Bike Biz magazine

Hiya all,

here is the full Bike Biz interview i did recently. Have a look.

and by the way have a very merry action sports xmas

Worlds most amazing slams

Ever heard of Parkour? Think skate and bmx slams are pretty heavy? mmmm check this slam..Reckon i would have a little lie down!!




Roller blader versus car!! Guess who wins?

Huge surf in Mullaghmore

Check these pics out of North East ripper and Donegal coast lover Gabe Davies ripping at Mullaghmore in Co-Sligo Ireland. The forecast was for huge waves and the experts said dont go out!! In true surf style Richie Fitzgerald and Gabe plus some other mad men took their boards jet skis and huge family jewels out into the waves.
Mullaghmore only comes to life at 6ft plus and only gets going after 10ft+. These waves where reckoned to be the biggest ever surfed in the Emerald Isle.Somewhere in the region of 40ft faces. Check the pics and have a think about how long you would have to hold your breath if one of these monsters fell on you!!!??

I can feel it coming in the air tonight

Ive been testing out the new Genesis altitude 20 mountain bike. It was kindly supplied by my co-sponsors Madison/ultimate pursuits. (thanks Matt)




Being from the bmx side of cycling I am a little naive on high tech mountain bikes. I've never really used Disc brakes and proper suspension. As a bmxer you dont use suspension and tend to use your body as the shock absorber. This bike comes as standard with Rock shox "revelation" forks giving you 100mm of travel,there's damping and variable settings to have a go at. The Disc brakes are Shimano Deore LX and seemed fantasically responsive.



The weathers been terrible lately but i couldnt wait any longer and ventured in the Wilds of Rivington to sample some of the very muddy trails.

First thing that struck me was how light and nimble this bike felt. I guess because its a hard tail, it gave me a lot of feedback on the bumpy off road stuff. Within 10 minutes i was manualing and bunnyhopping like I was on my bmx. I played with the damping on the forks while climbing to firm it up, it worked a treat.

The gears all popped in very sweetly with the XT rear derailleur complimenting the Deore rapid fire stuff excellently.



I did some tough climbs then gave the bike hell on some of the bumpy fast downhill runs. It took everything I threw at it and left me wondering what a great package you get for under a £1000.


Check out the Genesis range at your local dealer or contact Genesis at http://www.genesisbikes.co.uk or http://www.ultimatepursuits.co.uk for more info.

More NEC pics

Birmingham NEC motorcycle show

some pictures of shiny very fast things from the National motorcycle show

The King is Dead, long live the king

Evil Knievel has passed away. Okay it was yesterday but maybe like me he was one of your boyhood heroes? I had his toy jump cycle like a thousand other kids and he inspired me like a thousand other kids to build ramps and launch skyward on two wheels long before bmx bikes.
The original action sports hero.
I salute you Evil as you go to the great ramp in the sky...

All quiet on the western front

Mike riding on Morecambe seafront 1984
Mike doing a big old backside air Southsea skatepark 1988

well thanks for sticking with me on my site. I havent been updating much lately as ive been doing a terrible thing,,, a four letter thing, WORK!!. I was due to be on a BCF training camp this weekend but it was cancelled as sadly head coach Jez Hayes has had a loss in the family.

Myself and Jacob Roberts did get a chance to blow out the cobwebs yesterday in Preston. We had nice session. Shanaze Reade was there Lee, Flem, Tim. Andy Clucas ripping some nice lines on the third straight.

Theres going to be a Blackpool bmx session on Tuesday 4th (www.rampcitywsa.co.uk)
It opens at 1630pm on weekdays and closes at 9pm. £5 entry fee.The park is really good for bikes and boards with big open areas and some nice lines and a fine jump box. Hopefully see some of you lot there.