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16 years today, a sad day a great man
was a sad day, still remember hearing the news. He was a true inspiration. loved watching him in dirt always smiling and laughing
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RIP
Good call.
He used to ride around the woods near mine when I was younger, there's a cliff/drop thing he rode down once that we still call the JMC.
Great rider.
Truely inspirational rider! 😀
Was my hero when I was Younger.
How could we?
I still have posters of him in my garage, nobody inspired me to ride more. Sadly missed.
still remember the vid of him and rockwell at the Kamikaze,
and the younger crowd are thinking whos he, sad
[i]still remember the vid of him and rockwell at the Kamikaze,[/i]
I think that's on Youtube. Bloody brilliant.
I can still do Dirt on DVD if anyone's interested.
Yeah, the Kamikaze vid is on youtube, it's ace. Proper scary fast, on proper bikes too!
R I P
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ride in peace jmc 🙁
Aye, was a proper inspiration that man. Sadly missed. Always look out for the memorial on Woodhead.
Seems longer, early downhill pioneer, and a wonderful example of believing in yourself and going for your goal (a third place iirc) with every fibre of your body.
and the younger crowd are thinking whos he, sad
I think a lot of the younger crowd still know who he his, or have at least heard of him
threads like this make sure of that
legend
Great rider but more importantly by all accounts, a really great bloke too. Always very sad to remember reading about his accident in the newspaper.
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r.i.p jmc 🙁
I was lucky enough to meet him on several occasions, I used to spend a lot of time in Hardisty Cycles in Stockton 😉
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Still have it on tape somewhere.
I can still do Dirt on DVD if anyone's interested.
Yes please!! Haven't seen that video in years!
The main man. Cool as you like.
My copy of dirt got worn out 🙁
Like most of a certain age he was my inspiration and was a very sad day when I heard the news.
I would also like a copy on dvd! 
you just have to look at that cover of Dirt to realise how cool he was (as well as being an incredible rider) I dreamed of being able to ride like him on that dirt vid.
That Specialized he rides in Dirt is cool as - looks just like loads of hardtails these days, but loads cooler of course.
I used to spend a lot of time in Hardisty Cycles in Stockton
me too! did he work there or something?
no he was sponsored by them before the sbc days
Was watching Danny Mcaskill on that tv programme where they created 4 extreme sports videos and thinking what JMC would've made of it.
Yep my copy of Dirt got knackered - so a DVD or .avi version would be fab 🙂
Live to ride... ride to live..
RIP JMC
A legend and true pioneer of the sport. RIP JMC.
Email (in profile) me your addresses chaps. £3 paypal to cover disc & postage to same address and I'll run you off a copy when I get a mo.
(Pete Tomkins was happy with his copy 😀 )
Payment Sent! 😀
Oh goody. I can count myself amongst the younger crowd now.therider - Member
and the younger crowd are thinking whos he, sad
Truely inspirational and gifted rider and a sad loss. RIP
16 years, damn. I was only 17 when he died. Still remember hearing the news and reading the MBUK article.
Such an inspiration to me when I was young.
And man, I so wanted that Specialized... Azonic bars and stem, gnarly flats, carbon Judys... I'm pretty much sure it paved the way for the new breed of *ahem* hardcore hardtails. Straight after watching Dirt, hoards of us rushed out for riser bars and shin biters.
Stopped by the memorial on the Woodhead a couple of months back. Felt amazingly choked up standing at a memorial to someone I never met, in the dark, in the middle of nowhere.
The guy was an inspiration, and while i'd never come close to his racing prowess, vids like Dirt got me out of the house of a weekend and into the fells to go do stupid stuff on my bike, which was more the point, I reckon.
Ride free, JMC
My bedroom wall was coated in photos of JMC and Co cut out of MBUK; ah those were the days. He was very inspirational and made me get out riding a lot back then.
DezB - Payment sent. Thanks very much.
Yep he was my mtb hero when I was younger. I loved that specialized, probably my all time favorite bike. R.I.P
When I saw the thread title I knew that photo would be posted - just awesome.
DezB, YGM/funds 🙂
Does anyone remember the tribute MBUK printed about JMC after his death? That was the best thing I've ever seen written in any MTB mag....
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I have been trying to build a bike like that Specialized for years, never got it quite right though.
RIP JMC
Dezb YGM/funds
Just thought - any DVD money received over the postage cost will be donated to Bullheart/Sarcoma Trust. 🙂
I still enjoy watching DIRT it because they seem to be having so much FUN aimlessly goofing about on bikes in T-shirts in the summer sun. It's the complete opposite of the take-it-seriously style of riding videos you get nowadays.
@buzz - true that... even in the later films like Chainspotting, it all just felt like a big holiday (maybe because it was...)
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RIP JMC
think i may have to go rag my bike around some woods in his memory tonight