santa Cruz Hightower for a week in Patagonia - so that you wouldn\'t have to. Here\'s what he thought of it
The Hightower – SantaCruz launches new 29in/27.5+ bike
Built to rip, it\'s new SantaCruz time
Bike Place 2016 – NEW Orange Four and revamped Segment
A brand new Orange - the Four - and a makeover for the Segment!
Video: Sam Shucksmith joins Whyte, joins Whyte
Racer/engineer in the perfect double
Drybrow Disposable Helmet Liners Launched
Could sweaty, moist helmets be a thing of the past with this absorbent lid-liner?
Video: Joel Ducrot smashes Squamish
Squamish looks a whole lot of fun right here
Fresh Goods Friday 276
Wooha! Got you all in check! Or something. It\'s Friday, so Here\'s Fresh Goods!