BDS Fort William
It was a successful weekend for the team at the second round of the Halo British National Downhill Series. Despite it being in the middle of exam season, Liam and I thought it would be rude not to take part on our home track.
Posted by James Shirley on May 14, 2012 at 11:41 am | News, Race Reports
Liam’s report of Irish Gravity Enduro 1
At the beginning of April I Joined Team Barnes (Joe and Hannah) in packing up Joe’s new landship in preparation for an adventure to Ireland for the first round of the Irish Gravity Enduro Series in Djouce woods, Wicklow.
Posted by James Shirley on April 20, 2012 at 7:06 pm | Race Reports
UK Gravity Enduro – Inners 2012
The start of race of the season kicked off last weekend with the first round of the UK Gravity Enduro Series at Innerleithen. At the same time and at the opposite end of the country, the student DH champs were taking place. Chris decided to represent Edinburgh University in an attempt to claim back his crown. After a close race he had to settle with a respectable 4th place. This left James and the team’s newest member, Liam Moynihan, to mix it up with Britain’s best enduro riders. They arrived early Saturday morning to check out the course and ponce about in their new and rather splendid looking IXS kit.
Posted by James Shirley on March 30, 2012 at 4:35 pm | Race Reports
Tour de Ben Nevis
The weekend of the 24th/25th of September was my last serious race of the summer before heading back down to Glasgow to start my Masters year of Mechanical Engineering at Strathclyde. The Tour de Ben Nevis is a gruelling race that ‘takes mountain biking back to the mountains’. The loop that No Fuss uses starts and finishes in Fort William: the outdoor capital of the UK. It is about 72km long and takes riders through the mountains, over rivers, into the middle of nowhere, past the land of bog and then back again. 72km isn’t a huge distance but it definitely feels like it considering the rough land rover tracks and steep rocky footpaths that make up a substantial chunk of the riding/walking.
Posted by James Shirley on September 30, 2011 at 5:44 pm | Race Reports
UK Gravity Enduro Series
After 4 weeks off the bike following my crash in France, I thought I should venture down to Eastridge forest for the 4th round of the Gravity Enduro series. The weather was beautiful and the trials were dusty. It was nice to be back on the bike. I took it cautious in places and finished the weekend with a respectable 7th place in the Elite category.
One month later, it was time for the final round of the series in Afan Forest…
Posted by James Shirley on September 30, 2011 at 5:33 pm | Race Reports