AndrewB wrote:
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The next day I went online and found Alan and a day after that I was lying flat on my back in my lounge with black tyre marks on the wall and an angry wife standing over me waving her finger

Had that the first time I sliced my elbow to shreds landing on the tar when I was learning and getting the same thing
AndrewB wrote:
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I'm sure you guy's have done plenty charity rides and rides that are more in the public eye than tucked away on the slopes, the question is which of those has brought on the greatest success in terms of exposure?
I would say that the larger public races get the largest exposure simply due to the numbers of people. But our friendly, joking spirit while riding in the mountain has won a lot of people's respect.