Uplink is entitled to his own opinion.
JMC ws a great rider and well respected. Influence still runs high and I loved reading about him. But I don't worship the guy. He had a tough life and never gave up. He passed away early.
It's a sad story and positive; could be a movie.
Uplink has a right to question and be critical/judge for themselves.
You need to look beyond the box and both sides of the fence. If you don't like his opinion-state it with logical reason, don't threaten the plank ;o) (joking)
There are many 'peoples' heroes/nutters that the forum massive don't know off.
JMC was one hell of a rider though. Even if his life story doesn't influence you, he was an excellent athlete.
I still salute him through the car window when i go past his 'spot' just down from the Woodhead tunnel. I'm 52 by the way.
I also remember he had a very lovely gf at the time !Hmmm Sophie.... (I think).
Someone else I remember from my teenage years.... but we won't go into that....
Yes, I've got a treasured photo of Sophie Brookes and JMC at the top of the NEMBA Hamsterley DH in 1993, resplendent in matching MBUK/Salsa kit 🙂
I really should get a high res scan of it sometime...
Jason was a hero of mine when I started biking, especially as a fellow north-easterner.
