Bjorn
Likes Dirt
G'day to all you Farkers. I've joined up and thought I'd do the right thing by saying a little about myself.
I'm a lifer, there's no doubt about it. I got my first bike, a fire engine red Malvern Star Hi Riser, thirty years ago and have ridden ever since. No wonder I'm tired! (I suffer from the illusion I'm funny.)
I graduated to a roadie in 1982 and started to learn the craft of maintenance and assembly, I still build up my own bikes to satisfy my needs.
I bought my first mountain bike in 1990 and never looked back.
A stint in Sydney in the mid 90's as a courier had my girl and I living and riding in the mighty 'Berg.
After a diversion to South Australia we found ourselves in North East Victoria raising kids. Those little fiends eat up ride time like you wouldn't believe.
I like to ride my single speed most of all of my bikes but I do have a few gearies for solo 12+ hour races or what the industry has christened "All Mountain", when I started riding we called it Mountain Biking. I'm constantly amused by the need of the industry to come up with new words and catergories to define our passion. I guess it allows them to sell more bikes. Don't get me wrong, I like having a bike for all occasions, I have as many bikes as possible without filing for divorce. I just feel it is often nothing more than a cynical branding exercise.
I like to ride, whether it be in lycra for a short loop or a long day in the saddle; whether it's on the hilly roads near home grinding out kilometres with punk sounds in my ears or a fully armoured assault on a tricky downhill track, I'm happiest in the saddle.
I'm a lifer, there's no doubt about it. I got my first bike, a fire engine red Malvern Star Hi Riser, thirty years ago and have ridden ever since. No wonder I'm tired! (I suffer from the illusion I'm funny.)
I graduated to a roadie in 1982 and started to learn the craft of maintenance and assembly, I still build up my own bikes to satisfy my needs.
I bought my first mountain bike in 1990 and never looked back.
A stint in Sydney in the mid 90's as a courier had my girl and I living and riding in the mighty 'Berg.
After a diversion to South Australia we found ourselves in North East Victoria raising kids. Those little fiends eat up ride time like you wouldn't believe.
I like to ride my single speed most of all of my bikes but I do have a few gearies for solo 12+ hour races or what the industry has christened "All Mountain", when I started riding we called it Mountain Biking. I'm constantly amused by the need of the industry to come up with new words and catergories to define our passion. I guess it allows them to sell more bikes. Don't get me wrong, I like having a bike for all occasions, I have as many bikes as possible without filing for divorce. I just feel it is often nothing more than a cynical branding exercise.
I like to ride, whether it be in lycra for a short loop or a long day in the saddle; whether it's on the hilly roads near home grinding out kilometres with punk sounds in my ears or a fully armoured assault on a tricky downhill track, I'm happiest in the saddle.