This is what makes me laugh. At no point in my original post did I criticise the guy for riding a XC bike with DH forks, I was merely pointing out what I saw as I thought it was quite odd, nor did I criticise the guys from Loverpool for what they wore, or not wore as the case may be.
I think people really to open their eyes and read posts before they make sarcastic comments.
People are free to wear and ride what they want, in fact, both myself and my mate who I was riding with today got over taken on a climb by some old dude riding a fully rigid Trek that was about 15 years old, fair play to the dude, I even made a comment to my friend about how good his climbing skills were.